Greasers

1950s and 1960s
Fashion
Greasers are a working class youth
subculture that originated in the 1950s
among young eastern and Southern
United States street gangs, and then
became popular among other types of
people. In the 1950s and early 1960s,
these youths were known as hoods.
Greasers…
Greaser fashion
Clothing items typically worn by greasers have included:
, white or black T-shirts (often with the sleeves rolled up);
white A-shirts (as outerwear); black, blue or khaki work
jackets, black or brown trenchcoats, Levi denim jackets;
leather rocker jackets; blue or black Levi's 501 or 505
jeans (with rolled-up cuffs anywhere from one to four
inches); and baggy cotton twill work trousers (which
were called baggie grays, baggie blues or sandbags).
Greasers also typically wore motorcycle boots, such as harness boots and
engineer boots; army boots; tapered toe Italian shoes; brothel creeper
shoes; cowboy boots; Converse's Chuck Taylor All-Stars basketball shoes;
bandannas; stingy-brim hats, flat caps and chain wallets. Some greasers
carried an Italian stiletto switchblade as a weapon. Common hairstyles
included the pompadour, the Duck's Tail and the more combed-back
Folsom style. These hairstyles were held in place with generous amounts of
hair wax (pomade). Popular brands included Royal Crown, Dax, Black &
White and Murray's. Tattoos became more popular towards the late 1950s
(1957 and later).
Hot Rods
Socs
1967 Mustang
1967 Corvair