Early 1980s New Romantics Street Style, Chelsea, London - Subculture, Home Movies 

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@petetestube2904 made in chelsea i was a punk when i stole sex pistols fan club letters as a child and you ?

@petetestube2904 but why are you asking me this when it's about 80's club kids and wanting to know where they are from ?

yep, with their beards and caps

not true. you must havebeen out of the loop.

What did it mean... I am a founder new lomantic (no typo) 😳🛡️

Depends on geography. In the US, classifications we’re much more generalized (and historically inaccurate)we were either classified as “New Wavers” “Goths” or “Punks”… but in England, the New Romantics were very aware of their scene and nomenclature. Strangely, the term “poser” (or “poseur”) was an accepted name for the (British)New Romantics’ affinity for showing off their ornamentation…but in the US, the term “poser” ended up meaning (approximately)someone who was faking it… (preppy office worker by day, teased hair and eyeliner at the clubs). That’s just looking at those two areas. I’d be interested to hear other countries perspectives on their 80’s scenes…

nah, i remember it, was def aware it was going on

You didn't hear about the rave scene then?!

@@annother3350 the rave scene was all about taking drugs to last the whole night..it was not about creating anything

@@thomasandersen6719 It brought people together like never before. Dont you remember? Football hooligans stopped their violence, strangers used to talk and share joints on the top deck of the bus, people of all creeds and colours were living as one family in sweeeet harmony -- surely that was britains last youth movement?1

@@annother3350 I do not think that Britain in the early-mid 80's was that great a place to be in general...an especially not if you looked a bit out of the ordinary...as for football hooligans stopping their violence?...this was the worst peiod of hooliganism ever...the Heysel disaster was only 1-2 years away from this....and British clubs were banned from European competitions for 5 years around this time

@@thomasandersen6719 My South London School went from the first year I attended in the mid 80s, when BNP racists would come into the schoo grounds and beat any black boys they found, to a few years later, we were all dancing to house music together. All the 'firms' disbanded in the early 90s

i was a teen during this, was amazing. we have all def regressed now, there's nothing for the young to be into anymore. enjoy your day

I was living off the Kings Road during the 80s and was probably 8 when this was filmed. London was a pretty depressed placed to live back then, if you were poor. For the rich kids in chelsea, it was different and they didnt care.

They all listen to rubbish hip hop and afrobeat now.

It shifted to the boring and average by about 1985/86.

don't you worry about what your friends think, be yourself, do whatever makes you happy !!

Ignore them, if you like it, go ahead! Trust me, as the only goth in my Uni, a lot of them kept staring at me but some of the popular students did came up to me and compliment my outfit.🖤🦇

numerous have done it now people will think why one is imitating it

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Different ones of these seemed to get the most inspiration from their look from a different souce,whether it be David Sylvian,the Human League,Siouxsie,Robert Smith or a host more.

Black people and arabs were there, but just not in these clips. The Worlds End estate in chelsea was already black and arab with working class white and irish, philipino, portuguese and south americans. Sutton Dwellings(estate just off the kings road) was also mixed by the time this video was filmed.