Mod Subculture

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Head to Toe, New Exhibition Opens at The Museum at FIT; November 17, 2021 - ...

The Salamanca Press 27 Oct 2021

The Mods, for example, embraced fun, brightly colored,plastic clothing and accessories. Vibrant hosiery from Trimfit, marketed with the face of British Mod model Twiggy, shows the subculture's impact on the wider fashion world ... However, a number of youthful, music-driven subcultures also emerged with their own distinct sense of style.

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Prole Art Threat: Cynthia Cruz On The Melancholia Of Class

The Quietus 24 Jul 2021

One of the things that truly struck me is your analysis of fashion and working-class culture, especially when you talk about the mods, rockabilly, and post-punk. Whenever you tackle these subcultures you present them as these mean and lean nostalgists, unapologetic defenders of the no future creed.

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The E: A foolish attempt to relive Pete Townshend’s misspent youth

Albany Democrat Herald 01 Apr 2021

Brighton was the scene of the fabled mod/rocker rumbles of the 1960s. Mods wore suits and rode scooters ... The Who were mods and appealed to mods. This history and subculture was portrayed with amazing zest by Pete Townshend and the Who in their 1973 album Quadrophenia and the 1979 film it spawned.

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Rethinking clothes that make a man

Straits Times 25 Feb 2021

Loewe ... For his latest Loewe menswear presentation, he settled on two different formats ... Inside the book, Anderson has compiled Brainard's rarely seen comics, graphics and collages ... The collection was also a collage of subcultural codes - in the mix were grungy sweaters, punk bondage leathers and mod duffle coats ... Prada ... Fendi ... Hermes ... Louis Vuitton ... ....

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Fall/Winter 2021 menswear dissects male psyche

Straits Times 25 Feb 2021

This article first appeared on Harper's Bazaar Singapore's website. Harper's Bazaar Singapore is the leading fashion glossy on the best of style, beauty, design, travel and the arts ... Loewe ... The collection was also a collage of subcultural codes - in the mix were grungy sweaters, punk bondage leathers and mod duffle coats ... Prada. PHOTOS.�PRADA ... Fendi ... �.

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Euro blog: A foolish attempt to relive Pete Townshend’s misspent youth

Corvallis Gazette-Times 24 Feb 2021

Brighton was the scene of the fabled mod/rocker riots of the 1960s. Mods wore suits and rode scooters ... The Who attracted mods. The entire history/subculture was portrayed with amazing zest by Pete Townshend and the Who in their 1973 album Quadrophenia and the 1979 film it spawned.

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Paul Smith on lockdown dressing: 'Don’t laugh but I've still been wearing my suits'

The Observer 24 Jan 2021

Based on different subcultures including mod, punk and grunge, pieces were mixed up in a way that chimed with most people’s wardrobes in the last year - a smart coat over a pair of slouchy jeans, for example, or a puffer jacket worn with a statement shirt.

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Ry Cooder’s original Coodercaster is now on sale for $150,000

Guitar.com 04 Dec 2020

Ry Cooder’s original Coodercaster is now available to purchase on Reverb for $150,000. The ’67 Fender Stratocaster, which the slide-playing legend has owned, played and continually modified over several decades, helped birth an entire subculture of eclectic Coodercaster-style Strat builds and mods ... Image. Reverb ... Image. Reverb ... He adds ... ....

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Fred Perry Pulls Polo Shirts Embraced by Proud Boys

The Daily Beast 28 Sep 2020

Now, the brand has pulled one of the most recognizable Proud Boys uniforms from American stores ... The brand was adopted by the mod movement and systematically has been associated with a diverse group of subcultures from reggae to punk to Brit pop.”. But there is another British subculture Flynn left out of that list. skinheads ... Fred Perry and Dr ... .

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101 questions to ask on a first date

Metro UK 29 Aug 2020

Where’s your favourite place in the world? If you could time travel to one moment in history when would it be? Do you have any siblings? Where do you work? What did you want to be when you were growing up? Has that goal changed and if so why? Do you have a ‘type’ when it comes to ...

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The Shipwreck Rose: Pandemic Playlist

The East Hampton Star 23 Jul 2020

A guy wearing a ten-gallon hat in a bar called the Dugout on Third Avenue near 14th Street once told me and my roommate, Lisa, that we were the funky-freshest girls in New York City ... It’s not going well ... Now that my daughter is 13, I am trying to inform her about the history of subcultures with the aid of documentary photographs — “This is a Mod ... .

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Pete Townshend reviving his writing process from Quadrophenia for new demos

Guitar.com 06 Jul 2020

Pete Townshend has shared an update on his songwriting activities while in lockdown, revealing that he’s been busy assembling an all-tape studio in his home to record new demos with ... All my first studios in the ‘60s were on top floors ... It was a concept album; it told the story of a young working-class man, immersed in mod subculture ... . . ... ....

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What's on? 20 top telly tips for Sunday June 7

RTE 07 Jun 2020

. Pick of the Day. Murder in the Outback ... Don't Miss. Cobain ... A teenager in 1960s London is unhappy with his lot in life, but believes he has found a place to belong in the mod subculture and their feud with the rival rockers. As the mods gather in Brighton for a weekend that turns to violence, his naive vision of the world is cruelly shattered.

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Gen Z Makeup Trends, Explained By Makeup Artists

Vibe Magazine 06 Jun 2020

Gen Z is taking color cosmetics — and artistry — to the next level. By Emily Burns on August 14, 2021 ... View Slideshow ... Joking that she wasn’t good at it at first, Redhawk said she finds inspiration for her full-face masterpieces from her native Las Vegas, and previous makeup trends, notably the Mod subculture of the ’60s ... .

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What's on? TV highlights for Saturday April 11

RTE 11 Apr 2020

. Pick of the Day. All Round to Mrs Brown’s, 9.30pm, RTÉ One/9.15pm, BBC One ... Don't Miss ... Phil Daniels, Leslie Ash, Sting and Ray Winstone star in this Mod drama based on the album by The Who. Daniels is a teenager in 1960s' London unhappy with his lot in life, but believes he has found a place to belong in the mod subculture.