Every group of kids has their favorite hangout spots around town, but very few become so famously associated with them that they earn a special nickname and national notoriety. The Centrepoint Kids were a bunch of mall kids in the 80s’ who – you guessed it – hung out at The Centrepoint Mall in Orchard…
Every group of kids has their favorite hangout spots around town, but very few become so famously associated with them that they earn a special nickname and national notoriety.
The Centrepoint Kids were best known for their statement outfits and hairstyles, as well as their loud and rowdy behavior.The Kids garnered quite a lot of attention in their day, so much so that they often made the news and were considered a nuisance by older generations. These days, we consider them a part of Singapore’s pop culture history.
Francis Kong, the operations manager of Centrepoint at the time, said that they would block up passageways, tease customers at the mall and “disrupt the peace”. And express themselves they did. From the footage, the Kids embraced all the most fashionable trends of that era: patterned shirts and blouses, clashing prints, neon and bright colors, baggy shirts, high-waisted pants, Members Only jackets, dyed hair, wearing sunglasses indoors, etc.“Byproduct of pop culture”
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