It was the rebellious musical movement that prided itself on having “no future” but punk has endured more than any other rock-inspired fashion craze, according to a new survey.

The chains, leather and studs worn by punk posterboys the Sex Pistols were found to be the music industry’s most iconic look, beating Abba’s white outfits and Kylie Minogue’s infamous hot pants.

Bradford has a long tradition as a hotbed of punk, and one of the city’s most famous bands New Model Army was born out of the movement.

And the popularity of punk shows no sign of dying out, according to Bradford musician Tino Palmer.

A drummer for Bradford band The Negatives, which performed in the late 70s and early 80s, Tino said: “Punk was about other things than fashion. It’s easier for people to latch onto.

“It’s a nice, simple thing. It’s about finding something that no-one else has, taking something and making it your own. Getting a standard piece of kit and making it so no-one else is going to do the same thing.”

Tino, who also plays for Punk and Indie Cover band One Fat Spider, performed again as part of The Negatives in Bradford in May.

He said: “Half the audience was made up of kids who weren’t even born when we stopped playing in the 80s.

“The punk movement was about people singing about their lives and what they were going through and it’s things that can still resonate today.”

The survey, carried out by royalty collection society PRS for Music found 40 per cent of the population’s fashion tastes had been influenced by their music preference.

Men proved to be most likely to let their dress sense mirror their favourite music at 41 per cent, with 39 per cent for women.

  • In 2008, Chris and Hazel Wiseman had a punk-style wedding in Skipton which saw the groom sporting spiky red hair and a red tartan bondage suit, while the bride wore an electric blue dress.