Table of Contents

INTRO 

ATMOSPHERE 

Kings of the Wild Frontier 

Places: Scandinavia 

A New Dark Age 

Places: Behind the Iron Curtain 

Everyday is Halloween 

This Corrosion 

Memorabilia 

A NEW FORM OF BEAUTY 

Spirit (We love our audience!) 

Painted Bird 

Places: Japan 

Like Cockatoos 

Places: Grufti Nation 

Promised Land 

Places: The Netherlands 

Face to Face

MEAT OF YOUTH

Photo Collections

I. Style: Creatures of the Night 

II. La Movida: New Cultural Identity 

III. Boredom of Life: Spheres and Sentiments 

IV. To the Batcave! 

V. Shot!: Becoming History 

Winklepickers 

THE LAST SONG 

Acknowledgements

About the Author

Andi Harriman is a New York City-based music journalist. Marloes Bontje is a Dutch cultural historian.

Reviews

'Terrific photographs, a wide range of interviews, and an international perspective on the goth phenomenon make this an original contribution to the field of subcultural studies'
*Valerie Steele, author of Gothic: Dark Glamour*

'Some Wear Leather, Some Wear Lace is a visually stunning and touchingly personal account of the evolving postpunk and goth movements of the 1980s. [...] The curated combination of formal and informal portraiture creates a delightful sense of having been invited into some of the most personal, guarded and vulnerable moments within the postpunk and goth subculture of the 1980s. The images capture an almost tangible juxtaposition of the angst and joy of the 1980s postpunk and goth movements. Images of backstage and onstage theatrics combine with gentle, personal portraits to tell a fluid and very global story of change and transition. Flipping through these pages can lead the reader to believe that perhaps, even if just for a moment, they have been transported back to that very place and time.'
*Renee Lamb, Fashion, Style & Popular Culture*

'Wonderful images, some now bordering on nostalgia, merge into a seductive whole, with the text providing an imaginative delving into time and places ... haunting and inspiring … comes closer to a distillation of being cool than any book I have seen'
*Mick Mercer, goth and postpunk journalist*

'This book is going to look very cool strategically placed on your coffee table. But I will warn you, if your visitors decide to pick it up for a flick through, they'll be far too engrossed for conversation.' 
*EGL Magazine, Keller*