Hard-to-find pieces by Tom Wolfe, novelist Tony Parsons, poet laureate Andrew Motion, disgraced Tory grandee Jonathan Aitken, Nik Cohn, Colin MacInnes, Mary Quant, and more document the clothes, the music, the clubs, the drugs, and the faces behind one of the most misunderstood and enduring cultural movements.
著者:Paolo Hewitt, Mark Baxter ペーパーバック: 302ページ 出版社:Prestel Pub (2012/5/25) 言語:英語
For some, Mod means a way of life: London clubs and Lambrettas, cigarettes and speed. For others it's clothes: trim suits, sunglasses and loafers. Combining style savvy with cultural anthropology, this guide to the many aspects of Mods takes an alphabetical approach to the most enduring of youth cults. Beginning with A bout de souffle and ending with Zoot Money, authors and Mod experts Paolo Hewitt and Mark Baxter touch on every facet of the fad. Entries such as Eel Pie Island, Otis Redding, Mary Quant, and Ready Steady Go give intriguing background information, history and facts, while colourful illustrations bring Mod style to life. Style hounds, pop music fans, and Anglophiles of all ages will be entertained and inspired by this book that proves that, while "mod"-ernism has gone through several phases, it's never gone out of style.
Paolo Hewitt 氏による最新作、「The A to Z of Mod」。 モッドに深い関わりのあるキーワードをアルファベット順に紹介する「EMPIRE made」と同じスタイル。 Mohair はモッズのスーツとして最高の素材だということや、映画「さらば青春の光」のジミーのモデルとなった Irish Jack 氏について、近年のクラブ事情など、興味深い内容が多い。 カラー写真が豊富で、デザインがすっきりしているので読みやすい印象。 新たなモッドバイブル。