The influence music takes on fashion is an old story. And the specific case of Mod is nothing but an ordinary relation between the two fields. The term Mod refers to a British youth subculture born in mid-1960s and the name comes from Modernists, a small group of stylish men from England, who used to listen to modern jazz. And if you mix a little bit of that trend – often characterized by tailor-made suits, loafers and tight ties – with the colorful vibe of swinging London, you will obtain the 60s style we saw pretty much on FW 2014 catwalks.
At Saint Laurent show, for instance, the mood is a dark one, the never-ending story of Mr. Slimane and rock music does not seem ready to end quite soon. The result? Patent leather shoes, mini pleated skirts, capes, and dark nuances. A different approach was the one of Carven, where the color palette is diversified, touching pink, cream and burgundy. Eventually, the mood reached even Nicholas Ghesquière, who changed all the Louis Vuitton bourgeois women we where used to knowing and even started to expect. The final result here is a late 60s confident girl who loves to show her skinny legs and to cover her even skinniest breast, as a physical reminder of the silhouette typical of the time.
