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The Day of the Peacock: Style for Men 1963-1973
The Day of the Peacock Style for Men 19631973 Author:Geoffrey Aquilina Ross The peacock has replaced the penguin.”--GQ, 1969In 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 Peacock takes a fascinating look at the... more » 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 Peacock brings back an unforgettable time.« less