The rise of London Subcultures were first noted to have begun in the 1950s when groups of young people started to define themselves through their differences in music, fashion and lifestyle preferences. The youth confidence was partly based on an increase in Britain's prosperity which had started to change social habits in the 50s. Average earnings had gone up by 70 percent between 1950 and 1970, and young people as well as families, had money left over from their average wages, which they…
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