Viv Albertine - Early Life

Early Life

Albertine was born in Sydney to a Swiss mother and a French father. She was raised in North London, attended comprehensive school in Muswell Hill, and at seventeen enrolled in the Hornsey School of Art. After completing a foundation course at Hornsey, Albertine went to the Chelsea School of Art to study fashion and textile design. In 1976 while still studying at Chelsea, she helped form the early punk band The Flowers of Romance.

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