4. CARIBBEAN STYLE
It was more detailed and
shrieked rather than
whispered “I’ve got it
made” with the
extravagant use of fabrictypically in colors that
were hard to maintain
like white and pastel
shades.
5. WESTERN STYLE
What was worn by
‘Singing Cowboys’ on
stage and screen the
boots, Stetson,
embroidered shirt
and jacket and
bootlace tie became
a street style.
6. BIKERS
Bikers defied
stylistic as well as
other conventions
by proudly
presenting
themselves in
rugged working
class garments
which visually
demonstrated their
harsh experiences
on the road.
7. HIP CATS AND HIPSTERS
The style operated
according to its
own rules-outside
the system.
8. BEAT, BEATNIKS
They show their
alienness to
dressing up not by
presenting an
alternative but
rather by
indifference.
9. TEDDY BOYS
Ted's mainly acted like
hooligans. Slashed
cinema seats, flick
knives in the back
pocket, next to the
obligatory greasy comb
and alleged
participation in the
Noting Hill race riots
helped to make the
term synonymous with
Juvenile delinquent.
10. MODERNISTS
Modern is sleek,
sharp and
minimal.
Everything
became slimmer,
and trimmer, less
ornate. Cool,
Modern, sharp
call it whatever
but it came down
to same thing :
Less is More.
12. ROCKABILLIES
It was born of contradiction (the
collision of black and southern
white cultures) and perhaps it is
in its nature to indulge in the
unexpected.
13. LA –DOLCE- VITA
The short, sharp
jackets and trim,
tapered trousers
which looked so
right signified an
easy, carefree and
lighter approach to
life.
14. TON-UP BOYS
The focus of
this group was
racing and
perfecting the
performance of
your machine.
So they were
mainly
sportsmen
rather than
style tribe.
16. MODS AND ROCKERS
To be modern was to be
international and this
new generation saw
themselves as citizens of
the world-embracing
everything from
Jamaican ski or lack
American rhythm and
blues to Italian cuisine.
Studs, Painted
insignia; chains and
razor sharp winkle
pickers of rockers
reminded
17. RUDE BOYS
The total style effect
succeeded in perfectly
blending two
seemingly
irreconcilable
aesthetic principlesthe showy and the
subtle.
18. SWINGING LONDON
It was hard to
identify any theme
or direction and
harden still to find
a name for that
myriad collection
of looks which S.L.
and psychedelics
were offering to
the world.