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Draft:Shamate

Example of Shamate fashion

Shamate[a] or SMART is a youth subculture and fashion movement originating from migrant workers (mingong) in 2000s South China.[1] It is characterized by eccentric makeup, hairstyles and clothing. At its peak, there were over 200,000 Shamate.[3][6][7]

  1. ^ a b Dalléas, Frédéric (1 February 2022). "The 'left behind' of the Chinese miracle: When China's rural young found their style". Le Monde diplomatique. Translated by Miller, George. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  2. ^ Lu, Rachel (2 December 2013). "Vanity Fail". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  3. ^ a b Zhang, Henry; Chang, Luyao (1 June 2021). "Luo Fuxing: 'The Last of the Shamate'". Guernica. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  4. ^ Zhai, Xingli; Liang, Yingxin (24 November 2020). "More than just a hairstyle: will the shamate kids ever grow up?". Jiemian News. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  5. ^ Liu, Jue (1 March 2014). "Shamate Alecks". The World of Chinese. Vol. 4, no. 2, Crime. The Commercial Press. p. 72–74. ISSN 1673-7660. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  6. ^ Wang, Lianzhang (26 June 2018). "'Father of "Shamate"' Looks Back at Now-Dead Subculture". Sixth Tone. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
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