Japan and Adam and the Ants were also labelled as New Romantic artists by the press, although both repudiated this and neither had any direct connection to the original scene. Ultravox were also often identified as New Romantics by the press, although they did not exhibit the same visual styles of the movement, despite their link to the band Visage. Though it was a fashion movement, several British music acts in the late 1970s and early 1980s adopted the style and became known to epitomise it within the press, including Steve Strange of Visage, Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet, A Flock of Seagulls, Classix Nouveaux and Boy George (of Culture Club). He stated that "'New Romantic' fit the Blitz scene and Spandau Ballet, although most of the groups tried to distance themselves from it." The term "New Romantic" is known to have been coined by musician, producer, manager and innovator Richard James Burgess. Influenced by David Bowie, Marc Bolan and Roxy Music, the New Romantics developed fashions inspired by the glam rock era coupled with the early Romantic period of the late 18th and early 19th century (from which the movement took its name). Early adherents of the movement were often referred to by the press by such names as Blitz Kids, New Dandies and Romantic Rebels. The New Romantic movement was characterised by flamboyant, eccentric fashion inspired by fashion boutiques such as Kahn and Bell in Birmingham and PX in London. The movement emerged from the nightclub scene in London and Birmingham at venues such as Billy's and The Blitz.
The New Romantic movement was a underground subculture movement that originated in the United Kingdom in the late 1970s. Boy George performing at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in 2001