Skag Trendy

Skag Trendy

Skag trendy is a slang term that has come into popular usage, mostly in the UK, around 200102 with the rise of London-based punk and indie bands such as The Libertines. As "skag" is a slang term for heroin and "trendy" is a term for "fashionable", the term has the same meaning as heroin chic.

Definition

Skag Trendy refers to a style of fashion that mimics, or is a direct reference to, the style worn by most of the current and old group of British indie rock bands. The most famous of these bands is The Libertines, and most people who are 'skag trendy' will look very much like the former frontman, Carl Barat. Other bands that have an influence include Babyshambles, Dirty Pretty Things, The Paddingtons, The View, and The Kooks.

Items

'Skag Trendy' often includes the following pieces of clothing and accessories: skinny jeans, straw hats, vests, tight tee shirts, Fred Perry polo shirts, braces, flat caps, rosary beads, Converse trainers, pointy boots, long dark coats, sunglasses, purple t-shirts, single strap bags, and trilbies.

Skag Trendy was the fifth song on Dundee-based band "The View"'s debut album Hats off to the Buskers.


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  • Skag Trendy (song) — Infobox Single Name = The Don/Skag Trendy Artist = The View from Album = Hats Off to the Buskers Released = April 23, 2007 Format = 7 , CD Recorded = Genre = Indie rock Label = [http://www.1965records.com 1965 Records] Producer = Owen Morris Last …   Wikipedia

  • The Don (song) — The Don redirects here. For the Australian cricketer nicknamed The Don , see Donald Bradman .Infobox Single Name = The Don/Skag Trendy Artist = The View from Album = Hats Off to the Buskers Released = April 23, 2007 Format = 7 , CD Recorded =… …   Wikipedia

  • Hats Off to the Buskers — est le premier album studio du groupe écossais The View. Sur la chanson Skag Trendy le bassiste du groupe, Kieren Clark Webster, chante à la place de Kyle Falconer qui lui, joue de la basse. Il est sorti en 2007. Listes des musiques Comin Down –… …   Wikipédia en Français

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  • The View (band) — Infobox musical artist Name = The View Landscape = yes Img capt = The View onstage at the Glasgow SECC, November 17, 2006 Background = group or band Origin = Dundee, Scotland Genre = Indie rock Post punk Pop Years active = 2005 ndash; Present… …   Wikipedia

  • Hats Off to the Buskers — Infobox Album | Name = Hats Off to the Buskers Type = Studio album Artist = The View Released = | Recorded = 2006 Genre = Indie rock Post punk Length = Label = [http://www.1965records.com 1965 Records] Producer = The View Owen Morris Reviews =… …   Wikipedia

  • Same Jeans — Infobox Single Name = Same Jeans Artist = The View Released = January 15, 2007 Format = 7 , CD Recorded = Genre = Indie rock Length = 3:32 Label = [http://www.1965records.com 1965 Records] Producer = Owen Morris Last single = Superstar Tradesman… …   Wikipedia

  • Dryburgh (Dundee district) — For the Borders village see Dryburgh. Dryburgh Stores as featured in the music and imagery of The View Dryburgh is the name of a district of Dundee, Scotland, home to The View. The band featured locations throughout the area in their video for… …   Wikipedia

  • Kieren Webster — (born Kieren Clark Webster 11 May 1986) is the bass guitarist/vocalist for Scottish Indie band, The View. Along with frontman Kyle Falconer, he writes the majority of The View s material. In 2006, he was placed 6th in the NME Cool… …   Wikipedia

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