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sonly really the pet Shop Boys song that showed some of the clothes the Italians were wearing that
made us realise there were some similarities although I think Italians are great on coats and jumpers
but not very good on trousers or shoes!
Which period about terraces and style of dressing do u prefer and why? ('70, '80, rave period,
'90 etc)
My favourite era was pre-sports wear so that would be 1978 - 81ish when there was a different look
almost every month and you had to really be in Liverpool or Manchester every week to keep up
with the latest style. Then 84-85 in manchester with the dressed won/scruff look wearing flared 26
inch jeans and cords, adidas jeans, cords, dublins etc and marc o'polo or golf jackets. I think the
look has become too samey now - the third reich ramblers I call it - Mussolini would love it.
Is there a piece of clothing that you would never leave without?
I suppose adidas trainers (trabs as we say) will never really go out and are due a come back now
after everyone's getting bored with Clarks and moccasins and redwing hiking boots. Lacoste is
another label that will always be cool - Stone Island and CP are making a comeback or rediscovered
anyway and Hugo Boss tees were also very big again in Liverpool amongst the older
lads.
What's your favourite new brands? Why?
I suppose Albam, Universal Works, Folk, Norse Projects etc are all very good labels but are
suffering from becoming identified with one particular look that is already becoming passe. I like
english label Crojack at the moment and still like refrigiwear, paramo for outdoorrs and winter.
What do u think about the brands made by lads? for example labels like "Peaceful hooligan",
"80's casuals","The casual connoisseiurs" etc
I like them. we did our own t-shirt label 'curva nord' about 8 years back and have jsut done a new
design with the casual connooisseur label based on dexy's midnight runner's 'searching for the
young soul rebels' LP - I remember seeing the first 80s casuals t-shirt when i was shopping in
tessutti in chester way back in 2002 and got to know jay and dave and think they've done a great job
over the past 10 years.
What is the band that you like the most, and your favorite song?
My favourite band of all time is funkadelic although i never got to see them before they split up. the
harcore jollies LP is perhaps my favourite LP of all time.
What is the most beautiful concert you saw? describe it
I think The Pogues in 86 or 87 at the royal court in Liverpool was the only concert where it felt like
being in afootball crowd and I really enjoyed that and also the beastie boys concert the same year
when it eneded in a riot with tear gas and I got a can of lager thrown at my face covering me in
blood, that was good!!
What do u think of oasis and blur?