Brands that scream CHAV
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I used to have a genuine Burberry cap. I sold it when the pattern became popular, got £40 for it.
I think there's a couple of different types of chav outerwear. One is tacky tracksuits and s
t trainers. The other is more upmarket stuff, like Stone Island and Henri Lloyd, but it's what they couple that with that makes them look chavvy. A Stone Island coat and Adidas trainers usually.
I think there's a couple of different types of chav outerwear. One is tacky tracksuits and s
t trainers. The other is more upmarket stuff, like Stone Island and Henri Lloyd, but it's what they couple that with that makes them look chavvy. A Stone Island coat and Adidas trainers usually.
sleep envy said:
DrTre said:
y2blade said:
Because you googled Chav and that was the first picture?
No, because they are what chav means. I don't care if people think it's "evolved", it hasn't; that pic is a picture of chavs.Chav is absolutely and demonstrably NOT, and never will be, what at least half of the posts on here think it means.
It doesn't mean "tasteless", it doesn't mean BMW.
HTH.
The stereotype of a chav includes wearing branded designer sportswear.[10] Stereotypical attire might be accompanied by some form of gold jewellery otherwise termed 'bling'.[11]
In a case where a teenage woman was barred from her own home under the terms of an Anti-Social Behaviour Order in 2005, some British national newspapers branded her "the real-life Vicky Pollard" with the Daily Star running headlines reading "Good riddance to chav scum: real life Vicky Pollard evicted". [12] A 2006 survey by YouGov suggested 70% of TV industry professionals believed that Vicky Pollard was an accurate reflection of white working-class youth.[9]
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Twincam16 said:
Thing is, I have an MR2 (not one that looks like that, mind), and I don't consider it chavvy at all. It's completely unmodified, it's 20 years old and as it ages it looks more like a neat, clean piece of sports car design.
But bodykitted to look like a Ferrari, adorned with Ferrari badges? The fact it's being identified as a Ferrari means that whoever is driving it wants people to think it's a Ferrari. Sooner or later someone will ask 'is that a Ferrari?' - which is what the owner clearly wants them to think - so what do they say?
Seems to be a very odd mindset that builds those kits. It's not like they've built something from the ground up in the spirit of the original - they've made one car look a bit like another car.
A bloke has one on one of my dog walking routes. But bodykitted to look like a Ferrari, adorned with Ferrari badges? The fact it's being identified as a Ferrari means that whoever is driving it wants people to think it's a Ferrari. Sooner or later someone will ask 'is that a Ferrari?' - which is what the owner clearly wants them to think - so what do they say?
Seems to be a very odd mindset that builds those kits. It's not like they've built something from the ground up in the spirit of the original - they've made one car look a bit like another car.
Its looks ok from a distance ( if you like that sort of thing ) but when you get closer to up starts to look well like a load of school kids has put it together.
It obv sounds like a MR2 which kinda gives it away that its not what its (supposed) to look like.
Id say chav but each to there own i guess.
Sexual Chocolate said:
NinjaPower said:
Sheets Tabuer said:
I have to admit I thought it was a work uniform, I was thinking the other day wow a lot of people work at Pauls boutique, I must leave the house more.
Ha ha!I did this too... I started seeing girls around town in black coats and T shirts with 'Pauls Boutique' written on them in bright pink, so just assumed that whoever Paul was, his boutique was doing quite well as he seemed to have a few staff!
Now I see it worn by scummy 15 year old pram-pushers everywhere...
As for Stone Island:
Edited by NinjaPower on Tuesday 2nd October 13:54
If you look back at casual culture you will see it has had a massive infulence going back to, well I guess the early eighties. Sergio tops, Fila hoodies, Addidas samba/trimm trabs and those ivan lendal trainers, farrah trousers, head bags and that old staple the lcasote round neck jumper all come from so called hooligans running amok and robbing designer stores (liverpool Fans) across europe. Now don't tell me none of you lot has never worn any of it.
It must have been at least the mid 90's before I could choose my own fashions, and by then we were on to Joe Bloggs Jeans
Rew said:
Barbour quilted jackets!
I always thought of Barbour as a brand was a bit 'country', however, I see many chav types wearing these jackets, I guess a lot of them being fake.
Was just about to say that. I've seen loads of women wearing them along with what look like Primark's rejected lines. Am I really supposed to believe you payed appx £150 for that coat yet you're sporting Ugg look-alikes from Tesco too.I always thought of Barbour as a brand was a bit 'country', however, I see many chav types wearing these jackets, I guess a lot of them being fake.
Forbes82 said:
Do you really see someone wearing a Superdry shirt and think 'chav'?
Nope, but I do see them as a fashion victim.Boss, Timberland and a few other names that have been mentioned have been around long enough that they can survive the invasion of the fashion victims and 7 years later will still be turning out products that look good and do the job intended. Brands Like Superdry though which, it would appear to me, owe more to a certain film maker than any quality product, will be little more that void units in the retail park in 4 or 5 years time.
Rew said:
Barbour quilted jackets!
I always thought of Barbour as a brand was a bit 'country', however, I see many chav types wearing these jackets, I guess a lot of them being fake.
Agreed, anything with 'Barbour International' on it. Usually worn by the bleached hair and tango'd types.I always thought of Barbour as a brand was a bit 'country', however, I see many chav types wearing these jackets, I guess a lot of them being fake.
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