A skinhead or skin is a member of a subculture that originated among working-class youth in London, England, in the 1960s. It soon spread to other parts of the United Kingdom, with a second working-class skinhead movement emerging worldwide in the late 1970s.
skinhead, youth subculture characterized by aggressively masculine hair and dress styles, including shaved heads and heavy boots.
The skinhead subculture was born in England in the late 1960s as an offshoot of the mod culture. Skinheads were distinct from other British subcultures due to their uniform of boots, jeans, braces (suspenders), and the trademark shaved head.
A youth subculture that originated in England in the 1960s, the skinhead movement started out as inclusive — until neo-Nazis took over.
On the literary front, Richard Allen’s pulp fiction series, starting with “Skinhead” (1970), became a bible of sorts for the subculture, glorifying the rough-and-tumble life of Joe Hawkins, a London skinhead whose world revolves around booze, brawls, and a fierce hatred for authority.
The Skinhead movement emerged in the late 1960s through a coming together of white working class culture and newly arrived migrants from the West Indies. This essay delves into the roots of this original movement.
Skinhead fashion is widely described as smart, clean and tough. Because skinhead is a working class subculture, the clothing had to be ‘affordable, practical and identifiable' [1].
Skinheads, also known as Skins, are a broad subculture that originated among working-class youths in the late 1960s in London, England.
The Skinhead subculture is often regarded as the foundation for the later football casual movement of the late 1970s and 1980s. Football casuals drew heavily on Skinhead style but adapted it to a changing cultural landscape.