teen fashion

While exploring Rome I noticed one particular style of clothing worn by several groups of teens that caught my eye. They were seen wearing all black with baggy pants, wristbands, and chains hanging from their pockets. Often they had funky hairstyles and the girls wore dark lipstick and large studded black earrings. Back home we often refer to this group as having a "gothic" style. When observing the type of clothing and accessories they chose to wear it got me thinking about where they purchase these clothes because walking by several clothes stores, nothing resembled this style. Although not all teens here dress in this way, when you see them they tend to stick out compared to the fashion style of most other native Romans.