We've recently been lucky enough to take on not one but three new collections of UK punk footage from the 1970s and 80s, making Clips & Footage the place to find punk clips.
First up is the remarkable collection of Captain Zip. As an amateur filmmaker and punk himself, Zip was much more accepted by the punks than professional film crews or tourists who were often greeted with suspicion or open hostility. Zip's footage gives an intimate glimpse of the punks and punkettes as they clown for the camera, showing that their anti-establishment rage was measured by youthful playfulness (look out for the punkette eating a very non-punk ice lolly). Zip also followed the punks off the street visiting shops and squat parties with his 8mm camera.
This collection is ideal for those interested in punk fashion. It includes a shot of the grande-dame of punk herself Vivienne Westwood wandering along the King's Road and shows that punks went further than safety pins and zips in their search for extreme fashion accessories (check out the unique earring sported by punkette Tampax).
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