A similar story here: Music first, leading on to clothes. For me it was Jazz and all those great sharp black Ivy wearing guys I saw on the LP sleeves. Later came the white Ivy wearers Chet Baker & Bill Evens. Music also got me into film (to see the clothes) and various books I wouldn't have otherwise read I don't think (again, to see or to read about the clothes). You can also argue that most of my traveling, especially to the US, has been clothes related and that all links back into my love of Jazz. A style junkie & it all started with this:

http://www.amazon.com/Bags-Trane-Milt-Jackson-Coltrane/dp/B000002I57

Great pics, Get Smart!

I am not absolutely sure, but I wonder if the one of the policeman and skinhead depicts the removal of the boot laces from the unfortunate skin.  This was a tactic employed (with little success) at Southend on Sea and at other seaside resorts on Bank Holiday weekends in order to stop the rampaging along the sea front.

One particular Bank Holiday Monday on arrival at the Railway station at Southend a couple of my mates that were still wearing boots (I was in Royals) had their laces removed immdeiately.  We of course went straight to Woolworths and purchased replacement laces!  It took up a bit of our beer money and the laces weren't quite pukka, but we were back in business!

^ It's pure Minet, my Dearest Chum.

...thanks - I thought something like this. Still - it's the way it is/was and everyone can only live in his own time.

...but I think like football in the 6ts help to spread the look over Great Britain, music did the same in the late 7ts/8ts internationally. Wether this still is the 'real' deal is arguable. For me it feels like this...

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That could have beeen made for me -

I don't dance much anymore what with my back, but I do like to sit & nod.

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