Dizelaši ( Cyrillic: дизелаши; singular dizelaš, Cyrillic: дизелаш) was an urban street youth sub-culture popular in the 1990s in Serbia. It has been described as a mainstream fashion and social subculture, [1] that of a working class, similar to the British chav, French racaille and Russian gopnik. [2] The French movie La Haine (1995) is often mentioned in relation to these subcultures. [3] It was characterized by turbo-folk, [1] hip-hop and dance music (such as Đogani), [1] mass-appeal designer clothes (such as Diesel), embroidered sweatshirts [1] and sportswear [2] (such as Nike Air Max [4] and Reebok Pump [2] shoes and Kappa [2] sweatsuits) and large link chains. [1] Track jackets were tucked into the bottom pants which in turn were tucked into socks, as to conceal goods; it is said that legendary gangster Knele (1971–1992) popularised it, having used it as a tactic ensuring his gun would slide into his socks rather on the pavement when running from the police. [2]
It emerged in Belgrade in the late 1980s and became popular by 1992, [2] in a period of embargo on FR Yugoslavia following the outbreak of the Yugoslav Wars. The youths were stereotyped as gangsters (also called mangupi), involved in illegal activities [1] such as fuel smuggling. The Russian counterpart is the Gopnik sub-culture, with which it is grouped together into "Post-Soviet fashion" that has become popular in recent years. [5] [6] In contrast to the dizelaši, the opposing sub-culture was called padavičari, including hippies, rockers, headbangers, metalheads and ravers. A typical dizelaš was seen as:
A youngster, short-cut [hair], in a track suit, with a gold chain around his neck, a mobile phone (possibly a good car), often tied to criminal activities. [7]
The resurge of the fashion has been dubbed Neodizelaši. [8] The 1995 documentary about Belgrade gangsters, Crime that Changed Serbia, is an icon of the culture.
Modern-day subculture closely related to old dizelaši is called gaseri (Serbo-Croatian) / gaserji (Slovene). [9] [10]
младић кратко подшишан, у тренерци, са златним ланцем око врата, има мобилни телефон (евентуално и добар ауто), често повезан са криминалним радњама"
Dizelaši ( Cyrillic: дизелаши; singular dizelaš, Cyrillic: дизелаш) was an urban street youth sub-culture popular in the 1990s in Serbia. It has been described as a mainstream fashion and social subculture, [1] that of a working class, similar to the British chav, French racaille and Russian gopnik. [2] The French movie La Haine (1995) is often mentioned in relation to these subcultures. [3] It was characterized by turbo-folk, [1] hip-hop and dance music (such as Đogani), [1] mass-appeal designer clothes (such as Diesel), embroidered sweatshirts [1] and sportswear [2] (such as Nike Air Max [4] and Reebok Pump [2] shoes and Kappa [2] sweatsuits) and large link chains. [1] Track jackets were tucked into the bottom pants which in turn were tucked into socks, as to conceal goods; it is said that legendary gangster Knele (1971–1992) popularised it, having used it as a tactic ensuring his gun would slide into his socks rather on the pavement when running from the police. [2]
It emerged in Belgrade in the late 1980s and became popular by 1992, [2] in a period of embargo on FR Yugoslavia following the outbreak of the Yugoslav Wars. The youths were stereotyped as gangsters (also called mangupi), involved in illegal activities [1] such as fuel smuggling. The Russian counterpart is the Gopnik sub-culture, with which it is grouped together into "Post-Soviet fashion" that has become popular in recent years. [5] [6] In contrast to the dizelaši, the opposing sub-culture was called padavičari, including hippies, rockers, headbangers, metalheads and ravers. A typical dizelaš was seen as:
A youngster, short-cut [hair], in a track suit, with a gold chain around his neck, a mobile phone (possibly a good car), often tied to criminal activities. [7]
The resurge of the fashion has been dubbed Neodizelaši. [8] The 1995 documentary about Belgrade gangsters, Crime that Changed Serbia, is an icon of the culture.
Modern-day subculture closely related to old dizelaši is called gaseri (Serbo-Croatian) / gaserji (Slovene). [9] [10]
младић кратко подшишан, у тренерци, са златним ланцем око врата, има мобилни телефон (евентуално и добар ауто), често повезан са криминалним радњама"