Tish and Snooky Bellomo: Owners of Manic Panic, the First Punk Rock Boutique

They started with no training, no money, no nothing – they painted the floor black to hide how ugly it was, they drilled holes in the wall in place of buying hangers for shoes, they contended with throngs of shoplifters thinking a store run by two women would be an easy mark. But they did not give in, and their business became a massive success.