Scooter at Ryde Isle of Wight, Scooter rally. Two people on scooter taking part in a ride out around the Isle of Wight
Man and women on a scooter rally, in Ryde in the Isle of couple is taking part in a world record attempt to get as many scooters as possible in an continuous line uninterupted by any other term mod derives from modernist, which was a term used in the 1950s to describe modern jazz fans as well as the musicians themselves.[citation needed] This usage contrasted with the term trad, which described traditional jazz and its players and fans. The 1959 novel Absolute Beginners by Colin MacInnes describes as a modernist a young modern jazz fan who dresses in sharp modern Italian clothes. Absolute Beginners may be one of the earliest written examples of the term modernist being used to describe young British style-conscious modern jazz fans. The word modernist in this sense is believed to refer specifically to modern jazz and should not be confused with the wider use of the term modernism in the context of literature, art, design and architecture. There are contradicting stories about the origins of the first mods, but one popular belief is that the movement began with a few disparate cliques of middle class teenage boys with family connections to the garment trade in London in 1958.[citation needed] These early mods were obsessed with new fashions such as slim-cut Italian suits, and music styles such as modern jazz and rhythm and blues. It has been suggested that both modernists and their contemporaries, the rockers, evolved from the Teddy Boy subculture.[citation needed] Teddy Boys were influenced by American rock n' roll, wore Edwardian-style clothing, and had pompadour or quiff hairstyles. Other sources suggest a link between the modernist and beatnik subcultures, both of which had a penchant for modern jazz.[citation needed] Between 1945 and 1960, teenagers wages had grown at a rate double that of their parent's wages.[citation needed] Many young people had relatively large amounts of disposable income, which along with the increased availabi
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