"Debbie Harry, Siouxsie Sioux, Rihanna, Bjork, Lady Gaga, Lily Allen, Kylie Minogue and Taylor Swift, among others, bought her garments, which were auditorium-dominating mixes of sex, eccentricity and intellect. Hogg's catsuits in Latex and PVC became the glam workwear of the rock and pop stage. They never dated. When a star strides on stage in one, the audience knows the action is about to kick off."
"Yet to the end of her life, Hogg, who has died, aged perhaps 66 (she refused to reveal her age publicly), remained a struggling artist. She hoped to arrive at the same safe destination as her long-term friend Vivienne Westwood, with an atelier equipped with pattern cutter and couture seamstresses, plus financial backing for a ready-to-wear line that would not betray her nonconforming philosophy of dress."
"She did show collections at London Fashion Week and in Paris, but for a long time fitted them on her own body because she could not afford a mannequin She did show collections at London Fashion Week and in Paris, but for a long time fitted them on her own body because she could not afford a mannequin, and sewed almost every stitch herself, at first in her kitchen and then in a studio in Hackney Wick, east London."
Pam Hogg remained faithful to art‑school, music and club‑scene aesthetics from around 1980, insisting on individuality, drama and nonconformity in dress. Her work mixed sex, eccentricity and intellect and attracted major pop stars, with Latex and PVC catsuits becoming signature glam stagewear. Technical complexity and evolving ideas defined her practice, often continuing up to the runway moment. Financial constraints forced hands‑on production: she fitted garments on her own body, sewed most stitches herself and repurposed inexpensive materials. She showed in London and Paris and appeared in exhibitions while still striving for a staffed atelier and reliable financial backing.
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