Posts by Bob the Badger

Quote: Originally Posted by PxC  Did you wear sandals along with you regular mod/skinhead gear? I can't remember but I think the sandals might have been about '66/67 and may have pre-dated the Skinhead clothes.13 and...

I had Monkey boots in about '68 but stopped wearing them when my younger brother and his mates started to wear them. For casual footwear I would wear Clarks Desert boots. In Summer '67 or '68 there was a craze for scholl sandals in red...

From memory, I bought my Crombie (with the Crombie label inside) off the peg from Dunn & Co in Romford. The shop was next door to Alexandra's where I bought a made-to-measure Prince of Wales jacket. The coat was very similar to the...

Quote: Originally Posted by flyfronted  I read a book about the 'red Army ' at that game in 67 and it stated the scruffy  red army had 'taken ' the north bank but they were under constant attack from a large gang...

 This is from a game that I attended. I was in the North Bank where the 'ugly crowd scenes' mentioned at the end of the article took place. The writer says 'that the advent of hooliganism reached east London'. I think it was...

I have always thought that Suggs from Madness gets it about right Quote 'The thing about the wing tip is that they’re great for a big bloke as they never look silly,” adds Suggs. “They are the proper shoe for the proper man because...

Quote: Originally Posted by buttons  Not the best of pictures - its all I could find at the minute, but I've got some 60s gold coloured Levi sta press (well, you could just call them mustard!) Been wearing them for...

Quote: Originally Posted by Basset  Glad to see the cardigan get a mention, Marks & Sparks, wolsley and believe or not Next do some nice knitwear on occassion. The beige job im wearing being one of my...

I only had one waistcoat in '68/69, which was part of a 3-piece Tonik mohair suit. Hardly used to wear it and definitely not without the jacket. I did have sleeveless cardi's tho'. What surprises me, thinking back was how much knitwear...

Quote: Originally Posted by Gsvs5  I remember sitting in the back seat of my Uncles Lagonda as we drove around Manchester when he spotted and beautiful new Mercedes 280 SL.I remember it like it was yesterday.He turned...