Skinheads

Skinheads originated in London in the 1960s, as the subculture of working class youths got more popular, Skinheads started to move to different cities in the England. Most people believe the Skinheads to be a racist group of youths however the first Skinheads were greatly influenced by a Jamaican group called "The Rude Boys" and The Mods, the Skinheads were either far-right or far-left. They often had cropped/shaven hair.

Style 
The skinheads were usually known for their unique clothing and hairstyles, many of which were cropped and shaven, not to the scalp but cut very short. Male skinheads normally had a side-parting cut into their hair, some had various types of sideburns, not often this was seen.

Female Skinheads had haircuts called 'feather-cuts' this was where the back was cut short, they had a fringe and curly bits of hair hanging from the side.

Many Skinheads wore long or short-sleeves shirts which were buttoned up to the top, they mostly wore the same brands of clothing, these included Ben Sherman and Fred Perry. Skinheads mostly wore army style trousers or Levi jeans.







In the Media 
A British drama film named 'This Is England' is a film based on young Skinheads in 1983, it focuses on their sub-culture which is from the west-indies as they often listened to reggae and soul. The film is based on a 12 year old boy who joins a group of Skinheads.