Mod to Suedehead - Page 631

Definitely no coloured laces in Manchester, 1969-70.

We wanted to look smart and, dare I say it, business-like... coloured laces would have looked to incongruous and out-of-step to our lot.

Heard the old amonia tales - never witnessed anything of the sort, though.

The Ammonia Spray was more Villain than Skinhead,but in saying that, they were used.By then I was gone from the Violence.

Double post - sorry.

I seem to recall the tights (panty hose, for our colonial chums) had a pattern - diamond-shapes - up the legs?

Phew!!!! Off for a cold shower.

Here is your Diamond tights Ed.I like the look,Partial to tights

 

(on women)

I was wondering yankmod!!

Photo taken inside one of the Palais Dancehalls.

Thanks pal - thought perhaps i'd dreamt it.

Here is another Ed of the same girl with her friends.Looks like the same night.

Also M.O.M. I've saved almost every photo on this thread in my machine.Just for my own delight.(would never use them and cross you guys) If you need them or  specific ones you know where to find 'em.

More or less what I wondered in my last post, Colin.

That first one has been tinted!

I wondered where you were - thought you had dropped off the edge of the planet.

"What about Army greatcoats?" - What about them?

Good man you.

We have Photos of Mods/Skins from Satelite Towns around London( I have written about these)where they got their inspirations from London,not the North.On Saturday/Sunday mornings you could get the Fast to London(in Guildfords` Case,you could get to Waterloo in half an hour)and then go "Up West" or wherever.There were loads that did this-from all around London.You would meet in a Shop and chat.On the Line through Guildford,you had Woking,Surbiton,Walton-on-Thames all big Skin Towns.They also went to Football that way.So what would been worn 25/30 miles away would be worn in London.That happened in Manchester as well(if I have read the "Twisted Wheel" Book correctlt)but greater distances,because of People going to the Club.

Buyers from these Town(who owned Fashion Shops)would buy their Stock etc.,from London.This was the case from the early Mod days.I actually bought my Royals from Timpsons in Dorking,Surrey-not the West End.I eventually bought all three Styles from the same Shop-when I went there Window Dressing.