13 Burger Boogaloo Beauty Portraits That Prove Garage Punk Isn’t Dead Inline
Photographed by Sandy Kim1/13JP
“I first did [a Mohawk] in high school. I think it’s to find like-minded people and friends. Same attitude politically—free spirits. Cooking gelatin [keeps it up]. You mix it with water, it’s pretty cheap [and] it keeps [my hair] healthy.”
Photographed by Sandy Kim2/13Chereis
“When I was in high school I chopped all my hair off and shaved off the back and threw it all in the trash. That was my first and only haircut. I haven’t cut it in maybe 12 years. I have weird influences, like Cousin Itt.”
Photographed by Sandy Kim3/13Omar
“I’m in a very chill mood right now. If I’m feeling tough, I’ll put my hair back. If I’m not feeling tough, I’ll just let it hang.”
Photographed by Sandy Kim4/13Lacey
“Everyone has amazing individual style and does their own thing. At other [festivals] people wear the same things. Everyone [here] does their own thing.[For my hair] I just ask my guy to cut it very straight, kind of Deborah Harry style. She’s a big influence. That or Chrissie Hynde.”
Photographed by Sandy Kim5/13Caroline
“You gotta get a color that no one else knows of. I’m a redhead naturally. I’ve had purple and blue before. But I was like, ‘I want neon green,’ and they made it happen with hair dye by Pravana.”
Photographed by Sandy Kim6/13John Waters
“I’m the oldest living punk rocker”
Photographed by Sandy Kim7/13Frank
“I started coloring my hair two years ago—I used to be silver up until recently—and I grew it out. I just wanted to.”
Photographed by Sandy Kim8/13Dawnie and Lucas
“My boyfriend is visiting from France. He’s never been to America. We met at a Mac DeMarco concert in Paris. He’s in a band called The Bad Pelicans. When we first met, I was so surprised that he knew what Burger was.”
Photographed by Sandy Kim9/13Moira
“I’m a teacher. Every June 15 or so I go fuchsia [on my whole head]. It washes out naturally. [By the time the school year starts again], I’m blonde.”
Photographed by Sandy Kim10/13Violet
“I like wearing something that you’re not going to see on everyone else—putting a weird twist on modern and vintage. I’m really inspired by ’60s psychedelic and mod fashion. Every glamorous babe in the ’50s had a beauty mark. I’m a glamour babe so I should have one, too.”
Photographed by Sandy Kim11/13Eli
“I’m 3 and a half. [This is] my tail. I love rock ’n’ roll. John Waters is my best friend.”
Photographed by Sandy Kim12/13Seth
“If I told you [how I achieved the plastered synthetic effect], I’d have to kill you.”
Photographed by Sandy Kim13/13David
“I drove up from Los Angeles with the Death Valley Girls. I’m Mexican, I don’t know where [the blonde] came from. I surf a lot, so I think that’s it. People here are really cool and they don’t care—they’re themselves and I love it.”
