Mod vs Peacock Revolution
モッズ / ピーコック・レボリューション
Mod comes from Subculture Style and Peacock Revolution from Fashion History. They are reached for with some of the same intent, which is where they get confused.
Mod
Slim Italian suits, scooters and modern jazz made a rebellion carried out through refinement, and completed the marriage of consumerism and youth culture.
Peacock Revolution
The Peacock Revolution released postwar menswear from the dark suit, spreading close tailoring, vivid color, velvet, frills and flowers into young men's street and stage dress while modern dandyism unsettled gender and class rules.
| Mod | Peacock Revolution | |
|---|---|---|
| Era | late 1950s–1960s | mid-1960s–early 1970s |
| Family | Subculture Style | Fashion History |
| Kind | Style | Style |
| Cues | Slim three-button suits / Military parkas / Scooters and mirrors / The target roundel | Close-fitting jackets and high waists / Bold velvet, satin, floral print and vivid color / Frilled shirts, scarves, wide collars and cuffs / Long hair and heels within a delicate decorated male silhouette |
| Best used for | Dressing a group that competes on the accuracy of small details · A light outer layer that survives city travel and long nights | Returning color, pattern and soft material to tailored menswear · Questioning conventional masculinity through a flamboyant outline in music and advertising |
| Type | Pick one mark, a roundel or an arrow, and use only that | Place a narrow serif or 1960s display face away from collars and frills. |
| Composition | Keep a narrow line from shoulder to knee, broken once by the parka | Tailor shoulder and torso closely, concentrating detail at collar, cuff and scarf. |
| Material | Mohair sheen, slim three button cut, waterproof parka, chromed mirrors | Use velvet, satin, floral print and bright wool, keeping black only to sharpen edges. |
| Caution | Assuming that a roundel and a scooter are enough drops the precision of cut the style actually rests on, leaving a pile of signs. | A bright suit alone does not explain the revolution. Align tailoring, material, hair and jewelry as a reversal of menswear norms. |