Dedicated Follower of Fashion

"Dedicated Follower of Fashion"
West German picture sleeve
Single by the Kinks
B-side"Sittin' on My Sofa"
Released25 February 1966
Recorded7 and 10 February 1966
StudioPye, London
Genre
Length3:05
Label
Songwriter(s)Ray Davies
Producer(s)Shel Talmy
The Kinks singles chronology
"Till the End of the Day"
(1965)
"Dedicated Follower of Fashion"
(1966)
"Sunny Afternoon"
(1966)

"Dedicated Follower of Fashion" is a 1966 song by British band the Kinks. It lampoons the contemporary British fashion scene and mod culture in general. Originally released as a single, it has been included on many of the band's later albums.

Musically, it and "A Well Respected Man" marked the beginning of an expansion in the Kinks' inspirations, drawing as much from British music hall traditions as from American rhythm and blues, the latter of which served as the inspiration for breakthrough Kinks songs like "You Really Got Me". While it was quite scornful toward them, many of the fashionistas the song mocks would later take its title to heart.