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Ladybirds & Start-Rite Kids

Simon Reynolds, Melody Maker, 27 September 1986

Is there more to jumble-sale chic than saving precious pennies? Simon Reynolds thinks so and spots an asexual revolution unfolding within the indie scene. So why are so many of our bright young things going deliberately duffle-coat and unabashedly anorak? Read on…

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