Amabhulukwe e-Brentwood azenzele njengengubo egqamile, ikakhulukazi ngaphakathi kwendawo yemfashini yaseNingizimu Afrika. Aziwa ngobungcweti bawo obumangalisayo, isitayela esihlukile, nokubaluleka kwamasiko, amabhulukwe e-Brentwood eqe izingubo nje ukuze abe uphawu lokuzazi nokuba yinkimbinkimbi.
Imvelaphi kanye Nomlando Wakuqala
Indaba yamabhulukwe eBrentwood iqala ngeminyaka yawo-1960 eNingizimu Afrika. Lo mkhiqizo wethulwa ngesikhathi sezinguquko ezibalulekile kwezenhlalo nezepolitiki. Naphezu kwalezi zikhathi ezineziyaluyalu, i-Brentwood ikwazile ukubaza indawo emakethe yemfashini, inikela ngomkhiqizo ohlanganisa ikhwalithi, isitayela, nokuqina.
Amabhulukwe ayeklanywe ngendlela ehlukile esikiwe nendwangu ephakeme kakhulu, okuwenza ayintandokazi phakathi kwamadoda ayekwazisa kokubili imfashini nokusebenza. Ukubukeka kwesiginesha kwebhulukwe le-Brentwood kufaka phakathi ibhande eliphezulu, ama-crease acijile, nokulingana okunethezekile okuveza ubuhle.
Khuphukela Ekudumeni
Iminyaka yawo-1970 kanye no-1980 yayingamashumi eminyaka abalulekile kumabhulukwe e-Brentwood njengoba athola ukuthandwa okusabalele eNingizimu Afrika yonkana. Bathandwa kakhulu yintsha emnyama yasemadolobheni, eyabathatha njengento esemqoka esitatimendeni sabo semfashini. Emalokishini nasemadolobheni ngokufanayo, ibhulukwe laseBrentwood lalibonwa njengophawu lokulangazelela nesimo.
Ukuhlotshaniswa kwamabhulukwe e-Brentwood namadoda agqoke kahle enkathini yase-Sophiatown-ayedume ngesitayela sawo se-dapper-kwaqhubeka kwaqinisa isimo sawo esiyingqayizivele. La madoda, avame ukubizwa ngokuthi "amagents" noma "ama-swankers," ayegqoka amabhulukwe e-Brentwood njengengxenye yama-ensembles awo asesitayeleni, okunikela edumeni lebhulukwe lekilasi nokuba yinkimbinkimbi.
Ukubaluleka Kwamasiko
Amabhulukwe e-Brentwood angaphezulu nje kwento yemfashini; ziyinto yamasiko. Babambe iqhaza elibalulekile ekuhlonzeni ukuthi bangobani "amagents" kanye nama-"pantsula" subculture eyavela ngeminyaka yawo-1980. Is-Pantsula, uhlobo lomdanso wasemadolobheni kanye nokuveza amasiko entsheni emnyama yaseNingizimu Afrika, yamukele ibhulukwe le-Brentwood njengengxenye yendlela yokugqoka ehlukile. Amabhulukwe, ahlanganiswe nezicathulo ezicwebezelayo kanye nezinsiza ezihambisanayo, afane nesitayela nokugqama kwabadansi bes-pantsula.
Umthelela wamasiko wamabhulukwe e-Brentwood udlulele ngale kwemfashini. Zaba wuphawu lokumelana nokuzigqaja ngesikhathi sobandlululo, lapho abagqoki besebenzisa ukubukeka kwabo okucijile, okusesitayeleni ukukhombisa isithunzi kanye nobunjalo babo ngaphansi kwengcindezelo.
Imvuselelo Yesimanje kanye Nefa Elihlala Likhona
Ezweni lemfashini yesimanje, amabhulukwe e-Brentwood aphinde aqala kabusha. Zibungazwa ngenxa yokukhanga kwazo okungapheli futhi zamukelwe izizukulwane ezintsha ezijabulela isitayela sazo sakudala namagugu amasiko. Ibhrendi ikwazile ukuhlala ibalulekile ngokugcina ukuzibophezela kwayo kwikhwalithi nokuvumelana nezimo zemfashini yesimanje kuyilapho ilondoloza izici zayo zedizayini zendabuko.
Abasiki bengqephu nabagqugquzeli bayaqhubeka nokuthola ugqozi emabhulukweni e-Brentwood, bewahlanganisa nezingubo zesimanje ezihlonipha ukubaluleka kwawo komlando namasiko. Lokhu kuhlanganiswa kwamabhulukwe amadala namasha kuqinisekisa ukuthi amabhulukwe e-Brentwood ahlala eyinsada emakhabetheni aseNingizimu Afrika nangale kwayo.
Umlando wamabhulukwe e-Brentwood uwubufakazi bamandla emfashini njengendlela yokubonisa isiko kanye nobunikazi. Kusukela ekuqaleni kwawo-1960 kuya esimweni sawo njengophawu lwesitayela nokumelana, amabhulukwe e-Brentwood ashiye uphawu olungacimeki kwimfashini yaseNingizimu Afrika. Isikhala sawo esihlala njalo sisemandleni abo ngokweqa kwesikhathi nezitayela, okuhlanganisa ifa lokuthuthuka, ukuqina, nokuzigqaja ngamasiko.
