With its straps and a zippered seam, the 1976 bondage suit that Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren designed with Vivienne Westwood—see the Met’s “Clothes for Heroes” gallery for more—helped kick off a movement. On model Edie Campbell: Vivienne Westwood Punk Hell muslin top (from Resurrection Vintage), bondage jacket, and pants. Fashion Editor: Grace Coddington Designers such as John Galliano have mined both the DIY aspects of punk and the craft of haute couture in the ateliers of storied houses like Dior by replacing safety pins and studs with intricate beadwork. Dior Haute Couture by John Galliano fall 2006 embroidered jacket, tulle skirt, gloves, and boots, as seen in the Met’s entrance gallery. Stephen Jones for Dior headpiece. Punk’s appetite for nihilism is reflected in the nonconformist brilliance of Japanese designers like Comme des Garçons’ Rei Kawakubo, whose deconstructed looks upend traditional notions of womenswear. Comme des Garçons fall 2004 jacket and skirt with asymmetrical ruffles, underpinning shorts, and shoes—part of the show’s “DIY Destroy” gallery. Tartan, long associated with the military and other institutions of authority, was reappropriated by British punks and has since informed the work of a host of designers. Junya Watanabe Comme des Garçons fall 2006 wool asymmetrical sweater, plaid paneled pants, and ankle boots, from the Met’s “Clothes for Heroes” gallery. BEAUTY NOTE Defy authority—and gravity. Redken’s Rough Paste 12 creates edgy, sculptural looks that last. The public outrage purposefully stoked by the punks created a tabloid feeding frenzy in the U.K.—which quite literally became fodder for fashion. John Galliano spring 2001 newsprint sleeveless jacket and skirt, and Stephen Jones for John Galliano hat, from the Met’s “DIY Bricolage” gallery. The release of the Sex Pistols’ most notorious single was timed to coincide with Elizabeth II’s silver jubilee—and the queen’s image, along with iterations of the Union Jack—as seen in the Met’s “Clothes for Heroes” gallery—ignited Alexander McQueen, among others, to work his own subversive magic. Alexander McQueen fall 2008 draped silk dress with crystal embroidery. Punk styling relied heavily on the use of recycled materials—and in 1992, Martin Margiela transparently revisited the idea for the runway. Maison Martin Margiela plastic dress and nude bodysuit, from the Met’s “DIY Bricolage” gallery. In this story: hair, Guido for Redken; makeup, Pat McGrath for CoverGirl. Produced by ProdN at Art + Commerce. Set design, Mary Howard. Models Frida Gustavsson (near right) and Mirte Maas wear hairstylist Guido Palau’s rainbow-colored headpieces, handmade—along with more than 100 other rebel-chic helmets—for the Met exhibition. “Punk was something that was homemade,” says Palau. “You could cut it yourself, you could dye it yourself—it was about having the guts to wear it.” Chanel gloves. Versace spiked bracelets. Makeup, Alice Lane. Fashion Editor: Phyllis Posnick