Mod sub-culture
What is a mod?
Mods is a term used to describe "modernist" which derived from the young subculture youths from London who listened to modern jazz, and where very stylish, so they where they refereed to as modernists. This eventually sprung out to create a much larger subculture, which adopted this name as the Mods.
What is the historical context of the mod?
The mods, started in London in the late 50s to early 60s. They started out as a small group mainly made from males, with a small number of females. these mods where strongly influenced by the french and italian styles of suits and clothing, and would spend the majority of their time buying, and talking about clothing. the mods where tired of baggy clothing, scruffy beards and trad jazz, so they rebelled against this and opted for more modern styles in both clothing and music. the mods essentially reached out to outer countries to get inspiration from the european styles of dressing and french hair cuts to the heavy musical interests in Motown jazz and blues music.
A lot of their time they strived to be approved to be modern.
The mods only really emerged in to the public eye in 1964, when they started to clash with the rival youth subculture of the rockers. Which started in clacton and spread to Brighton and hastings. These clashes where very sensationalised by the media, and they became what we know today as the Mods.
What are the "fashions, mannerisms and music" that "signal...membership" of this youth sub-culture?
The majority of the time the mods would wear, tailor made suits inspired by the slimmer, slicker and more stylish continental suits associated with countries like France or Italy. this was breaking the common suit designs which where there after the war with baggy jackets and large neck ties and turn up trousers. the suits where also made from slicker materials and had more adventurous colours and patterns. even the girls where wearing slicker slimmer less baggy dress a lot of them made out of the same materials as the mens suits.
The majority of the time the mods would wear, tailor made suits inspired by the slimmer, slicker and more stylish continental suits associated with countries like France or Italy. this was breaking the common suit designs which where there after the war with baggy jackets and large neck ties and turn up trousers. the suits where also made from slicker materials and had more adventurous colours and patterns. even the girls where wearing slicker slimmer less baggy dress a lot of them made out of the same materials as the mens suits.
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