THE RAMONES DENIM ICONS AND FASHION LOOKBOOKS

BIOGRAPHY THE RAMONES

• WHO: American punk rock band The Ramones with pseudonyms ending on Ramones.
• THE MEMBERS
  • Dee Dee Ramone (Douglas Colvin), Johnny Ramone (John Cummings) Joey Ramone (Jeffry Hyman), Tommy Ramone (Thomas Erdelyi), Marky Ramone (Marc Bell), Richie Ramone (Richard Reinhardt) (Elvis Ramone (Clem Burke) and C. J. Ramone (Christopher Joseph Ward)
• WHEN: Formed in 1974
• WHERE: New York City neighbourhood of Forest Hills, Queens, US.
• ACHIEVEMENTS
  • The Ramones made 2363 concerts and 14 studio albums and inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame in 2007 and a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
• WHY DENIM ICONS?
  • Toured in the name of denim nonstop for 22 years; 2263 concerts before their farewell concert in 1996. The Ramones’ visual imagery and art complemented the themes of their performance and music
  • The band members adopted a uniform look of long hair, black leather jackets, T-shirts, torn jeans, Levi 505 zip fly, and Converse sneakers
  • The fashion emphasized minimalism, which was a powerful influence on the New York punk scene of the 1970s and reflected the band’s short, simple songs
  • Heavily influenced by Andy Warhol scene and Avant-garde films and comic books seen as the ultimate American band
  • The band released 14 studio albums and inspired to 48 tribute albums
• WEBSITES
  • Wikipedia The Ramones
  • Ramonesworld website The Ramones
  • Rolling Stone Magazine Website The Ramones

The most memorable moments in denim fashion culture, who, when and where? First out was Kurt Cobain from Nirvana, James Dean, Marlon Brando Steve McQueen, a true America style icon and finally today kings of American punk culture The Ramones.

THE RAMONES FASHION LOOKBOOKS BOYS

THE RAMONES FASHION LOOKBOOKS GIRLS

THE RAMONES FASHION LOOKBOOKS MIXED

• Studio albums
  • Ramones (1976)
  • Leave Home (1977)
  • Rocket to Russia (1977)
  • Road to Ruin (1978)
  • End of the Century (1980)
  • Pleasant Dreams (1981)
  • Subterranean Jungle (1983)
  • Too Tough to Die (1984)
  • Animal Boy (1986)
  • Halfway to Sanity (1987)
  • Brain Drain (1989)
  • Mondo Bizarro (1992)
  • Acid Eaters (1994)