After the Yugo-Soviet relations broke down in 1948, the Yugoslav authorities were looking for an alternative source of cultural inspiration. They found it in Mexico At the beginning of the 1950s, Yugoslavia was a socialist country playing the odd Cold…
The notorious music culture that became synonymous with Serbia’s former nationalist regime has anything but disappeared. Turbo-folk continues to play the role of both hero and villain – as Serbia’s best known ‘brand’ and a skeleton in its closet. After…
The real Croatian hipsters (Split 1980s) A piece of street history from Split, Croatia 1985 showing a high awareness of popular fashion of the time. Not much different from what...
McDonald’s in the Balkans: a brief history From a source of national pride to a symbol of US imperialism, the American fast food chain has left its mark in the Balkans
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The original hipsters: a piece of Yugoslav streetwear history The real hipsters started their journey in ex Yugoslavia. Welcome to 1985 Split, Croatia, the cradle of the hottest legs in the Balkans
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Meet Bata KanKan, the most stylish football club owner in the world Why this ex-bodyguard and hotellier-turned-football club owner is the indisputable king of fashion, on and off the sports pitch
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