@yuliaxgon: That striped shirt you see all over LA—people call it the Charlie Brown, the Cholo Polo, even the Bumblebee. But it didn’t start in the streets. It started as basic workwear, made by a brand called Cascade in the '60s and '70s. Back then, it was just a tough, reliable shirt worn by working-class folks—nothing flashy, nothing viral. But something about it hit different in LA. By the late '70s and '80s, Chicano and Black communities made it their own. It showed up in lowrider culture, then in hip-hop videos, prison fashion, backyards, and family portraits. It wasn’t about fashion—it was about pride, identity, and staying clean. In the '90s, it started being called the “Charlie Brown” and showed up in movies like Blood In Blood Out and American Me. Then Cascade disappeared. FB County picked up the legacy. And now high-fashion designers like Willy Chavarria are putting it on runways. #chicano #chicana #chicanostyle #losangeles #fahion #willychavarria

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el.doobie74
J.C. :
I never heard Cholo Polo 😂
2025-07-11 23:26:22
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xbrubrux213
Xbrubrux :
The shirts were popularized by Chicano culture. Not Chicano and black culture.
2025-08-07 08:41:32
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hollyru2
Holliup :
😂😂😂 Omg really I’ll never look at them the same way 😂🙈
2025-07-12 15:07:33
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mr.sinister82
mr sinister :
East coast don’t wear them
2025-07-11 08:42:38
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homer69
Romeo 🇨🇦 :
yeah that's definitely not cool!! 🤣
2025-07-12 11:05:30
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michelleuribe650
Michelle Uribe650 :
they are called CARAMELOS in Juarez Chi
2025-07-10 23:22:32
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gboys805_1
Daggers805_ :
I would wear them , Ben Davies in my teens 805 California 🕶️
2025-07-10 23:43:38
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naziemcarelse
naziemcarelse :
Charlie brown gonna cost you around R2000...in south africa plus important postage fees
2025-07-12 17:51:15
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jesuscortezcalder
jesuscortezcalder :
I first seen them being worn by chicanos and not just in LA , in the 70’s. Cascade also made pendlton type shirts at a more affordable price. If you had feria, you had pendleton and stacy adams. You see it in Los cause cholo is still in style. Chuco is the style, cholo is a gang member
2025-07-11 02:50:50
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elfantasma1939
Jesús R. Alvarado :
those shirts been around in the Cholo community since the 70s which I grew up
2025-07-10 23:23:08
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chato70587
chato70 :
This embedded in our Chicano culture along with Dickies n Ben Davis outfits. It’s our uniform as I call it.
2025-07-11 00:40:48
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mybootlegaccount
mybootlegaccount :
This is a great breakdown
2025-07-10 22:44:59
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ghettoasskorean
ghettoasskorean :
There are some fashion cultures that you don't know the history meaning to, you shouldn't be wearing it if you don't. Unfortunately, there was a lot of bloodshed cuz of this type of clothing. Wear with respect and understanding.
2025-07-11 09:33:24
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woodcarrier.com
WoodCarrier :
You shouldve played "keep it gangsta" soundtrack
2025-07-12 13:30:31
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thebhuqist
MrSpeedDial :
Please do why Zulu nation wear Brentwood
2025-07-13 07:04:29
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general2.60
General 🇿🇦 :
🤔Visit South Africa 🇿🇦 and come make your next clip Dickies is not workwear in SA it's style 🤔🤔
2025-07-12 11:33:04
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beyondthehypex
beyondthehypex :
new uniform
2025-07-10 22:09:55
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pat.nguyen2
Pat Nguyen :
awesome info
2025-07-13 08:14:50
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theeartalchemist
Mduduzi Mabona :
I live South Africa and I remember saving up to purchase my first Charlie Brown in my senior year of high school. I recall seeing it in movies such as 187, Mi Vida Loca, Straight Outta Compton, Blood In Blood out, Peppermint and even in the videogame GTA San Andreas, as T-Bone Mendez can be seen wearing one. I also noticed a couple of pictures of Eazy E wearing different colours of the shirt, along with Sen Dog from Cypress Hill and Kid Frost. My reason for purchasing the shirt, stems from my admiration for urban Chicano fashion. Even though it may be associated with gangsterism, which I am not a part of or condone for that manner, it came across as classy, while still maintaining an urban aesthetic to it.
2025-07-13 06:49:09
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hollywoodlandia
So bad it’s good :
My father wore them. I never liked the design.
2025-07-11 03:22:19
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truroyaltyimagesogshagz
OG :
They watered down the culture Now it's Halloween all the time
2025-08-09 07:27:49
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triplejtheonlyway
Triple J Landscaping Services :
cascade for me
2025-07-14 02:00:11
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deeceehnkmp5
Dee :
My mom used to get them for me at K mart lol in the late 60’s
2025-07-12 03:06:54
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lobitogallero
lobitogallero :
"Cholo Polo's" 😂😂👏👏❤️❤️,
2025-07-12 17:17:49
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