just dropped my 15 year old daughter off at school , was surprised at seeing a few with the northern soul bags with the fist, apparently they're the fashion , :yes: ...............diddy

Edited January 31, 201312 yr by diddy morgan

Did a 'threads thread' about NS fashions etc many years ago.

just dropped my 15 year old daughter off at school , was surprised at seeing a few with the northern soul bags with the fist, apparently they're the fashion , :yes: ...............diddy

Well, people have been saying for ages that the scene needs youngsters...

Mind you, if they get any younger allnighters will be out of the questions. Instead, it'll have to be alldayers, with a break in the middle for some milk and a nap.

its a logo , the kids dont know what it means , its a fashion bag , i think??

its a logo , the kids dont know what it means , its a fashion bag , i think??

True i,ve got some Lambretta jeans but i,ve no interest in Scooters

They've been selling those Bags in the 'ARK' stores for a few years now. The current trend for 'GOLA' bags among school kids has sent them out looking for a similar bag with a different logo I think. There's quite a few appeared round our way (school is 150 yards down the road) and our 15 year old borrowed the one he bought me for christmas 5 years ago (which i've never used) for a while last year, but he has gone out and bought himself a 'PENGUIN' one now.

can only hope 40" bottom trousers and platform shoes dont make a show ! fingers crossed

its a logo , the kids dont know what it means , its a fashion bag , i think??

Yup, my youngest bougt one a year or two back...But you don't like my music sez I.

I know, but it's retro....

Edited January 31, 201312 yr by Bill Switchgear

True i,ve got some Lambretta jeans but i,ve no interest in Scooters

Used to have a pair of Levis, but can't say I was into Judaism!

They've been selling those Bags in the 'ARK' stores for a few years now. The current trend for 'GOLA' bags among school kids has sent them out looking for a similar bag with a different logo I think. There's quite a few appeared round our way (school is 150 yards down the road) and our 15 year old borrowed the one he bought me for christmas 5 years ago (which i've never used) for a while last year, but he has gone out and bought himself a 'PENGUIN' one now.

GOLA TRAINERS: I KNOW THIS RETRO STUFF IS COOL, BUT IF YOU HAD THOSE AT SCHOOL, PEOPLE WOULD LAUGH AT YOU

didn't mean to shout

didnt have trainers when i was at school .......just pumps !

oh ! and of course , cane , strap and slipper ( this is not a firm of solicitors)

Edited January 31, 201312 yr by Stevie.T

My father came over the other day (in his mid 70's),takes a look at my Adidas samba and says,"I could do with a pair of them".

No you bloody well don't i said.

If the kids want retro,bring back phone boxes at the end of the street.Don't know they're born i tell you.

yes bring back national service and fireball XL5 and hand me downs !...........thats all i ever wore at school , my siblings bloody hand me downs !! trouble

is i have only got sisters !.....what ribbing i got

My 14 year old has looted my Harrington and 54-46 T shirt so far, with the words 'vintage is in' lol

Addidas bags and Fred Perry's buttoned up to the neck very common amongst the teenagers down here.

Dave

My 14 year old has looted my Harrington and 54-46 T shirt so far, with the words 'vintage is in' lol

Addidas bags and Fred Perry's buttoned up to the neck very common amongst the teenagers down here.

Dave

They tend to turn the collars up on their Fred Perry's though.

My missus is a school teacher and when she first saw one of these bags it was on a kid's shoulder at her school. She rather excitedly ran over to said kid and said "oh wow, you're into northern soul then? its great music isn't it. Do you go to any of the nights".

Kid just looked confused, and said they'd never heard of it. Fashion logo and nothing else

They tend to turn the collars up on their Fred Perry's though.

.....and jeans round their arse.

Edited January 31, 201312 yr by KevH

About a year ago I saw a denim jacket in T K Maxx with distressed soul patches on it, looked Italian.

About a year ago I saw a denim jacket in T K Maxx with distressed soul patches on it, looked Italian.

Ringspun did a range of 'Northern Soul' Denim a couple of years ago.

Three starred jumpers have also been booted now

Its the equivalent of a Ramones t shirt....love Bonzo Goes To Bitburg....reply ehhh.

When did clothes become less important than records on the scene? I never went to Wigan but get the impression that most folk dressed to accommodate sweat, dance moves and heat rather than looking cool.

I'll tell you what if those 5 buttoned waste band trousers come back into fashion i'm foooooooked :lol: :lol:

i'll never be able to fasten them up I have enough with 1 button

atb Kev

Edited January 31, 201312 yr by Kev John

When did clothes become less important than records on the scene? I never went to Wigan but get the impression that most folk dressed to accommodate sweat, dance moves and heat rather than looking cool.

Is that what's to blame.

Edited January 31, 201312 yr by bri. phill

yes bring back national service and fireball XL5 and hand me downs !...........thats all i ever wore at school , my siblings bloody hand me downs !! trouble

is i have only got sisters !.....what ribbing i got

Tell me about it.Used to have my clothes from the army stores.Went to school as a nazi stormtrooper for 3 years.(sorry for anyone who has read that before.).

I'll tell you what if those 5 buttoned waste band trousers come back into fashion i'm foooooooked :lol: :lol:

i'll never be able to fasten them up I have enough with 1 button

atb Kev

Remember having my first pair made at Bogey's in Skeggy , Had a template of a pair of Baggies and drew where you wanted the pockets / Buttons etc. ended up with 64 fooking buttons on these clown trousers (mind you I thought I was a cool dude then ) , went out in them to some do and when I put them on next time there was 13 fooking buttons missing, Quality eh!

Cheers

Swifty

just dropped my 15 year old daughter off at school , was surprised at seeing a few with the northern soul bags with the fist, apparently they're the fashion , :yes: ...............diddy

Saw these a few weeks ago in a local shop that supplies uniforms for all the local schools................... obviously the trendiest school bag at the moment, lol!!!

Edited January 31, 201312 yr by Carol J

My son started working at the local sixth form college a couple of years ago and in coversation one day he said there is lots of the kids with bags with " Northern Soul " logo's on them,widespread it seems reading above. I find it strange you would want a logo you knew nothing about though.

My missus is a school teacher and when she first saw one of these bags it was on a kid's shoulder at her school. She rather excitedly ran over to said kid and said "oh wow, you're into northern soul then? its great music isn't it. Do you go to any of the nights".

Kid just looked confused, and said they'd never heard of it. Fashion logo and nothing else

Same thing happened to me Azza, a long time ago when the Felix CD came out. Kids at shool had it (in portable CD players so it must have been a few years back). I tried to engage them in a discussion about the tracks on the CD, they were horrified. I don't they ever played it again.

My son started working at the local sixth form college a couple of years ago and in coversation one day he said there is lots of the kids with bags with " Northern Soul " logo's on them,widespread it seems reading above. I find it strange you would want a logo you knew nothing about though.

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I find it strange that plenty go to Northern Soul nights and know nothing about any tunes being played.

I must alert Phil Buck , 'Bukta' could be the next big thing. Just as well he became a social worker in Salford.

Seriously though, there were two young lasses @ the Wheel last week with tidy 'adidas' retro bags; and superb dancers they were,

I'd guess they'll be in the fillum.

If the kids want retro they want to try the first pair of swimming trunks I was given as a small lad in the mid 60s.

Navy blue knitted wool! Nearly F'in drowned me when they got wet!!!

Drew.

I was looking for a pic to post of me early 70s 'Dragonette' V-neck T-shirt, quite popular they were @ WC.

Thankfully, I couldn't find one .

I see blokes out who have paid >£60 for a Fred Perry. The fella must be pissin himsen laughin.

Edited February 1, 201312 yr by Droylsdonian

My missus is a school teacher and when she first saw one of these bags it was on a kid's shoulder at her school. She rather excitedly ran over to said kid and said "oh wow, you're into northern soul then? its great music isn't it. Do you go to any of the nights".

Kid just looked confused, and said they'd never heard of it. Fashion logo and nothing else

Same thing happened to me about 6/7 years back . I work in a university library and a young bloke about 20 or so came to the enquiries desk with a t shirt on with Northern Soul on it - he didn't know what I was talking about when I tried to talk about the Soul scene. Twas a wee bit embarasssing .

cheers

Manus

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I find it strange that plenty go to Northern Soul nights and know nothing about any tunes being played.

When I used to go to the 100 Club all-nighters, I got the impression that there were a few who went there as it was fashionable. This might be peculiar to London?

When I used to go to the 100 Club all-nighters, I got the impression that there were a few who went there as it was fashionable. This might be peculiar to London?

When was this ?

My hey day there was the 90s, I realise that the folk who attend there are going to be a bit different to an all-nighter in deepest Lancashire but even taking the cosmopolitan bit into account, I just got the impression that a few people were attending for the T shirt rather than the music BUT hey, who am I to judge why anyone goes to any event. They might have thought what's that old sh*t doing here.

can only hope 40" bottom trousers and platform shoes dont make a show ! fingers crossed

HI STEVE,

If that does become the case will we see two kids- one in each leg?. :D

Used to have a pair of Levis, but can't say I was into Judaism!

thats a bit deep...Whats the connection?

thats a bit deep...Whats the connection?

No, it's really rather shallow...

It was merely a flippant aside to the earlier comment about "I like Lambretta jeans, but don't own a Lambretta". I was parodying that by saying that whilst I've worn a product branded with what many would call a Jewish name, I've never been drawn to the Jewish religion.

See, I told you it wasn't deep!

My son started working at the local sixth form college a couple of years ago and in coversation one day he said there is lots of the kids with bags with " Northern Soul " logo's on them,widespread it seems reading above. I find it strange you would want a logo you knew nothing about though.

it never stopped the kids wearing rolling stones and ramones t-shirts.... Some of my daughters mates didn't know the ramones were a band yet wore the t-shirts

It was always reckoned that psychobilly band King Kurt sold more t-shirts than records..

It was always reckoned that psychobilly band King Kurt sold more t-shirts than records..

music was never there strength though, they were far more to do with performance and rock theatre really.

My hey day there was the 90s, I realise that the folk who attend there are going to be a bit different to an all-nighter in deepest Lancashire but even taking the cosmopolitan bit into account, I just got the impression that a few people were attending for the T shirt rather than the music BUT hey, who am I to judge why anyone goes to any event. They might have thought what's that old sh*t doing here.

that reminds me of the rare groove scene, now that was mainly a fashion scene. I remember asking two guys I knew wearing paddington flares, ecky thump caps, cropped fur coats and lots of lucky bag rings, if they knew any rare groove tunes. They managed to name the Jackson sisters but beyond that they were stumped.

Edited February 6, 201312 yr by geeselad