Our 9th 'A-Z of Mod' winner is Ollie Smith from Coventry.
Ollie's mod inspiration:
To just list my mod inspirations would probably go on for several pages but I suppose that sums up what's so inspiring about the mod scene, there's such a broad range of inspiring figures, sounds, and fashion labels that it's hard not to be drawn into it. Whether it's...
Tuesday, 20 November 2012
Monday, 19 November 2012
Our 8th 'A-Z of Mod' winner is Richard Turner from Lancaster. ]Richard's mod inspiration:Motown. Motown is probably the best record label in the world ever. It's hard to imagine a mod world without Motown. The Jam's 'Town Called Malice' (itself a Mod Musical Icon) could not have existed if 'You Can't Hurry Love' by Diana Ross & the Supremes didn't...
Friday, 16 November 2012
Marching on, our 7th 'A-Z of Mod' winner is Kevin Balbach from Germany.
Kevin's mod inspiration:
My Mod inspiration was quite simple. A few years ago a friend of mine who had been a Mod for more than 20 years told me to buy the 'All Mod Cons' LP by The Jam. I did so and didn't really like it after the first listen. Then I put it on a second time...
Thursday, 15 November 2012
Our 6th winner of our 'A-Z of Mod' competition is Chris Ogden from Knaresborough.Chris's mod inspiration:I was into mod before I'd even heard of it.The inspiration? A copy of My Generation from my father's vinyl collection. I can't have been older than 5 when I became fascinated with the cover. Who were these people? How bright is his ginger hair?...
The 5th winner of our 'A - Z of Mod' competition was Dave Benach, from Amsterdam, Netherlands.Dave's mod inspiration:As vividly as yesterday, I recall the exact moment.Rural Southern Holland, 1981. I'm 8 years old, walking my typical walk to school. The grassy field, the small supermarket, the squat, depressing concrete blocks where I'll spend yet...
Wednesday, 14 November 2012
Our 4th 'A-Z of Mod' winner is Lucy Knowles!Lucy's Mod inspiration:My Mod inspiration is The Beat girl. I absolutely adore the band and every one of their songs, and I find the logo is just a quintessentially Mod girl. I do try to base my look on her, the bob haircut, miniskirts etc. Even if you don't know who the band are, if you see The Beat girl...
Our third winner in the 'A - Z of Mod' competition was Andrew Booth, from W. Yorks. He also sent us a pic of his fantastic E-Type which we are extremely jealous of!Andrew's mod inspiration:My MOD inspiration comes from years of dreaming about '60s style icon, the E-type Jaguar. George Harrison had a record player fitted to his.This year I realised...
Tuesday, 13 November 2012
Our second 'A-Z of Mod' winner is Austin Mortimer from Chorley, Lancashire.Austin's mod inspiration:"Radio Caroline was a huge influence on me and my friends.At High School me and my best friend would volunteer to dochores so that we could tune in on our transistor radio smuggled in!Seeing the Small Faces at the Floral Hall in Southport was the best.I’m...
Monday, 12 November 2012
Thanks to everyone who entered our 'A-Z of Mod' competition recently! We have 10 copies of the book to give away so we will be selecting 2 winners a day.Our first winner in our 'A-Z of Mod' Comp was Callum Jeffrey from Belfast.Callum's mod inspiration:"My Mod inspiration was the Nine Below Zero 11+11 performance on the Young Ones t.v series. This was...
