HIPPIE

DEFINITION AND ORIGIN: It's called a hippie a hippie or hippie counterculture movement born in 1960 in the United States, as well as the followers of this movement. The English word hippie derives from hipster who used to be used to describe the subculture after the beatniks (not to be confused with Beat Generation), which was based also important to the U.S. city of San Francisco (California) and Haight-Ashbury district. This new subculture inherited some countercultural values ​​of the Beat Generation and to a lesser extent German naturism, and in some cases created their own intentional communities.

STYLE DISPUTE BEHAVIOR AND REJECTION: The hippie icon is usually a man with hair and beard considerably longer than what is considered "elegant" at the time. Both sexes tended to be left with long hair and wearing what some hippies Caucasian African style, imitating blacks. One way to break the existing social patterns was something as simple as wearing the pants out of place in the hip or hip, making the person look sloppy. From there one of the meanings of the word hippie, who wears the pants at the hip.
Among women showed a tendency not to wear a bra and not shave armpits or legs. This would influence the subsequent decades feminism but others were still more transcendent values ​​such as free love, which he argued for the right to pleasure, avoiding the constraints of the nuclear family and the state.

 

 

PUNK

DESCRIPTION AND ORIGIN: The punk is a genre within the rock that emerged in mid-musical origin 1970.Su rock, garage rock, psychedelic rock, rockabilly, hiscultural background is a mid-1970 in the United Kingdom and the United States.Common Instruments Electric guitar, bass and drums.Popularity In the 1970's and 1980's popular in the United States and the United Kingdom. Later in the entire world. Two major commercial wave from the 1990's. It is derived from New Wave - Post-punk - Alternative rock.

 FEATURES AND PHILOSOPHY: "Punk is the constant struggle against fear of social repercussions. "In its original nature, the punk culture has been mainly that of individual freedom, which tends to create beliefs in concepts such as individualism and free thinking.
• It can be summarized as "DIY" do it your way. "
• To reject the dogmas, and not seek a single point of view.
• Do not act according to the fashion and media manipulation, in addition to being anti-consumerism.
The punk, although in some nuances started being a little aggressive, is consolidated by their current features in a form of social consciousness, philosophical and idealistic and not at all stylist.

METALHEAD

ORIGIN & DEFINITION:

As the term says it is people who like metal, this movement originated in the 70's in Britain.
The metalheads are followers of heavymetal, speedmetal, death metal, among others.

VESTS:

The aesthetics of metalheads evolved with the times, originally wore jeans, tennis, denim jackets and black shirts emblazoned with the image of the band of your choice.
But the different influences of the bands were changing their clothing and jackets, black boots, pants, leather accessories black or slate.

FEMALE ATTIRE:

It is a version adapted to the aesthetics of the men, using mainly black, blue jeans, wide belts with rivets, wrist and sometimes black skirts or maybe black leather.

The members of this culture are predominant young adults between 14 and 45. But the initiation to the group tends to start from early adolescence, although most of their fans are older than 20 and 25.

Urban Tribes

Skingers

ORIGIN:

Skingers means skinheads, they are called so a movement originated in the 60's in Great Britain.
Emerged as descendants of the mods, who were middle-class youths, dressed in smart suits, scooters and were fond of street fighting.

                                                                                                     

THEIR CHARACTERISTICS:

• They have their heads shaved.
• They wear practice clothes and identified as working class: Suspenders pants, work boots, polo shirts, jackets bulging, etc.
• Listen Reggae, Ska, Rocksteady and RAC (Rock Against Comunist)

But the movement is damned Skin by society today, as they themselves like to make a cult of ugliness and violence. So the skins is the result of the crisis, confusion and chaos of our socio-cultural historical moments.

WOMEN SKIN MOVEMENT:

Since the origin of this movement of women have been in the skinhead movement, they were recognized as Chels, but now known as ¨ Skingirls¨ or Skinhead girls , as their aesthetic is similar to that of men but women untoque as plaid skirts, brogue type shoes or boots, etc.. and also have a shaved head like men, but are allowed to have long sideburns or a fringe.