Swinging Britain: Fashion in the 1960s (Shire General)
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| Rating | : | 4.61 (696 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0747812489 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 96 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-02-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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About the AuthorMark Armstrong teaches fashion history and cultural studies at severalart and design colleges in London, including London College of Fashion, Central StMartins, and Royal College of Art.
The 1960s is one of the most exciting fashion decades of the twentieth century,where British pop and youth culture created a stylish look that set trends all around the world. Their unconventional designs spread rapidly from small fashionable boutiques on Carnaby Street to Main Street thanks, in part, to rock stars like The Who, models like Twiggy, and celebrity photographer David Bailey.. This book reveals how the 1960s British look was inspired by social changes and championed by innovative new designers like Mary Quant
Mark Armstrong teaches fashion history and cultural studies at severalart and design colleges in London, including London College of Fashion, Central StMartins, and Royal College of Art.
"Swinging Britain: Fashion in the 1960's" according to S Riaz. This short e-book gives a good overview and appraisal of fashion in 1960’s, most notably in London during the ‘Swinging Years’ of 196Swinging Britain: Fashion in the 1960's S Riaz This short e-book gives a good overview and appraisal of fashion in 1960’s, most notably in London during the ‘Swinging Years’ of 1964-1967. The author states that the 1960’s was the most visually exciting decade in 20th Century Britain for art, music, design and fashion. Of course, there are many reasons for this explosion in fashion and probably the most important factor was the fading of wartime austerity. -1967. The author states that the 1960’s was the most visually exciting decade in 20th Century Britain for art, music, design and fashion. Of course, there are many reasons for this explosion in fashion and probably the most important factor was the fading of wartime austerity. Tante Maren said Small History Of The Great 60's Fashions That Came Out Of Great Britain. Swinging Britain Fashion In the 1960's by Mark Armstrong is a little book- almost 6 by 6 inches- which for it's small size gives the reader a nice little history of the great mod era from 60's London. I very often forget that after WWII, the United States rebounded quickly, having bombings at Pearl Harbor, but war torn Great Britain and Europe had a much longer recovery period. While the US had a quicker turnaround in it's economy . Five Stars deadre it's perfect and brings me right back just britain and the most important designers and posters.