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12. HOWTOBE
AMODERNMOD
13. 3WAYS
TO COOK
INAHOTEL
ROOM
AsTheWho start their50thanniversary tour thismonth inGlasgow,
the subculture that launched them isback in some style
IN MOD WE TRUST
vespas, union jacks, brawls with rockers... Modculturehasbeen inspiringyoung
Britishmen toadopt tailoredsuitsandslightlyoddhaircutsever since thefirstwaveofmodernists
hit London. But thiswinter, thesideburnedsubculturewill achievesomething it hasn’t had for
some time:mainstreamcool.Not onlyareTheWho touring tomark their50thanniversary, but
Mod ishavinga fashionmoment,withAW14’scatwalks full of pared-back60s influences, aFred
Perry/BradleyWigginspolo-shirt pairup in theoffingandPaulWeller’snew lineof suits.
“It’sa timelessstyle,” saysPaul Anderson, authorof Mods: TheNewReligion, whopoints
toother signs that beingamod iscool again, includinganewwaveof “sussedandstylish
youngsters”onFacebook. “It’sabout rebellion”, hesays, explaining thatmod revivalsoftenoccur
in tough times, asdressingsmartly isawayof literally “out-smarting” social superiors. But howdo
today’smodsstackupagainst previous incarnations?Findoutwithourhandyguide...
THE
MANUAL
L-R, Entwhistle, Daltry
MoonandTownsend
THEMOD-ERATOR
THE60sMOD
YEARS 1964-1966
ICON RogerDaltrey
SOUNDS Italian jazzandAmericanblues
TOGS Immaculatehandmade Italiansuits
SCENE Scooter rallies,Manchester’s
TwistedWheel, fightingonBrightonbeach
THEBRIT-POPMOD
YEARS Mid-late90s
ICON LiamGallagher
SOUNDS Oasis, Blur, OceanColourScene
TOGS Three-buttonblazers, BenSherman
SCENE Eschewinggrungeculture,
indie festivals
THEMODERNMOD
YEARS 2010s
ICON BradleyWiggins
SOUNDS JakeBugg,
MilesKane,MissingAndy
TOGS PaulWeller suits, retro-styling
SCENE Sharingnewmusicandstyle tips
onsites like facebook.com/groups/
theukmodscene
STARTER
SPIDER-PLANTSALAD
“Byexperimentingwithwhichof the
plants inahotel’s lobbyareedible, it
turnsout spiderplants1 aredelicious,
especially thebabies. Just dresswith
oliveoil2 and lemon juice3 .”
can’t be bothered tocall
room service?Take tips from
comicGeorgeEgg, AKA the
AnarchistCook,whomakes
grubwithwhat’s tohand...
bibles, UHTmilk, evenaCorby
Trouser Press. It’s all part of his
act,which seeshim inBasel,
ZurichandGeneva thismonth.
internationalcomedy.club
MAINCOURSE
POACHEDSEABASS
“Get awholefish1 [bestnot to take
these from thehotel fish tank], cut
into four filletsandpoach in thekettle2
for twominutes. Servewith ironed3
pittabread4 andasalsaverde.”
DESSERT
PANCAKES
“Upturn two irons1 suspended froma
trivit of threeGideonbibles2 .Makea
batter in thekettle3 fromflour4, UHT
milk5 andsugar sachets6. Rubbutter7
on to the irons, thenpour onbatter.”
THE70sREVIVALMOD
YEARS 1978-1981
ICON Paul “TheModfather”Weller
SOUNDS TheJam, R&B, early s ka
TOGS Parkas, fitted jeans,
FredPerryshirts
SCENE At gigs,watching Quadrophenia,
tinkeringwith their Lambrettascooters
PHOTOS
GETTY, REX
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