Late 70s/Early 80s fashion

rool · Sep 9, 2015

I'm having a conversation about hipsters with someone in my office and I am trying to remember the name of a style from late 70s or early 80s and hope someone can remember it.

Usually a polo shirt was worn with narrow stripes, jeans or trousers that were baggy at the top but the legs tapered, a canvas belt that had an extra six inches or so to dangle down the front and loafers, or maybe oxfords, in burgundy.

I'm sure there was a name for the style but I can't remember it.

Thanks in advance

daveinprague · Sep 9, 2015

Loafers, Oxfords, and polo suggests suedeheads... but not sure...

rool · Sep 9, 2015

daveinprague said:
Loafers, Oxfords, and polo suggests suedeheads... but not sure...

They were more skinheads though weren't they? I Don't know now

Alonso Moseley · Sep 9, 2015

Soulboys ? i remember those belts, with baggy jeans and loafers. Wedge haircuts too...

happypig · Sep 9, 2015

I seem to recall they were called "Spoofers"

Return of the Rev · Sep 9, 2015

from horley?

heathgate · Sep 9, 2015

Alonso Moseley said:
Soulboys ? i remember those belts, with baggy jeans and loafers. Wedge haircuts too...

Soulboys they were.

CorgiRegisteredFriend · Sep 9, 2015

Yep. Definately a soul boy. With added wedge.

gen · Sep 9, 2015

This link might help. I think they were probably soul boys and a lot of them later metamorphosed into New Romantics / Blitz Kids.
There's a photo here of the old Club Papillon which was in the basement of the Royal Albion Hotel opposite the Palace Pier where they used to hang out. In the photo they are forgoing their normal Soul Boy look in favour of togas for one the toga parties they sometimes ran. All very Caligula.

http://shapersofthe80s.com/tag/soul/

Surf's Up · Sep 9, 2015

Wankers?

jakarta · Sep 9, 2015

Complete and Utter Twats?

Return of the Rev · Sep 9, 2015

Burgess Hill barkers

?

BN9 BHA · Sep 9, 2015

rool said:
I'm having a conversation about hipsters with someone in my office and I am trying to remember the name of a style from late 70s or early 80s and hope someone can remember it.

Usually a polo shirt was worn with narrow stripes, jeans or trousers that were baggy at the top but the legs tapered, a canvas belt that had an extra six inches or so to dangle down the front and loafers, or maybe oxfords, in burgundy.

I'm sure there was a name for the style but I can't remember it.

Thanks in advance

As others have said, Soul Boys.

Also known as ' smoothies ' at my old school Patcham Fawcett, not sure if smoothies was made up at school or it was used elsewhere.
The ' smoothies ' shop of choice was Stunning Rags in Western Road Brighton.

Special mention for Hipsters :tosser:

BN9 BHA · Sep 9, 2015

Surf's Up said:
Wankers?

This

jakarta said:
Complete and Utter Twats?

And that

Harry Wilson's tackle · Sep 9, 2015

New Romantics started at Billie's in Soho, where Rusty Egan did the music. 1979. Horrible place, for reasons I won't go into.

http://www.theblitzkids.com/billys/billysstevestrange.html

Goldstone1976 · Sep 9, 2015

Harry Wilson's tackle said:
New Romantics started at Billie's in Soho, where Rusty Egan did the music. 1979. Horrible place, for reasons I won't go into.

http://www.theblitzkids.com/billys/billysstevestrange.html

Ah, Billy's - lots of off duty hookers.

Harry Wilson's tackle · Sep 9, 2015

Goldstone1976 said:
Ah, Billy's - lots of off duty hookers.

Indeed. And elderly gentlemen.

ps thanks for the nod over the 'report' function, although I'm still not sure where it is. Over 50s semi computer literate, moi

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