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These designs are typical  examples of the clothing worn by the group. Clowes began her career selling her printed  clothing from a stall in Camden Lock market. Her designs proved so popular that John Baker  bought her entire stock to retail at his shop Axiom in The Great Gear Market on the Kings Road.  Clowes later opened a shop in Kensington Market and began manufacturing clothing and  accessories. In 1987 she moved to Italy where she continues to work as a designer.\r\n\r\nClowes designs are distinctive for their bold use of colour and their undertones of religious  imagery, such as the 'Star of David' motif. She employs hand-painting and silk screen printing  techniques. These two ensembles - one male, one female - are typical of the looks she created  for Culture Club. 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