It is this era and fashion in that I would say is what most of the cool peeps that hang around Dalston and Shoreditch gain most of their inspiration from, without knowing why. It is the essence of rebellion, the path in which one chooses to follow.
There are 'alternative' dressers out there who dress the way that they do and have absolutely NO idea where their fashion sense came from. You think that comb overs and creepers came out of someones ass? Nahh mate, the fashion was stolen from various eras in history. We are at a time in which fashion is very much 1950's- 1980's retro. Films like Quadrophenia show where these trypes of fashion originated from and where designers now gained inspiration from.
This Pictures could have been taken last week
A little History lesson, The Mods and the Rockers, 2 conflicting subcultures. Both drive around in a motorised bike with the Mods seen on scooter and the Rockers on Motorbikes. The Mods wore Chelsea boots and the Rockers wore biker boots of Creepers. They hated each other predominantly due to fashion and music choice.. doesn't sound too dis similar to what we see now.
Bigg duffle coats and Trilby hats of the Mods as well as Creepers and leather Jackets of the Rockers + rebellion, music and drugs = Shoreditch and Camden.
P.S watch the film is great and sik soundtrack.
