Rockabilly Fashion Subculture

This trend first started in the 1950's, and has been strong since the birth of rock and roll music, along with the hillbilly, meaning rockabilly sounds brought the country barn dance to bluesy rock and roll with swingey, vibesy results. Other important influences include western swing, boogie woogie and rhythm and blues.



In the 1960's the popularity of the style waned, but it was revived in the late 1970's and early 80's, carrying on through to the present, to create itself as a subculture.



The trend involves:

pencil skirts for a modern look

poofy skirts with petticoats

'Bettie bangs' or pinned back bangs to form a quiff

pin-up style make-up with bright red lips

bandanas

nautical items, cherry and tattoo prints

flowers in the hair

checked shirts-tied around the waist

cat-eye sunglasses

neckerchiefs

creeper shoes-these were most popular in black and white and mostly worn by men, originally sported by popular artists such as Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis.

Rockabilly Brands:

TUK Shoes

Collectif

Dead Threads

Miss fortune

Living Dead Souls

Charlie Feathers

King Draper

The Honeybees

Rip Carson

Rockabilly Bands:

Horrorpops

The Cramps

Demented Are Go

Hairstyles:

1940's-The Middy...this was the most popular hairstyle of the decade

Lots of layers of the hair, and curls. No one had straight hair, perms were the way to go, with Roll curls or Pin Curls 4" long.