The soul stylists : six decades of modernism - from mods to casuals

THE SOUL STYLISTS is about 40 years of Moderism. A world of clothes and music, highly influential but deliberately hidden away for years from the mainstream media. This book explores the enduring relationship that exists between American black music and British working-class style, tracing a Mod tradition that began in Soho just after the Second World War and continues to this day. From Mod to Casual, from Skinhead to Northern Souler, the soul stylists are an amazing family joined together by a tradition of secrecy, exclusively and absolute indifference towards the outside world. They pass unnoticed because soul stylists always shun the spotlight. To them, attention to detail is far more important than attention seeking. And here is this book, for the very first time, are some of their stories. The Soul Stylists is about six decades of Modernism and a highly influential world of clothes and music, but one deliberately hidden away for years from the mainstream media. This book explores the enduring relationship that exists between American black music and British working-class style, tracing a Mod tradition that began in Soho just after the Second World War and continues to this day. From Mod to Casual, from Skinhead to Northern Souler, the soul stylists are an amazing family joined together by a tradition of secrecy, exclusivity and absolute indifference towards the outside world. They pass unnoticed because soul stylists always shun the spotlight. To them, attention to detail is far more important than attention seeking. And here in this book, for the very first time, are some of their stories.

with The Use Of Personal Testimonies Of Both The Famous And The Unknown, This Book Seeks To Establish The Link Between The Two Key Elements Of Modernism Today—american Rhythm And Blues And British Working-class Fashion. It Follows The Transition Of Musical Styles From London In The Late 1950s, With The Black American Servicemen And Their Love Of Bebop, Through The Sharply Dressed Mods Of The Early 1960s, To The Dawning Of The Skinhead And Suedehead Movements Which Provided The Musical And Stylistic Inspirations For 1980s Bands Such As Madness, The Beat, And The Specials. It Also Explores Britain's Northern Soul Scene, The Soulboy And The Casual, As Well As 2001's Mod Inheritors—the Youth Who Make Up The Acid House And Hip-hop Scene.

This is a celebration of Britain's enduring youth cult, the Mods. Including personal testimonies from well-known & unknown contributors, it traces the link between the two key elements of modernism - American R & B & British working-class fashion