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Posts Tagged: Subculture

  • October 28, 2011

    Teen Magic

    BY Teenage Editor

    The documentary “Make Believe” follows six of the world’s best teenager magicians as they compete for the title Teen World Champion. 

    FROM:Tube Time

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  • September 30, 2011

    Teddy Girls

    BY Kelly Rakowski

    Teddy girls were working class  gals who often left school at 14 or 15, heading straight to careers in offices or factories.

    FROM:Threads Ahead

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  • August 26, 2011

    Terrifying! Gangs! of England!

    BY Kelly Rakowski

    Hells Angels (of the British variety) are also known as ‘The Grease’.

    FROM:Archive Fever

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  • July 26, 2011

    Raggare Finland

    BY Kelly Rakowski

    A greasy mix of redneck and teddy boy, the Raggare are a subculture that began in Sweden and spread to other Nordic regions.

    FROM:Threads Ahead

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  • April 14, 2011

    Abracadabra Dept Presents: Sharpies & Brushes

    BY Kate Jinx

    Photograph by Rennie Ellis, 1973

    When there were teddy boys and girls in England, the Australian counterpart were known as Bodgies and Widgies and when English kids began switching from mod to skin, blue-collar Melbournians rose up as Sharpies.

    FROM:Threads Ahead

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