Travel back in time to the era when Carnaby
Street led the world, a golden age of youthful innovation and exhilarating pop
culture, and a fashion scene that defined a generation. The 1960s was one of
the most exciting fashion decades of the twentieth century, during which
British pop and youth culture gave birth to styles that would set international
trends. This book reveals how the sweeping social changes of the 1960s affected
the British look, how designers and entrepreneurs such as Mary Quant and John
Stephen made London the fashion city of the decade, and the influence of public
figures such as the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Cathy McGowan, Twiggy and Jean
Shrimpton on the national identity of a country finally recovering from a
prolonged period of austerity.
This 'hip pocket guide to Britain's swinging
fashion scene', gives a charming and now quite humorous look back at the
emergence of London as a major player in the world of style during the 1960s.
Opening with an informative and entertaining chapter exploring how the trend
began and developed, it lists the most with-it Carnaby St boutiques and looks
forward to the fashions of the future.
The Swinging Sixties was the fashion and
cultural scene that flourished in Great Britain during the 1960s, with
'Swinging London' as the hip capital. The predominantly youth-orientated
phenomenon emphasised all that was new and modern in a period of optimism and
hedonism after the austerity of the post-war years, while some fashions harked
back to the flourishes of the Edwardian era. Fashion designers experimented
with new materials and styles and trendy photographers such as David Bailey
snapped evocative images of sultry models. This was the decade that saw the
emergence of The Beatles, and very British pop bands such as The Who, The Kinks
and The Dave Clark Five. This book takes a look back at the fashions, music and
lifestyles of this vibrant decade in almost 400 photographs hand-pickes from
the archives of Mirrorpix.
Marion Foale and Sally Tuffin were two bolshy
girls who just did it. After meeting at Walthamstow Art School in 1955 and then
studying together at the Royal College of Art, they embarked on a trailblazing
career in fashion lasting throughout the 1960s, until their partnership came to
an end in 1972. Quirky, youthful creativity, acute sensitivity to the latest
moods and trends, expert craftsmanship, and a little Swinging Sixties good
fortune placed them at the hub of the cultural explosion in London that defined
the era. Their boutique off Carnaby Street was at the epicentre of the new
fashion scene. Suddenly, David Bailey was photographing their outfits for
Vogue, Cathy MacGowan was wearing them on Ready, Steady, Go!, and they were
jetting around America as part of the ground-breaking Youthquake tour. Through
detailed interviews with Foale and Tuffin themselves, exclusive access to their
personal archives, and contributions from an extraordinary array of figures
from the fashion, art and cultural scenes of the 1960s, 70s and beyond, Iain R.
Webb builds a fascinating picture of the time, throwing new light on how fashion
and business underwent a period of unprecedented change. It was a period of
cross-pollination in art, music and fashion, of entrepreneurial and cultural
innovation. Contributors include Manolo Blahnik, Sir Terence Conran, Felicity
Green, Barbara Hulanicki, Caterine Milinaire, Janet Street Porter, Mary Quant
and Jean Shrimpton. The narrative of the "Foale and Tuffin" story
perfectly traces the decade from its groovy, optimistic beginnings, when the
two embryonic fashion designers blithely set up shop in 1961, to its
crash-and-burn finale, as Sixties sanguinity melted away into a hangover of
Seventies cynicism, masked as it was with the distraction of fancy-dress
escapism.
The Beatles knew how much image mattered in the
1960s, and whether it was Nehru jackets, skinny ties, granny glasses, or the
Cuban heel boot-if John, Paul, George, or Ringo wore it, the rest of their
millions of fans followed. Renowned music and fashion author Paolo Hewitt takes
readers on a fashion tour of the Beatles' career and the trends they co-opted.
From their Hamburg debut in sunglasses, leather, and black sweaters to the
conservative suits they were ordered to wear by their manager Brian Epstein; from
their infatuation with Pierre Cardin's collarless jackets to their more casual
corduroy; from their Mod madness to psychedelic spaciness to faux-military
attire to hippy-chic-each style is revealed as a reflection of the music they
made and the world views they embraced. Filled with fabulous photographs and
with an appealing retro feel, the book features numerous images, many of which
have never been published before. It offers insights into how the band's
meteoric rise and enduring success shaped their fashion choices. There's even a
chapter devoted to their hairstyles. Fans of all ages, as well as anyone
interested in fashion, will be enthralled with this first ever Beatles
stylebook that proves the Fab Four were as timely as they were timeless.
In the 1960s men's fashion witnessed an
extraordinary rebirth that led to lasting social, cultural and commercial change
- what media commentators came to coin the Peacock Revolution. "The Day of
the Peacock" takes a fascinating look at the shops, celebrity
photographers, tailors and fashionable dressers who made up the scene - all
illustrated with photographs, outfits and ephemera drawn from the V&A's
superb archives. Broad in range and scope, and neatly evoking the 60s
atmosphere of optimism and opportunity, the author looks at the era's most
dashing figures - including John Stephen, Tommy Nutter, Cecil Beaton,Mick Jagger
and Patrick Lichfield - and discusses such iconic shops as Granny takes a Trip,
Blades, Hung on You and Mr Fish. This richly illustrated personal memoir evokes
a definitive break from the past - from a time when one could invariably guess
a man's occupation from how he dressed, to a time when a man might make
dressing himself his occupation.
A sourcebook of 1960s fashion print - the
apogee of fashion print - that will be the inspiration for designers for years
to come. The creativity of the period is given full expression in this
sourcebook of hundreds of designs that makes it an essential for contemporary
design practitioners and students. The book contains exclusive illustrations
and original artwork from designers as well as finished prints. Each short
chapter introduction is followed by a range of illustrations with captions to
give provenance and relevance. The prints are arranged in the chapters: * Art
into Pop: fashion prints that saw the influence of Pop Art * Revivals and
Reflections: Biba"s revival of 19th-century designs * Flower Power: floral
designs, from Marimekko to Ken Scott * Lost in multicoloured hues,
kaleidoscopic colours and psychedelia prints * Magical Mystery Tour: the
influence of other cultures on print design
* Hundreds of prints from this key decade of
fashion design * A unique sourcebook for contemporary designers and students *
Includes prints by Lucienne Day, Robert Stewart and Marimekko * Contains
exclusive illustrations and original artwork of print designers A sourcebook of
1950s fashion print, this book covers the heyday of postwar design where an
analytical approach to design, with a lightness and freshness, combined with
whimsical imagery and idiosyncratic subject matter. The designs and influences
of the print gurus of the time - Lucienne Day, Robert Stewart and Maija Isola
of Marimekko - are all covered. The creativity of the period - the beginning of
the atomic age - is given full expression in this sourcebook of hundreds of
designs. It is an essential sourcebook for contemporary design practitioners
and students. The book contains exclusive illustrations and original artwork
from designers as well as finished prints. Each short chapter introduction is
followed by a range of illustrations with captions to give provenance and
relevance. The prints are arranged in the following chapters: * Narrative and
Novelty: prints from cowboys to spacemen * Abstraction: abstracted, distorted
and attenuated forms used in print * Artistic license: the influence of artists
such as Miro and de Kooning on fashion print * Kinetic prints that showed the
influence of the era's 'mobiles, doodles and spasms'
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