Casual Culture and Modern Menswear

It is not a new thing for the fashions of thewere and are a huge part of growing up in the
youth to be criticised by the previous generationsUK and young men who are seen in these brands
and for young people to be stereotyped by whatdoes not mean that the young men are
sort of clothes they are wearing. This problem isautomatically football hooligans or trouble makers.
especially prevalent for the way people look atMany of these clothes are in classic styles that
young men and the way they choose to dress.are far smarter than the sportswear that so
The iconic piece of clothing that has faced themany young men choose to wear. A Harrington
brunt of peoples criticisms for how people dress isjacket, button up shirt and desert boots are far
the hoody. Any teenager seen wearing a hoody,smarter and respectable than what many youths
is automatically tarred as a chav, a hooligan andchoose to wear and is never the cause of the
an all round trouble maker.intimidation and public damage that is caused up
Criticism of Modern Menswear is not a new thingand down the country.
however, everyone is aware of the clash of theSpeaking from my experience of growing up in an
subcultures in the 1960's between the Mods andurban environment and wearing these brands, I
Rockers who's contrasting fashion sense andcan speak candidly about the misguided and unfair
cultural touch points was know to culminate instereotyping faced by people of my age. Many
violence and riots between these two groups.young men between the ages of 16-21 are
UK Mens Fashion was also a huge part of Casualinterested in men's vintage fashion and the higher
Culture in the 80's and 90's, which was seen aslevels of disposable income that comes with being
going hand in hand with the violence that marredthis age means that young men will look to buy
the English football terraces up and down thedesigner brands and high quality menswear.
country between young men. At the very centreOverall if people in general were to look deeper
of this culture was mens designer fashion andthan the brands or garments young men are
how being seen in the right clothing was one ofwearing to how they behave and fit into society
the most important elements of being a part ofthen more young people would grow up far less
these groups. Being seen in the right brands likedefensive.
Stone Island, Fred Perry, Lacoste and Victorinox