Cyber Goths

CYBER GOTHS.

DATE STARTED – 1998

ORIGIN – United Kingdom

INFLUENCES – Cyber Punk, goth, raver and rivethead

MUSICAL INFLUENCES – Aggrotech, power noise, techno, drum and bass, dark step, synth pop, electro pop, gabber, intelligent dance music.

The Sub Culture, ‘Ctber Goth’ was originally coined in 1988 by “The Game Workshop” for their game ‘DARK FUTURE’. Although the fashion style did not emerge fully in the UK until 1998. The style combines many elements from rave, rivethead and goth fashions. They draw a lot of inspiration from science fiction and it sometimes features one contrasting, strong neon-reactive colour scheme. For example reb, blue, neon green, pink and chrome. These colours are usually set against a stereotypical black ‘goth’ outfit. The black and monochromatic colour scheme takes many forms, from hair, to make up and clothing. Much of the subculture is centred around night life, i.e clubbing as well as the internet. Clubs that specialise in the ‘Cyber Goth’ scene are; ‘Slimelight’ – LONDON, ‘The Wendy House’ – LEEDS, ‘ Autonomy’ LEICESTER and ‘Nightmare’ – NOTTINGHAM.

Disco Trannies

DISCO TRANNIES.

DATE STARTED – 1970’s

ORIGIN – America

INFLUENCES – Music, drag, disco, glitter, extravagence

MUSICAL INFLUENCES – pop punk and electro

CELEBRITY FOLLOWERS – Jodie Harsh and Mika Doll

The Sub Culture ‘Disco Trannies’, is quite hard to put a specific time stamp on. The Disco scene revolutionised the club/party scene in the early 70’s in America. However, the emergance of the ‘disco tranny’ is a relatively new concept. Inspired largelyy  by icons such as David Bowie and Freddie Mercury, and more recently Jodie Harsh and Mika Doll. The term refers to an emerging surge of transvestites, leading the gay club scene. They are infamous for having full faces of make up, wigs and large hair, wearing lots of bright colours and glitter and bold clothes. Well known clubs areound London keen on the scene are ‘Circus’ and ‘Punk’. The whole look and feel of the sub culture is glitter, glamour, glits, extravagence and exaggeration.

soul boys

SOUL BOYS.

DATE STARTED – 1970 - 80

ORIGIN – United Kingdom

INFLUENCES – American Soul and Funk music

‘Soul Boys’ were a sub culture that grew in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s. It was coined my the working class youth in England that were fans of American soul and funk music. The movement originally was started in the north west of England, as the northen soul event attendees began to take more interest in the modern funk and jazz funk sounds, from artists such as Lonnie Liston and Smith Roy. Simualtaneuosly, nightclubs in the south of Englan became to introduce the scene. The casual sub culture wore sideways fringed wedge hairstyles, and were hugely influenced by American funk acts.

metal heads

METAL HEADS.

DATE STARTED – 1970’s – 80’s

ORIGIN – America

INFLUENCES – Metal, leather, Denim, Studs, Bands

MUSICAL INFLUENCES – Heavy Metal,

‘Metal Heads’ are a name given to heavy metal fans and go by a number of different names, including – Headbangers, Hessian and Thrasher. Heavy metal fans have created a "subculture of alienation" with its own standards for achieving authenticity within the group. Fans of heavy metal music have created their own subculture which encompasses more than just appreciation of the style of music. Fans affirm their membership in the subculture or scene by attending metal concerts, buying albums, growing their hair, and most recently, by contributing to metal websites. In place of typical dancing, metal fans are more likely to mosh or headbang, a movement in which the head is shaken up and down in time with the music. Fans from the heavy metal culture often make the "Corna" hand-signal formed by a fist with the little finger and index fingers extended, known variously as the “devil’s horns”. Typically, the heavy metal fashions of the late 1970s – 1980s comprised tight blue jeans or drill pants, motorcycle boots or hi-top sneakers and black t-shirts, worn with a sleeveless cut of denim or leather emblazoned with woven patches and button pins from heavy metal bands.

Chav

Chav is a shortened meaning for council houses and violence. However this maybe how this subculture developed but in recent years it is no longer so precise. Chav’s are no longer precisely living in council houses or being as violent. They now shout empty threads to the general public and if they are faced by this person 9/10 they run! However there are still gangs of them around carrying knifes and fighting weapons that help maintain their image.

Chav’s usually dress in matching track suits, t- shirt and track suit bottoms that are then tucked into their white socks to reveal trainers of a sports brand. The brand of Burberry has been brought down market since Chav’s have been buying counterfeit items; such as coats and caps. Since this Burberry has been trying to get the brand back to its old standards my placing the signature print in the inside of the garments for more luxury.   

When being social Chav’s tend to hang out on the streets usually at fast food chains or outside of shops asking passersby to go in and buy them cigarettes or alcohol. To travel to and from these places they either get the bus, on which they play music out loud on their mobiles or shout to each other in slag that no one is able to understand. Or in their over worked cars, this is when they overlap with the term BOY RACER.

It’s not completely clear when the term actually first came about but by 2004 it was a recognised word to the media and is now used in the everyday world.

Chav talking crap
Chav shouting on bus

Harry Hill piss take (not sure on the trampoline, Carrot, Fish tank or Parrot though)

Steam Punk

Steam Punk was first brought to our attentions in the early 1990’s, this is when it was at its greatest. Since then it has not had such a major up raw and is kept on the down low when compared to other subcultures.

The main point of Steam Punk is to in cooperate science fiction with a Victorian (Britain) dress sense, decorated with brass buttons and clock parts it gives a new edge to Victorians as we know them from history.

When the definition of steam punk is brought up there is no definite answer, everyone seems to explain what it means to them personally and how great it is to be able to escape the world of today’s fashion. The one thing that everyone does talk about is how it gives them the sense of adventure it gives you the same rush you experience when you were a small child.

The accessorise that the people of this subculture tend to collect are pieces of jewellery, watches, goggles etc. That are embellished with tons of brass that’s super polished!  There are also house hold items that are hoarded and decorated, such as a modern computer that I came across that has been given a new ‘shell’ of brass and golden metal for that edgy look.

Click to see explanation from steam punkers!!

Click to see one of there major bands

Steam punk convention