Barbarella (Comic Series by Jean-Claude Forest/Le Terrain Vague 1964) drawing by rex where leather met new wave

where leather met new wave and the line between fashion and fetish blurred beneath red light and cigarette smoke

The Gauntlet II embraced the raw aesthetic of the leather community and quickly became a gathering place for bikers

” — a perfect snapshot of the pop icon at her most fearless and flirtatious

and early '80s

Liza Minnelli Tour Tee – 1972

Barbarella (Comic Series by Jean-Claude Forest/Le Terrain Vague 1964) drawing by rex where leather met new waveBarbarella Jean Claude Forest (1962) Before the film, before the cult followingthere was the comic. Jean Claude Forests Barbarella redefined sci fi in 1962, blending sleek futurism with subversive sensuality and a liberated sense of style that became a touchstone for decades of art, fashion, and queer aesthetics.