Mods or Scooter Boys were a phenomenon of the mid-sixties. Many people thought it would be just a passing fad but it spread like wild-fire around the world. Thi

The valuing of old clothes as “vintage” and the recollection of the sartorial past, whether through second-hand consumption or the wearing of new old-fashio

"Drawing on archival research, oral history interviews, and participant observation, this examination of the adoption and adaptation of Mod style across geograp

Thirty years have passed since Gareth Brown’s homage to a two-wheeled, two-stroke way of life was published. The first edition of his acclaimed book Scooter B

Including many conversations with Southendians, this title aims to recall life in their town, during the 1950s and '60s. It focuses on social change, as well as