1.05 The Mac #100Mod

This is the next in my long-running series of posts aimed at nailing down the important pins on the map of essential Mod clothing. 
So throw away your River Island shirts and your sailing shoes. Here are the 100 things you'd be Mod to try...

Particularly appropriate for today's atrocious weather. Keeps your suit dry without the fuss and furore of a parka and makes consistent, subtle appearances in a fair few of Michael Caine's sixties spy films. Ironically, the look of Caine's spy was originally chosen for its nondescript conformity, with agent Harry Palmer himself being so named because it was the most boring name the director could think of. Now however, everything about the character from his large glasses to his accent is memorable in the cult sense, if not famous in the mainstream. Palmer epitomises that sixties spy look and part of that look is undeniably his mac; the slimline, no-nonsense waterproof raincoat that is reliably stylish. It is, unlike the parka, light, untrimmed and will fit with pretty much everything else a Mod could possibly want to wear and will surely compliment any look you may choose for your next rendezvous.

Jump The Gun of Brighton have a spectacular selection for about £150 each. That's where I got mine from anyway.