Wednesday, 18 August 2010

Further costume research - Madness

Madness are a British ska band from London, which formed in 1976. In 2009, the band have continued to perform with their most recognised lineup of seven members, although the lineup has varied slightly over the years. They were one of the most prominent bands of the late-1970s 2 Tone ska revival.



Madness where one of the most prominent bands of the 2 Tone revivial
in the 70's and therefore took some hand in leading the fashion. The video shows a prominent example of the fashion worn at the time / the generic ska  2 Tone costume; a suit, tribly hat and sunglasses it could be said that this Madness signature look.

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