No flat caps and no ‘Mr Grimsdale ‘here. But you do get both the swinging sixties and the Pretty Things in What’s Good For The Goose.
Tag: swinging
Billy Liar (1964)
John Schlesinger’s big screen version of Billy Liar marks a turning point in British film making.
What’s Good For The Goose DVD
At last after many years of waiting, there’s a UK DVD release for 1960s cult classic What’s Good For The Goose.
Swinging 60s fridge up for auction
A real swinging London rarity is up for auction next month – this Philips Swinging 60s fridge. It's not some DIY job, the fridge was produced by Philips in a run of 500, nicknamed 'the 'Generals' Wardrobe' and intended solely for shop displays. However, affluent hipsters of the day also […]
eBay watch: London Dossier paperback
Not really a useful travel guide in 2010, but back in 1967, Len Deighton's London Dossier might just have got you around the world of 'swinging' London. Deighton was asked to produced a contemporary travel guide for the city and in turn, used writers who were part of the London […]
eBay watch: Get Dressed boutique guide
Big thanks to Tracy for flagging up this little gem on eBay – the Get Dressed London boutique guide from 1966. Published by the Garnstone Press, the book is written by Millicent Bultitude and has a forward by Mary Quant. It's also an 80-page reference book on London's 'fashion boutiques' […]
Boutique London book reviewed
It's out later this week, so the perfect time to review Boutique London by Richard Lester. Published by ACC Ediitons, this 192-page book is part vintage tourist guide, part history and part coffee table glossy, taking in all the retailer of note (and some unknowns) from the capital from the […]
Duffy photo exhibition in Hastings
Around this time last year, we featured a photography exhibition by Brian Duffy, one of the 'Black Trinity' of snappers alongside with Terence Donovan and David Bailey. Well, that same exhibition has now moved to Hastings. Titled Duffy: The Third Man: A Retrospective takes place at the Lucy Bell Gallery […]
