Scene Kids, Scene Queens, Scene Style & Hairstyles

Scene culture supposedly started as early as 2004 or as recently as 2006, fueled initially by MySpace. Scene kids would (and still do) dress up much like you'll see here on this lens. They then take their own photo or have a friend take pictures of them. The pictures are then posted online, on whatever social networking sites they participate in (MySpace, Facebook, Buzznet, etc.). I should note that sometimes the pictures are a bit scandalous, with the girls sometimes posing in a t-shirt and unmentionables (or just their unmentionables). But usually the pictures are simply them in the usual scene garb and scene styled hair.

Some of these same scene kids have now become online/internet celebrities, famous for their photos, their fashion, their hair, and their personalities as well. Some of them even have clothing and merchandise lines of their own. Scene girls seem to be dominating scene culture right now, although there are some scene boys as well. The most famous scene girls are often called "scene queens". Below is some info on two former scene queens I found to be the most interesting, and a little info on a few other scene kids.

Audrey Kitching
Above to the right is a picture of Audrey Kitching, probably the most famous & most successful out of all the scene queens. (You can also find another picture of her in the bottom left corner of the photo in the Scene Style/Fashion module farther down the page, as well as the intro image/photo of her on the Funky Pink Hair - Dye / Color & Other Products lens, and more pictures of her are on the new Audrey Kitching lens.) In fact, you could say she's more of a former scene queen, since she's very much broken away from scene culture. A former BMX biker, she's also worked as a hairdresser, but has had extensive success modeling for brands like Jessica Louise & Skelanimals (more on those brands later on). She's been both blonde and brunette, but started getting more modeling jobs after dying her hair pink. And she's kept her hair at least partially pink ever since. Her style isn't so much scene now, as she no longer wears the typical scene fashion staples. But she's kept the bright array of colors in her wardrobe. She's also very artsy, which she puts to use through fashion and interior design. She has a Twitter page, RealAudreyKitch, in addition to Twitter fanpages dedicated to her, @audreykitchfans & @TwigViolenceFan; her own MySpace account (viewable here); and her own section on Buzznet.com, where she posts hundreds of pictures of herself, as well as videos, and entries in her online journal.

Audrey Kitching Photo is courtesy of Photobucket.com.

To view more pictures of Audrey Kitching, click on the following links:

• Audrey Kitching pictures on Flickr


• Audrey Kitching pictures on Photobucket.com


• Google Images search of Audrey Kitching

The above info is a short summary on Audrey. For even more links & info about Audrey, visit the new Audrey Kitching lens.

Jac Vanek
Jac Vanek was also a former scene chick who did some modeling here and there (some of it with Audrey Kitching). Vanek's scene style was more basic and more toned down compared to Kitching's. The formerly blonde scene queen attended UCLA and has her own webstore located at JacVanek.com. Her style has changed from scene queen to slick indie rocker/gypsy/hipster style, and she's now a redhead. To find out more about Vanek and view pictures, you can visit Vanek's Buzznet.com page, follow her on her Twitter page, and also her Tumblr.com page (Google it-- can't link to the entire blog because of it's word content; Squidoo will unpublish or delete this webpage if I do so).

 

Jac Vanek photo is courtesy of Jac Vanek's Oct. 6, 2009 post on Tumblr.

To view other pictures of Jac Vanek, click on the following links:

• Jac Vanek pictures on Flickr


• Jac Vanek pictures on Photobucket.com


• Google Images search of Jac Vanek

The above info is a short summary on Jac. For even more links & info about Jac, visit the new Jac Vanek lens.

A Few Other Notable Scene Kids

Hanna Beth- A scene queen who often hung out with Audrey Kitching, has always had brunette hair, and has a product/clothing line featured through the brand Glamour Kills. You can view her MySpace or Buzznet.com page to learn more about her.

Some Other Scene Websites & Links

Here are a few other scene websites and links you might find useful (I will add more in the future, and if you know of any I should add, let me know by leaving a comment in the guestbook):

• Short list of scene queens available at the Be-scene.org's Scene Queens/Models page


• More extensive list of scene kids (yep, girls and guys) at "Scene Kids" -the newest teenage trend


• To view other scene kids Buzznet pages, simply visit Buzznet.com


• To view scene kid photo blogs, simply visit Tumblr.com (there's quite a few on there)


• Emo & Scene Hair Forum-- has tips on scene fashion, scene hair and more.


• SceneKidzInc on Twitter


• Who Wore It Better?- Scene Style (on Faithy Says Boo/Faithy Fantastic's Buzznet; pits popular Scene kids against each other for best look)

Scene hair is colorful, eccentric and, in my opinion, pretty fun to look at if not wear. Having scene hair means either coloring your hair at least one unusual color, or styling it in an unusual way. Or both. If you just want to try it out for fun, there are scene wigs and hairpieces (available below) you can wear. In fact, it's easier to maintain a wig or hairpieces than it is to maintain your own hair.

But you can get your own hair styled and dyed. Just know that permanent scene hair can be more of a commitment and takes some time, skill, and up-keep/maintenance, depending on what style you want. For example, clip-on coontail extensions are no problem, but having to dye your hair with a striped pattern or animal pattern is a little more difficult. Buying a wig already styled? Easy, because all you have to do is throw it on in the morning and make sure to care for it properly at all times (depending on what type of hair the wig has). Styling your hair yourself is usually more time consuming, and takes more patience. So if you don't want to keep the color, cut or style for very long, go with the hairpieces and wigs. But if you inisist on keeping your scene hair permanently (or at least for a long while, as hair is never really permanent), make sure you are getting exactly what you want in color, cut, and hairstyle.

I've added some videos so you can see more examples of scene hair and how it's achieved. And the lenses about scene hairstyle in the "featured lenses" module (a little farther down the page) should explain the hairstyles in more detail. But right here are some additional websites/web articles/web guides about and picture searches on scene hair:

• Scene Hair article on Hubpages.com


• How to Get Emo Hairstyles (it's really scene, NOT emo; again, people who don't know the difference)


• Two Tone Hair Color Hairstyles (if you want to make your hair color look interesting, or you're going for two colors in particular, check out this webpage)


• Scene-Hairstyles.com


• Scene Hair picture search on Flickr.com


• Scene Hair picture search on Photobucket.com


• Scene Hair picture search on Google Images


• Scene HairSTYLE picture search on Google Images

Photo is courtesy of Scene-Hair.net.

Scene fashion is just like the hair-- colorful, eccentric and fun. It can also be quite eclectic for those scene kids who actually have their own sense of style, don't follow scene fashion to a T, and don't mind incorporating pieces from other fashion genres into their own wardrobe. Basics and staples of scene fashion include brighly colored clothing and accessories/jewelry, vintage t-shirts, DIY clothing, the "scene diamond/gem" symbol (like the jewelry seen in photo above), the "brass knuckles" symbol (silver piece of jewelry located near blonde on bottom right is an example), and more. Brands famous among scene kids (and elsewhere) include Skelanimals, Hello Kitty and Jessica Louise.

Here are links to just a few of the stores that sell scene clothing and other merchandise. For more stores & merchandise, check out the rest of the page.

• Little Black Cherry


• Hard Candy Wear


• The Be-Scene Style website (lists scene queens. then features items they would wear (or that they sell) several stores that sell scene style clothing or clothing that can be adapted to scene; includes products from brands/stores such as American Apparel, Jessica Louise, New York Couture, Urban Outfitters, Skelanimals and more).


• Von Trash Jewelry


• The Skelanimals website


• Sanrio.com (home of Hello Kitty)


• Hello Kitty search on Squidoo (features a list of Hello Kitty lenses where you can find more products & details)


• HelloKitties.net (Hello Kitty Best Offers- links to stuff on Amazon)

Photo above made/designed by me, courtesy of Polyvore.com.

All of this scene fashion inspired me to start a product line on Zazzle, appropriately titled Scene Queen. I used bright text against two different colored animal print backgrounds. If you view some of the Scene Queen products, you will see that many of the products come in several different shapes, sizes and colors. There are 7 different types of mugs, for example. Each mug is available in at least two different colors or sizes, sometimes more. And hats/caps (the regular hats/caps, not the embroidered hats/caps) are available in 11 different colors.

I initially started the line with the products that had a "Scene Queen" logo on them, but of course they weren't selling because, as I said earlier, scene kids don't like to label themselves as "scene". So I discontinued the labeled logo products and just kept the products I added with only the pink leopard design or blue/indigo zebra print design and no text.

(NOTE: The shoes available in men's sizes can be worn by women as well. Simply subtract 1.5 from your women's shoe size to get your size in men's shoes. For example, I wear a size 8.5 in women's shoes, but a size 7 in men's shoes.

2nd NOTE-- Some products available [such as cards, postcards, and keychains] are not pictured here. To see product title/descriptions, simply put your cursor over the product image. To buy a specific product seen here, simply click on the image. To see ALL products, visit the Scene Queen product line at Zazzle.)

I was introduced to scene in April 2009 after viewing a picture of Audrey Kitching and deciding to Google more info about her. I ended up finding out quite a bit about the "Scene" world. For example, there is a scene stigma/stereotype, the stigma/stereotype being that scene kids are rude and stuck up, and dress and act a certain way for attention. This is both true and false, as it really depends on the individual.

After studying scene a little bit, I know that I am not and never will be a scene kid, nor do I have a desire to be. But I definitely find scene fashion very interesting and fascinating. I wouldn't wear the scene clothing & accessories all together the way they do, but I would consider buying some items to blend with what I already wear on a daily basis. I doubt I will ever color my hair any other color than dark red with bits of bright red in it, but I would have no problem trying out some of the hairstyles I've seen on some scene girls.

And that's my take on the "Scene" scene...now for your take...