Swinging London
With the Swinging London or Swinging Sixties scene of the '60s, England's capital became supremely influential in fashion, music, art and culture. London was the home base for the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Who and other British bands invading the rest of the world; the miniskirt and the Mini (car) were ultra-hip; the overall vibe on carnaby Street was mod, sexy, and extremely groovy.
Lately I’ve been really interested in 1960s fashion, especially Swinging London fashion. In this post I’ll focus on London fashion and I’ll write about Parisian chic ”baby d…
I lived in Oxford and on the Isle of Wight in the Late Sixties, writes Arby Reed. This collection contains some of the sights I took time to photograph. I wish I had taken more and more that reflected the culture of the sixties. The 1960s were when London emerged as the epicentre of fashion, … Continue reading "24 Color Photos of Swinging London – 1967-1969"
London children improvise a rope swing
To Jump Like Alice boutique, 1967 Here's some more photos of cool 60's London boutiques.. Exterior and interior ...
Swinging London Trafalgar Square, London in September, 1967.
London’s Proud Central gallery brings together 30 images from the archive of Brian Duffy, one of the decade’s most celebrated fashion photographers.
A young Chelsea woman wearing a mini dress in 'swinging' London.
Photographs by Simos Tsapnidis, at Carnaby Str.London. July, 1967. Copyright Manolis Daloukas. More photos in our archives, all in High Resolution. Swinging London is a catch-all term applied to the fashion and cultural scene that flourished in London, in the 1960s. It was a youth-oriented phenomenon that emphasised the new and modern. It was a period of optimism and hedonism, and a cultural revolution. One catalyst was the recovery of the British economy after post-World War II austerity which lasted through much of the 1950s. "Swinging London" was defined by Time magazine in its issue of 15 April 1966 and celebrated in the name of the pirate radio station, Swinging Radio England, that began shortly afterward. However, "swinging" in the sense of hip or fashionable, had been used since the early 1960s, including by Norman Vaughan in his "swinging/dodgy" patter on Sunday Night at the London Palladium. In 1965, Diana Vreeland, editor of Vogue magazine, said "London is the most swinging city in the world at the moment.". By the 1960s, Carnaby Street proved popular for followers of both the Mod and hippie styles. Many independent fashion boutiques, and designers such as Mary Quant, Marion Foale and Sally Tuffin,Lord John, Lady Jane, Merc, Take Six, and Irvine Sellars were located in Carnaby Street as well as various underground music bars such as the Roaring Twenties in the surrounding streets. With bands such as Small Faces, The Who, and Rolling Stones appearing in the area to work (with the legendary Marquee Club located round the corner in Wardour Street), shop, and socialize, it became one of the coolest destinations associated with the Swinging London of the 1960s.
From Flickr user Arbyreed comes these wonderful photographs that captures the everyday life and style of “Swinging London” in the late 1960s. From Carnaby Street, to Picadilly Circus to a stylish Heathrow airport. Arbyreed explains: I lived in Oxford, England...
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I lived in Oxford and on the Isle of Wight in the Late Sixties, writes Arby Reed. This collection contains some of the sights I took time to photograph. I wish I had taken more and more that reflected the culture of the sixties. The 1960s were when London emerged as the epicentre of fashion, … Continue reading "24 Color Photos of Swinging London – 1967-1969"
Groundbreaking images by Terence Donovan, Brian Duffy, Norman Parkinson, John Cowan and Eric Swayne
"Swinging England" was the fad in 1968. Carnaby Street had shops with "mod" clothing and other popular items. It still does. Lady Jane, on the left, was the first ladies' fashion boutique on Carnaby Street. I went into a store called "I Was Lord Kitchener's Valet." It sold men's clothing, and items with the Union Jack in unlikely places, like on wastebaskets. Carnaby Street is now the center of a pedestrians-only shopping area. This is my most viewed photo, with over 6,300 views in February 2013.
If London was the capital of cool in 1960, then this street was its epicentre
While Carnaby Street's history goes back to the 1600s, I'm going to start my story's history in the 1950sIn 1952 a gentleman named John Stephen opened a shop called 'His Clothes' on Beak Street. He is credited with being known as the 'founder of Carnaby Street as a World Centre for Mens Fashion in the 1960s' because he moved his shop to 5 Carnaby Street after his Beak Street location burned down. He went on to open 5 more shops on the street. It is said that his merchandise was marketed towar
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Was there ever a more chic decade than the 1960s? We think not.
There is so much on the internet that can get you down or angry that you have to stop and appreciate the pages that calm your soul. Topdezigners is an Instagram page that reposts gorgeous sleek, modern, and innovative furniture, room, and even outdoor architectural designs.
You might remember when we posted about this in concept form a couple of years ago. Well, now it's a reality and it's even better than we imagined. Designed by Christopher Duffy for Duffy London, the four-poster table suspends eight chairs and a light from its frame. For anyone who wants to put some fun into a boring business meeting or some excitement into mealtimes, the Swing Table is the way to go.
To Jump Like Alice boutique, 1967 Here's some more photos of cool 60's London boutiques.. Exterior and interior ...
In black, white and red, the icons of the 60s strut their stuff and throw the coolest shapes
I lived in Oxford and on the Isle of Wight in the Late Sixties, writes Arby Reed. This collection contains some of the sights I took time to photograph. I wish I had taken more and more that reflected the culture of the sixties. The 1960s were when London emerged as the epicentre of fashion, … Continue reading "24 Color Photos of Swinging London – 1967-1969"
Photographer Frank Habicht‘s “As It Was” is a collection of mostly unseen photos from London in the the ‘60s.
Photographers Terence Donovan and Brian Duffy, well known for their catchy portraits of models, musicians and actors, shape our image of the Swinging Sixties, a
Bring the playground into the boardroom, dining room, or even outdoors with the original Duffy London Swing Table. Snap staff or dinner guests out of the doldrums and enjoy the youthful sensation of swinging once again; meetings or dinners will become a fun and inspiring experience! A Geo lampshade and 6-8 hanging chairs are suspended from the four-poster frame around the solid oak table-top. A playful, enduring design that not only recalls the youthfulness of childhood play, but one that makes the vacuuming a breeze! The Swing Table is fully customisable with several wooden table-top finishes available. The frame and seats are supplied in any RAL colour and we offer a choice of coloured fabrics for the seat pads. A Duffy London Geo lampshade is an available add-on, while power and networking cables can be run through the chair legs to the underside of the table frame. Our outdoor Swing table is offered with a choice of treated melamine or elm table-tops, as well as an optional canvas canopy, to protect against the elements. The Swing table has been featured on Dezeen, Designboom and Designmilk
I’ve been quite fascinated with some London street style photographs from the Edwardian era and that made me think about the parallel between those fashion pics and the Swinging Sixties fashi…
If you thought that Harvey Nichols or Harrods were the epitome of a London fashion department store, it’s time to re-introduce you to Big Biba, a fallen icon of the Swinging Sixties that redefined the High Street shopping experience... It all started in 1964, when a small-time mail order busi
The 1960s were when London emerged as the epicentre of fashion, art and music. It was, as Philip Larkin pointed out, when sex was invented. "I lived in Oxford,
London’s Proud Central gallery brings together 30 images from the archive of Brian Duffy, one of the decade’s most celebrated fashion photographers.
From Flickr user Arbyreed comes these wonderful photographs that captures the everyday life and style of “Swinging London” in the late 1960s. From Carnaby Street, to Picadilly Circus to a stylish Heathrow airport. Arbyreed explains: I lived in Oxford, England...
