X-Ray Spex T-Shirt

Poly Styrene knew she wanted to be in a punk band the moment she saw the Sex Pistols live. She would go on to do just that in X-Ray Spex, defying any expectations in the process: As a young, petite, biracial woman, she couldn’t be much further from the dudes who dominated London’s rock scene in the ‘60s and ‘70s. But as a mesmerising clip of X-Ray Spex performing their seminal anthem “Oh Bondage Up Yours!” circa-1977 indicates, the punk world was where Styrene belonged — braces, kitschy outfits and all