Roger K. Burton
Roger Kenneth Burton is a British creative entrepreneur.[1]
In 1978, he was approached to provide mod clothing for the 1978 film Quadrophenia.[2][3] Burton sits on the jury board of BAFTA.[4]
In 1978 he designed the New Romantic clothing store PX for Stephane Raynor and Helen Robinson.[5][6] In 1979 he designed Worlds End (formerly punk fashion shop Sex) for Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren and in 1981 Nostalgia of Mud, also for Westwood and McLaren.[7][8]
In 1978, Burton founded The Contemporary Wardrobe Collection.[9] The collection houses over 20,000 items amassed through Burton’s career. It is used as a resource for fashion and film stylists, designers and museums around the world. In 2018 Burton published a reference book, Rebel Threads,[10] which features over a thousand examples of rare vintage clothing from the collection. The book traces how distinct streetstyle was originally put together and worn by the predominantly teenage subcultures emerging between the 1940s and 1980s[11][12]
Burton founded the Grade II listed not for profit Horse Hospital arts venue in 1992.[13] The Horse Hospital programme has focused on showcasing countercultural histories and outsider or emerging artists[14][15] The space opened with Vive Le Punk!, a retrospective of Vivienne Westwood's punk designs in 1993.[16] Subsequently, the venue has hosted a variety of artists and performers including Anita Pallenberg,[17] Alejandro Jodorowsky, Mark Leckey, Lydia Lunch and others[18]
References[edit]
- ^ Barrett, Helen. "The costume collector who dressed Bowie and The Specials". Financial Times. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ Sklar, Monica (2013). Punk Style. Bloomsbury. ISBN 9781472557339. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ Kennett, Frances (1983). The Collector's Book of Twentieth-century Fashion. Unknown Publisher. ISBN 9780246119278. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ "Full Members of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts" (PDF). BAFTA. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ Gorman, Paul (2006). The Look: Adventures in Rock & Pop Fashion. Adelita. ISBN 9780955201707. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ Rock, Sheila (2022). 80s Sound and Vision. Frances Lincoln. ISBN 9780711278776. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ Mulvagh, Jane (2013). Vivienne Westwood: An Unfashionable Life. Harper Collins Publishers. ISBN 9780007515127. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ Bromberg, Craig (1989). The Wicked Ways of Malcolm McLaren. Perennial Library. ISBN 9780060962043. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ "About – The Contemporary Wardrobe". The Contemporary Wardrobe. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ Elms, Robert. "The Blockheads and Roger K. Burton". BBC. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ Veal Carroll, Bridget (26 October 2023). "Collaborator Profile- Roger K. Burton". The London Leatherman. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ Piñeros, Benjamin. "Five perfect Christmas gifts for the Mod in your life". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ "About – The Horse Hospital". The Horse Hospital. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ "The Horse Hospital". Artforum. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ Hudson, Kat (4 March 2021). "Why Countercultural Arts Spaces Must be Preserved". Frieze. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ "Vive Le Punk". Exhibiting Fashion. 11 February 1993. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ Hodgkinson, Will. "Anita Pallenberg: more rock'n'roll than the Stones". The Times. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ Sangster-Adams, Guy. "The Home of UK Counterculture is Facing Closure". Huck. Retrieved 10 April 2024.