Wednesday 16 March 2011

1960's: mods and rockers


As well as resurgences in TV, another recent example of 60s fashion has been in film; for example, Brighton Rock, which has been re-worked and set in the 60's (as opposed to the original 1940's film, based on the 1938's novel by Graham Greene)






















The film is set to the backdrop of violent clashes between the Mods and Rockers, a great example of two british subcultures from the early-mid 60's, who had very distinct ways of dressing, using 'fashion' to show their alliance with one group or the other:

































No comments:

Post a Comment