Day of the Peacock Style for Men 1963-1973

by Ross, Geoffrey Aquilana

• ISBN13: 9781851776009
• ISBN10: 1851776001
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-05-01
• Publisher: Victoria & Albert Museum

Summary

"The peacock has replaced the penguin."--GQ, 1969 In the 1960s men's fashion, particularly in England, witnessed an extraordinary rebirth that led to lasting social, cultural, and commercial change what media commentators coined the Peacock Revolution.The Day of the Peacocktakes a fascinating look at the shops, celebrity photographers, tailors, and fashionable men who made up the "Swinging Sixties" scene. Neatly evoking the '60s atmosphere of optimism and opportunity, this richly illustrated memoir by fashion insider Geoffrey Aquilina Ross looks at the era's most dashing figures fashion designer and Carnaby Street entrepreneur John Stephen; Savile Row tailor Tommy Nutter, whose clients included Mick Jagger, the Beatles, and Elton John; photographers Cecil Beaton, David Bailey, and Patrick Lichfield; hairdresser Vidal Sassoon, actors Michael Caine and Terence Stamp and discusses such iconic London shops as Granny Takes a Trip, Blades, Hung on You, and Mr Fish. With photographs, ephemera, and outfits from the V&A's superb archives,The Day of the Peacockbrings back an unforgettable time.

Author Biography

Geoffrey Aquilina Ross is an author, editor and columnist. He worked for London’s Evening Standard and has edited several magazines including FHM. During the 1960s he was the first male Fashion Editor at Vogue, where he established the intimate contacts that make this book so fascinating and colorful. Named Fashion Writer of the Year in 1972, he has also lectured on Fashion at Central St. Martins. Christopher Breward is Head of Research at the V&A. His previous publications include Fashion and Modernity and Swinging Sixties.