Define Skanger Fashion...

Sizzler

I'll kick this off...since I started the thread lol...

1) Sovereign rings
2) Basketball Hoop size ear rings
3) Burberry
4) Bicycle Chain size necklaces
5) Chanel

Scraggs

Sizzler wrote:

5) Chanel

what??

jonny68

Skangers wearing Chanel :eek: i don't think so,i wouldn't even call it fashion either,any tramp can wear Umbro tracksuits,Nike Air Max and fake Burberry caps :eek:

Stench Blossoms

I think tracksuits are very knackerish. I don't think they should be worn as casual clothes. Tracksuits are for sports.

The Free Man

white tracksuits with a pink scarf and a big streak of blonde down the middle of the hair like a skunk

Stark

The white tracksuit seems to be the uniform of late.

Nightwish

tracksuit bottoms tucked into white socks

wearing pyjamas out on the street

Stench Blossoms

Nightwish wrote:

wearing pyjamas out on the street

...while going to McDonald's to get your breakfast McMuffin!

Larianne

Nightwish wrote:

tracksuit bottoms tucked into white socks

Seriously, what's the deal with this?? And wearing baseball caps so far up off their heads I dunno how they never fall off??!!

Aurther Hugh

Chanel??
Unwashed appearance, dirty hair...spots. Creole earings...velour tracksuits....uggs.....bitten nails.....yellowed teeth....fat bellys in short tops and jeans....Von Dutch

Rb

Last summer the big thing was the "metro" look, almost every skanger had it. They'd gotten their hair dresser sisters to sort out a Fran Cosgrave-esque hair cut for them, then went around in Old Glory/Ralph Lauren knock-offs and sweatpants tucked into white socks and most likely Lacoste runners. A lot also tried to pull off the diamond earring thing also.
The females seemed to want a "hairdressers haircut", the ones with the highlights, fringes etc.
Who knows what this summer will bring.

You've also got your more plain skanger who just wears their matching tracksuits, hooped earrings , horrible necklaces, soverign rings and some form of runner. The Nike "shox" (I think, they're the ones with what seem to be springs on the back) seem to be quite popular among them.

When going out, skangers guys seem to like to dress in check shirts(Ben Sherman is a huge brand for them), more plain jeans and black/white shoes generally with a metal buckle on them. Though this does not apply to the skangers who are going for the "metro" knock off look.

Also, they're the only people keeping argos "Elizabeth Duke" in business.

Best thing about a skanger is they're easily recognisable and hence avoidable.

Sizzler

Scraggs wrote:

what??

CHANEL...the amount of skanger birds with chanel handbags and awful tacky tops is ridiculous....chanel...the new burberry?

Thomas_S_Hunterson

Larianne wrote:

Seriously, what's the deal with this?? And wearing baseball caps so far up off their heads I dunno how they never fall off??!!

It's so we can all bow in awe to their "expensive" designer label Schmadidas socks

Aporia

Eh noo it's not I love Channel perfume.

A shaved head [They look Bald]
Celtic Jersey
Gold earrings
White runners
White tracksuits
Caps turned
Always have their phones out
Well it was those furry tracksuits 2 for a fiver
Hoopy earrings

Rb

Larianne wrote:

Seriously, what's the deal with this?? And wearing baseball caps so far up off their heads I dunno how they never fall off??!!

Their heads are designed slightly differently, the caps sit there naturally to them. Also, it allows them to headbutt someone without even having to take either hat off. They're smart one's

SexyD4Lady

Heehee, I like it,rb_ie.

Skanger girls, at the moment, have adopted the orange look from the Southside princesses. This look is teamed with a plain coloured poloneck, very large PVC red belt worn high on waist, braces (no joke) 3/4 dark denim parallel-leg jeans and flat pointy plastic red pumps. They also always have blisters and cuts on their feet from the delightfully cheap footwear. Hair is dark, with a fringe and very short layers, often with bad extensions, and a blonde streak in the underlayers of the fringe. Blusher is worn in bright pink stripes and jewellery is plastic and angry-coloured. Coats are those duffel-style things in tweed, and have not been washed since purchased in October.

Skanger guys seem to be wearing Timbaland boots, the type with the turn-down tongue, baggy jeans, and an imitation Hilfiger or Polo sweater the same colour as the boots. Hair is as extravagant as the girls'. Highlighted, spiked, mulletish, you name it. Jewellery is extra diamondy, from Argos, and CK boxers are always worn- imitation of course, with the hem of the jumper tucked into them over one hip, jeans low slung.

GORGEOUS. :eek:

Sizzler

SexyD4Lady wrote:

Heehee, I like it,rb_ie.

Skanger girls, at the moment, have adopted the orange look from the Southside princesses. This look is teamed with a plain coloured poloneck, very large PVC red belt worn high on waist, braces (no joke) 3/4 dark denim parallel-leg jeans and flat pointy plastic red pumps. They also always have blisters and cuts on their feet from the delightfully cheap footwear. Hair is dark, with a fringe and very short layers, often with bad extensions, and a blonde streak in the underlayers of the fringe. Blusher is worn in bright pink stripes and jewellery is plastic and angry-coloured. Coats are those duffel-style things in tweed, and have not been washed since purchased in October.

Skanger guys seem to be wearing Timbaland boots, the type with the turn-down tongue, baggy jeans, and an imitation Hilfiger or Polo sweater the same colour as the boots. Hair is as extravagant as the girls'. Highlighted, spiked, mulletish, you name it. Jewellery is extra diamondy, from Argos, and CK boxers are always worn- imitation of course, with the hem of the jumper tucked into them over one hip, jeans low slung.

GORGEOUS. :eek:

Classy

Nightwish

one word...pumps...all the skanger girls are big fans of these 12 pairs-for-a-euro "shoes" that only seem to come in dodgy gold or silver.

Charlie

Whilst I was away on holidays with my friends we saw many a skanger and dubbed them leisurists as all their clothers revolve around lesiure wear, (tracksuits, air max, celtic jersey etc.)

There is essentially two fashion types of male skanger, (A) The true hard man who'll alwyas have a reebok polo shirt under his liverpool tracksuit and a new pair of air max. this is the old school skanger. (B) Is the skanger you'll see frequenting barcode in their pink t-shirt , dimante earings, gareth gates haircut styled by his sister and some gawdy pair of shoes. If your dad was to look at him he would assume he is gay. This is the new age metro-skanger. This type of skanger will dye his hair platnium blond if he has red hair even though he is covered in gingery freckles and looks even more ridiculous.

Both (A) and (B) type skanger also have a fondness for stripe/pringle esqe jumpers.

Sizzler

Dont forget that quintessential piece of male skanger fashion....the slip on shoe with the tack silver buckle across the front....NICE!

BlueSpiral

My brother's wordrobe, it's scary that there is not a pair of jeans in sight, just tracksuit bottoms.

biko

Bling bling

Stench Blossoms

biko wrote:

Bling bling

Is that a man or a woman?

Creamy Goodness

that's a chav though, skangers are much worse. although i'm aware they are just as bad.

ntlbell

[FONT=&quot]Define a skanger?

I've lived in Dublin for 27 years and I'm still confused.

From reading this thread it seems much of Ireland is too.

Anyone wearing a tracksuit? Huh?

Anyone wearing Nike's?

If someone from Finglas/Tallaght/Ballymun/ is wearing a Tommy Shirt it's automatically a knock off? Lets face it they're not that expensive.

Are skangers restricted to 'working class' areas or is there D4 skangers?

Why do people feel the need to mock these people regardless of what clothes they wear? Is it their actions? Their accent? Is it because you're intimidated by them that you somehow feel the need to put them down?

What makes 'non skangers' some authority on fashion and what should/shouldn't be worn together?

When did people in this country become so judgmental?

Why are people 'obsessed' with 'skangers' why are there new thread’s every other day on ‘skangers’?

Please someone explain this.

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Boston

Sizzler wrote:

I'll kick this off...since I started the thread lol...

1) Sovereign rings
2) Basketball Hoop size ear rings
3) Burberry
4) Bicycle Chain size necklaces
5) Chanel

Skanger don't wear Burberry Caps, I don't think they where ever even sold here. Thats An english thing. Skangers wear Nike and the like caps. Hoop Ear rings are also an english thing,

20 Times 20 Times

Larianne wrote:

Seriously, what's the deal with this?? And wearing baseball caps so far up off their heads I dunno how they never fall off??!!

Ok if they are VON DUTCH baseball caps :P

Sizzler

LiouVille wrote:

Skanger don't wear Burberry Caps, I don't think they where ever even sold here. Thats An english thing. Skangers wear Nike and the like caps. Hoop Ear rings are also an english thing,

Its an english thing...but there are plenty of gimps wearing them here...just cos you aint seen 'em doesnt mean they aint out there

As for the hoopy ear rings.....jesus OPEN your eyes....EVERYWHERE within the knack fraternity!

Sizzler

ntlbell wrote:

[FONT=&quot]Define a skanger?

I've lived in Dublin for 27 years and I'm still confused.

From reading this thread it seems much of Ireland is too.

Anyone wearing a tracksuit? Huh?

Anyone wearing Nike's?

If someone from Finglas/Tallaght/Ballymun/ is wearing a Tommy Shirt it's automatically a knock off? Lets face it they're not that expensive.

Are skangers restricted to 'working class' areas or is there D4 skangers?

Why do people feel the need to mock these people regardless of what clothes they wear? Is it their actions? Their accent? Is it because you're intimidated by them that you somehow feel the need to put them down?

What makes 'non skangers' some authority on fashion and what should/shouldn't be worn together?

When did people in this country become so judgmental?

Why are people 'obsessed' with 'skangers' why are there new thread’s every other day on ‘skangers’?

Please someone explain this.

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You have lived in Dublin for 27 years and cant tell the difference between someone half decent wearing a Tommy jumper versus a total skanger wearing one?? You must be confused ! Its not difficult ! Its not about d4 or accent...once a skanger...always a skanger! You can get junior skangers in Malahide...we're talking about their attire here...nothing else.

Boston

Sizzler wrote:

Its an english thing...but there are plenty of gimps wearing them here...just cos you aint seen 'em doesnt mean they aint out there

They don't even sell those caps in england anymore, I doubt skangers import.

Sizzler wrote:

As for the hoopy ear rings.....jesus OPEN your eyes....EVERYWHERE within the knack fraternity!

So we're talkign about knackers now?

ntlbell

Sizzler wrote:

You have lived in Dublin for 27 years and cant tell the difference between someone half decent wearing a Tommy jumper versus a total skanger wearing one?? You must be confused ! Its not difficult ! Its not about d4 or accent...once a skanger...always a skanger! You can get junior skangers in Malahide...we're talking about their attire here...nothing else.

Well I don't know what someone "half decent" looks like.

I mean I parked my car outside a house in very well to do part of the south side I got talking, there's a knock at the door standing before me is a man in a suit explaining that i'm blocking his car, I look, nice lexus, guy in a suit...I suppose he was half decent? wrong it was one of the biggest crime bosses in Ireland, my bad.

things are not always as they seem.

once a skanger always a skanger? what does this even mean?

Are you very young?

Did someone in a Nike tracksuit steal your lunch money on the number 10 bus?

X-SL

ntlbell, seems like you're in denial or something. If someone tried to explain something don't jump on them.

Skangers are the ones who;
are trying to rob you,
are trying to key your car,
are throwing rocks at buses,
are shouting "wha da fukk arrr u bleedin' lookin' at",
hang around shops,
who start fights,
who cause hassle,
who are just plain scum

Caps at 90 degrees, striped tops, tracksuit bottoms.. tucking into their socks, runners are the main give aways.

ntlbell

X-SL wrote:

ntlbell, seems like you're in denial or something. If someone tried to explain something don't jump on them.

Skangers are the ones who;
are trying to rob you,
are trying to key your car,
are throwing rocks at buses,
are shouting "wha da fukk arrr u bleedin' lookin' at",
hang around shops,
who start fights,
who cause hassle,
who are just plain scum

Caps at 90 degrees, striped tops, tracksuit bottoms.. tucking into their socks, runners are the main give aways.

So if you just wear a cap, striped tops? (my grandad wears these...slightly worrying)

tracksuit bottoms, which I often do (because they're comfortable)

tucking sockings in? have to say i haven't seen that since about 1987 and wear runners but don't do anything else e.g. rob/start fights etc is one still a skanger?

if not then are people who just wear these clothes been classed as skangers? can you only call them a skanger if you know they've broke the law or are involved in anti-social behaviour?

not jumping on anyone i don't see any explaination i see people pegion holing others because of certain types of clothes they were.

now you've came along and described the actions of a 'skanger'...see we made progress?

Tchocky

ntlbell wrote:

So if you just wear a cap, striped tops? (my grandad wears these...slightly worrying)

tracksuit bottoms, which I often do (because they're comfortable)

tucking sockings in? have to say i haven't seen that since about 1987 and wear runners but don't do anything else e.g. rob/start fights etc is one still a skanger?

if not then are people who just wear these clothes been classed as skangers? can you only call them a skanger if you know they've broke the law or are involved in anti-social behaviour?

This is idiotic.

The thread is on the general appearance of 'skangers', right? It is NOT 'The Why Of Skangerre'

Obviously generalisations and the accompanying inaccuracy will enter the thread, had we all perfect knowledge, I'd stfu.

Tchocky

oh, and for the record:

That really expensive sportswear that always manages o look tacky

Rb

ntlbell, read this.

ntlbell

Tchocky wrote:

This is idiotic.

The thread is on the general appearance of 'skangers', right? It is NOT 'The Why Of Skangerre'

Obviously generalisations and the accompanying inaccuracy will enter the thread, had we all perfect knowledge, I'd stfu.

ok so the thread is inaccurate and full of generalisations....I see, yep, very idiotic.

I'll feel alot more comfortable going for a chino reading the sbp in my trackies tomorrow.

kc66

Defined with pictures:

ntlbell

She supports Newcastle.

Your're correct.

Pure scum.

Sizzler

Ntlbell.....trying top kick off a debate on a totally diff subject. We're talking about fashion....or lack off !

Crime bosses in suits, no surprises there in fairness.

Toolach

Tchocky wrote:

oh, and for the record:

That really expensive sportswear that always manages o look tacky

This is true - they could be wearing the best of sportswear and still look tacky.

Fellas jogs pants leg length coming in one size - this can lead to tackyness.

The Oxford dictionary defines a chav as “a young person, often without a high level of education, who follows a particular fashion…Chavs usually wear designer labels, and if they’re girls, very short skirts and stilettos. Chavs still see branded baseball caps as a status symbol and wear them at every opportunity.”

Is there a difference betwwn a Chav and a skanger?

SexyD4Lady

kc66 wrote:

Defined with pictures:

I tink dee look gawjess in anyway...

orlib

I can't believe no1s mentioned the Dutch Gold/Royal Dutch cans which they HAVE to carry after 6!

Sizzler

LOL

Quintessential choice of lager for the skanger about town

Prezatch

rb_ie wrote:

ntlbell, read this.

Yea that wikipedia article is great.

"Scangers instead, prefer to drink on public buses, beaches, fields and parks and under railway bridges. This behaviour is commonly referred to as "Knacker Drinking" (pronounced "nakoh dreenkin"), or "goin' on the knack". Male scangers tend to drink either Dutch Gold (or simply "Dutch"), Bavaria or Tuborg lager"

"They obtain alcohol by waiting outside licensed premises and asking random passers-by, "Wudja go in de offo for us man?"

But I think the following picture sums up a scanger's appearance:


And why do they do this stupid chav hand signal!!!?!?!??

Gillo

Try www.chavscum.co.uk the pictures tell it all, and the text gives a good laugh.

After that for a real laugh (admittedly at other peoples expense) try www.mingers.com

I always thought skanger was more a mentality / state of mind, not jsut how someone dresses, afterall look at Jimmy Saville, beat that for chavtastic style, he even has the big cigar and you couldn't get a nicer man. It's a pitty the medalions he gave out didn't come on a fake gold chain.

Siogfinsceal

the worst is the velour/velvety tracksuits matching top and bottom worn with a white top underneath and a pair of ultra white runners (ive always wondered how the skangers/talafornians keep their runners sooo white? Are they goign through bottle of scruff coat??). also these velvet tracksuits (the wannabe colleen mcloughlin look) must alwasy be worn at least 1 size too small.
The muffin top phenomenon amount skanger females is quite alarming. girls in clothes sized 2 sizes 2 small with spillage over the waistband.

MojoMaker

gillo wrote:

afterall look at Jimmy Saville, beat that for chavtastic style, he even has the big cigar and you couldn't get a nicer man

The new Gary Glitter you mean. What a nasty man.

K-Swiss rapidly entering Skanger hall of fame btw. There'll be nothing left soon.

Manolo Blahnik

Umaro

i wont hear anyone slag Saville - he's alrigh' by me!!

X-SL

ntlbell is just trying to be awkward. you're coming off looking foolish imo.

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