Young people, especially some adolescents, create their own communities of interest, distinguishing them from the bulk of people and, as a result, distinguishing them from the crowd. Such communities are informal, and their members are called informals.
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The term “informals” is officially used as a general name for representatives of certain subcultures and youth movements. Informals are certain groups of people that arose back in the USSR in the 1980s in response to “formal” associations (for example, Komsomol organizations). In the mid-1980s, various teenage gangs, hobby clubs, neo-Nazi communities (for example, skinheads) began to fall under the concept of “informals”. It is curious that initially the term “informals” had a rather bright expressive coloring and negative meaning. At that time, various youth subcultures such as Goths, emo, punks, hippies, metalheads, rockers, etc. did not fall under this concept.
Step 2
Nowadays, any person who is somehow different from the general mass of people is called an informal. The fact is that informals demonstrate their adherence to a particular youth movement or subculture by their manner of dress. It was noticed that in most cases the appearance of the informal does not at all correspond to his true interests, but is just a reflection of this hobby, which can pass as quickly as it arose. To further emphasize their attachment to any movement or subculture, informals shock not only with their appearance, but also with their behavior.
Step 3
Nevertheless, the outward appearance for informals is the main indicator of their adherence to one or another movement. Rockers, punks and metalheads are prime examples. The styles of their clothes are close and resemble each other: these are robes, and T-shirts with images of their favorite musical groups or with symbols. For example, metalheads prefer images of wolves and bikes, while punks prefer skulls. In addition, the representatives of these trends are characterized by everyday wearing of the so-called leather jackets - leather jackets with a huge number of locks. The main lock is located on the right side of the jacket, hence its name.
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Another distinctive feature of the appearance of the informal is a leather wristband on the arm, equipped with chains or metal spikes. It is curious that punks are not pretentious about clothes and can wear khaki (camouflage) pants. Currently, such informal trends as emo and goths are widespread. For adherents of these social groups, it is important not to hide their own emotions, naturally reacting to both happiness and joy, as well as pain and sadness. The style of their clothing is also extremely unusual. Emo adhere to only two colors in their style of clothing: pink and black, and even less Goths - only black.