Some 50s fashion inspiration for Friday afternoon, I'm thinking the nylons with the crystal studded heels:
Friday, 19 August 2011
Wednesday, 10 August 2011
1950s San Francisco Teen Street Gangs
Over the past few days we've been shocked to see mass violence and looting erupt over London and the rest of England. The evidence of countless YouTube videos and press reports suggests that the majority of those involved in the rioting are teenagers or even younger. In the press, questions are being raised about how our society's failings have created this disenfranchised young underclass, driven to gang violence by boredom and a lack of prospects. It's not a new issue and not one restricted to the UK by any means. Here's some footage of 1950s San Francisco street gangs, the hairstyles may have changed but the youthful disrespect for the older generation and the aggresive swagger of the pack mentality are there:
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