Women’s Café Racer Clothing
Women’s Café Racer clothing and apparel is derived from one of Britain’s greatest subcultures, and women were a big part of it!
Café Racer clothing is defined by it’s simplistic nature, the styling being adapted from the big screen with Marlon Brando’s 1953 film, The Wild One, in combination with strong influences from Britain’s RAF Royal Air Force. Levi jeans, t-shirts, white scarfs, leather jackets and boots.
Café Racer Clothing was Simple in Style but Big on Attitude, and That Came From the Person Behind the Clothes
Café Racers of the late 50’s and more specifically the Ton-Up Boys, but also including the Ton-Up Girls, exemplified a counter-culture marked by fringe societal living and acceptance, or lack thereof, and a rebellious attitude where their norms crossed with those of the mainstream culture of the day. Café Racer Clothing, and more specifically the fashion and style of a Ton Up Boy or Girl played every bit the part!
Ton Up Girls and Women’s Café Racer Clothing
When it comes to the Ton-Up Girls, they didn’t play second fiddle to anyone when it came to fashion. They were just as rebellious, they clashed against the societal norms of the day just as the Ton-Up Boys did, and they dressed the part. Their fashion was very much in line with the Ton-Up Boys, simple, plain, boots, leather jackets, and for the two wheeled fashion, some even had or rode bikes.
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Although the fashion of the day was simple and plain, there were two areas where Ton-Up Boys let their personalities shine, their Café Racer leather jackets, and their bikes! Leather jackets were the core staple of every Ton-Up Boy. They started off simple with each person adorning their jackets with pins, patches, studs (perhaps a little later with the rockers), and custom artwork that personified each and every Ton-Up Boy. In terms of their bikes, they were bought stock, then stripped down, and rebuilt to make the bike as fast and streamlined as possible so they could tackle the days racing. You could almost make the argument that their café racers were as much a part of their attire as their leather jackets and boots!
The Ton-Up Boys, who’s culture evolved from their predecessors the Teddy Boy’s, are often credited with taking a sport and turning it into a lifestyle. But let’s not forget the Ton-Up Women and Girls, they were equally as important as a strong fixture in the Café Racer and Ton Girls and Women when it comes to setting the trend of the day. They were a strong fixture within the Café Racing counterculture. We embrace this lifestyle with each and every product we deliver for both men and women.
TUC Café Racer Clothing, Designed and Crafted for the Café Racer in Us All
When it comes to Café Racer clothing, whether men’s or women’s, artisans and manufacturers take many different approaches to the products they design and produce. Some designers take a very traditional approach in terms of form, fit and function, plain shirts, simple button-down shirts, t-shirts and traditional café racer leather jackets. Others take the approach of designing clothing and accessories that speak to the attitude and sentiment of the day, shirts with classical sayings and graphical depictions such as “Do The Ton” or “100”, or alternatively images with skulls, bones, pistons and checkered flags. Some manufacturers adopt a hybrid model where they produce both. At Ton Up Clothing we champion the heart of every Ton-Up Boy, Girl, and Café Racer. We like to design and produce clothing and accessories that people can wear and carry as a badge of honor that harkens back to the days of yesteryear where speed, thrills, and rock and roll ruled the day, as well as got your blood pumping! The Ton Up Boys were all about living, living life to its fullest and we try to capture that attitude in each and every design we create.
