Casual ili Ultras? :: Kosarka ~ Odbojka ~ Tenis ~ Ostali sportovi

Evo jedan kraci istorijat Casual stila. Diskutabilno je govoriti sta je u stvari Casual i koliko i u kojoj meri je zastupljen kod nas i da li je ispracen na pravi nacin. Ceo fazon je krenuo, kao i sve ostalo sa Ostrva, ali su neki , kao recimo Italijani, dodali neke fore u celu pricu i danas je Casual siroko shvacen stil. Neki delovi u tekstu mozda nece biti logicni, ali tacnije je da su vremenom mnoge stvari prevazidjene pa se na Casual moze gledati sa vise gledista. Inace, danas, ne vidim veliku razliku izmedju Ultra i Casual stila u principu to je jedno isto, isti deo kulture i gotovo svako ko sebe drzi za Ultasa manje, vise je u Casual fazonu.

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CASUAL SCENE-THE 80S

The early 1980's saw the birth of the Soccer Casual, out went the previous skinhead fashions and in came Pringle jumpers, Lois cords, Farahs and Burberry scarves. The label was the thing, and the more expensive and exclusive the better. The following article is a breif history of what clobber British footie lads were wearing in the early days of the Casual (mainly the 80's), got to admit I'm not old enough to remember some of those fashions in the early 80's and in some cases thank god, cause there was some god awfull clothes as well as some smart stuff.
For the first time since the 60's Mod, working class lads were happy to look trendy and tidy, and these lads would use the terraces at their loacl club as their catwalks. During the early '80s the choice of menswear in most cities was limited to a few big department stores not like these days when you can buy a pair of Levis from your local Tescos. That's why tracking down those obscure tennis shirts became essential for the Casual (Fila, Lacoste, Tacchini etc). A lot of the clothes and ideas came from abroad. British clubs ruled the roost in Europe during this era. Consequently the Scousers of Liverpool spent a good deal of time in France and Italy robbing those much sought after Tacchini/Fila/Ellesse/Lacoste tops.
As the grapevine spread news of the Casual phenomenon across the country, a 'uniform' of sorts began to emerge. This could be said to comprise of certain labels such as Slazenger, Lacoste, Ellesse, Burberry, Lois, Kappa, Levis etc. Anoraks, cords and bleached jeans became a regular sight on the Inter City service trains at a weekend. Arguably more importantly were the trainers. The knack of sporting the correct footwear became an art in itself.
Adidas was generally regarded as top dog during this era for trainers, though makes such as Diadora had some top trainers as well. Top Trainers of the time Included Adidas Samba And Diadora Borg Elite
Despite occassional wearing of moccassin shoes, hiking boots etc. the trainer has always seemed to be in fashion, especially in the 80's.
As mentioned above Pringle jumpers were one of the early wears of the Casual along with the kagoul worn over the top. Again Adidas was one of popular makes of kagoule but Nike and Kappa were other great makes (especially the blue Kappa one) and maybe more obscurly some lads wore Patrick kagouls. When the winter months came the kagoule was replaced with Ski Jackets and the Pringles and Lyle & Scotts were replaced with Ski Jumpers by Fila and Tachini. At the same time Lois Cords, Farah trousers and bleached jeans (sometime with a slit at the bottom to sit better over the tops of your trainers) were worn.
Then once the Casual became to popular some lads dressed down and started wearing semi-flares (pre-dating the Baggy look of the late '80s). Then new labels were sought out (Chipie, Stone Island, Henri Lloyd), some fans in Leeds took to wearing deerstalker hats to the match...
The change of pace of what was 'in' and what was 'out' changed every week not like these days when the same labels seem to be in for years. By the late-eighties the Casual era was in demise.
Today a lot of former Casuals and nouveau-Casuals, have returned to smartness. The emphasis is now not so much on sportswear now, with people plumping for Paul Smith, John Smedley and Prada. But there are a few labels that have stood the test of time and been there almost from the start to present day - Lacoste and Burberry.
Another Classic casual item was the golfing jackets - Burberry being the main one but by the late 80's it was replaced by the Ralph Lauren which stuck around for a few years until every Tom, Dick and Harry had one, another classic golfing jacket was the tartan Lacoste ones but they were never easy to track down.
The ubiquitous training shoe still holds the most fascination however, a fact recognized by Adidas who continue to release old-skool classics which are snapped up by lads, old and new alike.
The key seems these days seems to be keep it neat and tidy, keep one step ahead and keep on saving cause it never gets any cheaper.

CASUAL SCENE-90S

The labels were changing again an the new look was smart but casual. Ralph lauren was an earlier favorite with the golf jackets and polo shirts the must have items.For the first time 16 and 17 yr olds were wearing 150quid jumpers and 150 pound timberland boots.they certainly looked the part. The future of the casual scene (ahem!) Stone island was being sold around 88 but it never really kicked off until 1990 just after everything went pear-shaped fashion
wise due to mad-chester scene and the stone roses. trips to london reallised stone island was the new kid in town.and handfuls of lads were into it straight away-the buzz soon caught on until it did sweep the nations terraces around 93 and has done ever since to the point of overkill.
It got so popular that one bnp meeting which chelsea,millwall and pompey turned up the ncis put two and two together and made 123 by coming to the conclusion stone island represented football hooligan-racist behavior and the badge had a symbolic meaning(!)i could tell you hundreds of stories similar like the time plymouth football intelligence went to the local designer store and questioned the owners in connection with selling stone island(FACT).
Another label which was taken onboard enmass by the the football casuals was Hackett and its infamous polo shirt, and in particular the design carrying the cross of st george on the reverse. followin Englands qualification to euro2000 the hackett polo shirt was being worn by every second person, (mock up advert below) a point which the media picked up on, they linked English hooligans to the patriotic polo shirt and Hackett was not happy, and threw there rattle out of the pram, they stopped producing the polos in an attempt to distance themselves from the hooligans wearing it.although they have recently reinstated the st george cross to there clothing as there attempted new ranged were somewaht SHIT!
Other labels which appeared on the 90s casual scene were CP company simular to stone island but without the tag, paul and shark , and henri lloyd which were especially popular with northern football fans, and more recently 80s favorites Burberry (did it ever really go away?) and aquascutum have began appearing on the terraces once more. with the check burberry caps being a particular favorite. As with most 90s labels once they were in they stayed in (for years) and most are still around en masse, it has in many ways spoilt the terrace fashion scene, it has in the whole has stagnated but over the last couple of seasons new clobber like prada (sport) ,mandarina duck and ymc have turned up.but it still sometimes seems si,burberrys ,aquascutum and lacoste
have sponsership deals at gounds around the country,but its good to see so many young lads interested as much in the gear as the rowing.