I know this post is a confusing mix of ever think and what i was trying to do, have ever think from:
Music: that Soul look  like that of  Early Temptations or Modern Jazz
Films and Films starts: Michael Caine,New Wave films , Steve McQueen
Youth Culture (yes i know i keep going back to it): Mods,Soul boys/Girls, Skins,Soulies,Suedeheads,Smoothies and Casuals (One for Alex)
a place to talk about idea's of mixing thing up and trying to make some think new with the idea  LOOKING FOREWORD BUT WITH ONE EYE ON THE PAST.
How do you get the best of all of this?
in the idea's of clothing is the such think as RETRO MODERN?
To help with my question i remember that Alex did an Artical for uppers and i hope he won't mind me putting it up (just let me know and I'll take it off) http://www.uppers.org/showArticle.asp?article=237
It also a place to post picture and have fun

Lewis

Last edited by Suitedbooted2000 (2008-06-26 08:40:48)

Last edited by Get Smart (2008-06-26 09:26:10)

Good thread Lewis and thanks for putting up the link. In case people wonder what I look like : check the contributors list on Uppers and click on my name. The pic is obviously a few years old, I'd just gone back to sporting a crop and the barnet is a bit longer now ( shortish college boy ) but apart from that it's basically a look I sometimes still use, probably in another variation, but anyhow...... modern classic would be a good term to describe it also...

cheers,

Alex

P.S. Clobber worn in the pic to create a bit of an updated Suedehead Look : Dico dressy trainers in burgundy, grey Burlington socks ( probably ), pewter M&S 'Italian' slacks, a matching belt ( obviously ), white ( with black trimming ) 3 button Stone Island polo topped off by a burgundy Burberry Harrington.

Last edited by Alex Roest (2008-06-27 03:33:42)

A very timely thread, Lewis - Nice one!

All of this seems to be very much of the moment right now - Mr. McQueen especially.
This stuff has been underground & cultish for so long that this sudden bubbling up into the mainstream is very interesting. It's a bit like the knit tie's renaissance on the American clothing MBs... Why now?

I'd like to think that the faux-gentlemanly pose on the Internet has now bored everybody to death to such an extent that something with a little bit more grit is now of interest. But who knows?

J.

Last edited by Suitedbooted2000 (2008-07-04 10:24:31)

I think the TOWN magazine stuff is completely reprinted in the Terry Rawlings book (Mod. A very British phenomenon). I do not remember that picture...

sorry I've been busy so i haven't had any time to replay.
I think the picture from TOWN was one that never used and I'll have a scout around to see if i can find more.

Lewis