Don’t you love it when the stars align and things work out in your favour? ‘m talking about The Jam: About a Young Idea exhibition at Somerset House. It was extended from its original closing date of August 31 by another month! Which meant that I would be in London to check it out.
And being a huge fan of The Jam and Paul Weller, of course I would. This was going to be the first comprehensive exhibition, where all three members of The Jam opened up their personal archives and share handwritten lyrics, stage outfits, unreleased music videos, scrapbooks, fan letters, posters and their instruments. Come ON.
Without further ado, some pics:
Not only do I love The Jam’s music, but growing up, I was all about the mod style. Sharp suits, worn with white shirts, were The Jam’s uniform in the early years. By the band’s third album, All Mods Con, they adopted a more colour aesthetic: Lonsdale sweatshirts, Fred Perry jackets, Ben Sherman shifts, ankle grazers, Prince of Wales check trousers, white socks, bowling shoes and boating blazers.
Paul Weller’s Shelly shoes, Bruce Foxton’s powder blue suit and Rick Buckler’s boxing boots made The Jam style icons.
View more photos of The Jam: About the Young Idea exhibit on my Flickr album.
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