However, Mc Robbie concludes that attempts to ban such clothing will simply make it more desireable: ‘Moral panics of this type have only ever made the item, and its cultural environment, all the more...

However, Mc Robbie concludes that attempts to ban such clothing will simply make it more desireable: ‘Moral panics of this type have only ever made the item, and its cultural environment, all the more attractive to those who prefer to dis-identify with establishment figures and assorted “moral guardians” and who enjoy the outlaw status of “folk devil”.’