Swing my darling!

A rainy day is best spent inside a museum...I love museums -The history, the story behind every object. Victoria and Albert Museum was on a list of things to do in London before class starts - huge list written down by the professor! The day was fantastic for me since they had on a special exhibition on fashion with focus on the swinging 60's. Twiggy met Mary Quant and Kings Road antique sales met Givenchy's classics. This was the time when the Mod's were cool, and the Beatles were hot. Music, art and fashion were almost going through a renaissance after growing up in the dull fifties. Personally I think the 60's would have been a fab time to be a teenager in, especially here in London. A copy of the 1966 Us Time Magazine said ' London has burst into bloom, it swings, it is the scene.' The psychedelic mini dresses, Long tee's, tights and the PVC raincoats in romantic bright colours brought out elements of fun, almost with a playful flirtatious feel. Then there was the video, In Gear, brilliantly reflecting street style. The 60’s, in fact were a time when fashion came to the youth, it got affordable and yet you were trendy. Street style from the youth hanging out in the pubs of Soho and Carnaby Street moved to the couture ateliers of Paris.
A must see if you are visiting London and love fashion, or the sixties which ever comes first in the priority list. Nearest tube: South Kensington and follow the signs on the subway.