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Subcultures have always played an important role in the fashion world: big brands take and rework them according to their own style vision. Teens on the platform have previously confronted their racist parents over the Black Lives Matter movement, trolled Trump by ruining one of his campaign rallies, and raised awareness about urgent political issues. What is evident, however, is that behind Chavspotting lies the need for recontextualisation of normalising social practices which involve identification of determinate social groups in social spaces. Especially Liverpool supporters embraced this style: Kappa, Sergio Tacchini, Ellesse, Fila, Lacoste tracksuits, paired with strictly white adidas, Fred Perry and Diadora sneakers.

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London-based make-up artist Sabrina – who creates ‘chav’ looks to “make fun of the way some girls do their make-up, as most of these girls have the same attitude” – also says she doesn’t intend her videos to be classist.

It holds more formal and sought after items created by Giorgio Armani himself, whereas A|X holds pieces more suited to everyday casual wear. For the FW17 show, the English designer reverses the chav conception of the brand, celebrating its heritage by bringing back on the catwalk the beloved, but also hated, check pattern. Superdry is now found in more than 100 countries worldwide – and has has the backing of celebrities such as David Beckham and Idris Elba. The signifiers of flawed consumption (branded sportswear, jewellery, etc), upon which much of the Chav-based subjugation is centred thus become a hook to promote and sell sexual services. The origin of the word ‘ chav’ is still very discussed and controversial, but it seems to come from the Romani language and it would mean ‘child’.

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I’d never define someone based on their social status,” she tells Dazed, “and I would never mean for my videos to promote discrimination to any social class out there. Interestingly enough, the pivot moment of this trend is a picture taken by some paparazzi: the English soap-opera actress Daniella Westbrook is photographed strolling around London in a total look Burberry, and the check pattern is noticeable also on her baby’s skirt and on the stroller. When it comes to dressing up for a night out, special occasion, or the biggest event of the year, Halloween, we have you covered. His collections hark back to the Nineties and they do so in a way that champions the chav fashions of the time.The personality is what defines someone as a ‘chav’ – someone who’s rude, loud, fights all the time, and bullies people. From the 70s the tracksuit is no longer something to be worn only at the gym or on tracks, but it becomes a fashionable item for everyday life. Bennett discusses Chavspeak, as a language conceived as enacting combinations of well-known sociolinguistic stereotypes. Taking the viewpoint of conventional criminologists, when analysing the new underclass they would take into account the fact that chavs predominantly come from neighbourhoods that exhibit community disorganisation and physical deterioration.

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Hilfiger's commitment to working with underrepresented communities is arguably one of many reasons the brand is still as popular as it is today.

It’s funny because it’s popular in both England where it’s a familiar scene, and in other countries where they’re shocked to know that it’s actually realistic. The state may offer you money for taking care of your children so you don't have to seek employment. In terms of the fashion industry, what the chav once represented has been appropriated and is now one of the biggest influences on fashion trends.