An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List
364. Sixties Fashion: Swinging London (Part 2)
August 30, 2023
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Books Referenced
Author: Peter Lorre
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Mentioned as a book written in 1965 that discusses how the teenage girl is the 'real dynamo of the teenage revolution' with unprecedented spending power and freedom.
Author: Jonathan Aitken
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Described as a book about swinging London, called 'a tremendous read' and 'the best book on swinging London.' Published in 1966, it discusses how fashion binds the younger generation with a new sense of identity.
Author: Twiggy (Leslie Hornby)
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Described as a memoir written by Twiggy in the late 60s, noted as 'incredibly interesting as a bit of social history' about her life as a teenager obsessed with pop music, fashion, and dancing.
Author: Germaine Greer
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Referenced as published around 1970, described as being 'partly about the image of the dolly bird' of the 1960s, with quotes about how the fashionable woman 'is not a woman. She is a doll... a female eunuch.'