Sharpies (Australian subculture)

The Sharpies (or sharps) were a youth culture in Australia in the 1960s and 1970s was mainly in Melbourne is important.

History

The Sharpies were in gangs organized youth and young adults from the working class which fashion and habit was strongly influenced by the British Mod and Skinhead fashion, at the same time presented the Sharpies but an independent Australian subculture is what is followed by the skinhead or Mod style of young visually deposed. In part, were the Sharpies former skinheads who had developed externally to a more fashionable style, many Sharpies were only recently arrived British immigrants.

The Sharpies were from the inner city or the suburbs and organized themselves in small or large bands partly with their own names and logos (such as the Blackburn South Sharps ) each defending their own territory and were considered very violent, although in fights and a strict code of honor was, many Sharpies dominated karate and nunchaku were a common Waffe.Actionfilm performers such as Bruce Lee were worshiped as idols. The Sharpies were considered enemies of the hippies as well as rivals of skins and mods. The climax of the movement was the period 1972-1977 and was thus time between the first wave of skinhead movement and the beginning of punk.

Appearance

The male Sharpies wore their hair mostly short to shaved bald, but left most of the neck hair as a " rat tail ", which was often dyed blonde, grow longer like a Skullet - what they abhob.Weibliche of the former skinheads Sharpies wore their hair similar but generally slightly longer.

Was driven almost exclusively Australian clothing, no expensive designer brands, leather shoes, men suits and black pinstripe or short Lee or Levi's jeans are too small and tight sweatshirts and T -shirts, In women, platform shoes, mini skirt or jeans and tight T -shirts. clothing was often printed with self-designed symbols, lettering or patterns. The Sharpies were among the first male adolescents who wore earrings during this period (usually left). Individual groups vied with each other for the best designs and outfits. Being the name " Sharpies " probably comes from the attitude as possible "Armed" dressed.

Music

In contrast to the skinheads and mods Sharpies heard Australian pub, hardware and blues-rock and proto-punk, sometimes British bands like David Bowie, Gary Glitter and Slade. But above all, were in the Sharpie scene musicians such as the lobby and the Coloured Balls Loyde, Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs, Skyhooks, AC / DC and Rose Tattoo popular. AC / DC 's Bon Scott dressed for a time in Sharpie style lobby Loyde and the Coloured Balls and parts of Rose Tattoo were partially optically Sharpies sometimes more skinheads. The dance style of Sharpies somewhat resembled the Skanking.