Defying Gravity

The image of Jordan in her white shards of beehive and Mondrian make-up is one of the most iconic in pop history. Here is what was really going on behind those watchful eyes when Anarchy hit the UK. How did a ballet-mad girl from the country make her way, via the clandestine gay clubs of Brighton and London, to the 430 King's Road and the eye of punk's storm in London? How could she share hair-raising adventures with McLaren and Westwood, The Sex Pistols, Adam and his Ants, Derek Jarman and Andy Warhol, and then just disappear? With commentary from key players including Vivienne Westwood, Paul Cook, Marco Pirroni, Holly Johnson, and her partner behind the SEX/Seditionaries counter, Michael Collins, plus a wealth of never-before-seen images from Simon Barker, Sheila Rock, and Harri Peccinotti, Jordan finally reveals her outrageous life story.