Rockabilly Spring

Looking to spice up your rockabilly Spring wardrobe? Check out these great new finds from Punkabilly Clothing.

Springtime is very inspirational for improving your fashion style. Bright colors and light fabrics, Sun and the slow breeze, it all goes with the perfect Rockabilly spring style. Although the latest fashion trends require simplicity and imply mono-color clothes with some mild patterns and discrete design, you can still make your spring awesome, rocking and original. How else are you going to prepare for a swell summer?

Rockabilly can be the key to a colorful spring outfit and our retro clothing shop is here with plenty of suggestions for this season.

1. Dress

A good dress is a synonym for springtime. Grab it and wake up your elegance. Our suggestion is red hot rockabilly model with tattooed rose motives and traces of 50’s pin up style. This knee length dress will point out your body’s curves and hide the unwanted excesses and flaws. It is quite convenient for combining with various kinds of accessories. This rockabilly piece is rebellious, but still very gentle.

2. Skirt + top

If you are having problems with deciding what to match, here’s a ready-made set of suggestions which always work. Black, red and white combo is always safe, but still rocking.

This skirt is very practical for everyday walks, it’s light, sexy and attractive. Most of all, it is a great base for a cool combination.

Cherries on top are our suggestion for sweetening your rockabilly spring outfit. This piece will paint your days retro. Be ready to experience the freshest taste of 50’s!

3. Leggings + T-Shirt

Make an awesome rockabilly chaos by matching these models with interesting skeleton prints. It can be a great fashion experiment.

These leggings are comfortable, adorable and crazy.

This T-Shirt is simple, but effective, with a detailed and artistic print.

You can enrich your springtime style and rebellious mood using a variety of other rockabilly motives, such as crossbones, nautical stars, animal prints, checked patterns etc, but try to make them complete. Never forget the details. Our collections of accessories abound with inspiration. Chase some good ideas on pages full of wonderful jewelry, neck ties, gloves, pendants, suspenders and other retro inspired bits.

4. Wallet

One of our favorite accessory recommendations is a good wallet. Peek into our punk wallets collection and enjoy these colorfully designed models. They come in various sizes and patterns, with an important common feature of high quality. This skeleton rose model will level up your style!

Finally, rockabilly is just one way to make your spring style awesome. You can always complete it with a bit of pin up, punk rock, navy style, polka dots, spider webs etc. Mix it all with your own aspirations and all of your trends will be original. If you want to keep up with our latest collections and get your fashion inspiration, drop by our page with the new items, where you’ll get some fresh ideas for rockabilly spring combinations & much more!

Bracelets – History, Meaning, and Rockabilly Style

Being a true lady implies that you will always pay attention to every detail, with a special focus on jewelry. Therefore, bracelets are probably an important part of your everyday combinations.

The word “bracelet” is from French language and, literally translated, it means “arm ring”. Although it is mostly regarded as an ornament and fashion detail, bracelet is actually an important and interesting, history-rich item.

At first, bracelets were worn not only for aesthetic purposes, but for religious reasons as well. The oldest bracelet is worn in Southern Mesopotamia around 2500 BC, while it was also worn in Egypt around 2000 BC. However, newer studies show that bracelet could be worn in Egypt in 5000 BC! How amazing! Bracelet went through a personal evolution, changing its purpose, looks and materials. At first, it was made of bones, and later came the leather, cloth, wood, metal etc.

In different cultures, bracelets have different significance. In Greece and Bulgaria, for example, women wear special bracelets in order to please spring goddesses and make spring come sooner. In India, there’s something more than a belief related to the bracelets – it is considered that bracelets (as well as anklets) stimulate the acupressure points of the uterus.

Of course, bracelets can be a symbol of social status, made of silver, gold, or ornamented with some diamonds. But, they can also be an expression of creativity. Lately, homemade bracelets are very popular. You can make own creation form beads or polymer clay and have exactly what you want.

It should be pointed out that we differ several kinds of bracelets: charm bracelets, bangles, slap bracelets, beaded bracelets, link bracelets and sport bracelets. These would be the basic kinds.

Of course, punk and rockabilly culture makes everything cooler and our collection proves it. Rockabilly spirit comes strong in our high quality leather bracelets. These vintage inspired pieces of jewelry give you the recognizable retro and rockabilly motives: cherries, polka dots and even leopard print. We are also happy to present you the checked leather bracelets in several colors. You will also find the most punk model of them all – specially designed bracelet with studs. We also offer you symbolical rubber bracelets in couple of colors. For hard rock style lovers, we have some plain black leather models with metal parts.

To see more retro jewel collections, visit our punk style clothing shop. We offer you many options for combining your new bracelet. Beside the unique design, you will be pleasantly surprised by the affordability and well pleased by our high quality. We are happy for sharing our love for punkabilly style with you and we will be glad to bring you delight with our collections. If you want to stay up to date, don’t forget to visit our page with the latest items. Enjoy your punk rockabilly days and have a swell & peachy time.

Skirts through the time

Skirts are an essential to any rockabilly gal’s closet. The Little Black Skirt is nearly as popular as the Little Black Dress. We’re looking at rockabilly skirts and how to style them.

We live in era when fashion trends appear and disappear so often that we cannot even remember what was popular only few years ago. But before this hurried time, fashion had its long and slow changing history. And her majesty – the skirt – has an interesting place in all the fashion history sources.

Skirts: Her majesty — Her majesty – The skirt

First of all, this wonderful fashion invention was unisex at first. Furthermore, men in ancient Rome were really big fans of skirts. Today, man skirts are called kilts are still present in Scotland.

Skirts: Collection of skirts for Roman soldiers — Collection of skirts for Roman soldiers

Women were trapped in long skirts for a long time. It is interesting that men were wearing mini’s long before the women. Women had to wait for centuries to get this privilege. Up to then, they had different versions of long models. Sometimes the skirts were broad, with a complicated support construction underneath and bunch of underskirts. Such flamboyant styles were combined with uptight corsets. Seems unpractical, but it looks like it’s from a fairy tale.

Skirts: 18th century fashion — 18th century fashion

Later on, the 60’s of the 20th century have brought us the hippie movement and colorful, long, swaying skirts with flower motives. Also, Marry Quant, the famous fashion designer, has made the first mini skirt ever in. Leslie Newson, also known as Twiggy, was the first model on the runway dressed in a mini.

As for the punk style, it sure adores the skirts. These skirts are provocative, not only by their length, but by their daring to combine different flows. They are often decorated with lace or metal details like chains or safety pins. Also, they often have some patches, like the ones from our collection. Tartan cloth is very popular in punk and when it comes to skirts, the rule is: the shorter – the better! Regular jean fabrics are widely used and they are usually torn up in some parts. Punk ladies love to combine their skirts with colorful tights or mesh stockings.

And rockabilly has its specialties when it comes to skirts, too. The famous animal print in different variations is present here as well. Motives like skulls and roses are also popular, equally as the lace details and checked fabrics. Nautical skirt models are inevitable, of course.

Skirts: Rockabilly skirt — Rockabilly skirt

Nowadays, skirts are more popular than ever. Inspired by the swell spirit of 50′s and rockabilly style, fueled by 70’s and punk rock, we have made a sweet litle collection. Here you can find a variety of shorter and longer mini’s, colorful models made of high quality materials, pieces convenient for everyday and special occasions. As always, our retro ways are mixed with the hottest contemporary trends. A little bit of pin up and a little bit of punk, all sewn into these rebellious, elegant and sexy combinations. It all comes with affordable prices. And that’s just one part of our kingdom of rockabilly clothing for women. Enjoy exploring our pages and upgrading your own style.

Mens T-shirts: history and our rockabilly collection

Think men don’t care for fashion? Think again! We’re looking at the evolution of mens t-shirts & the male fashion world

For a long time, men are interested in fashion almost equally as the ladies. More and more men consider that their own overall style is very important part of their personality. Clothes don’t make the man, but you can surely find out a lot about him by analyzing the characteristics of his style. What mostly draws attention on a man is usually a men’s T-shirt.

Mens T-shirts are favorite piece of clothes among many men and women, because of comfort and practicallity, but it is also an important detail for fashion games.

The mens T-shirt has a short history. Its origins are actually related to the sailors, who had problems with heavy and bulky undershirts. At the beginning of the 20th century, they replaced those undershirts with light short sleeved shirts. By the beginning of 20’s the term ‘T-shirt’, which refers to the shirt’s shape, was widely accepted. This piece of clothes soon became a standard part of the army underwear. So, basically, we can thank the army for popularization of this comfortable thing.

Hollywood also had a role in popularization of mens T-shirts. Let’s just mention James Dean in movie “Rebel without a cause”, where he wears a plain white T-shirt. It made the whole world go crazy for it! Also, Elvis Presley was one of the T-shirt promoters. When famous people did enough for the promotion, designers had to move on and use the T-shirts in all the possible ways. After that, a new era begins.

In 60’s and 70’s technology provided a possibility for prints on mens T-shirts. Various printed motives made T-shirts more interesting. For example, T-shirts with images of rock bands were extremely popular. Also, T-shirts got a deeper meaning, due to the printed sings on them. Funny signs were also included. Flags, motos, sport clubs logos, messages, you could all have it on your T-shirt.

Punkabilly, our little retro and rockabilly paradise settled here, also likes the possibilities of a men’s T-shirt. So simple, and yet so versatile, it is always inspirational for us. We bring you a whole magnificent collection of punk and rockabilly T-shirts for men right on these pages. Take a look at these awesome LiquorBrand and Billy Eight models with unusually glowing prints.

These mens t-shirts are charged with rockabilly spirit, inspired by all its modes, like psychobilly, and all the related awesomeness, like punk. We like our mens T-shirts loud and clear and we try to send some interesting messages. Signs like “Psychobilly to the bone” and “Hot’n’Rod” are the souls of our mens T-shirts. These simple black and white pieces get their special meaning from many bad ass rockabilly motives like skulls, dices, tattooed girls.

And that’s just a part of our lovely men collection. We’re waiting for you with more great pieces and motives. Also, there’s a cute little collection of rockabilly mens T-shirts for women and you can find it here.

Enjoy your punk life every day and stay rockabilly!

Rockabilly Style – An everlasting trend

Rockabilly Style has been around for ages, and continues to woo and wonder it’s onlookers. But what is it? A genre of music? A kind of fashion?

Although it’s more than a half a century old, rockabilly is still quite a popular music genre. And even more – it’s a unique subculture and way of life. Rockabilly Style has had a big influence on the music flows ever since its first appearance and it takes a special place in the history of music.

The term ‘rockabilly’ is derived from words ‘rock’ and ‘hillbilly’ – and those words give us a little hint about the origins of this music. Namely, rockabilly is one of the oldest styles of rock and roll and it has first appeared in the south of The United States in 50’s. The country music from 40’s and 50’s, often referred as ‘hillbilly music’, is tightly related to the emergence of rockabilly. So, rockabilly style is considered to be an awesome mix of country music, western swing, boogie woogie and rhythm ‘n’ blues. Its popularity has spread not only trough the years, but also trough the decades. Its energy has inspired some other awesome music genres, such as punkabilly (or psychobilly) and gothabilly, and even the punk rock.

This music is an absolute mood lifter. It is mega energized, loud and explosive. The sound blend of guitars, shocking drums, double bass, piano and strong vocals doesn’t leave anyone indifferent. It’s made for the craziest dance moves and the wildest nights.

The spirit of rockabilly is also pretty visible through art and fashion. Ladies first: female rockabilly fans mostly stick to the pin up style. As for the rockabilly men, they usually wear blue jeans, shirts, tweed jackets, leather jackets, suspenders etc. They will probably enjoy this collection of T-shirts. What’s also interesting, they often make unusual hairstyles with hair up. Detailed tattoos are also an important part of rockabilly style.

Having fun rockabilly style — Rockabilly couple

But let’s get back to the music. I’m sure you know many rockabilly style musicians and many musicians who were under the rockabilly influence. First of all, there’s The King – Elvis Presley, a legend who doesn’t need to be specially announced. Then there’s Johnny Cash, the man in black. You’re probably also familiar with Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and The Everly Brothers. These artist have certainly enriched the history of music. Even The Beatles and The Rolling Stones were at some point and in a certain way inspired by it (The Rolling Stones have covered “Twenty Flight rock”, a song by Eddie Cochran).

Beside the musicians, many movie artists were inspired by this wild style. Some of the most famous rockabilly style movies are Walk the Line (about Johnny Cash), The Wanderers, American Graffiti and others. Movies are a great way for us to take a closer look at the rockabilly world which seems so far away from us now. It can prove how actually close it is, since it is so universal.

With some ups and downs, rockabilly has survived after all. In 90’s we got the neo-rockabilly, a successful revival of the original rockabilly, which is very active to this day. Many people all over the world still collect rockabilly records and make rockabilly theme parties. Try to find a rockabilly bar and you’ll see night life from an awesome retro point of view. Have fun!

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