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Two mid-1960s mods on a customised Lambretta scooter. Mod, from the word modernist, is a subculture that began in late 1950s London and spread throughout Great Britain, eventually influencing fashions and trends in other countries. [1] It continues today on a smaller scale. Focused on music and fashion, the subculture has its roots in a small ...
Mod revival. Oi! The mod revival is a subculture that started in the United Kingdom in the late 1970s and later spread to other countries (to a lesser degree). The Mod Revival started with disillusionment with the punk scene when commercialism set in. [citation needed] It was featured in an article in Sounds music paper in 1976 and had a big ...
The style was influenced by Marlon Brando in the 1953 film The Wild One. [1] The common rocker hairstyle was a pompadour , while their music genre of choice was 1950s rock and roll and R&B, played by artists including Eddie Cochran , Gene Vincent , and Bo Diddley , as well as British rock and roll musicians such as Billy Fury and Johnny Kidd .
Peacock revolution. The peacock revolution was a fashion movement which took place between the late 1950s and mid–1970s, mostly in the United Kingdom. Mostly based around men incorporating feminine fashion elements such as floral prints, bright colours and complex patterns, the movement also saw the embracing of elements of fashions from ...
The wings haircut, also known the Mod haircut, Mop top, flippies, flow, Justin Bieber haircut, or skater hair is a popular hairstyle used in the skateboarding, surfer, mod, and preppy community. Typically long, the style can range from long and drooping below the eyes, to a shorter length. The haircut is typically wavy and, if straight, the ...
This style can range from long and hanging below the eyes, to a shorter length. Instead of lying on the wearer's ears, the hair flips up and comes straight out like an airplane wing, hence the name. Popular amongst the skateboarding, surfer and preppy communities. Also known as a 'mod cut'.
A new kind of dress invented by Mary Quant, called the miniskirt, mini dresses started to become popular and mod style fashions also emerged. Hair became very stylish as the hair were styled bigger and higher with the use of hairspray. By the mid-1960s, the hemlines rose and the clothes loosened, influenced by the mod culture.
2000s in fashion. The fashions of the 2000s were often described as a global mash up, [1] where trends saw the fusion of vintage styles, global and ethnic clothing (e.g. boho), as well as the fashions of numerous music-based subcultures. Hip-hop fashion generally was the most popular among young people of both sexes, followed by the retro ...