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In 1960s Jamaica, rudeboys represented rebellious youth angry at unemployment and disenfranchisement (poverty, poor housing, lack of food) happening in Jamaican shantytowns. They were men sharply dressed in pork pie hats, mohair suits, freshly polished brogues, children of the ska music scene who were known for mincing words with law enforcement and disrupting through means of violence. Now, rudeboy fashion is influencing the modern Englishman. More here: wapo.st/1BY7qpw Photos by Dean Chalky/Somerset House via Washington Post Photography
Posted on: Sun, 21 Sep 2014 18:00:00 +0000

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