From "Skinhead" To "Too Cool"

This article is based on the "skinhead"(1950s Britain)and "too cool"(China in early twenty-first Century)as example,the comparative analysis of the youth subculture aesthetic interest in different regions of different ages and the social background corresponding to the phenomenon of subculture."Skinhead" is a subculture of working-class youth that originated in London in 1950 s.They dress themselves up as powerful appearances and exaggerately mimic the typical worker's dress.They shave their heads into shaved or short hair.Wearing a solid color or striped pinnacle shirts,pilot jackets,tight jeans and Martin boots.After the second World War,great social changes have taken place in Britain,and the traditional life pattern of the working class has undergone great changes,including living,working,education and entertainment.The working class felt the cultural crisis.Because the traditional way of life was gradually disintegrating,they hoped to restore the original traditional culture through their own actions.Therefore,in the 1950 s and 1960 s,the traditional working class community in East London,England,A large number of "skinhead" appeared.At present,another kind of youth subculture,"too cool",has become a popular trend among some young people.On the outside,“too cool” fans will like to wear pink casual polo shirts with outdated but eye-catching pockets on their waists.Wearing a variety of jewelry can show their special taste,can be said to be a typical township youth wearing a copy.Compared with the "skinhead","too cool" is only a relatively small sub-cultural phenomenon.There are no large-scale collective activities,and the specific behavior is generally posed in a unique pose in the urban and rural areas,such as villages in the city.People with the same interests often communicate via the Internet."too cool" young people specially put on the so-called "countrified" dress,go to the so-called "countrified" to take photos,and think that this is "cool".They are more use of exaggerated modeling,with humor to spread this strong symbolic sub-culture,opposed to the mainstream culture of township taste exclusion,have resistance."Skinhead" and "too cool" both belong to the youth subculture phenomenon,However,in different regions of different ages,the sub-culture aesthetic taste of youth can reflect the social background of that time.Special forms occur at specific times and regions for certain reasons.This paper attempts to analyze the phenomena of "skinhead " and "too cool" by using two kinds of interpretation models in subculture theory,and discuss the problems behind them.