There’s a lot of debate and opinions on what Begbies style is and I think that it goes to the point I made about how Rachael Flemming took multiple influences and blended them together. I’ve never seen her explicitly say what she was influenced by for his style but it wouldn’t surprise me if it was a combination of Mod, Casual hooligan, and who knows maybe even Ivy! Or maybe there’s just an overlap between Ivy and the other subcultures. I never said she was influenced by Ivy, only that he gave off an Ivy aesthetic. Hope that clears everything up! I’m glad so many are enjoying the video! Let me know what you want to see next!
Good video but pretty dissapointed about your section on Begbie. Hes pretty obviously wearing 1980s Football hooligan (Casual subculture) fashion, pringle jumpers, fred perry stuff etc. were all worn by members of the Casual subculture in the UK. Casuals were influenced by the previous Mod and Skinhead subcultures who were in turn heavily influenced by Ivy League stuff. Penny loafers are a big part of both Mod and SKinhead fashion too. These fashion choices paired with how psychopathically violent Begbie is definitely points to him being a Football Casual imo. Football and Football hooliganism are also a giant part of the book of Trainspotting and still has some significance in the film a syou pointed out with Renton wearing all the Adidas stuff.
1) Football casuals coexisted with bootboys and late mods, but they took inspiration directly from american preppy and ivy league, and from italian luxury sportswear and middle class aesthetics. The casuals style was, in fact, designed to differ from the skinhead aesthetics to avoid police attention. What is most important to understand, casuals were in line with the general middle class "cool" youth of that time. They had very few unique style rules, like "any sneaker should be plain white, except Adidas". But mostly, it was just the general style of the era. 90s changed it a little bit, but still, even 90s brands like Stone Island or C.P. Company were worn by middle class and street gangsters of the time and were not associated with subculture. Now, the subculture is present in movies and has some reputation, preserved like a time capsule, and the "basic" british rich youth is forgotten. 2) Begbie was dressing middle class, at the same time, knowing that his particular brands are respected on the street. Begbie was not a casual, but more of a gangster and a descendant from a scottish minor crime family. Both his father and grandfather did a lot of time for some Leith port contrabanda, robberies or burglaries. The story of old married Begbie and his conflict with the past is masterfully explored in "The Blade Artist", where he is the main character. 3) I don't remember much of a casual theme in Trainspotting. I read it long ago, so I may be mistaken. Irwine Welsh did describe some actual football casuals in "Glue". Rab Birrel, a brother of one of main characters, was a football casual. He was forced to put on a team jersey presented by his parents and attend a match wearing it. There was a lot of comedic elements, as some characters congratulated him for stopping being a casual and becoming more mature, some mocked him, etc. Juice Terry also hung out with casuals during the novel. So Welsh was familliar with the topic.
I think the thing you almost touched on this, but what makes the costuming so interesting, is the accessibility of it. Almost all of it has a second hand feel, although designer, but tangible if thrifted. Fav looks is ewan for sure:
the characters' wardrobes also played around with subcultures a lot. elements of punk/skinhead/indie/mod/glam and especially 'casual' (begbie). i don't see (*1950s*) teddy boy looks so much, but casual and mod fashions were influenced directly by the 50s/60s ivy league look. you really need to understand UK subcultures of the latter 20th century to appreciate the fashion aesthetics of this film
Yes, a great showing of British culture in these clothes, basically lad culture or terrace wear, begby was a straight up old mod with his polos and loafers with white socks, I honestly like his outfits the most (with sick boys) even tho he is the most despicable character
The video’s creator seems to have zero knowledge of UK subculture and labels Casual and Mod Influences as “Ivy League” and seems to only view the movie through the lens of modern fashion styles.
You never think of the effort that goes into the clothes in this type of movie (as opposed to a period drama for example). Opened my eyes. Thanks! Now it's off to watch the trailer to Trainspotting again!
I think I'm the only Easterner here in the comments section. Here we go. In the post-Soviet space, Trainspotting acquired a kind of cult status and had a huge impact on the very emergence of most subcultures. Basically, after the fall of the Iron Curtain, we had nothing orthodox. All Western subcultures appeared simultaneously and anachronistically, which was hilarious. Ravers, skinheads, rappers, Goths and New Agers happened to be in the same room at the same time, which often led to the most brutal and absurd acts of violence I have ever seen. However, it was shamefully superficial. In the late 90s and early 00s, a huge wave of countercultural unprecedented and unheard-of Western literature hit the youth with the force of a nuclear missile. All the works by Irvine Welsh, Chuck Palahniuk, William Burroughs, Jack Kerouac were printed on the same crappy yellowish toilet paper and wrapped in the same glossy orange paperback. We were literally addicted to that. I grew up on this literature, which influenced my taste, worldview and, unfortunately, lifestyle. However, I think it's my favourite film. Its gritty, gloomy atmosphere, surreal but grounded plot, dark humour and catchy characters touch me very deeply and personally. It aged quite well and still reflects our society from various angles.
Been waiting for this one, awesome video as always! Personally i'm a big fan of Begbie's and Renton's style. Not a big fan of skinny pants but Mark rocks it so hard and i'm a huge fan of the distressing of the mayority of the pieces he uses. I also find interesting that when he arrives in London he stops using many of those distressed pieces and starts rocking that Denim jacket that the two guys who didn't consume heroin before (tommy and begbie) sort of showing how he wants to straight himself out. One of my favorite movies and it also has some of my favorite fits and inspo.
What I kinda like, and it's nothing to do with style, is how they all look like they're from different age ranges. Me and my friends are all from thme same year, and now we're all turning 25 this year, we look like our age ranges from 17-40.
@@Daniel_Verhey Yep, I remember talking to a bouncer on my way out something like "here's my denial filled gay dads. Look, they're gonna deny it and say they're my age." 😁
Hi 👋 Greetings from New Zealand. Im 64 in age , and was into Punk, and Ska music in the late 1970s. I dressed up in those days with a spiky dyed hair style. Doctor Martens were popular for footwear then. I dressed mod in the early 1980s. Peg leg narrow black trousers , and I had a pair of vintage boots from 1967. I still kept my hair spiky. Today i sometimes will dress in a 1960s style with narrow trousers and polo shirts and top it off with a trilby hat. I pin badges to my jackets. I wear sixties type sunglasses. Just occasionally I like to dress differently. People look at me in the street. I've heard comments like he's a Rock ' n ' Roller , or I look like I've stepped out of 1964. I still listen to Punk music and Ska , groups I was into back in the day are The Damned , The Specials , Bad Manners. I like the movie Trainspotting when I saw it in the 1990s. Another film I liked is Quadrophenia which came out in 1979. It was about the 1960s Mod scene. I worked for a film distribution company here in NZ then , which released the movie. Thanks for your interesting video. From Carl.
I’m glad you liked the video Carl! Thanks for your kind comments and you sound like you dressed the coolest lol I love that you play around with different subcultures and eras when getting dressed. I haven’t watched Quadrophenia but it looks like I need to asap and someday do a video on it! It looks awesome!
When I was 15 or 16 I was obsessed with the looks of trainspotting. I had exactly this slender physique and I was so insecure about it, then I saw those skinny guys in the movie and how their clothing even highlighted it in such a cool and punk way. I found it empowering. None of my friends understood what I saw in this grimey, druggy, cheap, eurocentric style. They listened to dave mathews band and jack johnson, do I have to say more? 🙄 I kid you not, I had to walk my ass of to find a pair of skinny jeans like renton had. This was '98 and EVERYTHING was baggy jeans and hip hop. Little did I know that skinny jeans would make a huge comeback a few years later with the rise of the hipster. Not that anybody noticed, but I had them first, thanks to trainspotting.
@@Daniel_Verhey not only in a fashion sense, the soundtrack was super influencial too. People forgot this but back then it was not THAT common that a soundtrack would be compiled of nothing but pop music. the selection on trainspotting was very thoughtful and cool, you would have the proto-punks like iggy pop and lou reed, who represent rentons ways of being a heroin-fueled dreamer, but then you would have brit-pop, hard house, even eurodance, and maybe most influencial of all, underworlds epic techno track "born slippy". music which represent his departure from punk nostalgia, finally arriving in 90s culture. I simply loved every track on this thing. Trainspotting is truly the movie of my youth in a lot of ways, so thank you for your video, very cool someone shines light on it's perfect costume design.
It was a fun one to do! Brave new wear also had a video on it from a couple of years back where he talked about the fashion as well but it’s more so on a macro scale, he didn’t go through all the characters. It’s a good video to watch! I recommend
The video that the world always needed. Great movie for fits, the subcultures/vibes represented and the actual real life parallels to that within the dope scene. When you’re in that world, you end up falling in with a group of people that otherwise maybe would not mix or end up hanging out together. Classic movie with top notch, well thought styling. Great video man!
The creator seems to only view the clothes in this movie through the lens of modern fashion and ignores the historical subcultures these styles represent. He was close to actually dissecting the different UK subcultures represented through these characters but still missed it. For example, Begbie is very obviously styled after Casual culture, Fred Perry is not “Ivy League”.
Those 70s pieces where in total fashion in the 90s too I had those tinted yellow glasses and the satin shirts and adidas trainers. This movie style is sick! i love it forever, one of my favorites.
As someone who was a teen in the mid to late nineties I remembered liking the 90’s aesthetic. I should remind you that most young people didn’t dress like this. We were mostly shallow teens into the status of name brand shoes and clothing and hideous smelling designer colognes and perfumes that they drowned themselves in. I couldn’t stand it. There were only a few of us in our high school who liked “alternative” music. I found sanctuary in living in a big city with dozens of thrift and a few retro stores. The nineties aesthetic that is so popular today with Gen Zers is in fact just an amalgamation of distinct pieces from the 50s, 60s, 70s, and even some 80s. The only uniquely recognizable trends from that era were oversized workwear, t-shirts, big leather jackets, athletic wear, and the shoes. It was less about the vintage pieces you wore but more about how you wore them.
I got an episode idea for ya. A film that influenced my teens the most was "Hackers" and many of the characters clothes were pretty damn stylized for the time.
I think you gotta cover films like sicario (best design especially for Alejandro and Kate, and maybe even films like 28 weeks later and even shotcaller)
Unbelievably aesthetic and stylish film, timeless, maybe a bit too cool for such serious topic. They, also, managed to carry the same style and aesthetic to the second film, which was almost as good as the first one.
I'm curious what the music backtrack is in the background. It's very fitting with your video analysis and movie subject! I like it. I listen to this video to listen to the music lol. Could this music backtrack be shared?
Hey man just wanted to say I love the vid. I found you a while ago from the Tyler Durden video you made a year ago and thought it was super cool how you analyzed the pieces and if the character was “stylish” or not. That being said would you be willing to go through another fictional character’s clothing style?
People can say what they want but Trainspotting didnt stop the rise of Heroin addicts in Scotland it added to it. After that movie came out i can guarantee you that a hell of alot of people including myself started using. I didnt personally start using because of the film but the drug itself became hugely popular again since the 60's in the second half of the 90's. Then you have this Heroin sheik stupidity that was absurd. But its 100 percent true that Trainspotting helped make that drug in every city or little village and town in Scotland a huge problem.
I disagree. I was in high school when it came out and we would do pretty much every drug we could find but heroin was always the one everyone stayed away from because this movie made it look so gross
The thing with the Skinhead that is of note is the colour of the laces on his docs. In punk and skin culture the doc laces mean a lot and the colour is usually of significance. His were white which can mean "peace" / non violence but can also (and this is what I would hazard they were going for), mean White as in white pride / white power. our boys in Trainspotting may be junkies and reprobates but they are agin the fascists, hence endearing.
I still need to watch it, everyone I’ve heard talk about it says the same thing. Trust was my fear, trash sequel, but I’m glad it didn’t turn out that way!
I don't mean any offence by this but I am clueless as to why you would want to look like these guys? Ig it is kinda cool but like you do look distressed and not put together at all, and that's what they were going with right? Anyway great vid, please comment on this if you can answer my question
No offense taken! So if you’re not a big fan of fashion you may not get it (and even if you are you still might not relate to this idea which is understandable). I think a lot of these outfits are haphazard and somewhat dingy which is the movie magic effect but a lot of the core elements are really wearable and stylish. In 2014 people were wearing skinny jeans and a bomber jacket like Renton was. Also, now more than ever this idea of mixing different styles, subcultures, and garments is really popular (especially with Gen Z) like for instance wearing baggy jeans with big bulky shoes with a white button up and tie blending both formal and casual clothes. Plus theres always been a section of people that appreciate distressed garments. In part because it looks or it is worn in and looks lived in (at least that’s my opinion). Thank you! I hope you enjoyed it and I hope this answers your question.
The bullshit concept of "normcore' didn't exist then. It was just normal clothes. People didn't parade being edgy. Even heroin addicts were above that shit...
So odd to see someone looking at the clothing used in Trainspotting as 'style choices'... they were drug addicts and the costumes were reflective of what an addict could grab from a charity shop for pennies or steal from a high street store.
There’s a lot of debate and opinions on what Begbies style is and I think that it goes to the point I made about how Rachael Flemming took multiple influences and blended them together. I’ve never seen her explicitly say what she was influenced by for his style but it wouldn’t surprise me if it was a combination of Mod, Casual hooligan, and who knows maybe even Ivy! Or maybe there’s just an overlap between Ivy and the other subcultures. I never said she was influenced by Ivy, only that he gave off an Ivy aesthetic. Hope that clears everything up! I’m glad so many are enjoying the video! Let me know what you want to see next!
Good video but pretty dissapointed about your section on Begbie. Hes pretty obviously wearing 1980s Football hooligan (Casual subculture) fashion, pringle jumpers, fred perry stuff etc. were all worn by members of the Casual subculture in the UK. Casuals were influenced by the previous Mod and Skinhead subcultures who were in turn heavily influenced by Ivy League stuff. Penny loafers are a big part of both Mod and SKinhead fashion too. These fashion choices paired with how psychopathically violent Begbie is definitely points to him being a Football Casual imo. Football and Football hooliganism are also a giant part of the book of Trainspotting and still has some significance in the film a syou pointed out with Renton wearing all the Adidas stuff.
1) Football casuals coexisted with bootboys and late mods, but they took inspiration directly from american preppy and ivy league, and from italian luxury sportswear and middle class aesthetics. The casuals style was, in fact, designed to differ from the skinhead aesthetics to avoid police attention. What is most important to understand, casuals were in line with the general middle class "cool" youth of that time. They had very few unique style rules, like "any sneaker should be plain white, except Adidas". But mostly, it was just the general style of the era. 90s changed it a little bit, but still, even 90s brands like Stone Island or C.P. Company were worn by middle class and street gangsters of the time and were not associated with subculture. Now, the subculture is present in movies and has some reputation, preserved like a time capsule, and the "basic" british rich youth is forgotten.
2) Begbie was dressing middle class, at the same time, knowing that his particular brands are respected on the street. Begbie was not a casual, but more of a gangster and a descendant from a scottish minor crime family. Both his father and grandfather did a lot of time for some Leith port contrabanda, robberies or burglaries. The story of old married Begbie and his conflict with the past is masterfully explored in "The Blade Artist", where he is the main character.
3) I don't remember much of a casual theme in Trainspotting. I read it long ago, so I may be mistaken. Irwine Welsh did describe some actual football casuals in "Glue". Rab Birrel, a brother of one of main characters, was a football casual. He was forced to put on a team jersey presented by his parents and attend a match wearing it. There was a lot of comedic elements, as some characters congratulated him for stopping being a casual and becoming more mature, some mocked him, etc. Juice Terry also hung out with casuals during the novel. So Welsh was familliar with the topic.
I think the thing you almost touched on this, but what makes the costuming so interesting, is the accessibility of it. Almost all of it has a second hand feel, although designer, but tangible if thrifted. Fav looks is ewan for sure:
Yea 100% you feel like you can grab their looks at a thrift shop. He had great looks!!
Well they’re all drug addicts so they’re not necessarily thinking about fashion 24/7 like this guy
@@TerryWhisk it’s a movie not a documentary.
@@RapsandRiffs great catch dude, the CHARACTERS are not consciously making stylistic fashion choices
the characters' wardrobes also played around with subcultures a lot. elements of punk/skinhead/indie/mod/glam and especially 'casual' (begbie). i don't see (*1950s*) teddy boy looks so much, but casual and mod fashions were influenced directly by the 50s/60s ivy league look.
you really need to understand UK subcultures of the latter 20th century to appreciate the fashion aesthetics of this film
Yes, a great showing of British culture in these clothes, basically lad culture or terrace wear, begby was a straight up old mod with his polos and loafers with white socks, I honestly like his outfits the most (with sick boys) even tho he is the most despicable character
The video’s creator seems to have zero knowledge of UK subculture and labels Casual and Mod Influences as “Ivy League” and seems to only view the movie through the lens of modern fashion styles.
True, but why do you think people around the world don't know that? P.S. Begbie was a mod.
yeah they honestly look like every 90’s british alt kid lol, it reflects what all my favorite bands of that era wore
@@ichig0tchi just a couple of lads
You never think of the effort that goes into the clothes in this type of movie (as opposed to a period drama for example). Opened my eyes. Thanks! Now it's off to watch the trailer to Trainspotting again!
Exactly, even with the most normal looking cast there’s so much thought that’s put into the wardrobe
I think I'm the only Easterner here in the comments section. Here we go. In the post-Soviet space, Trainspotting acquired a kind of cult status and had a huge impact on the very emergence of most subcultures. Basically, after the fall of the Iron Curtain, we had nothing orthodox. All Western subcultures appeared simultaneously and anachronistically, which was hilarious. Ravers, skinheads, rappers, Goths and New Agers happened to be in the same room at the same time, which often led to the most brutal and absurd acts of violence I have ever seen. However, it was shamefully superficial. In the late 90s and early 00s, a huge wave of countercultural unprecedented and unheard-of Western literature hit the youth with the force of a nuclear missile. All the works by Irvine Welsh, Chuck Palahniuk, William Burroughs, Jack Kerouac were printed on the same crappy yellowish toilet paper and wrapped in the same glossy orange paperback. We were literally addicted to that. I grew up on this literature, which influenced my taste, worldview and, unfortunately, lifestyle. However, I think it's my favourite film. Its gritty, gloomy atmosphere, surreal but grounded plot, dark humour and catchy characters touch me very deeply and personally. It aged quite well
and still reflects our society from various angles.
The crop top on Renton is everything.
Agreed!
Been waiting for this one, awesome video as always!
Personally i'm a big fan of Begbie's and Renton's style. Not a big fan of skinny pants but Mark rocks it so hard and i'm a huge fan of the distressing of the mayority of the pieces he uses. I also find interesting that when he arrives in London he stops using many of those distressed pieces and starts rocking that Denim jacket that the two guys who didn't consume heroin before (tommy and begbie) sort of showing how he wants to straight himself out. One of my favorite movies and it also has some of my favorite fits and inspo.
Thank you! I’m with you on Renton’s wardrobe, love it but I personally don’t like skinny jeans like his. Good catch on the denim jacket too!
What I kinda like, and it's nothing to do with style, is how they all look like they're from different age ranges. Me and my friends are all from thme same year, and now we're all turning 25 this year, we look like our age ranges from 17-40.
I noticed that too! I loved that aspect about the film
@@Daniel_Verhey Yep, I remember talking to a bouncer on my way out something like "here's my denial filled gay dads. Look, they're gonna deny it and say they're my age." 😁
Hi 👋 Greetings from New Zealand. Im 64 in age , and was into Punk, and Ska music in the late 1970s. I dressed up in those days with a spiky dyed hair style. Doctor Martens were popular for footwear then. I dressed mod in the early 1980s. Peg leg narrow black trousers , and I had a pair of vintage boots from 1967. I still kept my hair spiky. Today i sometimes will dress in a 1960s style with narrow trousers and polo shirts and top it off with a trilby hat. I pin badges to my jackets. I wear sixties type sunglasses. Just occasionally I like to dress differently. People look at me in the street. I've heard comments like he's a Rock ' n ' Roller , or I look like I've stepped out of 1964. I still listen to Punk music and Ska , groups I was into back in the day are The Damned , The Specials , Bad Manners. I like the movie Trainspotting when I saw it in the 1990s. Another film I liked is Quadrophenia which came out in 1979. It was about the 1960s Mod scene. I worked for a film distribution company here in NZ then , which released the movie. Thanks for your interesting video. From Carl.
I’m glad you liked the video Carl! Thanks for your kind comments and you sound like you dressed the coolest lol I love that you play around with different subcultures and eras when getting dressed. I haven’t watched Quadrophenia but it looks like I need to asap and someday do a video on it! It looks awesome!
When I was 15 or 16 I was obsessed with the looks of trainspotting. I had exactly this slender physique and I was so insecure about it, then I saw those skinny guys in the movie and how their clothing even highlighted it in such a cool and punk way. I found it empowering. None of my friends understood what I saw in this grimey, druggy, cheap, eurocentric style. They listened to dave mathews band and jack johnson, do I have to say more? 🙄
I kid you not, I had to walk my ass of to find a pair of skinny jeans like renton had. This was '98 and EVERYTHING was baggy jeans and hip hop. Little did I know that skinny jeans would make a huge comeback a few years later with the rise of the hipster. Not that anybody noticed, but I had them first, thanks to trainspotting.
Trainspotting inspiring the people!!! At least when it comes to clothes lol. I’m sure it was a nightmare trying to find skinny jeans during that time!
@@Daniel_Verhey not only in a fashion sense, the soundtrack was super influencial too. People forgot this but back then it was not THAT common that a soundtrack would be compiled of nothing but pop music. the selection on trainspotting was very thoughtful and cool, you would have the proto-punks like iggy pop and lou reed, who represent rentons ways of being a heroin-fueled dreamer, but then you would have brit-pop, hard house, even eurodance, and maybe most influencial of all, underworlds epic techno track "born slippy". music which represent his departure from punk nostalgia, finally arriving in 90s culture. I simply loved every track on this thing. Trainspotting is truly the movie of my youth in a lot of ways, so thank you for your video, very cool someone shines light on it's perfect costume design.
For ages I wished that someone would make a video like this one!
It was a fun one to do! Brave new wear also had a video on it from a couple of years back where he talked about the fashion as well but it’s more so on a macro scale, he didn’t go through all the characters. It’s a good video to watch! I recommend
The video that the world always needed. Great movie for fits, the subcultures/vibes represented and the actual real life parallels to that within the dope scene. When you’re in that world, you end up falling in with a group of people that otherwise maybe would not mix or end up hanging out together. Classic movie with top notch, well thought styling. Great video man!
Thank you so much! Couldn’t agree more, the movie is so immersive and has so much to offer, besides all the fits!!!
The creator seems to only view the clothes in this movie through the lens of modern fashion and ignores the historical subcultures these styles represent. He was close to actually dissecting the different UK subcultures represented through these characters but still missed it. For example, Begbie is very obviously styled after Casual culture, Fred Perry is not “Ivy League”.
He might not know about Casuals as itwas a very niche sub culture plus he's American and Fred Perry does share the classic polos of Ivy League dress.
You gonna pop dude. Good channel concept and commentary. I’ll be following you!!
Thank you 🙏🏼 means a lot to hear that. I hope you enjoy the journey!
Hackers came out the year before Trainspotting, Jonny Lee Miller who plays sick boy played the lead in it and the fits in that movie are insane
why would you use the same music loop for a 12 minute video?
If you’ve ever done h you won’t notice it.
Damn, now that you've called it out I can't ignore it. Thanks 😠
Thoroughly enjoyed this and the Hunter S Thompson video. Subscribed and shared.
Thank you! Means a lot to me!
what a lovely video ;)
they pulled of these looks off so well
you forget how much effort goes into wardrobe
That was fun to watch I’ve never heard such positivity about Trainspotting .
Thank you! And yea now that I think of it that makes sense lol
glad this popped up man. great video! loved the movie, rentons cropped T hit the hardest though :D
Thank you! Rentons tee was SOOOO hard. I loved it
🔥, keep them coming bro
Thank you 🙏🏼 Will do 🫡
Those 70s pieces where in total fashion in the 90s too I had those tinted yellow glasses and the satin shirts and adidas trainers. This movie style is sick! i love it forever, one of my favorites.
It’s such a good film for inspiration! The glasses are such a sick piece
As someone who was a teen in the mid to late nineties I remembered liking the 90’s aesthetic. I should remind you that most young people didn’t dress like this. We were mostly shallow teens into the status of name brand shoes and clothing and hideous smelling designer colognes and perfumes that they drowned themselves in. I couldn’t stand it. There were only a few of us in our high school who liked “alternative” music. I found sanctuary in living in a big city with dozens of thrift and a few retro stores. The nineties aesthetic that is so popular today with Gen Zers is in fact just an amalgamation of distinct pieces from the 50s, 60s, 70s, and even some 80s. The only uniquely recognizable trends from that era were oversized workwear, t-shirts, big leather jackets, athletic wear, and the shoes. It was less about the vintage pieces you wore but more about how you wore them.
In 2014, normcore was named runner-up for neologism of the year by the Oxford University Press.
It’s high time we bring back the crop top for men, I know some have been doing it, but I’m still getting weird looks when wearing one
Let’s gooo!! I’m here for it. I’m lucky enough to be in a city where it’s normal to wear it but you juts gotta not care and rock it. So sick!
I got an episode idea for ya. A film that influenced my teens the most was "Hackers" and many of the characters clothes were pretty damn stylized for the time.
Hackers is on the list! Hopefully within the next two months 🤞
irrespective of how trainspotting guys look.
You look really handsome.
So good! 10/10 intro and analysis
Thet really do look like a British punk band
I think you gotta cover films like sicario (best design especially for Alejandro and Kate, and maybe even films like 28 weeks later and even shotcaller)
Unbelievably aesthetic and stylish film, timeless, maybe a bit too cool for such serious topic. They, also, managed to carry the same style and aesthetic to the second film, which was almost as good as the first one.
Still need to see the 2nd film! I’m so behind on my movies as of late.
Another great inspiration for the Begbie look is 80s Johnny Marr
Gonna have to look into this now 👀
YES OMG IVE BEEN PRAYING FOR YOU TO MAKE A TRAINSPOTTING VIDEO SINCE I FOUND YOU
Finally did it!
Nice analysis
Thank you!
I'm curious what the music backtrack is in the background. It's very fitting with your video analysis and movie subject! I like it. I listen to this video to listen to the music lol.
Could this music backtrack be shared?
I love this track! It’s called Mirage by Jeff Kaale
@@Daniel_Verhey I've got it on repeat. Thank you!!
Awesome video! ❤
Thank you!!!
Loved the video. Very insightful. Music feels a bit loud though.
Glad you enjoyed it! And noted, thank you for the heads up 🫡
great video bro
Thank you 🙏🏼
forgot aboiut fred perry
Yea I don’t wear it but I love how Begbie wore it
Hey man just wanted to say I love the vid. I found you a while ago from the Tyler Durden video you made a year ago and thought it was super cool how you analyzed the pieces and if the character was “stylish” or not. That being said would you be willing to go through another fictional character’s clothing style?
For sure! I’m always open to do something like that
People can say what they want but Trainspotting didnt stop the rise of Heroin addicts in Scotland it added to it. After that movie came out i can guarantee you that a hell of alot of people including myself started using. I didnt personally start using because of the film but the drug itself became hugely popular again since the 60's in the second half of the 90's. Then you have this Heroin sheik stupidity that was absurd. But its 100 percent true that Trainspotting helped make that drug in every city or little village and town in Scotland a huge problem.
I disagree. I was in high school when it came out and we would do pretty much every drug we could find but heroin was always the one everyone stayed away from because this movie made it look so gross
Great vid !
Thanks!
good video
Thanks!
You should do Dexter Morgan’s style
I haven’t watched Dexter in FOREVER, I gotta go back and rewatch now lol
9:18 that’s a wrangler jacket
Thank you for the call out, I misspoke on the jacket!
@@Daniel_Verhey I’m mildly obsessed with old denim jackets, so no worries, they do look quite similar, tho Levi’s never has rounded pockets
The thing with the Skinhead that is of note is the colour of the laces on his docs. In punk and skin culture the doc laces mean a lot and the colour is usually of significance. His were white which can mean "peace" / non violence but can also (and this is what I would hazard they were going for), mean White as in white pride / white power. our boys in Trainspotting may be junkies and reprobates but they are agin the fascists, hence endearing.
Oh wow that’s interesting, I didn’t know that. But yes the boys are endearing! Some more than others lol
keep 'em coming
Will do 🫡
this was such a good video
Thank you!
Great vid
Thank you!
dam boy i luv ur style
Thank you 🙏🏼
This channel is sick. You should look at heath ledger in 10 things I hate about you
Thank you! I’ll check it out!
Where are your pants from? :)
They’re wool trousers from Club Monaco!
Trainspotting 2 WASS JUST as good, Sequals don't really do to good especially 20 years later
I still need to watch it, everyone I’ve heard talk about it says the same thing. Trust was my fear, trash sequel, but I’m glad it didn’t turn out that way!
@@Daniel_Verheyit holds up pretty nice lol
Yo we need a stranger things video
I know, one day I swear! Right now I’m working on my first video regarding a tv show so after that I’ll have a better idea of how I want to do it
Of course the crop top was the best
It’s such a sick piece!
bingus
Bebgie is a real pieceofshit… but lowkey his fits were the most fire ❤️🔥
So fire!!! I go back and forth between him and sick boy.
Crown bar tee?
Yes!
@@Daniel_Verhey as in Belfast?
@noblejonson yea!! I got it at a thrift shop in New York a few years back
@@Daniel_Verhey small world
I don't mean any offence by this but I am clueless as to why you would want to look like these guys? Ig it is kinda cool but like you do look distressed and not put together at all, and that's what they were going with right? Anyway great vid, please comment on this if you can answer my question
No offense taken! So if you’re not a big fan of fashion you may not get it (and even if you are you still might not relate to this idea which is understandable). I think a lot of these outfits are haphazard and somewhat dingy which is the movie magic effect but a lot of the core elements are really wearable and stylish. In 2014 people were wearing skinny jeans and a bomber jacket like Renton was. Also, now more than ever this idea of mixing different styles, subcultures, and garments is really popular (especially with Gen Z) like for instance wearing baggy jeans with big bulky shoes with a white button up and tie blending both formal and casual clothes. Plus theres always been a section of people that appreciate distressed garments. In part because it looks or it is worn in and looks lived in (at least that’s my opinion). Thank you! I hope you enjoyed it and I hope this answers your question.
@@Daniel_Verhey thanks!
Have you really not spent a single second thinking about the morality of making drug addicts look cool???
Il centro di Udine
The bullshit concept of "normcore' didn't exist then. It was just normal clothes. People didn't parade being edgy. Even heroin addicts were above that shit...
So odd to see someone looking at the clothing used in Trainspotting as 'style choices'... they were drug addicts and the costumes were reflective of what an addict could grab from a charity shop for pennies or steal from a high street store.
The video is praising the costume design and how well the choices represented the characters + their situation
@@tkay8548 Not sure what video you were watching, but the one I watched was viewing their costumes from a style perspective.
"normcore"??? So we just put core at the end of any word now and it makes it a thing? Oh i hate people 🤦🤦🤦
dudes neck is long as hell
Why you mean?
"norm core".... posers say "norm core"
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2:00 Thing is, when the film came out, no one used any terms as stupid as "normcore"