In Mod We Trust

Smoky Soho clubs. West End cafes. John Stephen’s shop in Carnaby Street. Tracking down American pressings of obscure Chess hits in seedy back lanes. Suits hand-made at Bilgorri’s of Bishopgate.

All this was the domain of the Mod. It’s a subculture British popular culture is tremendously indebted too. They single handily changed the face of both the fashion and music industry in the UK. Another culture that has to give thanks is that of the Skinhead.

For many of us, the skinhead culture has been around for so long and evolved to such an extent that it can be hard to imagine it not simply existing from scratch. The truth is there’s several other cultures which have a distinct influence over it. This series of articles is going to investigate all of them.