"Unos tipos de traje y corbata": estilo, trabajo y distinción en los mensajeros en moto de Buenos Aires

The goal of this article is to present the findings of a research done with motor-bikers messengers, focusing on their stylistic production. Work is a central element in this study and this centrality puts the paper in dialogue with traditional style studies, while proposing theoretical adjustments on style studies based on youth and leisure. The messengers produce their style in strongly combination with the job they do which, in turn, is linked to their own senses given to everyday life and work. Thus, the "suit and tie" model is highlighted being it a counter-figure that organizes their sym...