An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List

364. Sixties Fashion: Swinging London (Part 2)

August 30, 2023

Description

In a swirling world dominated by miniskirts, feather boas, posh photographers, youth culture, Jimi Hendrix and the Beatles, London has been transformed, and avant-garde “boutiques” have taken over...
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Books Referenced

The Teenage Revolution

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.

The Young Meteors

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.

Twiggy on Twiggy

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.

The Female Eunuch

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.'