That’s a college scarf made in England of 100 per cent wool and hand-sewn together. Yes, it’s a college scarf, which is probably less practical/wearable for some people compared to the previous Weller-inspired scarf. But it will keep you warm, it looks good, and if you love the Style Council, it’s something you probably want to own. Offiziellecharts.de – The Style Council – Our Favourite Shop" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 31 October 2020.

Paul Weller’s decision to break apart one of the most popular bands since The Beatles, at their commercial peak, remains an act of career hari-kari unparalleled in British pop. And while there’s probably a fair few of those weepy, parka-clad kids who still haven’t forgiven him, what Weller did next made for an even more unexpected chapter. It's also the subject of a new documentary on Sky Arts, Long Hot Summers, which offer a colourful rummage through the story of The Style Council: playful, political, sometimes baffling and frequently hilarious.

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Like this article? Sign up to our newsletter to get more articles like this delivered straight to your inbox Paul and I were enchanted with them,” says Talbot. “We’d get into the studio the next morning and go: ‘Did you see that thing last night? Did you see that bloke’s mac? What were they playing in the scene in the café?’ It all fed into the melting pot of what we were doing and the way we visualised the photography, the sleeves and certain things we might wear." The Style Council's most commercially successful album, it was an immediate commercial and critical success, and remained at the top of the charts for one week, displacing Brothers in Arms by Dire Straits. The album was the Style Council's only number one album in the UK. According to the BPI, the record sold over 100,000 copies and was certified gold. It was just a fun time,” he says. “It got a bit crap towards the end, but like any relationship that drags on too long that’s what happens.”

Okamoto, Satoshi (2006). Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Oricon. ISBN 978-4-87131-077-2. As the 80’s went on The Style Council’s popularity would recede and the death knell was sounded in 1989 when the record label refused to release the 5th Style Council album, Modernism:/A New Decade. That release was a wide departure from the original sound of the band and went into a house influence. In 1989 Weller announced the end of The Style Council and “Modernism” except for a limited vinyl run would not be available until 1998. a b Wilson, Lois (2006). "The Style Council". Mojo. Archived from the original on 4 July 2012 . Retrieved 19 July 2012.

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That’s because it is based on the scarf featured in the gatefold of the Style Council’s Our Favourite Shop album. You can’t make out the colours when you see that version, but if you look at the original photo (available to buy via Snap Galleries) you see it in all its detail. In short, it’s this scarf. (image credit: Mod Shoes)