Crusties
Crusties is a term for members of an urban subculture, with roots in punk and grebo. The term pre-dates crust punk and can be used independently. The trend was most widespread in the UK in the late 1980s and early 1990s but there are also international subsets.[1]
Appearance
Crusties are distinctive for their unkempt appearance. They are associated with anti-capitalism,[2] road protests, squatting, raves and begging.[3] Typical dress styles involve dreadlocks,[4] piercings, tattoos and dirty clothing, which are generally second-hand or army surplus.[5] Similar to anarcho-punk, most clothing is black in color. Denim jackets, hooded sweatshirts with sewn-on patches, vests covered in studs, spikes, and band patches are characteristic elements of the crust punk style of dress.[6]
Julian "Leggo" Kilsby of Deviated Instinct describes crust as "a punk-y biker look, more akin to Mad Max. Mad Max 2 is the crustiest film ever made!"[7]
Crusties have also been described as being typically unemployed youth with no permanent home.[5] Some are an urban version of the New Age Traveller[3] and so may have relatively settled long-term homes.
See also
References
- ↑ "Homelessness".
- ↑ Jones, Liz, "I hate these Crusties", The Daily Mail, 5th April 2009
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Hetherington, K: New Age Travellers, page 9. Cassell. 2000
- ↑ Hetherington, K. New Age Travellers, page 9. Cassell. 2000
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Cambridge Dictionary, "Definition of Crusty, noun"
- ↑ Kevin Stewart-Panko, "I Saw Disfear Three Times in Three Days", Decibel, no. 46, August 2008, p. 22.
- ↑ Glasper 2009, 287
