Video: All Dressed Up and Going Nowhere
Huge thanks to Paul Redhead for flagging up this gem of a vintage documentary – All Dressed Up and Going Nowhere. Continue Reading
History
Mod has a rich heritage, a good amount of which you’ll find in this section. Whether it’s from the early 1960s or the mod revival era and into the 1980s, we’ll be looking to feature it. If you have anything relevant or want our story told, do get in touch with us.
Interview: Doug Hadgraft meets Steve Barrow
Doug Hadgraft speaks to Steve Barrow – original 1960s mod, reggae authority and founder of the Blood and Fire label about mod in the 1960s and the Jamaican music scene. Continue Reading
Feature: Mod 1979
Neale Hobday looks back at his formative years as a mod in Essex. Continue Reading
Feature: Saturday Night by John Waters
Suited and booted and ready for action, John Waters takes us on a night out in 1960s London. Continue Reading
Stamford Hill Mods: The Genesis of Marc Bolan
If you are in the area, Stamford Hill Mods: The Genesis of Marc Bolan exhibition looks well worth checking out. Continue Reading
Video: Fred Perry 60th anniversary event and Subculture movies online
Thought this bunch of clips might be of interest to you, a short movie around the Fred Perry 60th anniversary event and if you missed them, the Subculture movies themselves. Continue Reading
Online: The Mods are back, but who were they?
Last night, I spotted another fairly generic article about mods, this time called The Mods are back, but who were they? To be fair, it’s actually better than a lot of recent pieces (some of which you might have seen on our Facebook page). Continue Reading
Video: Dedicated Followers of Fashion
Not sure I’ve seen this before, but it’s been on Vimeo for some time it seems – a film called Dedicated Followers of Fashion. Continue Reading
Sit Down! Listen To This! The Roger Eagle Story by Bill Sykes
Looking for some reading for your summer holiday? Well, if you are going away after the start of August, Sit Down! Listen To This! The Roger Eagle Story by Bill Sykes should be on your list. Continue Reading
Mod in Mexico article online
Not one of our articles, this one is from San Diego City Beat, but well worth a read for an insight into the mod scene in Mexico. Continue Reading
Paul Wright’s Mods 1979-1980 photos
Thanks to Paul Wright for letting me use a couple of his superb images from his Mods 1979-1980 Flickr set. Continue Reading
Claudio De Rossi talks Ivy with Jimmy Frost Mellor
Ex-Saturday Boy at John Simons’ Ivy Shop, Ivy League menswear consultant and proprietor of Smoking Cat Vintage menswear, Jimmy Frost Mellor is a man to talk Ivy with. Continue Reading
1960s mod-themed Pirelli scooter tyres adverts
A few images from 1964, when these Pirelli scooter tyres adverts ran in the magazines. Continue Reading
