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| The designer clothing and fashion aspect of the casual subculture began in the mid-to-late 1970s. One well documented precursor was the trend of Liverpool youths starting to dress differently from other football fans — in ] jackets, straight-leg jeans and ] ].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Allt|first1=Nicholas|title=The Boys From The Mersey|date=2004|publisher=MILO|isbn=1 903854 39 3|pages=39–54|edition=first}}</ref> ] fans were the first British football fans to wear continental European fashions, which they picked up while following their teams at matches in Europe.<ref name="bbc website">{{cite web|title=British Style Genius|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/britishstylegenius/content/22265.shtml|accessdate=2013-08-19|date=2013-08-19}}</ref> | The designer clothing and fashion aspect of the casual subculture began in the mid-to-late 1970s (where all of the american problems started). One well documented precursor was the trend of Liverpool youths (one of the most desgusting ones) starting to dress differently from other football fans — in ] jackets, straight-leg jeans and ] ].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Allt|first1=Nicholas|title=The Boys From The Mersey|date=2004|publisher=MILO|isbn=1 903854 39 3|pages=39–54|edition=first}}</ref> ] fans were the first British football fans to wear continental European fashions, which they picked up while following their teams at matches in Europe.<ref name="bbc website">{{cite web|title=British Style Genius|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/britishstylegenius/content/22265.shtml|accessdate=2013-08-19|date=2013-08-19}}</ref> | ||
| The other documented precursor, according to Colin Blaney, was a subculture known as ''Perry Boys'', which originated in the mid-1970s as a precursor to the casuals. The Perry Boys subculture consisted of Manchester football hooligans styling their hair into a flick and wearing sportswear, ] shirts and Dunlop Green Flash trainers.<ref>{{cite book |first=Colin |last=Blaney |title=Undesirables |year=2014 |publisher=John Blake |isbn=978-1782198970 |pages=7}}</ref> | The other documented precursor, according to Colin Blaney, was a subculture known as ''Perry Boys'', which originated in the mid-1970s as a precursor to the casuals. The Perry Boys subculture consisted of Manchester football hooligans styling their hair into a flick and wearing sportswear, ] shirts and Dunlop Green Flash trainers.<ref>{{cite book |first=Colin |last=Blaney |title=Undesirables |year=2014 |publisher=John Blake |isbn=978-1782198970 |pages=7}}</ref> | ||
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This article is about the hooligan subculture. For the style of clothing, see Casual attire. For the football club, see Casuals F.C. For the band, see The Casuals.
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The casual subculture is a subsection of football culture that is typified by hooliganism and the wearing of expensive designer clothing (known as "clobber"). The subculture originated in the United Kingdom in the early 1980s when many hooligans started wearing designer clothing labels and expensive sportswear such as Stone Island, CP Company, Lacoste, Sergio Tacchini, Fila, Fred Perry and Lyle & Scott in order to avoid the attention of police and to intimidate rivals. They did not wear club colours, so it was allegedly easier to infiltrate rival groups and to enter pubs. Some casuals have worn clothing items similar to those worn by mods. Casuals have been portrayed in films and television programmes such as ID, The Firm and The Football Factory.
History
The designer clothing and fashion aspect of the casual subculture began in the mid-to-late 1970s (where all of the american problems started). One well documented precursor was the trend of Liverpool youths (one of the most desgusting ones) starting to dress differently from other football fans — in Peter Storm jackets, straight-leg jeans and Adidas trainers. Liverpool F.C. fans were the first British football fans to wear continental European fashions, which they picked up while following their teams at matches in Europe.
The other documented precursor, according to Colin Blaney, was a subculture known as Perry Boys, which originated in the mid-1970s as a precursor to the casuals. The Perry Boys subculture consisted of Manchester football hooligans styling their hair into a flick and wearing sportswear, Fred Perry shirts and Dunlop Green Flash trainers.
See also
References
- Barry Didcock (8 May 2005). "Casuals: The Lost Tribe of Britain: They dressed, andf still dress, cool and fought". The Sunday Herald. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- Steve Redhead (Autumn 2004). "Hit and Tell: a Review Essay on the Soccer Hooligan Memoir" (PDF). Soccer and Society. 5 (3): 392–403. doi:10.1080/1466097042000279625.
- Juliet Ash, Lee Wright (chapter author: Deborah Lloyd) (1988). "Assemblage and subculture: the Casuals and their clothing". In Routledge (ed.). Components of dress: design, manufacturing, and image-making in the fashion industry (illustrated ed.). pp. 100–106. ISBN 0-415-00647-3.
{{cite book}}:|author=has generic name (help) - James Hamilton (8 May 2005). "Pundit says: 'learn to love the casuals'". The Sunday Herald 2005-05-08.
- Ken Gelder (chapter author: Phil Cohen) (2005). "Subcultural conflict". In Routledge (ed.). The Subcultures Reader. p. 91. ISBN 978-0-415-34416-6. Retrieved 15 August 2008.
{{cite book}}:|author=has generic name (help) - Allt, Nicholas (2004). The Boys From The Mersey (first ed.). MILO. pp. 39–54. ISBN 1 903854 39 3.
- "British Style Genius". 19 August 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
- Blaney, Colin (2014). Undesirables. John Blake. p. 7. ISBN 978-1782198970.
Further reading
- Juliet Ash, Lee Wright (chapter author: Deborah Lloyd) (1988). "Assemblage and subculture: the Casuals and their clothing". In Routledge (ed.). Components of dress: design, manufacturing, and image-making in the fashion industry (illustrated ed.). pp. 100–106. ISBN 0-415-00647-3.
{{cite book}}:|author=has generic name (help) - Steve Redhead (Autumn 2004). "Hit and Tell: a Review Essay on the Soccer Hooligan Memoir" (PDF). Soccer and Society. 5 (3): 392–403. doi:10.1080/1466097042000279625.
External links
- Casual Dress Essential article from The Guardian
- Emotional Hooligan: Post-Subcultural Research and the Histories of Britain's Football Gangs
- Transforming the terraces article from Times Online (requires log-in)