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Ask five different people what a mod is and you'll probably get five different answers, covering maybe five different decades. So here, basically, is what you need to know: "Modernists" started getting their kicks...
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Raleigh have created a special edition Chopper bike, inspired by the 1980s motor racing era, especially the John Player Special rally cars. It follows last year's limited edition Beano special.
These wonderful photos were taken by RB Reed who lived in Oxford, England and on the Isle of Wight in the Late Sixties. His collection and much more can be seen on his Flickr site and contains, in his words, “some of the sights I took time to photograph. I wish I had taken more … Continue reading "Brilliant Colour Photographs of an almost Swinging London in 1968"
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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…
All the hyper reportage about Kate and Wills has brought about a serious case of London-itis in me. I'm not one of those people that are mad about the royals (although I wish them both all the happiness in the...
