Mods: A Guide to Elegant Living – Dani Llabrés

Description

Mod is an underground cult that, from time to time, rears its head, leaves its mark, and disappears again. But only in plain sight, never from existence. It has been this way for over fifty years. A period of time that accredits it as the longest-running and most influential subculture in history. Originating in London, the 1960s, and the teenage years, it has survived to this day internationally, multigenerationally, and keeping alive all those filias that are obsessions: R&B and soul vinyl, Italian scooters, elegant dress, and nights of dancing that turn into days. But mod encompasses much more, having also been built on Nouvelle Vague films, op art works, cult series, forgotten novels, and much more. With over 600 entries and 300 images, this guide offers a fascinating journey through that multifaceted and old world of mods that, from time to time, rears its head and becomes the trend of the moment. Something that, of course, is of little interest to those mods who are always more concerned about the next trip to the tailor, finding that record they can't live without, and planning their next getaway wherever the action is.

Dani Llabrés was born in Valencia (Spain) in 1971. A former lawyer for fifteen years, he has directed some award-winning short films, collaborated in magazines, written comics and is the author of a book of short stories Little freaks and the novels The day God came into existence - ten plagues and twenty songs for the soul scum - and Suicidal Christmas Forthcoming. At fourteen, he discovered the world of mods, and thirty years later, he remains faithful to the cause—accumulating vinyl records, shirts, and all-nighters—and doing his part online. RealmodworldA tireless traveler, he currently lives in Medellín (Colombia).

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