Roger K. Burton
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Roger Kenneth Burton (born 12 June 1949) is a British creative entrepreneur. Working variously as an untrained costume designer, stylist, art director, shop designer and author, he is also founder of the Horse Hospital[1][2] independent arts venue and owner of the Contemporary Wardrobe Collection.[3][4].
Before establishing the collection, Burton supplied much of the original mod (subculture) street wear for the 1978 cult film Quadrophenia (film)[5], later styling and designing clothes for hundreds of acclaimed cultural figures, from David Bowie and director Julien Temple to The Beatles and The Rolling Stones[6]. His subculture archive now houses over 20 thousand items and serves as a resource for fashion and film stylists, designers and museums around the world. In 1978 he designed the New Romantic clothing store PX for Stephane Raynor and Helen Robinson[7][8]. In 1979 he designed Worlds End (formerly punk fashion shop Sex (boutique)) for Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren and in 1981 Nostalgia of Mud, also for Westwood and McLaren[9][10].
Burton has since worked on over 150 music videos and further feature films including Hackers film[11][12].
Burton founded the Grade II listed not for profit Horse Hospital arts venue in 1992, with a focus on showcasing countercultural histories and outsider or emerging artists[13][14]. The space opened with Vive Le Punk!, a retrospective of Vivienne Westwood's punk designs in 1993[15]. Subsequently, the venue has hosted a variety of artists and performers including Anita Pallenberg[16], Alejandro Jodorowsky, Nan Goldin, Marc Almond and others.
In 2018 Burton published a reference book, Rebel Threads[17][18], which features over a thousand examples of rare vintage clothing, from the swing, counterculture and blank generation eras. The book traces how distinct streetstyle was originally put together and worn by the predominantly teenage subcultures emerging between the 1940s and 1980s[19].
References
- ↑ "The Horse Hospital". The Horse Hospital. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ↑ "The Contemporary Wardrobe by Roger Burton". Byronesque. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ↑ "The Contemporary Wardrobe Collection". The Contemporary Wardrobe Collection. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ↑ Sklar, Monica (2013). Punk Style. Bloomsbury. ISBN 978-1-8478-8423-7.
- ↑ Kennett, Frances (1983). The Collector's Book of Twentieth-century Fashion. Granada. ISBN 0246119276.
- ↑ Barrett, Helen. "The costume collector who dressed Bowie and The Specials". Financial Times. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ↑ Gorman, Paul (2006). The Look: Adventures in Rock & Pop Fashion. Adelita. ISBN 0-9552017-0-5.
- ↑ Rock, Sheila (2022). 80s Sound and Vision. Frances Lincoln. ISBN 978-0-7112-7877-6.
- ↑ Mulvagh, Jane (1998). Vivienne Westwood: An Unfashionable Life. Harper Collins Publishers. ISBN 0-00-255625-1.
- ↑ Bromberg, Craig (1989). The Wicked Ways of Malcolm McLaren. Omnibus Press. ISBN 0711924880.
- ↑ Lodi, Marie. "Accidental Style Icon: Angelina Jolie in "Hackers"". Garage Magazine. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ↑ McAnena, Liberty. "Never-before-seen Polaroids from the set of cult cyber classic Hackers". Dazed. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ↑ "The Horse Hospital". Artforum. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ↑ Charlish, Nicky. "Horse Hospital: Interview with Roger K Burton". Culture Calling. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ↑ "Vive Le Punk". Exhibiting Fashion. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ↑ Hodgkinson, Will. "Anita Pallenberg: more rock'n'roll than the Stones". The Times. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ↑ "Rebel Threads". Rebel Threads. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ↑ Elms, Robert. "The Blockheads and Roger K. Burton". BBC. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ↑ Piñeros, Benjamin. "Five perfect Christmas gifts for the Mod in your life". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
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