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Regarding the Crombie discussions. I seem to remember from my early football going days (1968 onwards) some lads wearing woven badges/patches sewn onto the Crombie pockets with their initials on.

SKALPER69 said:

bleaching jeans - iknow a record from THE SQUIRES - GOING ALL THE WAY - they wear bleached jeans on it.

pix:

http://www.technodisco.net/img/trac...quires-going-all-the-way-with-the-squires.jpg

song:

http://www.technodisco.net/the-squires/going-all-the-way-with-the-squires-1705124.html

in the picture you see the bleached jeans and jackets, and be sure-never underrate the influence of the u.s.-garage-rockers to the development of the hard-mods...

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I am at a total loss for something to say about the above comment......Jeez, I've heard it all now. But let's just say, The Squires and their ilk never, EVER influenced UK Mods. Especially by wearing bleached jeans, they look like a bunch of pussies. And I doubt very much if Mods in the UK had heard of them or their music on any scale at all.

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My ex wife met her'71. she has at least 1 maybe quite a few morephotos of her wearing crombie,short skirt etc.will ask her for it/them and post,havnt been through all posts but seemed to be a struggle to find original skin girl pics.
dont think i have any of me from then,hung out with Skeg.Boston,Lincoln Skins as I was working in Skeg '69-'72.some great bank holidays.more time fighting Chelsea,Notts and Derby than rockers though a fair few of them too.

anybody remember being in the parade ballroom Skegness August bank holiday 1971,kicked off between leicester and notts ,glasses flying through the air, mate of mine Skinhead Eric from lincoln got glassed,he went mad and threw a chair through the main ballroom window down onto a car below,place cleared and I remember we went on the beach looking forsomeone to take out our anger on,picking up some sand to throw in eyes as some lads approached,freinds as it turned out, was enjoying the music as wellbefore it kicked off.lots of blues and decs about.



btndwn said:

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Top left, top right, second left show how a scarf was worn back in the day. It looks like they were unknown back in the day in Roy's neck of the woods, but I did see them around mine. As for ties under Crombies, that would depend what you were wearing - I know this sounds simplistic, but if you were wearing a suit and tie and you put a Crombie on over it, you would be wearing a Crombie with a tie, end of. Someone mentioned that Crombies were at their most popular at the time of check shirts, which were usually worn open-necked. That's true, of course, but that doesn't mean you would never see a Crombie with a tie. I have seen both Crombies and sheepskins with loose ties, by the way - loose tie like below.



Sssssssssnake said:

My ex wife met her'71. she  has at least 1 maybe quite a few morephotos of her   wearing crombie,short skirt etc.will ask her for it/them and post,havnt been through all posts but seemed to be a struggle to find original skin girl pics.
dont think i have any of me from then,hung out with Skeg.Boston,Lincoln Skins as I was working  in Skeg '69-'72.some great bank holidays.more time fighting Chelsea,Notts and Derby than rockers though a fair few of them too.

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That would be great, yes we are short of photos of Skinhead girls from back then. Thanks!



Man-of-Mystery said:

Top left, top right, second left show how a scarf was worn back in the day. It looks like they were unknown back in the day in Roy's neck of the woods, but I did see them around mine.
As for ties under Crombies, that would depend what you were wearing - I know this sounds simplistic, but if you were wearing a suit and tie and you put a Crombie on over it, you would be wearing a Crombie with a tie, end of. Someone mentioned that Crombies were at their most popular at the time of check shirts, which were usually worn open-necked. That's true, of course, but that doesn't mean you would never see a Crombie with a tie. I have seen both Crombies and sheepskins with loose ties, by the way - loose tie like below.

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You are right, of course: if this forum has taught us anything, it is that things back then were not as cut and dried as some people think....



Little Queenie said:

You are right, of course: if this forum has taught us anything, it is that things back then were not as cut and dried as some people think....

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Yes, including my toe nails Queenie.......expect them in the post for your cheeky Vic'n'Bob Northern wit



bunty said:

Yes, including my toe nails Queenie.......expect them in the post for your cheeky Vic'n'Bob Northern wit

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Ooh, just in time for my birthday - thanks, Bunty!

Freezing outside Up The Junction last night,

Where did you get that 'at,
Where did you get that tile?
Isn't it a nobby one
And just the latest style!
How I wish I'd got one
Just the same as that.
Wherever I go they shout "Hello!
Where did you get that 'at?"

Talking of overcoats, what about the raincoat. Of course it was as popular as the crombie or sheepskin but it was worn. By Mods and Skinheads.
Normally fly fronted three quarter length, colours beige, navy or tonic materiel. Never of course macintosh style.

Anyone else?

harrysgame said:

Talking of overcoats, what about the raincoat. Of course it was as popular as the crombie or sheepskin but it was worn. By Mods and Skinheads.
Normally fly fronted three quarter length, colours beige, navy or tonic materiel. Never of course macintosh style.
Anyone else?

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The Raincoat was worn at the beginning of the style, but fell out favour, It was cheap so most the lads had them, i saw a nice Paul Smith one in Selfridges early this year , very Mod,



bunty said:

I've heard about one mob wearing fezzes would you believe

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It had it's lasting influence

Sssssssssnake said:

My ex wife met her'71. she has at least 1 maybe quite a few morephotos of her wearing crombie,short skirt etc.will ask her for it/them and post,havnt been through all posts but seemed to be a struggle to find original skin girl pics.
dont think i have any of me from then,hung out with Skeg.Boston,Lincoln Skins as I was working in Skeg '69-'72.some great bank holidays.more time fighting Chelsea,Notts and Derby than rockers though a fair few of them too.

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Welcome mate
That Yarmouth picture is from your personal collection?

Lasttye said:

Freezing outside Up The Junction last night,

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That's the nighter where Dean and Jay DJ?

They was in Germany a few weeks back, here in picture with the rest of us youngsters.