Posts by Watermelon man

The great Fred Perry used to wear them too:   http://www.dunlopgreenflash.co.uk/dunlop-green-flash-history/   Not a skinhead thing, though. Black Adidas Sambas were the buniness. Still are, really 

Re: White socks. A squaddie thing in the late '70s early 80s. Often loop stitch, worn with desert boots and Army lightweights or later, shortish jeans and blue/yellow Reebok trainers (the first ones to have the shape of modern...

Just had a look at one other 'forum', 'section' or whatever-you-call-it in the 'Streetwear and Denim' subdivision (or whatever-you-call-it) here. My God, what a load of odd 'king people who appear to have lost contact with...

Technical question. Because I'm new to the forum, my posts are vetted before publication. It takes about 24 hours for this to happen usually -- although some [like this one] are published immediately. How long or how many posts are...

Quote: Originally Posted by Pressure_Drop  Interesting list of 'Top 10 most popular Harringtons' in the M-o-S today (by the way more of a Guardian man - but the missus likes the Mail): 1. Relco £23.15 2. Urban...

Quote: Originally Posted by Gramps  Think you've got it spot on there Ed,    Do we get a Prize?   Id Say 1996 - 1997 again, it would depend on location too. I agree....

Quote: Originally Posted by yankmod  ... Big Up to Watermelon Man. Presumably I'd be chuffed if I had the faintest idea what you meant. On the other hand, maybe not.

No. That US Solovair site has been around for ages. They also have a smart new UK site, done by the people at ACB. (You still can't buy direct from them in the UK.) What I'd like to know is what's happening to Baracuta. The brand has...

Quote: Originally Posted by Man-of-Mystery  I was in the Levi store in Glasgow yesterday and got talking to a really nice young woman who actually works for the UK Levi company and is interested in the history of Levi as...

Quote: Originally Posted by yankmod  I understand what your sayin.The woman who talked about skinhead girls attacking hippies wit their shoes is Viv from the Slits and probably like many Brit Punks came out of the...