Monday, June 29, 2015

SCOUSE FASHION

Liverpool has so much to offer because of its heritage but I think fashion makes us an attractive location too. Liverpool makes its own fashion, we’re not scared to try things, whereas in a lot of places you could be anywhere in the world and it would be exactly the same minimalist format.  Not here in Liverpool. We like to be that bit different.

You may have already witnessed that some local ladies (Liverpool girls) like to go outdoors wearing rollers in their hair.  Some ladies even go out wearing their pyjamas sometimes with Ugg boots, this may be in the middle of summer or in the depths of winter.


 I am sure you may have wondered why they do this. Well let me tell you.  In fact it’s almost a status symbol. It announces the fact that this person is going out that night and intends to have the biggest, more incredibly stylish hair possible.  Putting the rollers in their hair earlier in the day gives the hair bounce and helps the style last through the night. The wearing of the pyjama’s is generally because the ladies may have applied false tan and wearing loose clothes prevents the fake tan from ruining their day clothes and doesn’t smudge.  The boots well I believe that may be down to comfort and safer footwear whilst outdoors.

THE SCOUSE BROW
Liverpool girls even started a whole new eyebrow trend...The Scouse Brow. This look was made popular in the reality TV/documentary Desperate Scouse-wives and is when your eyebrows are heavily filled in obviously to look very fake.  It is created with a pencil that is often far too dark for your own hair colour.  





 MEET LIVERPOOL’s VERY OWN FASHIONISTA’S

One thing is for certain the Liverpool ladies know how to look stunning and glamorous.   We have three local ladies, who have made their way into the world of fashion and have many followers across the world.  Let's meet our three lovely ladies!

Abby Clancy, TV presenter and model married to Stoke City footballer Peter Crouch



Coleen Rooney, Model, TV presenter and married to Manchester United footballer Wayne Rooney



Alex Gerrard, Model and columnist for daily paper married to ex Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard 



Hopefully this short explanation will give you a better understanding of Scouse fashion you may see out and about on the streets of Liverpool.

Are there any other Liverpool fashions that you’ve noticed? Let us know and we’ll tell you a bit about them.


3 comments:

  1. why is these ladies' marital status relevant to the post? I don't understand

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    1. Hi - what a great question! The three local ladies I chose as 'Fashionista's' are all married to football players who play for England. When their husbands were involved in the world cup the ladies travelled with their husbands to support them. However, the media focused of the wives of the footballers because of their amazing fashion/style. They became known as WAGs, wives and girlfriends. This caught on in the media and became such a big hype, concentrating more on what the wives would be wearing rather than the footballers preparing to play football for their country. A lot of local ladies are inspired by the fashion of these WAGs.

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