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Posted Mar 10, 2002 by DogManStar
Entry: Mods - 1960's Fun Lovin' Criminals - A707627
Author: DogManStar - U183422
There didn't seem to be a great deal of entries covering youth culture, so I thought I'd redress the balance a little.
I also tried to touch upon social and economic factors, to give the thing some context.
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Posted Mar 10, 2002 by Zarquon's Singing Fish!
Neat! It'll be interesting to see what other Reviewers think of it, particularly those to whom this will come as unknown territory and might need a little more explanation here and there.
Didn't Mods also wear Crombies? You might also want to mention Biba.
 
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Posted Mar 10, 2002 by DogManStar
While individual Mods may well have worn crombies - there were lots of small sartorial offshoots - they are really more associated with suedeheads and skinheads.
Yes, it will be interesting to see what the Americans make of it!
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Posted Mar 10, 2002 by Zarquon's Singing Fish!
And Biba? I seem to remember being told that Biba was a big thing with the girls/women, although I gather that lots of them made their own clothing in this era.
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Posted Mar 10, 2002 by DogManStar
I'd never heard of Biba being particularly associated with Mod. Levi's, Fred Perry and Hush Puppies, yes - but not Biba. I'll have a quick look around, see if I can find anything.
Most Mod girls would've had more than enough spending power to buy their own clothes rather than making them. This was the consumer spending boom, after all. I would imagine that knitting your own twinset would've been seen considered rather frumpy and square. Could be wrong though...
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Posted Mar 10, 2002 by Zarquon's Singing Fish!
I think the dresses (no twin sets though) tended to be A-line - quite simply cut, you could say classically cut and 'neat'.
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Posted Mar 10, 2002 by DogManStar
Yeah, A line was very big in the early Sixties. Mini skirts were very Mod, and all the two tone stuff...
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Posted Mar 11, 2002 by Witty Ditty
Nice entry - just a little question, I always thought that 'The Kinks' were mod; do they deserve a mention, or am I deluding myself again.....
I personally like the mod make up; dark  , pale  , with excessive use of eyelash curlers/fake eyelashes/mascara...
Stay  ,
WD
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Posted Mar 11, 2002 by DogManStar
I thought about mentioning the Kinks. 'You Really Got Me' and 'All Day And All Of The Night' are certainly very Mod singles. However, I came to the conclusion that they weren't strictly Mod, as they had not lived the 'life' previous to becoming famous, unlike the Small Faces, for example.
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Posted Mar 11, 2002 by Witty Ditty
Fair enough 
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Posted Mar 20, 2002 by Azara
Hi, DogManStar!
I just wanted to say that I think this is a very well-written, well-balanced and well-researched entry.
I hope it gets into the Edited Guide soon (and doesn't get drowned out by the sudden flood of new entries!)
Azara
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Posted Mar 20, 2002 by DogManStar
Thankyou Azara.
Why is it that sometimes entries in Peer Review don't actually appear in the Peer Review list, even after 'clicking for more entries'? Does the list just get too long?
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Posted Mar 20, 2002 by Azara
When you click on the 'click here for more entries' button , you still only see one page of PR threads. At the moment, (if it's set for 25 threads per page) there are 6 pages of PR - you can go back through the other 5 pages using the usual forward and back buttons which in alabaster are at the top of the page.
Clicking on the date entered heading will sort all the threads by the order in which they were entered rather than than by the most recent reply. I have this setting entered as one of the favourites on my Internet Explorer settings, so I can go straight to it - it makes it easier to pick out the 4, 5 and 6 day old threads whose entries are just approaching a stage where they may be picked.
Azara
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Posted Mar 20, 2002 by DogManStar
Ahaaaaa! Thankyou!
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Posted Apr 2, 2002 by Zarquon's Singing Fish!
Congratulations, DogManStar! Your entry has been recommended for entry into the Guide.
You can find out what will happen now at:
What Happens after your Entry has been Recommended?
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Posted Apr 2, 2002 by Azara
for DogManStar!
Azara
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Posted May 19, 2002 by Researcher 194791
i dont suppose you can help, i have to do a five minute talk for art history at college and my chosen subject is 50's and 60's fashion. Can you tell me more about what girls where wearing at the time of mods and rockers, because i cant find much info on this. Also could you tell me what a crombie is, and some more info on biba would also be good!!
xRosieX
p.s i know im being cheeky but it has to be handed in on wednesday so a.s.a.p would be good
thankyou
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Posted May 22, 2002 by DogManStar
I think this is going to be too late - but anyway:
50's and 60's fashion were essentially male dominated. However, in the 50's 'Teddy Girls' wore bright colours - pink, yellows - in clingy jumpers, also large bustly skirts which had the appealing habit of rising up while spinning. Rock and Roll tended to make girls spin a lot. Beehive hairdos were extremely popular, requiring gallons of hairspray to keep in check. Big hoopy ear rings. Trousers for females were not really popular, but starting to appear.
In the 60's, everything was rather more chic. Think Twiggy and Mary Quant. Pencil thin waif creatures. This was the era of the miniskirt. The original miniskirts rested just above the knee - hardly scandalous in today's climate. Interestingly, it was once obseverd that the healthier the economy, the higher up the thigh mini skirts were worn. This is true.
So, early to mid 60's female fashion was lots of straight lines, flat chests, tons of eye make up, bob haircuts, mini skirts, levis, flat heeled shoes, jean jackets. The Hippy thing you can probably work out for yourself - this took off in 1967 - the 'Summer of Love'.
Hope that helped - sorry for leaving it rather late!
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Posted May 22, 2002 by DogManStar
Oh - crombie coats were (and still are) heavy duty full length overcoats which buttoned up the centre. They were originally designed to keep officers warm in the Crimean War (1850-51). They are a true classic of clothing design, remaining popular to this day. Smart, with full lapels, usually black, they have a vaguely manacing air about them, and are popular with ne'er do wells because it is extremely easy to hide weapons in them.
I never did find out anything about Biba.
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