DEREK RIDGERS’S BOOK – ’78-87 LONDON YOUTH’

For those that aren’t familiar with his name Derek Ridgers’s is one of the greatest cultural documentarians of recent history. So it is a mark of pride that Roundel has been able to coproduce a book of Derek’s unseen photos alongside Rupert Smyth Studio.

A great deal of care and consideration has gone into the making of the book. The introduction is written by John Maybury who himself was a mainstay of the times the book documents.The book features faces that have gone on to become household names alongside those that have not yet found their place in the pantheon of popular culture. Derek’s approach was ambivalent to fame and more interested in capturing genuine personalities rather than people seeking their 15 minutes.

The London of the book is a place where social norms and boundaries are being challenged; manifesting itself in a fantastic visual array of outfits and makeup. From The Blitz club to the King’s Road there’s a gamut of locations and scenes.

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