The Sartorialist

I really love the glasses on the first photo!♥
xx

this is really cool
that is a culture i really appreciate,
and im glad u are sharing this kind of pics with us!
kis

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Long live Eek-A-Mouse.

Also, nice firearm. Now that’s a fashion piece.

In here dancehall music does exist, but people who listens to it don’t dress as well. I wish they did!

Greetings from Santiago, Chile.

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The first photograph is just incredible. One of the best portraits I have seen as of late due to the energy and ambience it portrays.

Paola

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I must say, I’ve yet to hear of this book! You’ve definitely spiked an interest, though. Analyses of the creative cultures have always been spots of enjoyment.

OMG!!!! My favorite type of music is DANCEHALL!!!! I would’ve never thought that you are interested in but I love it!!!!! Greetings from Hungary!

this looks fantastic, so lively. i have to read it!

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Scott I appreciate this post wonderful love it. only you would post this love it.

You should see Dancehall now – it is a mixture of P Diddy bling and super-tailored suits. Email me for more.

dance hall now is a WHOLE different ball game. Its a mixture of harajuku ( for the women) and gangster bling/ punk rock ( for the men). You should go visit…. it will change your sartorial life.

It is nice to see that someone as influential as you have taken the time to feature culture from the Island of Jamaica. The styles here are great. But films like Rockers and The Harder They Come also capture Jamaican dress sense with dancehall / reggae at the heart. Jamaican’s are a proud people and even up to today clothing and dressing up has its place in our culture. Puma are benefiting from the Jamaican / Usain Bolt influence now in the same way Jamaicans popularized the Clark Desert boots back in the early 90’s.

original rude boys… real tastemakers

It’s great to see a post about Jamaican culture.
Dancehall’s style was a lot more deliberate and clean in the 80′s.
Greetings from Jamaica!
You and Garance make my days!

Much love.

So very cool, even going to a dancehall now and having the experience is amazing-

While the fashion is a lot of fun, the entire culture – graphics, language, food and especially the music – ska, rocksteady – is wonderful. Ever see a picture of Bob Marley pre-reggae? Great stuff. There is a Ian Fleming, James Bond connection as well.

Another great subculture book (used for fashion inspiration) is:

http://www.amazon.com/Stonemasters-California-Rock-Climbers-Seventies/dp/0984094903

Love the footwear, Clarks Originals. Shame about the gun.

I am amazed you took the the time to look at a small subcultural scene and i am happy I am of jamaican heritage and the scene now is way bigger than people really know and it has influenced many if not majority of r&b,dance,grime ,garage scene. The fashion is big and glamourous in a funky way , big dances now the women where ballgowns etc and no exspense is spared very massive scene I am actually trying to bring this to the attention of some of our top high flyers of fashion.

Even though, dancehall as a subculture, has changed a lot from what these photographs show, its remarkable the effort to point out these wonderful scenes. Sometimes fashion world shows us just one side of the picture, and we miss a lot of beautiful and worthy design and ryhtmic expressions.

Love the glasses, trousers and neckerchief in the upper photo

Never really been a hat lover at all really