Anthony Marino Jr. is calmly approaching what is arguably one of the more fraught roles in theater. He’s playing Jesus in the Westmoreland Performing Arts pre-Easter production of “Jesus Christ Superstar.” “It’s almost easy for me to step into it because of my history with the show,” said Marino, 21,
TextAlex Peters
Immortalised by legendary photographer Derek Ridgers, two skinheads look back on what the style meant to them
What we look like has always been about so much more than is often allowed for by the frivolous reputation that caring about our appearances carries. It is how we present ourselves to the world. It dictates how the world responds back to us in turn.
The way you wear your hair, the make-up that you choose can be a badge of honour. A way to proclaim to the world anything from your musical taste to your political opinions, sexual orientation or sports loyalty. It can be a passport into a scene or an expression of pure individualism. Make-up and hair can act as an outlet, a canvas onto which we can express how we are feeling on the inside, something tangible that we can control when the world around us feels capricious or the ultimate rejection of society’s expectations.