Post by petrolino on Mar 4, 2018 1:06:02 GMT
It was 50 years ago today ...
DJ Annie Nightingale
A walk down Carnaby Street in 1968
"The centre of London's fashion world may now be in the east, but in the mid-60s Carnaby Street was where it was at, and these photos give us a glimpse at what life was like on this exciting street in its heydey. Swinging London was in full force, and young people flocked to W1’s boutique-lined streets in the hopes of spotting a Beatle or a Rolling Stone while shopping for shorter hemlines and looser trouser legs.
If you thought Brick Lane was bad, it’s got nothing on the dandies of Carnaby Street-past, and some of the ‘looks’ that graced this historic street would raise a few eyebrows even in experimental Soho. In fact, The Kinks actually wrote the song 'Dedicated Follower Of Fashion', poking fun at the "Carnebetian army" - the fashion victims who strutted through Carnaby. Shops like Lady Jane, Lord John and The Mod Male were popular hotspots for the capital's fashionable young things, while lithe model-types (hoping to emulate the popular ‘Twiggy look’ of the era) loitered on the street’s crowded pavements."
- Liz Connor & Gareth Richman unveil recently unearthed photos of Carnaby Street in 'The Evening Standard'
DJ Annie Nightingale
A walk down Carnaby Street in 1968
"The centre of London's fashion world may now be in the east, but in the mid-60s Carnaby Street was where it was at, and these photos give us a glimpse at what life was like on this exciting street in its heydey. Swinging London was in full force, and young people flocked to W1’s boutique-lined streets in the hopes of spotting a Beatle or a Rolling Stone while shopping for shorter hemlines and looser trouser legs.
If you thought Brick Lane was bad, it’s got nothing on the dandies of Carnaby Street-past, and some of the ‘looks’ that graced this historic street would raise a few eyebrows even in experimental Soho. In fact, The Kinks actually wrote the song 'Dedicated Follower Of Fashion', poking fun at the "Carnebetian army" - the fashion victims who strutted through Carnaby. Shops like Lady Jane, Lord John and The Mod Male were popular hotspots for the capital's fashionable young things, while lithe model-types (hoping to emulate the popular ‘Twiggy look’ of the era) loitered on the street’s crowded pavements."
- Liz Connor & Gareth Richman unveil recently unearthed photos of Carnaby Street in 'The Evening Standard'
'The street is a mirror,
For our country,
Reflects the rise and fall,
Of our nation,
The street that was a legend,
Is a mockery,
A part of the British tradition,
Gone down the drain ...
- 'Carnaby Street' by The Jam
'Ready Steady Go' Presenter Cathy McGowan
'Dedicated Follower Of Fashion' - The Kinks
My favourite 1968 film, Hot Millions, has a scene in Carnaby Street