According to the Museum of Youth Culture, Mod is defined as “a youth subculture whose origins can be traced back to the late 1950s and a group of young Londoners calling themselves “Modernists” due to their love of Modern Jazz and the streamlined style and cool sophistication of the African-American musicians who were its stars.

In this issue, we explore the artists, designers, musicians, and looks that define this era and sparked a youth movement that spread across the Atlantic and around the world.