{"product_id":"chris-marker-le-depays-copy","title":"Phil Strongman: Acme Boy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlurring Books, 2026, softcover, 260 pages, 16.2 x 20.3 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt’s 50 years since the ‘street couture’ shop \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAcme Attractions\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eopened - and November 1975 sees the 50th anniversary of the first \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSEX PISTOLS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e gig. Which makes it perfect timing for Phil Strongman's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eAcme BOY\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - the stunning inside story of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAcme, BOY, PUNK and ‘anti-fashion’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e; the London youth culture explosions of the 1970s and ‘80s - eruptions that ending up having global influence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e By turns amusing, intriguing and shocking, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eAcme BOY\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e features not only the author's own story - and his involvement with the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePistols\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe Clash\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eMalcolm McLaren\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eVivienne Westwood\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - but also contains exclusive words from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAcme Attractions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e founder \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eJohn Krivine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBOY\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eco-founder \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSteph Raynor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. These two men had shops crammed with classic jukeboxes and staffed by film-maker and Radio 6 DJ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eDon Letts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Rough Trade boss \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eJeannette Lee\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, DJ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eJay Strongman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (relation) and stylist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eEric Rose\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Their customers included \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eJohn Lydon, Sid Vicious, Bob Marley, Andy Warhol, Rudolf Nureyev, Peter O’Toole, Rod Stewart, Daryl Hall, Boy George, Joe Strummer, Chrissie Hynde, Billy idol, Patti Smith, Deborah Harry, Philip Sallon, Steve Strange\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAdam Ant\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e… And \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBOY\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e clothing, now labelled \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBOY LONDON\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, continues to be worn by 21st century stars like \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eRihanna, Madonna, Cara Delevingne\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eJessie J\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - yet the untold story of the brand’s tangled roots are both revealing and fascinating.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBack in 1975 and 1976 King’s Road \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eproto-punk\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was initially dubbed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe Big Sleaze\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by fashion mags before it rapidly became notorious as Punk, the shattering scene that shocked the UK, caused riots in Chelsea, raised questions in Parliament and basically invented the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eIndie\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e genre; inspiring film-makers such as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eQuentin Tarantino\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and musicians \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eREM, Nirvana, Dead Kennedys, Black Flag, Green Day\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand many others in the US, Europe, Japan, Korea and worldwide.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePost-Punk, Mod, New Romanticism, Two-Tone, Goth, Rockabilly, the Warehouse\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003escene all followed in swift succession - writer and film-maker Strongman saw these movements develop and was deeply involved in many of them. He is unique in being the only person to have designed for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAcme Attractions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBOY\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFans\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - whilst later managing bands, taking photos and supplying clothes to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSign of The Times, Ad Hoc, BOY\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eVivienne Westwood\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. His designs have been worn by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAnita Pallenberg, Roger Daltrey, Billy Connelly\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePamela Stephenson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e as well as hundreds of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePunk, New Wave\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eIndie\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emusicians.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith its gripping text and an array of rare and unseen photos, images and illustrations, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eAcme BOY\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is one of the most important, and personal, contemporary books to explore \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLondon fashion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in general and the ‘70s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePunk\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e era in particular.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ICA Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57922003861888,"sku":null,"price":23.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0012\/4390\/6109\/files\/81mOJQhGcFL._SY466__1.jpg?v=1776697062","url":"https:\/\/shop.ica.art\/products\/chris-marker-le-depays-copy","provider":"ICA Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}