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A celebration of the enduring British cult, the Mods. Through personal testimonies of the famous and the unknown Hewitt explores the link between American rhythm and blues and British working class fashion and its effects on British style from the 1950s through to modern day.
Synopsis
This volume is a celebration of the Mods. With the use of personal testimonies of both the famous and the unknown, it seeks to establish the link between the two key elements of Modernism today - American rhythm and blues and British working-class fashion.