A work friend purchased a Fred Perry Twisted Wheel Shoulder bag from the Nottingham shop for her daughter to start back to school.

 

"Specially designed edition of the classic shoulder bag, created as part of this season's Twisted Wheel collection. The zipped style is complemented with woven patches featuring motifs and design details inspired by the legendary Northern Soul movement. Complete with our trademark twin tipping detail on the front slip pocket and an adjustable shoulder strap."

"A music and dance movement that emerged and prospered during the 1960s and 70s in working class areas of the North, Northern Soul grew out of the underground rhythm and soul scene. Largely overlooked by the mainstream media the movement centred on its followers.

The figurehead was the people - the kids who made the weekly pilgrimage to the clubs, the ones who had the best moves, the ones with the sharpest dress sense. It was all about looking good on the dance floor."

 

 

 

Sorry for small pic, there's different versions on the Fred Perry website (the subculture tab on the website has some cringing video inteviews on together with cuts from This England, Soul Boy and NS playlist), also there are shirts and vests with the same badges on.

 

My first reaction is FFS, but could such items, attract younger people to explore the music and clubs?

Over 40,try closer to 60 ,sadly 

 

Bazza  

 

Sorry Bazza, I was referring to the scene being over 40 years old, not the attendees, being the wrong side of 50 myself (a mere lad).

Sorry Bazza, I was referring to the scene being over 40 years old, not the attendees, being the wrong side of 50 myself (a mere lad).

Yep ,this place is full of kids lol   

 

Bazza  

Your right Terry. Fred Perry could of donated a few pieces to the charity auction, they had a launch party and donated one of the dresses with the logos to the DJ

A mutual friend of ours sent an email to Fred Perry regarding them making a donation and they didn't even respond

Talking about dressing up, some of the older Wheelers are always dressed up in original suits etc from the sixties/seventys and look amazing.

I also hear people talking about being to old to dance, they want to check out the older Wheelers and watch them dance

Yeh, but thats not dressing in Fancy Dress, that's proper cool looking gear.  Got a nice 2 Tone Suit that a friend of mine's Dad used to wear in a Band they were in in the 60's. Looks stunning - Needs letting out an inch or 2, 3, 4 .....

You're never too old to Dance ! Saw a guy, see him around a few places, old 60's style suite, Slim with glasses. Gets up, moves his feet around a bit - not Gethro but looks great.

The music will never die, it's been too widely marketed for that to happen, and is known about globally.

 

The "scene" i.e. dressing up, and going out dancing in a cold hall somewhere in Britain, will die out along with all the paraphanalia, badges, vests, talking clocks etc. It's been on life support for some years now since the last lot of returnees renewed their interest, and then rapidly remembered why they didn't stick with soul music in the first place.

 which, kinda coincides with my belief that a lot of 'em don't really like the music..

The music will never die, it's been too widely marketed for that to happen, and is known about globally.

 

The "scene" i.e. dressing up, and going out dancing in a cold hall somewhere in Britain, will die out along with all the paraphanalia, badges, vests, talking clocks etc. It's been on life support for some years now since the last lot of returnees renewed their interest, and then rapidly remembered why they didn't stick with soul music in the first place.

As a sustainable scene it will inevitably tipple over, cough and fall into the Anuls of History. 

The 'Scene' of which I and a few others are probably part of - ie: Dressing Up - are we all Tarred with the same Brush ??

This Saturday there are 57 events listed on SS - 57. Not bad for something on Life Support. I do agree with you though, it's on borrowed time.

The Music will never Die. As long as there are recordings but in reality it will be something that will be looked back at as being a fad, a very long running and well attended fad but non the less a fad.

Drifting a little off topic again me thinks.

Edited September 3, 201311 yr by Tezza

Took this picture in Tokyo yesterday