Fashion (band)

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Fashion were a British New Wave band consisting of De Harriss, Luke James, Alan Darby, Mulligan, Marlon Recchi and Dik Davis.

Formed in Birmingham, England, Fashion originally consisted of John Mulligan, Dik Davis and Luke James who now resides in the bay area of California. Their initial recordings were released as singles on their own Fashion Music label. The first album Product Perfect was recorded and released in 1979.

Their most notable album, Fabrique (1982), saw a significant change in line-up with James having left the band and Harriss and Marlon Recchi joining. The sound is at times like a smokey funk-jazz electro- sound which may be considered part of its scarce touch. "Fabrique" contained the singles "Move On" and "Love Shadow", among others, it was later re-issued with additional material as Height of Fashion (1990), (2004). De Harriss left Fashion before the third release, later recording an album with Richard Wright, keyboardist of Pink Floyd, as Zee.

In 1984 "Fashion" released an album entitled "Twilight Of Idols".

There are approximately 10 websites on the internet having anything to do with the band of which a few include a rare picture of one of De Harriss' Fashion's last gig at the Botanical Majesties in England. Later on gigs with the new singer, songwriter, and guitar player Alan Darby happened in Dunsbury, England. According to a web response, Mulligan has recorded material with Nick Beggs of Kajagoogoo. Fashion is fairly obscure now, though their influence can be heard in the soundtrack for Miami Vice (1985).