"MOD SHOES ARE SO FAB"

The Small Faces - the ultimate mods

T U E S D A Y,  2 5  J U L Y

First weedy weather for three weeks - a great pity because of Sydney and Mark. Bad weather may put them off sailing and then I’ll probably never see Mark again.

It was an anti-climax going back to school. But Anya was thrilled with my photos of the Knightsbridge Hotel, and swooned over Polnareff all day. A lot of other people were interested; it really is super how many are getting keen on him! I saw Jenny for the first time for ages. We sympathised with each other greatly over the Stones' trial.

Walked into town with Lucy at lunch time and looked at shoe-shops.

“Mod men’s shoes are fab at the moment, especially the ones high at the ankle. ”

Mark had blue canvas ones like that. 

Went home with Martha and she bought me a peach, which was very sweet of her. With her love of William Pitt the Younger she’s so interesting - but I wish she had more taste in clothes. I rather feel she’s another of these young people who don’t understand their own generation.

Got off the bus and had to walk home with my satchel, my shoe bag and a paper carrier full of Chump’s books, vases and goodness knows what else – it was murderous. What kept me going was thinking of Mark.

“Chelsea boots”

In the mid 60s, Cuban heels were added to those "fab" black ankle boots worn by the Chelsea Set - mods loved sharp Italian inspired design. When Brian Epstein, the Beatles’ manager, commissioned ballet-shoe makers Anello & Davide to make them, 'Beatles boots' became universal. These mid-calf boots in olive green corduroy were made for John Lennon.