British mod culture

There's no shortage of books on the market with a direct of indirect link to the world of mod. But which ones are actually worth buying? Here's five mod books that are certainly worthy of

Mods

Mod Rule - NEL book cover | From July 1980. Another youth cu… | Flickr

My friend Katharine Boyd (Our Agent K), Mod and fellow art teacher, has recently published a comic called Mod Tales. Steeped in international spy conventions from the 1960s, this 34-page book follows the trail of K's comic alter-ego as she hunts down a secret 45 record in Paris. The adventure takes her over Parisian rooftops and into evil lairs, where she faces a rogue's gallery of characters inspired by Serge Gainsbourg, Heino, and her real-life partner, Jhalal Drut. I've been watching Mod…

The Jam

Mod is a subculture that began in the United Kingdom in the 1960s and spread, in varying degrees, to other countries and continues today on...

Talkin’ ’bout a generation

JTG_Mods at Brighton

The Smoke

We are the mods #mods #modstyle #60s

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Richard Sharp

Jenny Boyd, Stephanie Sikorski and Gai Wright in Mary Quant designs - 1965.

#Sixties | London fashion shoot, photographed by Paul Huf, 1966

💬 1 🔁 223 ❤️ 441 · Swinging London. Winter 1965 Men Fashion In London, on a sidewalk in Carnaby Street, four male models in jacket or pullover, with narrow pants, presenting the masculine Mod fa…