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New book: Mods by Dani Llabres and Tete Navarro

New book: Mods by Dani Llabres and Tete Navarro
New book: Mods by Dani Llabres and Tete Navarro
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You probably need a knowledge of Spanish to get the most out of it, but Mods by Dani Llabres and Tete Navarro is still interesting regardless.

New book: Mods by Dani Llabres and Tete Navarro
New book: Mods by Dani Llabres and Tete Navarro

This is a new title by a name that might be familiar to you. The excellent Mods: Guide for an elegant life by Dani Llabres is still in print and unlike this one, is available via Amazon in the UK. If you want a copy of Mods: The style and aesthetics of the original Mods (that’s the full title), you will need to order that directly from the Spanish publisher.

New book: Mods by Dani Llabres and Tete Navarro
New book: Mods by Dani Llabres and Tete Navarro

I’ll hopefully have a full review at some point in the future, but from what I can see, it is a book that might well be worth adding to your collection, Spanish speaker or not.

New book: Mods by Dani Llabres and Tete Navarro
New book: Mods by Dani Llabres and Tete Navarro

The book is a hardback, complete with 180 pages and 70 original illustrations within. As for what it covers, I’m really at the mercy of Google Translate on that front, but I’ll give it a go.

New book: Mods by Dani Llabres and Tete Navarro
New book: Mods by Dani Llabres and Tete Navarro

It starts with the precursors and contemporaries of the Mod movement (Peaky Blinders, Rude Boys, Rockers, Modernists and so on), followed by style revisions from 1962 to 1966, both in words and via those illustrations. Everything from tailored suits, shirts and Italian jackets through to Ivy loafers and rude boy hats and brands such as Fred Perry, Brooks Brothers, Clarks and Hush Puppies.

New book: Mods by Dani Llabres and Tete Navarro
New book: Mods by Dani Llabres and Tete Navarro

Time travel through the scene with stops in Kingston, the Yale campus, Carnaby Street and the Flamingo club, all of which contributed to the original Mod look.

New book: Mods by Dani Llabres and Tete Navarro
New book: Mods by Dani Llabres and Tete Navarro

Fancy that? The book is available directly from the publisher, priced at €30. Note that the order form is also in Spanish, so I don’t know how much overseas postage comes in at. You might want to drop them a line – or wait until it lands on Amazon.

Find out more at the Lenoir website

New book: Mods by Dani Llabres and Tete Navarro
New book: Mods by Dani Llabres and Tete Navarro

Oh and here’s a video of the book too…

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One Comment

  1. Dave, if it helps I posted something about the book in the MC fórum some time ago. It’s not an in-Depth review but maybe helpful:

    http://modculture.org/index.php?topic=2548.0

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