Vintage John Homac Green suede MOD jacket 1960s PLUS styled to go set Carnaby Headscarf green Breton hoop top & MNG 60s inspired sunglasses 
 
"Create a disturbance...in your mind...." so sang the High Numbers in 1964 at The Railway Hotel in Harrow... "The Who?" you cry? YES....they became The Who....covering 'Ooh Poo Pah Doo' by Jesse Hill.

So, those of you who think Mod style was all mini skirts and go go boots, well I'm afraid early days...& remember Mod started in the late 1950s... and even in 1964, there were NO mini skirts. 
People think Mary Quant invented them which isn't quite true there are other contenders such as Courreges , though Quant certainly named it (and actually Serbia invented the mini skirt in 4500 BP according to the archaeological record lol). Anyway Quant was 1965. So what did Mod girls wear before that? Which is to say, for most of the existence of the Mod subculture? Well they didn't do a bad job of wardrobe in Quadrophenia (1979)...you don't see mini skirts and go go boots.
 
As suede coats go, two brands stick out as sought after by Mod girls:  Cherry of London, and John Homac . The latter sold in Carnaby Street at places like Lady Jane by 1966, before then in stores that were primarily male boutiques though they also sold women's including suede and leather coats by both brands. Lady Jane was the first all girls boutique there. Both brands were also sold in high end department stores. But even less high esteem quality brands were NOT cheap for suede and leather coats. Any decent suede or leather coat/jacket of this nature would set you back at least 20 guineas (One £ and one shilling) and A Cherry or a Homac one more likely 30. That, was around £750 in today's money. Average wage at this time was around £1k a year, and young people earned around a third of that. So you are talking 10% of their annual income for a jacket or coat like this, and around the same for a made to measure suit the guys wore and closer to 40 guineas if mohair. 
 
Odd to modern mind, how these young people managed to look so stylish and spend so much money on clothes. Nowadays, so much of our income goes in rent or mortgage, but at the time, house rents could be just £2 a week, and average house to buy around £3k. As for the youngsters, well there was near full employment, so no need to leave the area you were born in. You lived with mum and dad, and if you were giving them as much as ten bob (50p though it was a note!) a week keep, they were pretty mean! That was the accepted figure...for some was just 5 bob (25p). So even when earning just £8 a week say, if your entire food bills and rent was just 10 bob you had plenty of disposable income. Cigarettes were just 4 shillings a pack & beer 2 shillings a pint. So, they had money for records, scooters (even if a car was out of reach a scooter could be just £150 and payable on HP) and of course, clobber. And they didn't want your 7 shillings and sixpence gear.
Too big for me sadly as you can see but doing my best to model it with some dancing. Well, as best I can do on green screen fabric flooring heh. I was actually dancing to "Ooh Poo Pah Doo" by the High Numbers, though for my 'spirit of the Age and garment song I chose The High Numbers single 'I'm the Face' and it works ok lol. I've also done a colour Ai collage of the band playng the Railway hotel, and a black and white one outside the venue. Enjoy! You can see actual footage on You Tube of the gig....so quite authentic looking with my editing I think! Wanted to give some of the atmosphere. And though actually Mod girls would more likely have worn a dress at a gig or nightclub like The Scene or The Flamingo jazz club, the outfit I am wearing is certainly what they'd have worn to places like The Bamboo coffee bar in Woodford a proper Mod haunt, or scooter runs & day to day wear. Done some Ai background collages of those places too in the video. 
 
Then they wore knee length or just below pencil skirts and dresses. In 1965, Jean Shrimpton caused a sensation at the Melbourne Cup in Australia by wearing a dress just 5 inches above the knee, so the idea of Mod grils wearing them shorter than than before that is a nonsense. Jean actually modelled FOR John Homac btw see video for the suede and leathers she was shot in for Harpers etc in the video. So yes that high end a suede and leather brand so eg also sold in Harrods as well as Carnaby Street. The Mod girls...& guys...also sported Breton fishermen style hooped tops. Sean Connery pre James Bond days actually modelled these Breton tops early on for Vince menswear, and the man responsible for opening the first boutiques for Mods on Carnaby Street early 1960s worked at Vince to start with:  John Stephen, who became known as the Millionaire Mod. 
 
Most, are black and white hoops. So, I have a collection of over 20 as I wore them in the Mod revival shortly after punk, and have continued to collect different ones. I wear with a beret too sometimes! And YES Mods wore berets too!  let it go...I've only worn it a couple times and its been laundered.
 
So the girls also wore headscarfs. Even with a neat easy care bob haircut, a windy scooter ride (they didn't wear helmets back then) your hair would be kept in good order by a headscarf. And of course, they were in keeping with the aspirational look Mods sported. Both continental (brands like Hermes and even Jacqmar had immense kudos) and well ...the Queen and the well heeled wore them! And, often a lovely headscarf in silk or quality satin was given WITH a suede, leather or fur jacket/coat purchase back then. Twiggy started mid to later 60s bandana style too; BUT many Mod girls did had this particular way of tying them under the hair, as shown in the video.  I've chosen a lovely floral one which introduces some colour you can match up like pale blues and pinks as well as the matching green, and white. Because of the white I felt white sunglasses looked good with it and I have these lovely MNG retro ones I shall also add in to the deal. And the retro green velvet backed fabric gloves with wrist cross tie. 
 
So in that spirit of the time, I am also offering this beautiful 'Carnaby' REAL SILK scarf with the jacket, and of course the Breton top.
IF they fit you are welcome to the pale green 'buckskin' suede shoes too. They are a size 5 1/2 approx UK
My hondstooth pants same applies but they are new by quality brand Imperial, were around £90,  but the shape right for the Mod look in the 60s. But 27 inch waist so unlikely they'll fit if you are considering the jacket size UK 12. 
So here's what you definitely get:
John Homac early 1960s green suede jacket with bottle green leather collar value £240 
Carnaby silk scarf value : £75 
MNG retro sunglasses value £25
Retro green fabric Gloves value £20 
Hobbs Breton style green top value £49  
Plus extras, and speak to me if you want the shoes or pants
 
So you get all that for just £225 & you will be properly early Mod styled ! So you'll get the look right... & be a Face baby is that clear?