Having a new philosophy for life: half-way between comic book characters
and appearance obsession, skeletal teenagers with flamboyant looks, the scene
queens.
They’re between 13 and 25 years old with an ostentatious
appearance with long, teased, techni-colored hair. They are the scene queens, a
youth phenomenona that has freshly arrived in Italy subsequent to first
appearing in the US punk rock world in the 80s.
The basic ingredients for the scene queen style, aside from
having the teased hair – which is dyed in every possible colour, “spectacularised” with
enormously long extensions and adorned with clips and tiaras – the make-up is
essential. The principal features are the eyes: these are exaggerated and given
a vamp look with solid outlines of eyeliner that is blended into a “comma”
shape at the sides of the eye. Lipstick and multi-colour nail polish, does the
rest, and the look is paired with hot pants, tops, singlet, leggings and
mini-skirts. There is Hello Kitty everywhere in the accessories, with stripes,
spots and checks in the designs, laddered tights and incredibly extravagant
footwear.
The most popular shades take in vibrant, candy schemes – the palette
runs from fuchsia and turquoise to brilliant violet mixed with black, a trace
of a darker style and perhaps the only detail that connects the scene queens to
the emo world. The over-all result is vampish, with a mix cartoons and doll-like all at the
same time. The common denominators are the sunglasses with heart-shaped lenses
and doll-mascot that every scene queen takes around with her. The mood is
completely free of any kind of gloominess: in fact, it stresses eccentricity
and inventiveness in achieving a unique look.
The most popular shades take in vibrant, candy schemes – the palette
runs from fuchsia and turquoise to brilliant violet mixed with black, a trace
of a darker style and perhaps the only detail that connects the scene queens to
the emo world. The over-all result is vampish, with a mix cartoons and doll-like all at the
same time. The common denominators are the sunglasses with heart-shaped lenses
and doll-mascot that every scene queen takes around with her. The mood is
completely free of any kind of gloominess: in fact, it stresses eccentricity
and inventiveness in achieving a unique look.
Via the web, they've been accused,of anorexia and of being
shallow, but the scene queens hit back, asserting their right to their
unrestrained look, a style free of ideology. It implies a strong streak of
exhibitionism and stresses their unique doctrine, a doctrine of appearances and
of putting themselves centre-stage. It’s the basic leitmotif of our generation.
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