tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003549771029270052.post967951125149495615..comments2024-03-26T04:10:10.685-07:00Comments on Mod Male: Mod Gone Wrong: Mod Growing PainsSupermodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16441428489565098268noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003549771029270052.post-80955346396121289792012-02-09T07:34:14.535-08:002012-02-09T07:34:14.535-08:00@Mike Page, Remember, pleated pants haunted clothi...@Mike Page, Remember, pleated pants haunted clothing racks well into the early '90s, I believe. <br /><br />Luckily, I had stopped wearing them as soon as I started getting into the Mod thing... not that I knew any better, because I didn't. I just HATED how pleated pants made my short look! I had gone through a Bugle Boys acid-wash, pleated pants phase a couple of years earlier, because those were the main types of pants available. <br /><br />I think my main pants of choice after those horrible days were Dickies... with the big ol' side pockets!<br /><br />To this day, I still can't do pleated.Supermodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16441428489565098268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003549771029270052.post-27464939478339690972012-02-09T07:26:43.984-08:002012-02-09T07:26:43.984-08:00@leftylimbo I DIG your comic! And I think you hit ...@leftylimbo I DIG your comic! And I think you hit on good points! (By the way, I'm linking to your parka and badge page when I get around to writing on that subject.)<br /><br />And you know what I was going through with the clipped, straight, thicker hair... it sticks up like needles when growing out! Eventually, after it grew out and about a year later, I made use of our hair type and went Steve Marriot backcomb style!<br /><br />Thanks for reading and thanks for the comic link!Supermodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16441428489565098268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003549771029270052.post-66565503067512968172012-02-09T04:52:37.000-08:002012-02-09T04:52:37.000-08:00Fortunately I didn't make too many gaffes (alb...Fortunately I didn't make too many gaffes (albeit within the parameters of the scene as it then existed) but one of the things I distinctly remember about my time as a mod (1981 - 1983) was the complete dearth of plain-front slacks! Sure, they still made some straight-leg (Levi?) cords in plain front, but in those days, regarding most contemporary pants or dress slacks, they were hard to find; and even if you found a "vintage" suit at a thrift store that actually fit, they often were late 50s-era with pleated pants, and there seemed to be no way around it. Actually there was a way around it - DON'T WEAR THEM. Well, I did.Mike Pagenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003549771029270052.post-36376328540185529192012-02-08T23:16:29.768-08:002012-02-08T23:16:29.768-08:00LoL. The "New Wave hair" bit matched my ...LoL. The "New Wave hair" bit matched my initiation into the scene perfectly in '85. I'd gone from a total trendy Billy Idol fan to a trenchcoat-wearing rudie in a matter of days; luckily though, it seemed that I was the only one in school who even knew (or cared) what Ska was, so I was able to make the transition smoothly (thanks to my cousin and his crew for breaking me in). <br /><br />You can see the rendition of my Nu-Wave haircut in one of the panels of my comic <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/20696703@N07/5187179340/" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Yes, I too had that total "flop" style going on, lol. I had my dad cutting my hair, so I couldn't even begin to tell him what kind of hair cut I needed, so I just settled with a flat-top looking thing.<br /><br />Yup, I think that's the one thing that totally evaded me in my short career as a mod (I later became a skinhead)—the true "mod" haircut. Looking at The Jam and all those other mod gods, I always wondered how the hell I could get my hair that way too: short, but at this perfect mysterious length where it wouldn't stand up and be spikey. I guess it was easier when one had wispy, light and thin hair. With my filipino hair that was black, thick like cord and straight as an arrow, it was next to impossible to gauge that length or make it look anywhere near what I envisioned to be "mod." Boy was I happy when I finally turned skin and just cropped my hair with a #4 from that point on. Piece of cake! =) <br /><br />Cool post, man. Thanks for sharing!leftylimbohttp://www.leftylimbo.comnoreply@blogger.com