The Outrigger was a small club, dimly lit with a poky dancefloor, but for a short period it became the place to be for Mods. Situated in the centre of Birmingham, weekends saw it packed out with the sharpest dressers and cleanest-looking scooters lined up outside. The next generation of Mods, who were still at school, would look on in envy, waiting for their chance to join this elite group. None more so than a young skinny-looking lad dressed in a Millets parka and sporting a ridiculously high bouffant haircut. By his own admission, he was an annoying little fucker, but there was no doubt he was dedicated to the cause; his name was Bioux Hayes.
Start them young
By the age of 10, Bioux was already being influenced by music and fashion cultures, thanks to his older brothers. After a brief flirtation with skinheads, he switched his allegiance to the Modernist movement after being exposed to a VHS copy of
