Looking for some inspiration ahead of your next visit to the tailors? You need Sharp Suits by Eric Musgrave. Just released this month in hardback, this 200-page hardback book covers the history of the suit from 19th century bespoke to 20th century commercial, with a heavy focus on the 1930s […]
Books
Twiggy: A Life in Photographs
As well as the Beatles to Bowie exhibition, the National Portrait Gallery are also hosting a small display to celebrate Twiggy's sixtieth birthday. Published to accompany that display is Twiggy: A Life in Photographs, a book in which explores the multiple of iconic images taken of the model, ranging from the launch of […]
Mod Chronicles calendar launch
Remember Enamel Verguren's This Is A Modern Life? It was (and is if you can find one) a record of London mod scene of the late 70s and 80s using cuttings, photos, flyers and comment. It made our top five mod books and should be followed very soon by a […]
Max and the Lost Note kids book
Mod-related kids books, who'd have thought? But there is such a thing, or at least there's Max and the Lost Note by Graham Marsh. Pitched as the kids' book that adults would read, this 32-page hardback book is the work of Graham Marsh, the man behind The Cover Art of […]
We Are The Mods book issued
We did hear about this some time back, but it slipped off our radar – but now you can order a copy of We Are The Mods by Christine Jacqueline Feldman. We've yet to see a copy (although we hope to have a review copy soon), but from what we've […]
German mod scene book incoming
Seems to be the season for new books on mods and the mod scene, with the latest of those being Dreiknopf und Dosenbier by Andrey Nikolai. The title roughly translates to 'three buttons and cans of beer' and from what we've been told, is a look at the German mod […]
Paolo Hewitt's Sharper Word reissued
In our list of five mod books you must own, Paolo Hewitt's The Sharper Word: A Mod Anthology came in at number two. If you've still not picked it up, it seems to have been reissued, although just how 'revised' the book is isn't clear. The book is back on […]
eBay watch: Quadrophenia novel for £1
Do a search for Alan Fletcher's Quadrophenia novel on eBay and you'll find one for a laughable £130 and one (as I type) for 99p with three days to go. I know which one I would buy. Its true value in the current market is probably around the £20 mark, […]
