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Post by brasidas on Feb 9, 2006 17:36:13 GMT
I wrote the book 'Casuals; football, fighting & fashion' and have often wondered if Shane deliberately 'styles' his characters in jarg casualwear or whether this is an accurate depiction of East Midlands leisure chic - I seem to remember Notts County's mob coming to Old Trafford in the early 80s dressed head to toe in Uwin trackies....all three of em. it's a fine line between fond self-arody and just taking the piss isn't it Goldie Lookin Chain?
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Post by brasidas on Feb 14, 2006 22:03:17 GMT
answering your own threads - how fuckin sad is that? i take it from the deafening silence that 'strangers aint welcome on this here board' - there was no agenda honest - just wanted to speak to perhaps the one last hope for modern british cinema but you can't win em all folks. see ya.
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Post by Coyle on Feb 14, 2006 22:35:22 GMT
Shane probably just hasn't seen it. He does tend to answer questions. And I don't think anyone else is well-equipped enough to answer it... Either that, or the Alan Partridge thread has completely taken over their minds.
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Post by Dave on Feb 15, 2006 0:52:15 GMT
You're more than welcome to the board brasidas!
I haven't a clue about the shellsuit issues though!
I remember the shellsuit and similar garb being worn down in these southern parts in the early nineties. I think all the scare stories of shellsuits being highly flammable and liable to melt and fuse to the skin were the cause of the downfall of that particular 'fashion'.
What happened to those Naff Naff jackets?! ;D
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Post by shanemeadows on Feb 15, 2006 14:38:26 GMT
Hey Mr Squirrell, what's the rush. This site has a small but dedicated following, It is not the Walt Disney fansite. Anyone who posts on here, knows that sometimes it takes a while to get a reply from me or the other members.
One of my favourite memories is of seeing whole families in Uttoxeter wandering round in identical Shellsuits (in varying sizes) that they had bought from the adverts in the back of the daily mirror. 6 purple shelly's walking down the precinct towards you was quite something (in the right light of course). It obviously left a lasting impression.
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Post by Morell™ on Feb 15, 2006 17:57:18 GMT
I had a replica umbro england shelly back in the 90's, just like Gazza wore when he put those fake tits on. My Grandma tried to iron it, and that was the end of it.
I also was prone to wearing Dready/Spliffy and Karl Kani gear. The older lads were knocking about in Dreamscape and Naff Naff stuff, then puffa jackets and combats hit the big time.
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Post by brasidas on Feb 15, 2006 18:15:27 GMT
like ODB said - I'm the paranoid n*gga at the party FBI be watchin' me!! - apologies if I sounded y'know 'precious' or demanding. Just thought there is deffo a 'shelly' theme that recurs in various SM fillums - actually although scousers take the rap for the shelly craze infact the scals wore full ski-suits in the mid 80s which were much nicer than the shell suits that came after - once the likes of Hugo Boss got in on the act, it was time to move on. Maybe they hung around Notts for much longer but then again my nan still had one in 1992 and she'd been dead for 7 years at the time.
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Post by Al Fresco on Feb 16, 2006 7:22:11 GMT
I had a replica umbro england shelly back in the 90's, just like Gazza wore when he put those fake tits on. My Grandma tried to iron it, and that was the end of it. I also was prone to wearing Dready/Spliffy and Karl Kani gear. The older lads were knocking about in Dreamscape and Naff Naff stuff, then puffa jackets and combats hit the big time. LOL I had spliffy gear!, looking back at photos I know see what a prat I looked, it just shows you kids will wear anything if their mates are wearing it.  |
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Post by shanemeadows on Feb 16, 2006 8:00:36 GMT
1992? How about 2002! I think if look hard enough round Howitt Crescent (in Uttoxeter) I could still find someone wearing a shellsuit this very morning.
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Post by sinbad1971 on Feb 16, 2006 9:40:26 GMT
Hey! shell suits are the biz I've got one that goes great with my silver star shaped deely boppers and jesus sandals.
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Post by missdonk on Feb 16, 2006 11:44:58 GMT
I am sure I would be able to find someone in Nuneaton aswell. Perhaps we should make it our mission then upload photographic evidence on here?
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Post by RydCook on Feb 20, 2006 10:59:27 GMT
i go through uttoxeter quite alot on the way to my brothers uni.. maybe i should stop off one time and take a camera and search for those in shelly's.. it'd be a laugh, then i'd upload the pics on here, mwa aha ha ha
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Post by Davros on Mar 1, 2006 13:56:42 GMT
Im just going to drag this thread back up again,
Brasidas, i read your book a while ago, very good. I can see your connection, and by the state of Leicester City centre on a saturday afternoon leisure chic is back, just without need to go abroad to 'fetch' the clothes, thank you allsports for that.
Im new so hi to all aswell, and missdonk, i work in Nuneaton and can confirm the place would go up like a paraffin soaked cat if it encountered a naked flame, shell suit heaven.
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Post by DeLarge on Mar 5, 2006 16:55:01 GMT
Yeah CASUALS is a cracking book. I'm part of a website which focuses on Casual Culture. Which parts of are inspired by the very book. www.countylads.com |
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Post by brasidas on Mar 7, 2006 19:25:38 GMT
nice one mate - thanks for your kind words re: the book - i'm speaking to the people at urbis on thursday to try and get an exhibition sorted so fingers crossed eh? took a while to suss that you had to go through the miglia goggles to get on the site - very nice design mate - we had a run in with you lot in the fa cup some time ago - that's runcorn afc not MUFC! - can't you team up with shane and do a joint stockport/notts county twin town link up?
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