Mods and Rockers

The mods and rockers were two conflicting British youth subcultures from the early to mid 1960s. Media coverage of the mods and rockers fighting in Brighton in 1964 began a moral panic about British youths and the two groups were labelled as 'folk devils'.


The Rockers
Their subculture centered around motor cycling and their appearance reflected that. Rockers wore protective clothing such as black leather jackets and motor cyle boots. The most common hair style was a pompadour, which was associated with 1950s rock and roll- the rockers music genre.

 














The Mods
Their subculture was centred around fashion and music, and many mods rode scooters like Lambrettas and Vespas. Mods wore suits and other clean cut out fits, and preferred 1960s music genre such as soul, rhythm and blues.