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Mooska
USA
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 Posted - 08/02/2008 : 09:36:44 AM
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What are some good ideas for showin up fit to a ska show?
Ladies can be as specific as they want to be.
Skirt, pants?
Hair style?
Hat and shoes?
Favorite colors to sport?
Sensible dancing gear that also pleases the eye?
Let's get this going. It will add a very important dynamic to
this genre of music in America...
I mean face it...
We got a two tone election goin' on right now.
Every ska show is a celebration.
Let's do this dance, eh?
Moose-The Uptones
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Longsean
USA
570 Posts |
Posted - 08/02/2008 : 12:44:49 PM
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dance_cleopatra
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Posted - 08/03/2008 : 12:04:01 PM
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It is no doubt that style has a lot to do with this musical movement. While it is no requirement, the two often go hand in hand.
I think it's most important to be comfortable with yourself first and foremost, and that confidence will simply radiate from there. Because one of my favorite things about ska is seeing all of the beautiful people with giant smiles just SLAPPED permanently on their faces because they're having a good time being themselves.
That's a lot about "what this music means to me." I might be in to a lot of other things and this and that, but ska is what lets me let loose. It lets me feel the most like myself.
If I'm going out to a proper ska show I'll try and look my best. Usually this will be a slim jersey pencil skirt paired with a polo or froofy blouse. I recently invested (on sale) in a slammin Fred Perry polo dress that is my new staple. Otherwise, when dressing down, skinny fit denim Dickies and a FP polo or v-neck tee are the way I go, finished off with a white plimsole, windbreaker jacket, and a lot of beer.
And yes, labels are not everything... they're not much really. In this movement they do bear a sort of historical weight, but let's face it... the styles can be replicated. Sometimes it's so hard to find mod garb and I do so appreciate Fred Perry and Ben Sherman for still carrying out that vision and story.
Boys, gents, could wear whatever and still be just as dashing. It's that confidence... that happiness that gets me. But I'll be damned if I'm not slayed by a man with short hair in a plaid button down. Braces, boots, you name it. I think skinhead style is so impeccable.
Reds and blues I think look best for the casual combination.
If you're going to snazz it up a bit, a light blazer over a coordinating polo is SHARP. Browns and tans, especially. A suit is nice but difficult to get just right.
And that's my fashion rant. What is most important is being comfortable being you. Clothing simply enhances that. |
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Peggy
Liechtenstein
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Posted - 08/03/2008 : 1:13:25 PM
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I used to think it was really important, what i wore to the show. I don't know, though. I think just being comfortable is the most important thing. Not just physically comfortable, like having decent shoes on, but having my clothes match my attitude and what I'm feeling at any particular moment.
I appreciate when I see a nice mod outfit, but that's more because it's part of what appeals to me aesthetically in general. There are a lot of other styles that also appeal to me.
I guess what I'm saying is, in my book, the only requirement is to dress to have a good time.
And if you're going to Ashkenaz, prepare to have your hair and makeup wrecked by the thermal assault.
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cabbagemaster
Aruba
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Posted - 08/03/2008 : 6:46:29 PM
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magnificent threads. i mean thread. i do love a mod get up, these days more than ever. and a smart mod ensemble on a woman is traffic stopping material in any weather. not sure why, since mod has always looked great, but, it this current climate of ridiculousness in the world, i am extra fond of all tings mod when it comes to dress, for men and women. hats are good.
Keep those upbeats comin |
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Mooska
USA
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Mooska
USA
44 Posts |
Posted - 08/04/2008 : 11:29:58 AM
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What about hair styles?
If you're not sportin' a brim, that is.
I personally like to see pony tails bouncin' on the dance floor.
It's a sign that somebody is skankin' to the beat.
I know that some people don't care, I'm interested in those that do.
If ska can be defined by music, fashion and attitude...then alot of these bands we listen to will have a chance to stay alive in this chaotic world of changes.
Moose
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Peggy
Liechtenstein
2675 Posts |
Posted - 08/04/2008 : 12:03:40 PM
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I don't subscribe to your ponytail theory, Moose, but maybe that's because I don't have one.
What about the whole Chelsea (or fringe or whatever you wanna call it) style?
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Mooska
USA
44 Posts |
Posted - 08/04/2008 : 8:28:40 PM
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It's not a theory. It's an opinion sweet Peggy Lu. And a nice visual from the dance floor.
But tell me more about this Chelsea style...
Love the name Chelsea...
I knew a girl named Chelsea in high school..
(sigh)
Moose
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Peggy
Liechtenstein
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dance_cleopatra
204 Posts |
Posted - 08/05/2008 : 12:21:16 AM
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Hmm.. hair.
I can be loosely or tightly fit in to that ever so spanning hipster youth population. And I do have a pretty gnarly little mullet happening.
I think bangs are pretty essential for a mod lady and I'm getting a more fashionable chelsea cut this week.
http://thecia.com.au/reviews/t/images/this-is-england-4.jpg
The blonde girl on the left, a still from This is England. I'm bringing a picture to the hairdresser for the first time in ten years. So help me if they don't understand "overgrown chelsea."
Hm. I think boys should just be buzzed with some respectable chops or other types of face hair. |
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milesgehm
USA
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Posted - 08/05/2008 : 08:28:17 AM
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Being un-skinny and older, I resign myself to being unfashionable, and hope at best to be recognizable in my beaten up hat. Sharp is a word that is never used to describe my apparel.
I agree with Moose's pony tail opinion. They look great. I would rather see a anti-mod Mohawk than a Chelsea. |
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Longsean
USA
570 Posts |
Posted - 08/05/2008 : 1:57:44 PM
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Mooska
USA
44 Posts |
Posted - 08/05/2008 : 2:05:22 PM
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Oh THAT'S a Chelsea...
http://aggieballer.com/pictures/ME/shaved/surprised.jpg
yeah...pony tails and bangs bounce better on the dance floor...
I prefer the pony tail style, myself.
I think the Chelsea is a great look, though.
How do we put shoes under the brims of hipsters and get them to ska shows?
Stingy brims and flip flops is something I am starting to see more often.
I'm just talkin' 'bout live shows, bu the way. What you wear in your own time is up to y'all...
But hey, we are getting somewhere with this...
Moose
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dance_cleopatra
204 Posts |
Posted - 08/05/2008 : 2:21:34 PM
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I don't know if I would consider the ponytail a hairstyle. It's nothing that I think of when I think of a rude girl or a ska girl. But perhaps, they're all just pulling their hair back so they can get sweaty.
And I don't know about that hipster crossover. It's hard to get ME out to shows, I know. But I do feel very alone in this scene still, which I know will change. I just generally haven't come across many younger people that are that into the scene. And I observed, at the biggest gathering of ska that I've been to in this city (Concrete Jungle), I noticed a decent gap in ages.
I'm 23. There were about a handful of people that I could say were younger than I, but for the most part I felt like everyone was in their late twenties or thirties.
Whenever I tell my peers about ska they just kind of laugh. Then I find a way to play them some roots reggae or trad and they change their mind. A lot of people on the outside have no idea that it's still happening. |
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Mooska
USA
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Dress code?
