In early 79 I was already engaged in what eventually turned out to be a lengthy photographic study of the New Romantics (though back then they were not known as such). Id been documenting this nascent scene in the Soho nightclub Billys and; one evening; a group of about half-a-dozen skinheads turned up. They saw me taking photographs and one of them; a guy called Wally; asked me if Id like to take some photos of them too. They seemed pretty friendly and not at all camera shy. I took a few snaps; we got talking and Wally suggested I go with the whole gang on one of their Bank Holiday jaunts to the seaside. That was what led; eventually; to five years of photographing skinheads. In those five years I got to know some of the skinheads quite well and liked many of them. Derek Ridgers All the photos were taken between 1979 - 1984 in either London or nearby coastal towns. Over 100 photos including 32 pages of colour.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Three StarsBy Benjamin ChaminadeA bit disappointed. great picture but no background context and story about the founders2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Chucks bookBy Robert ParkerGreat book and well written. Full of wonderful photography of the Chucks in both high tops and low cut style. Filled to the max with info and easy to read stories from folks all across the country. Great item for any guy (or gal) who is fascinated with Chucks and the history of this American icon of a shoe. Get the book and a lace up your favorite high tops Chucks and enjoy the reading.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. DebeBy katydidI bought this for my husbands grandson because he LOVES Converse tennis shoes and probably owns about 25 or 30 pair. He really enjoyed this book. I just knew it would be a book he would definitely be interested in reading!!!!!!!!!!
