PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoHippie fashion, London, UK, 1967lemmy.worldimagemessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up1155
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minus-squareniktemadur@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·edit-23 days agoGranny Takes A Trip, mate! Weren’t they also called dandies during that time? There has been a tradition… or more like a sub-current, of eccentric clothing in London that reaches back until at least the days of Queen Victoria. Granted, the 1960s took it up a notch or three.
minus-squareDr. Bob@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·3 days agoYes. This is a British group. Carnaby Row was the centre for that style of design. cf. Austin Powers.
minus-squareAllNewTypeFace@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 days agoIn America, this got lumped in as “Mod”, despite that word having a more specific meaning (sharp suits taking cues from Italian tailoring).
minus-squareDr. Bob@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 days agoWere Mods an American thing as well? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mods_and_rockers
Granny Takes A Trip, mate!
Weren’t they also called dandies during that time?
There has been a tradition… or more like a sub-current, of eccentric clothing in London that reaches back until at least the days of Queen Victoria.
Granted, the 1960s took it up a notch or three.
Yes. This is a British group. Carnaby Row was the centre for that style of design. cf. Austin Powers.
In America, this got lumped in as “Mod”, despite that word having a more specific meaning (sharp suits taking cues from Italian tailoring).
Were Mods an American thing as well?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mods_and_rockers