I am not sure if this parka is from the 80s, but notice the Madness patch !
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Mike P says:
This is my friend’s parka, which he still owns. He bought it back in late 1981 or early 82, in downtown L.A., in the same place I purchased mine. There was a mod revival (believe it or not) in California in those days. He took this photo of it so that I could post it on my old “California Mod Scene” site / blog, both of which are now defunct. As to the patches: his father, who was an artist, made that unique target for him. I don’t know if he also made the Brighton Mods patch. Regarding the Madness and Specials patches – the L.A. mod scene from its very beginnings was very closely associated with a reggae club which blasted old reggae and ska and 2Tone a lot and that had a lot to do with why we saw fit to wear those patches on our parkas.
This is my friend’s parka, which he still owns. He bought it back in late 1981 or early 82, in downtown L.A., in the same place I purchased mine. There was a mod revival (believe it or not) in California in those days. He took this photo of it so that I could post it on my old “California Mod Scene” site / blog, both of which are now defunct. As to the patches: his father, who was an artist, made that unique target for him. I don’t know if he also made the Brighton Mods patch. Regarding the Madness and Specials patches – the L.A. mod scene from its very beginnings was very closely associated with a reggae club which blasted old reggae and ska and 2Tone a lot and that had a lot to do with why we saw fit to wear those patches on our parkas.
Post it on Facebook show us your parka . Its a great pic