I’m Greek + English, used to live in the UK years ago, and I visited again see a friend in a new city. What surprised me was how everyone (not literally, but a very large portion) seemed to have their own distinct look.
We went into a busy McDonald’s and about a quarter of the people there were dressed head to toe in Nike or Adidas tracksuits, baseball caps, trainers with the bubble soles, and loads of gold jewellery, such as bracelets, rings on multiple fingers, the works. It was always in combination. They looked a bit like white gangstas, or early Eminem cosplayers. One of them was playing this kind of funky house music that had pitched-up vocals on their phone. All of these people were young, middle aged and old.
I mentioned it to my friend and she just laughed and said, “Yeah, that’s just the style here.” Wherever we went, up town, in a bus, in a chip shop, there were people dressed like that everywhere.
Is that actually a thing? Do different UK cities have their own fashion vibe and I just never noticed?
That’s a brilliant breakdown. I love how you’ve highlighted how distinct the feel of each place can be. It’s interesting how each city (or even small town) seems to develop its own uniform.
I guess that answers my question pretty clearly, it sounds like UK cities do have their own styles, even if you only really notice it once you’ve spent time in a few of them.
Do you think those differences are changing, though? Like with online trends and fast fashion, are local styles starting to blur a bit?