THE CHAPS

Mark Bagaggiolo is talking to me in the Hackney Road caff about a new phenomenom called The Chaps
Mark the lead guitarist of the Black Diamonds is wearing Made in Usa Wrangler jeans and a black roba di kappa polo, he wears foreign legion desert boots plus a bogart trilby. He orders egg bacon and beans plus a mug of tea. He says "One thing I want to make clear is that the chaps are not mods or skins."
.The Chaps are nothing to do with mods or skins, we're a reaction against hoodies and the americanization of the u.k".Mark's girlfriend the soul singer Tammy Johnstone a 35 year old Londoner of west indian parents  says "We're trying to bring our traditions back but at the same time keep things on a logical basis".The
  new youth movement which are increasingly being seen in the East End of London. Certain clothing is De-Rigeur. Lets look at what we wear.casual shoe wear is only superga and everyday work wear ispalladium foreign legion bootschinos are strictly Ralph Lauren "
But that doesnt mean that they like Ralph Lauren I'm told, just his chinos. Rough trousers are O.D American fatiques , strictly these and strictly worn above the shoe to show the shoe but not too far .
Another piece considered rough day wear is the French short sleeved military shirt normally worn with jeans or white chinos. Jeans are strictly Wrangers from America not the Uk or Europe

another jacket is this flight jacket style not to be confused with the alpha industries one of the sixties. The only jacket that the chaps  wear is the CWU 45p. Plus a variation in Leather.
The flight jacket is always worn with real College scarvesGoing smart shoes are strictly spectator shoes or or patent ones, or suede brogues
polos are robe di kappa or slazenger at strictly plain.Pierre cardin is worn too but no fred perry.

the coat is the british warm

the chaps wear baggy cricket caps instead of baseball caps

the british warm