Youth Subcultures: The MOD's

 MOD's

• MOD's is the abbreviated version for the word 'Modernist's'.
• They originated in London and the South East of England. 
• MOD's were the working class British youth of the mid 1960's.
• The males typically wore neat suits with narrow trousers and pointed shoes.
• Female MOD's had darkened eyes and wore 'boyish'  clothes with short hair, to be deliberately androgynous.

• MOD's were normal working class people during the week but would go for weekends away to beaches where they could cause riots against others who weren't part of their in-group.
• Typical connotations of MOD men: Leather jackets and scooters.
• Typical connotations of MOD women: Miniskirts and 'boy-cut' hairstyles.
• There form of rebellion was against Rock, so they showed interest in Jazz, Soul and Dancehall music which were traditionally known as 'Black music'.