What do rockabilly boys and girls look like?
The majority of the men and women who identify with the rockabilly culture have a certain “look” or uniform. They usually stick out amongst a sea of Dockers-wearing normal people. The men are usually spotted having pompadours, sideburns, and/or slicked back hair. They sometimes sport arms full of colorful tattoos of cards, booze, and scantily clad pin-ups. They wear their jeans cuffed, have their wallets on chains attached to their belt loops, and aren’t against rolling up a pack of cigarettes up in their shirt sleeve for safe-keeping. The women, on the other hand, are usually more well-kempt than their male counterparts. Women make it a point to have immaculately done hair and make-up done in a 1940’s style. Most often than not, you’ll see a slew of gals with “Bettie hair” (referring to 1950’s pin-up model Bettie Page). I, myself, have Bettie hair. I’m a big fan of it. It’s easy to maintain. Women, although usually ultra-effeminate, can and do have arms full of tattoos that can rival
