Wearing In Skinheads Society

Wearing
in order to save myself the trouble of explaining the same things over and over again, here's my own little faq.if you disagree with something here, or if you want to recommend additions, definitely let me know.

Adidas samba
This shoes were originally boxing shoes,and were very popular. People also buy the indoor-footbal adidas shoes,that are similar to the samba model

Blooding
Anyone with new boots can expect a blooding. That means all your mates will be doing their best to stomp on your new boots to make them dirty. This is also called a christening.

Boots
Originally skins wore studded army boots with steel toe caps, NCB boots,monkey boots or anything else they could get their hands on, eventually Doc Martains became the best boot to sport. Cherry red and black were most popular.And now there is a whole new breed of boots made by Grinder, Underground and Getta Grips wich are formally known as Rangers.

Bowler
Hat Suedehead and clockwork orange headwear. Now also worn by Rude Boys

Braces
These are meant to hold your trousers up but most wear them just for fashion. They are sometimes worn over thin pulovers or tanktop and also Fred Perrys and Ben Shermans In the begining they were worn over your shoulders but when punk came along people started sporting them around their waists.

Cardigan
A sweater that Fred Perry makes. They're made by others too but why buy them if you can get the best.

Combats Army camouflaged jackets and pants were worn by original skins, but are now mainly worn by Ns Skinheads

Crombie Despite what you may have read elsewhere,crombies were not post-1970 suedehead wear.They have been the mainstay of shady deals and gangters for decades, and were picked up by the skin cult as early as '68.

Earrings Men started having one ear peirced in the early 70's,then both. Girls had anything up to 8 around their ear.Before punk,some Sunderland skins wore a small ring in their noses.

Feathercut(chelsea)
Girls hairstyle,originally a lot longer and alot more subtle than some of the girls you see today with teir fryer tuck type cuts. Originally the top was cropped,but not shaved, and so longer.Often the fringes are bleached a different color that the top too.

Fishnet stockings
What every skinhead mans dreams are made of. Other tights ans stockings are worn,including patterned ones,but their not near as sexy. Ankle socks,usually white are worn over them with shoes.

Flat cap
A must for every skinhead.

Flight Jacket Colors come in Olive Green,Black, Navy Blue, and Burgandy. Burgandy's are mainly a girl color though. These are how you can distinguish one type of skin from another, and that is by their patches and buttons centuria hispanica

Gloves
It is pretty fashionable to wear fingerless gloves. Apart from that, the nearest the skinhead cult gets to them is the boxing ring.

Greens Army pants made of green durable material.Cheap and hard wearing.
Harrington Lightweight jacket, named after Rodney Harrington,a character on TV's Peyton Place, who was always wearing them.Zip up front and button up collar.

Laces
The color of boot laces causes more aurguments than a blind referee. The problem? White may mean White Power in one town and Anarchy in the next. In Montreal, yellow's meant to mean cop killer.

Loafers Plain slip on shoe usually with a fringed strip across the top with a couple of taseles.Usual colors but most popular is black. Penny loafers are popular with skingirls and rude girls too.

Levi's Red tag 501 jeans and jacket are a must for skinheads everywhere. Girls and guys.

Lonsdale Manufacturers of boxing equipment.Their range of vest and sweatshirt are popular with skins as well as mods. Now in Spain the "bakaladeros" scum wear this brand.

Doc Martens Also called doc's amd DM's. The most famous shoe and boot thanks to the "airware"sole invented by the good Austian docter. They are availble in 3,8,10,12, and even 20 holes(count the eyelets up one side of the boot) and most sizes,including small kids. 8-12 holes are most popular . Black and cherry red as standered and sreel cap are a good choice. Now that doc's have become trendy you can find them in all sorts of colors and styles. Enough to make you puke in fact

Mini-skirts
Very smart with matching jackets shrits and stockings.

Fred Perry
A range of tennis wear. Named after Britians greatest tennis player ever. The short sleeved shirts were popular with mods in the 60'2 and are now standered skinhead wear. They come in a array of colors and styles.

Polish
The most important thing to a skin is the shine on their boots. One will not go out without a good shine on their boots or shoes (even if they do get trampeled into the ground at a show).

Pork Pie Hat Norrow brimmed hat borrowed from the rude boy look.

Shaver And electric shaver also called barbers clippers.Wahl is a good brand.Comes with extentions for different lengths. Keep oiled for a lifetime of use.

Ben Sherman Often called Bennies, these are availble in many colors and patterns. They are a button down shirt with a button on the back of the coller.

Shirts American button down shirts easily the most popular. Always worn with top button undone, and long sleeves rolled up once or even twice. Fred v-neck sweater look sharp over them.

Steelies Steel cap boots are a weapon for any skin.

Style The stuff that oozes out of a well-dressed skinhead.

T-shirt
Worn by kids since the 50's and skinheads are no exeption.After all not everyone can afford Bennies or Freds. Band logos,and all the pictures you can imagine are popular.

Tank Top Usually worn with braces over them.

Tattoos
Most all skins have tattoos .Most are of one's own style