Tramps!

London’s punk scene was in its death throes in the late 1970s when a new subculture began to emerge. Artists and designers living in squats began mixing with hedonistic kids who loved going to nightclubs wearing tons of make-up and clothes inspired by pirates, dandies and aristocrats of bygone days. So began the look and lifestyle of the New Romantics, whose influence spread to fashion and music and produced pop culture icons such as Boy George. Packed with priceless archival footage and featuring key personalities including John Maybury, Leigh Bowery, Princess Julia and Les Child, Hegge’s expansive and illuminating film celebrates the subversive heart and significant legacy of a movement that shone briefly and brilliantly.