or trads) are individuals who identify with the original British skinhead subculture of the middle 1960s, when
were popular, and there was a heavy emphasis on mod-influenced clothing styles. Named after the record label
roots.
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usually dress in a typical 1960s skinhead style, which includes items such as button-down Ben Sherman shirts, Fred Perry polo shirts, braces,
fitted suits, cardigans, tank tops, Harrington jackets and Crombie-style overcoats. Hair is generally between a 2 and 4 grade clip-guard (short, but not bald), in contrast to the shorter-haired
punk-influenced Oi! skins of the 1980s.