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Postby nowhere girl » Wed Mar 30, 2005 3:30 am

I liked AFOS(I admit, I had the long bangs thing going for a while), ABC(the glamour was pretty cool), Haircut 100 with the preppy look, Bananarama, Boy George, Adam Ant, Robert Smith(though I never could figure out why he wore his lipstick smudged), Swin
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Postby Slimer_spud » Wed Mar 30, 2005 11:19 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by wallofboingo[/i]
<br>How could you NOT say Devo!? Those fellas had easily the best outfits of any band in hi
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Postby Dave » Wed Mar 30, 2005 11:58 am

Props to Devo's costumes, but Split Enz are a close second in my book!

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Postby bruiser » Wed Mar 30, 2005 11:30 pm

wow, i didn't remember split enz being so wacky looking. cool.

my vote however goes to.....DEV-O.

it's obvious why, but i do have some other favorites:

duran duran, for influencing fashion to the extent that guys in my small hometown started wear
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Postby waukena » Wed Mar 30, 2005 11:57 pm

Tony James and Sigue Sigue Sputnik were pretty out there too...

<img src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y57/waukena/us_promo.jpg" alt="Image hosted by Photobucket.com">
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Postby design_femme » Thu Mar 31, 2005 10:15 am

Another vote for Japan here.

And my favorite look on a female:
<img src="http://designfemme.com/blogimages/lennox.jpg"/>


Hey, Rubbeet! Check this out:
<img src="http://designfemme.com/blogimages/siouxsie-robert.jpg"/>
Too cute! I'm guessing thi
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Postby Dave » Thu Mar 31, 2005 2:07 pm

Hey! This is the SOB that stole all my lupins!

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Postby Spaz » Thu Mar 31, 2005 5:14 pm

Not to ruffle any feathers, but I've always disliked 'images' of bands. I could never relate to funny hairstyles, crazy outfits or dayglo colors.
What mattered then is what matters now: the music

I certainly have no problem with folks that liked what
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Postby rewindmylife » Fri Apr 01, 2005 6:16 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by Abercrombie-Ai[/i]
<br>Definetly DM. The whole industrial Sounthend bondage look seemed quite ahead of time,
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Postby Rubbeet921 » Sat Apr 02, 2005 3:50 pm

[quote][i]Originally posted by design_femme[/i]

Hey, Rubbeet! Check this out:
<img src="http://designfemme.com/blogimages/siouxsie-rober
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Postby Berserker » Sat Apr 02, 2005 3:53 pm

[quote][i]Originally posted by Spaz[/i]
<br>Not to ruffle any feathers, but I've always disliked 'images' of bands. I could never relate t
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Postby Bitter Almonds » Sun Apr 03, 2005 3:21 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by mygreen[/i]
<br><blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr
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