Neo Mods - Vogue Italia

In honor of Italy playing Greece in the World Cup today (and really hoping Italy wins so England could stay in the game!) here is an incredible mod inspired fashion shoot featured in Vogue Italia! 

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Dragsters by Arnaud De Rosnay

A fun and speedy little pictorial by photographer Arnaud De Rosnay and model Marisa Berenson featured in Vogue magazine April 1967.

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Edie Campbell for Vogue Germany

Catherine McNeil for Vogue Paris

One of the aspects that intrigues me about the mod style is it's sense of androgyny. Many haircuts could interpreted by both men and women, clothes moved towards very unisex pieces like bespoke inspired blazers and fitted button ups and even ace faces such David Bowie was known to wear ladies make up during his mod Davy Jones days, but of course, that was Bowie. ;)

In this Vogue Paris editorial model Catherine McNeil takes the idea of mod androgyny to present day by wearing both mens & women's mod inspired pieces and really blurring the line between the sexes. It oozes cool and modern.

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Mod Revolution Vogue China

As a human being I have many weaknesses, chocolate cupcakes from Magnolia Bakery, Korean Day Spas and short bobbed haircuts being some. But another thing that is pretty much April kryptonite are stripes. I adore stripes! I constantly find myself purchasing striped dresses and tops that look like the many other striped pieces I own but I cannot say no to a good stripe therefore my collection keeps growing.

Vogue China does an amazing job of showcasing this springs hottest trend of my beloved stripes and displaying them in what I could only describe a very mod, very chic, all girls school. I'd love to attend the college that has Marc Jacobs, Prada, Louis Vuitton striped pieces as their uniform. Sigh, if only such a beautiful thing existed, and they served Magnolia cupcakes for lunch!

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Vogue Italia Beauty edition

I've always believed that hair is one of the most important fashion accessories a girl could have. The creativity and imagination that go into the cut, color, styling and formation of a good hair style is worth its weight in gold and holds the same level of artistic value as perfectly tailor blouse or an amazingly flattering dress in which you feel beautiful, confident and sexy in.

The hair styles featured in Vogue Italia's fashion issue are pitch perfect examples of cool coiffure. These styles are very inspired by the 1960's beehive, sharp angled bobs and androgynously adorable pixie cuts that are the perfect balance of rude boy tough and coquettish gamine. It is safe to say I would play with any of the hairstyles.

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Phil Poynter's Mods for Vogue Italia

Photographer Phil Poynter has a gift of capturing the "in" crowd in their total essence. I am enamored by his shoot for Vogue Italia where Phil photographs these present day Mods in their natural habitat of riding on scooters, roaming the beaches of Brighton, lounging in cafes and looking incredibly stylish. It leaves you to wonder that if the whole Mod movement originally took place in the present day would all the mods look these sleek and cool? Enjoy the following photographs of Phil Poynter's Modern Mods!

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