Think these were a British Boot Company produced pair. They have the old Solovair high shine leather and the traditional gold lettering. The build quality is pretty great as well. Did a few layers of brown wax on the cherry red and then finished with neutral mirror gloss. Cheers.
Haven't seen hardly any mention at all in posts here.
Kinda surprised at this, everyone is always on about how much they love football. Probably you are all watching too.
I’ve been listening only to Oi! and black metal for a while, but I’ve realized that ska is a very important part of this culture, and I’d like to listen to some good ska.
Do any of you have Jewish skinhead friends? Do they say “goi” instead of “oi”? Asking for a friend. /j
Where do skins meet in the bay area? What bands to follow? Didn't have the chance to meet any in the East Coast cause of BS so wanna meet here.
On a bit of trip down memory lane, I started thinking about the shoes of my youth – and the cool shoes – that I was a bit too young to afford – and had gone right out of fashion by the time I could – were called Solatio Boxtops. In my head these were very much an early 70's shoe… more Suedehead than Skinhead proper – although not confined to suedes, and worn by many a Herbert bovverboy of the day. Probably with a 'wider trouser' (ie big fuck-off flares), implausibly large turnups and a brightly coloured – or white towelling – sock.
I thought I'd have a quick Google and see if anybody else remembered them – or if – and I doubted this – there may be some old deadstock for sale on eBay or somewhere. Much to my suprise, I found out Solatio still exist – or at some point have been reborn – at https://solatio.co.uk/
Now, I may be late to the party here… and everyone may be rolling their eyes going "of course they do – we've ALL been wearing them" – but I don't ever recall seeing them mentioned on this forum. The ones I remember – the Boxtops – are still in production – and as magnificently ugly, while the at the same time as cool as fuck – as I remember them. I also remember the 'crossover' style – a super 70s looking shoe, but never associated them with the Solatio brand. Again, very cool in a "if you've got the balls to carry it off properly" kind of way. They do a very nice brogue too – a lot of brogues are very nice, but just don't look 'skinhead'. These are as skinhead as fuck.
So, a nice (imho) addition to the skinhead footwear options, when you want to wear something smarter than boots, and a bit different to loafers. Nice to see they're still around, and clearly have a market somewhere (I'm guessing the Northern Soul scene is a big part of it).
Thoughts? Would you buy them? Would you wear them?
Any advice? When im sitting they stay round and normal but then I stand up and they spread out and go all weird
You're all losers!
Hi, I'm a young skinhead and I'm broke, and boots are way too expensive for me. Can you recommend some cheaper shoes as a replacement for boots?
Because it's currently way too hot for boots and long jeans
Since we are plagued this time of year with "what do skinheads wear when it's hot as balls", i thought i would list today's outfit ("Extreme Heat Warning"): Blue with yellow stripes Adidas 1980 Brazilian Olympic Volleyball repro jersey. Khaki shorts, heavy leather belt with huge brass hippie rising sun buckle. Red white and blue striped white athletic socks (for tonight's USA/Bosnia game), Adidas City Series London sneakers, white with blue stripes.
Not posting pics to be turned into memes, but above on an old 6'2" 210 lb white cat with 1mm long grey hair ,and wire-rimmed WW II glasses. A fair number of tattoos, though not as many as the young.
Really just boasting about my fly new jersey and sneaks.
Finally, USA NUMBER ONE! My socks will win it for the boys tonight; my other yellow and green ones have done pretty well for Brazil so far. Not sure if either pair is gonna go the distance though.