Mr Knightley
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I was being mildly controversial I know.
There were many different interpretations of skinhead style, of course, and Soul Stylists goes as far as saying that only the close cropped hair really brought them all together.
Among my Essex mates braces were never popular, although they were worn with the more casual clothes like jeans or sta-prest. Anything more formal had a self-supporting waist.
The idea was that braces were part of a certain look. If trousers fitted correctly then they didn't need any support. As I said braces tended to upset the line by pulling things up too much IMHO.
Mr Knightley - I'm sure your comment, "That's why many skinheads hardly wore them" raised a few eyebrows. Indeed, many people still associate skinheads with 'boots and braces' but we all know it was much more than that. Interestingly I was involved in a discussion only last week-end about the wearing of braces. Someone expressed surprised when I stated that more often than not braces were not openly on show, but more usually covered by a sleeveless pull-over or jacket (or cardigan as seen above). So the question is, were braces worn as a skinhead display "I do, therefore I am" or for functional purposes i.e. to get the jeans or trousers to hang right?
I have an opinion - just wondered what others thought.......
I was being mildly controversial I know.
There were many different interpretations of skinhead style, of course, and Soul Stylists goes as far as saying that only the close cropped hair really brought them all together.
Among my Essex mates braces were never popular, although they were worn with the more casual clothes like jeans or sta-prest. Anything more formal had a self-supporting waist.
The idea was that braces were part of a certain look. If trousers fitted correctly then they didn't need any support. As I said braces tended to upset the line by pulling things up too much IMHO.
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