Mod
モッズ / late 1950s–1960s / Style / Subculture Style
Slim Italian suits, scooters and modern jazz made a rebellion carried out through refinement, and completed the marriage of consumerism and youth culture.
At a glance
Visual cues
- Slim three-button suits
- Military parkas
- Scooters and mirrors
- The target roundel
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
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Dictionary entry
- Type
- Pick one mark, a roundel or an arrow, and use only that
- Composition
- Keep a narrow line from shoulder to knee, broken once by the parka
- Material
- Mohair sheen, slim three button cut, waterproof parka, chromed mirrors
- 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.
- Further study
- Carnaby Street / Quadrophenia / mods versus rockers
Related entries
- Pop Art (ポップアート)Shared effects: Exhilaration.Compare Mod and Pop Art
- Teddy Boys (テディボーイズ)Same Subculture Style lineage.Compare Mod and Teddy Boys
Often confused with
More from Subculture Style
Continue through styles in the same Subculture Style family, prioritised by shared effects.
- Rivethead Style (リベットヘッド・スタイル)Shared effects: Rebellion / Exhilaration / Technique.
- Zoot Suit (ズートスーツ)Shared effects: Rebellion / Exhilaration.
- New Romantic (ニュー・ロマンティック)Shared effects: Exhilaration / Rebellion.
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