/: June 2012

Punk’s Dead is an exhibition which shows two years worth of snapshots taken by Simon Barker’s a now established photographer who started with a cheap pocket camera in 1976, on which these photos were taken.

Over the next few years Simon took photos of the people he lived, worked and partied with as he paved his way in 7os London. Simon photographed people such as Siouxsie Sioux, Debbie Juvenile, Malcolm Maclaren and Ari Up – who later became known as the icons of the Punk movement in Britain.

Simon wanted to change perceptions of the Punk movement being ‘dark and aggressive’ noting to him it was anything but – ‘loud, colourful, exciting, a coming together of so many different people making music, magazines, clothing, poetry, films’. Punk’s Dead is on until 7 July, 2012, at DIVUS Temporary, 4 Wilkes Street, London, E1 6QF

This week sees the release of our new collaboration with East London design due Bitching and Junkfood. The latest in a series of collaborations we’ve undertaken with the brand, the shoe comes in the new Creeper Wedge shape and has a distinctive turquoise Zebra print. The Underground x Bitching and Junkfood collaboration is available exclusively on www.bitchingandjunkfood.com.

Last Thursday we opened the doors to 8 Berwick Street – our brand new Underground Shop. The shop sells Underground’s mainline styles such as Creepers and Winklepicker shapes, a selection of our collaborations including shoes from Cassette Playa, Lazy Oaf and Izzue, as well as exclusive styles that you cannot buy anywhere else in the world.

The shop is open daily Monday – Saturday 11am-7pm and Sundays 12-6pm. We hope you’ll pay a visit.

Thank you to Grit Magazine who sent us this image from a recent shoot they did using Underground White Leather Wulfrun Creepers, worn with clothing from Izzue and Agi & Sam. Photographed by Niclas Heikkinen and styling by Larissa De Filippo.