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Bespoke Gerry @bespokegerry.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Kooky '60s short, featuring the Spencer Davis Group: Where Once Kings Rode, the Spencer Davis Group in Chelsea Swinging Londo... youtu.be/sZ0TUaONdOk?... via @YouTube

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Where Once Kings Rode, the Spencer Davis Group in Chelsea Swinging London 1967, 1960s F988

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Bespoke Gerry @bespokegerry.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Replica T-shirt as worn by Jean Seberg in the 1960 film Breathless, exhibited at the (now finished) Mods exhibition, Brighton Museum, plus a still from the film featuring the original. #jeanseberg #protomod #mod

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Bespoke Gerry @bespokegerry.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

A scooter anorak, French style, 1959. #protomod #mod

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Bespoke Gerry @bespokegerry.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Shirt cuff illustrations from 1959. I shall revive at least two of these styles when I have a moment. #protomod #mod #bespoke

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Bespoke Gerry @bespokegerry.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Mary Quant window-dressing her shop Bazaar, 1959. #MaryQuant #Quant #Mod

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Bespoke Gerry @bespokegerry.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

C&A continue to ride the trend, July 1960. #modernists #mods #mod #C&A

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Bespoke Gerry @bespokegerry.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

From March 1960, the cheaper way to get the continental look. #modernists #mods #mod #C&A

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Bespoke Gerry @bespokegerry.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

A Tatler article about the Mod trend, Aug 1964. #Mod #Modernists #Mods

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Bespoke Gerry @bespokegerry.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

A Clarks ad from early 1966, cashing-in on the then current trends, but doing so in style. #clarks #mod #swingingsixties

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Bespoke Gerry @bespokegerry.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Smart Weston were one of the more fashionable stores in the early 60s, patronised by some early Modernists. Easy to see why. This ad from 1962. #smartweston #Mod #courtelle

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Bespoke Gerry @bespokegerry.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

"Get drunk, forget your trousers and shop at Donis!" Advertising was very different in 1960. #carnabystreet #donis #mod

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Bespoke Gerry @bespokegerry.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

A mid-sixties feature on John Stephen, "The King of Carnaby Street". #carnabystreet #mod #johnstephen

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Bespoke Gerry @bespokegerry.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Chrissie Shrimpton modelling a Biba fake fur, 1966. #biba #barbarahulanicki #mod

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Bespoke Gerry @bespokegerry.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

A shirt-jacket by Aquascutum, 1961. By the look of things it has princes seams running down the front from the shoulders. I like the way that they define the ends of the pockets. I might make my own version at some point. #aquascutum #protomod #mod

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Bespoke Gerry @bespokegerry.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Saint Joseph, from their 1961 range. They were a French company specialising in casual knitwear. John Michael sold their stuff and it was always sharp ... and always pricey (apparently). #protomod #mod #johnmichael

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Bespoke Gerry @bespokegerry.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Bilgorri the tailors, during the Christmas rush 1949.

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Bespoke Gerry @bespokegerry.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

The British Invasion, Mary Quant Style, Aug 1965. #maryquant #quant #mod

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Bespoke Gerry @bespokegerry.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Posted earlier, this is my own scan (now in colour). From the Weekend Telegraph, April 16th 1965. #swingingsixties #mod

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Bespoke Gerry @bespokegerry.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

A rather sharp David Hemmings in 1968, kitted-out entirely by Turnbull & Asser. #davidhemmings #1960s #turnbull&asser

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Bespoke Gerry @bespokegerry.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

A Mary Quant look from Nov 1961. Always ahead of the game. #quant #maryquant #mod

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Bespoke Gerry @bespokegerry.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

A who's who of mid-sixties, creative London. #1960s #Mods #Mod

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Bespoke Gerry @bespokegerry.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

Proto Mod looks from 1959/60, courtesy of Cecil Gee adverts. #protomod #cecilgee #mod

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Bespoke Gerry @bespokegerry.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Some personal highlights from "The In Crowd: Mod Fashion and Style 1958-1966" exhibition at Brighton Museum: brightonmuseums.org.uk/event/the-in...

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Bespoke Gerry @bespokegerry.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Astrud Gilberto from the French archives: www.ina.fr/ina-eclaire-...

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Astrud Gilberto "Girl from Ipanema" | INA

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Bespoke Gerry @bespokegerry.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Good interview with Paul Gorman, who "tells the extraordinary story of the three young hipsters behind Granny Takes A Trip, the Kings Road store that was a magnet for rock’s glitterati in the late 60s" podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/t...

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The three London kids who invented rock style

Podcast Episode · Word In Your Ear · 30/09/2025 · 35m

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Bespoke Gerry @bespokegerry.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

It's fairly safe to say that in 1962 you were anything but 'With It' if you bought a booklet by that name, but here are some of the few highlights:

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Bespoke Gerry @bespokegerry.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Some of David Hockney's early Pop Art is at the Hazlitt Gallery in London (though not for much longer): hh-h.com/exhibitions/...

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