Post by Hippie Tribes on Oct 5, 2010 18:27:26 GMT -5
GREASERS
Greasers, rockers, hoods, snakes, whatever you choose to call them - they were the "tough guys". In the late Fifties and early Sixties, they were the ones with their hair greased back into a "duck's ass" in the back and a pompadour in the front. They wore pointed shoes with Cuban heels that had horseshoe cleats on them, and toe taps on the front - and don't forget the white socks. Their pants were pegged - meaning the cuff area was taken-in to a small circumference. T-shirts with their smokes rolled into the sleeve completed the look. In cooler weather, a black leather jacket or a black trench coat with the collar up and unzipped was worn. The movie "Grease" has some great examples of the clothing style for both the males and females.
In England in the early-to-mid-Sixties, they had the "mods" and the "rockers." The "rockers" being the tough guys, and the "mods" being more sophisticated and wearing suits and more stylish clothing. Members of the Beatles, in their younger days, were considered "rockers."
I suppose that outlaw motorcycle clubs could be considered as "greasers" - though they are usually just called "bikers." Bikers were part of the Haight-Ashbury mix, and also were part of the scene everywhere. Far-out choppers driven by scary-looking men wearing chrome German W.W.II helmets, added to the scenery of the era.
Yep, these "bad-guys" are NOT what one thinks about when the Love Generation is mentioned, but they were a part of it in their own way.
Greasers, rockers, hoods, snakes, whatever you choose to call them - they were the "tough guys". In the late Fifties and early Sixties, they were the ones with their hair greased back into a "duck's ass" in the back and a pompadour in the front. They wore pointed shoes with Cuban heels that had horseshoe cleats on them, and toe taps on the front - and don't forget the white socks. Their pants were pegged - meaning the cuff area was taken-in to a small circumference. T-shirts with their smokes rolled into the sleeve completed the look. In cooler weather, a black leather jacket or a black trench coat with the collar up and unzipped was worn. The movie "Grease" has some great examples of the clothing style for both the males and females.
In England in the early-to-mid-Sixties, they had the "mods" and the "rockers." The "rockers" being the tough guys, and the "mods" being more sophisticated and wearing suits and more stylish clothing. Members of the Beatles, in their younger days, were considered "rockers."
I suppose that outlaw motorcycle clubs could be considered as "greasers" - though they are usually just called "bikers." Bikers were part of the Haight-Ashbury mix, and also were part of the scene everywhere. Far-out choppers driven by scary-looking men wearing chrome German W.W.II helmets, added to the scenery of the era.
Yep, these "bad-guys" are NOT what one thinks about when the Love Generation is mentioned, but they were a part of it in their own way.