Editing Skinhead (section)

==Style==

===Clothing===
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[[File:Skinhead in Bremen, Germany.jpg|thumb|upright|A German skinhead wearing a sheepskin coat and ranger boots]]

Skinheads wore long-sleeve or short-sleeve [[Dress shirt|button-down shirts]] or [[Tennis shirt|polo shirts]] by brands such as [[Ben Sherman]], Muses Cuya, [[Fred Perry]], [[Brutus Jeans|Brutus]], Warrior or Jaytex; [[Lonsdale (brand)|Lonsdale]] or [[Everlast (boxing)|Everlast]] shirts or [[sweatshirts]]; [[Grandfather shirt]]s; V-neck [[sweater]]s; [[sleeveless sweater]]s (known in the UK as a ''tank top''); [[Cardigan (sweater)|cardigan sweaters]] or [[T-shirt]]s (plain or with text or designs related to the skinhead subculture). They might wear fitted [[blazer]]s, [[Harrington jacket]]s, [[Flight jacket|bomber jackets]], [[denim]] jackets (usually blue, sometimes spattered with bleach), [[donkey jacket]]s, [[Crombie (brand)|Crombie]]-style overcoats, [[sheepskin]] ¾-length coats, short [[Mackintosh|macs]], [[monkey jackets]] or [[Anorak|parkas]]. Traditional ("hard mod") skinheads sometimes wore suits, often of two-tone 'Tonik' fabric (shiny [[mohair]]-like material that changes colour in different light and angles), or in a [[Glen plaid|Prince of Wales]] or [[houndstooth]] check pattern.

Many skinheads wore Sta-Prest flat-fronted slacks or other dress [[trousers]]; [[jeans]] (normally [[Levi Strauss & Co.|Levi's]], [[Lee (Jeans)|Lee]] or [[Wrangler Jeans|Wrangler]]); or combat trousers (plain or camouflage). Jeans and slacks were worn deliberately short (either hemmed, rolled or tucked) to show off boots, or to show off bright coloured socks when wearing loafers or brogues. Jeans were often blue, with a parallel leg design, hemmed or with clean and thin rolled cuffs (turn-ups), and were sometimes splattered with [[bleach]] to resemble [[camouflage]] trousers (a style popular among [[Oi!]] skinheads).

Many traditionalist skinheads wore braces (suspenders), in various colours, usually no more than 1" in width, clipped to the trouser waistband. In some areas, braces much wider than that may identify a skinhead as either unfashionable or as a [[white power skinhead]]. Traditionally, braces were worn up in an X shape at the back, but some Oi!-oriented skinheads wore their braces hanging down. Patterned braces – often black and white check, or vertical stripes – were sometimes worn by traditional skinheads. In a few cases, the colour of braces or flight jackets were used to signify affiliations. The particular colours chosen have varied regionally, and had totally different meanings in different areas and time periods. Only skinheads from the same area and time period are likely to interpret the colour significations accurately. The practice of using the colour clothing items to indicate affiliations became less common, particularly among traditionalist skinheads, who were more likely to choose their colours simply for fashion.

Hats common among skinheads include: [[Trilby]] hats; [[pork pie hat]]s; [[flat cap]]s (''Scally caps'' or ''driver caps''), [[Tuque|winter woollen hats]] (without a bobble). Less common have been [[bowler hat]]s (mostly among suedeheads and those influenced by the film ''[[A Clockwork Orange (film)|A Clockwork Orange]]'').

Traditionalist skinheads sometimes wore a silk handkerchief in the breast pocket of a Crombie-style overcoat or tonic suit jacket, in some cases fastened with an ornate stud. Some wore pocket flashes instead. These are pieces of silk in contrasting colours, mounted on a piece of cardboard and designed to look like an elaborately folded handkerchief. It was common to choose the colours based on one's favourite football club. Some skinheads wore button badges or sewn-on fabric patches with designs related to affiliations, interests or beliefs. Also popular were woollen or printed rayon scarves in football club colours, worn knotted at the neck, wrist, or hanging from a belt loop at the waist. Silk or faux-silk scarves (especially Tootal brand) with [[paisley (design)|paisley]] patterns were also sometimes worn. Some suedeheads carried closed umbrellas with sharpened tips, or a handle with a pull-out blade. This led to the nickname ''brollie boys''.

Female skinheads, (who are sometimes called '''skinbyrds''' or '''skingirls''',) generally wore the same clothing items as men, with addition of skirts, stockings, or dress suits composed of a three-quarter-length jacket and matching short skirt. Some skingirls wore fishnet stockings and mini-skirts, a style introduced during the punk-influenced skinhead revival.

===Footwear===
Most skinheads wear [[boot]]s; in the 1960s [[Combat boot|army surplus]] or generic workboots, later [[Dr. Martens]] boots and shoes. In 1960s Britain, steel-toe boots worn by skinheads and hooligans were called [[bovver boot]]s; whence skinheads have themselves sometimes been called ''bovver boys''. Skinheads have also been known to wear [[brogues]], [[loafers]] or Dr. Martens (or similarly styled) low shoes.

[[File:Dr martens boots.jpg|thumb|[[Dr. Martens]] boots with [[Levi Strauss & Co.|Levi's]] jeans]]

In recent years, other brands of boots, such as [[Solovair]], [[Tredair]] Grinders, and Gripfast have become popular among skinheads, partly because most Dr. Martens are no longer made in England. [[Association football|Football]]-style [[athletic shoe]]s, by brands such as [[Adidas]] or [[Gola (manufacturer)|Gola]], have become popular with many skinheads. Female or child skinheads generally wear the same footwear as men, with the addition of [[Monkey Boots|monkey boots]]. The traditional brand for monkey boots was Grafters, but nowadays they are also made by Dr. Martens and Solovair.

In the early days of the skinhead subculture, some skinheads chose boot lace colours based on the football team they supported. Later, some skinheads (particularly highly political ones) began to use lace colour to indicate beliefs or affiliations. The particular colours chosen have varied regionally, and have had totally different meanings in different areas and time periods. Only skinheads from the same area and time period are likely to interpret the colour significations accurately. This practice has become less common, particularly among traditionalist skinheads, who are more likely to choose their colours simply for fashion purposes.

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