1971 to 1973; ongoing revival within Mod scenes

Suedehead

Early-70s British evolution of skinhead — slightly longer hair, Crombie coats, brogues, mohair suits, and a smarter, mod-leaning silhouette.

Palette: charcoal navy burgundy tonic blue-green cream black
Signature garments: tonic two-piece suit Brutus or Ben Sherman button-down Crombie wool overcoat Royal brogues Sta-Prest trousers Fred Perry polo
Canonical brands: Ben Sherman Brutus Fred Perry Crombie Loake Doc Martens

About

Suedehead is the early-1970s British evolution of skinhead style, in which the original cropped scalp grew out into a slightly longer, fuller cut (the 'suede' length, so named because the very-short stubble felt like suede) and the wardrobe smartened up considerably. Where skinhead was working-uniform-direct, Suedehead leaned closer to Mod tailoring: mohair or tonic two-piece suits, button-down dress shirts, three-button single-breasted blazers, Crombie wool overcoats, brogues or loafers (Royal brogues, Loake), and an umbrella as a regular accessory. The female counterpart wore the same quality of tailoring with twin-sets, midi pencil skirts, and crochet tops. Music shifted from ska and reggae to soul, Northern Soul, and early glam. The Suedehead phase was short-lived (roughly 1971-73) before evolving into the smoothies, then into the broader 70s street-fashion landscape, but its codes have been continually revived through Mod Revival, the 2-Tone scene, and the Aime Leon Dore / Drakes menswear revival of the 2010s.

Not Skinhead — Suedehead is the smartened-up early-70s evolution with longer hair, mohair suits, Crombie coats, and a Mod-leaning silhouette.

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