Subject: mod

Culture: English

Setting: youth scene, England 1960s

Object: costume

Manchester Art Gallery > Dandy Style: 250 Years of British Men's Fashion *

"Beige wool tweed three-piece suit 1970-71 Labelled: Tommy Nutter

Tommy Nutter (1943-1992) was one of the most significant tailors behind the reinvention of Savile Row as a destination during the 'peacock revolution' of the late 1960s. His business was supported by celebrities such as Cilia Black, Mick Jagger and the Beatles. Working with a team of skilled cutters, led by Edward Sexton, Nutter designed a new take on the traditional British three-piece suit. Shoulders were broad and padded, lapels and trousers['] bottoms were wide, and waists were long and narrow. Here, a plain waistcoat, trousers and lapels are contrasted with a striped tweed for the jacket. This is typical of Nutter's play with fabrics and textures. The first suit Nutter himself bought in the early 1960s was an Italian style mod suit ." ...

* Manchester Art Gallery > Dandy Style: 250 Years of British Men's Fashion

"Gold wool twill suit late 1950s Labelled: D&G Tailors

This late 1950s Italian style mod suit with single button, short 'bum freezer' jacket, five-inch side vents and slim trousers with notch cuff detail is not a typical colour but indicative of the individuality of early mod choices. British sociologist, Dick Hebdige, called mods 'modern-day working-class dandies', obsessed with the minutiae of detail of their outfits, such as the width of lapels and trouser legs, number of pockets and buttons.' ...