THE GUARDIAN – ‘40 outrageous photos that changed fashion’

More than 30 years after his death, designer Ray Petri’s influence continues to pervade fashion. Men in skirts, and sports gear as luxury fashion pieces, were all looks championed in the 80s by Petri, who was joined by a small group of close confidants in London working under the moniker “Buffalo”. The group soon shaped the decade’s approach to menswear. Their name alludes to Bob Marley’s Buffalo Soldier, and Neneh Cherry made the sobriquet mainstream with her 1988 hit Buffalo Stance. The photographer Jamie Morgan captured much of Petri’s daring aesthetic. Forerunners such as The Face championed them, but Petri died before the true impact of his work became apparent.

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