British Style Bloggers
decades
The Nineties
In terms of style the nineties can be a difficult decade to pin down. Perhaps it is still to fresh in the memory to really start defining but the last couple of seasons nineties style has enjoyed something of a renaissance on the catwalk and on the high street. For the most part the nineties … Continue reading
Punks, New Romantics and Music
Music has always had a close relationship with fashion. For every subculture, youth group and style there is an associated soundtrack. Since the 1950s and the birth of rock and roll young people interested in fashion and style with a social conscience have been influenced by music in some way. However it is always a … Continue reading
Mary Quant and the Swinging Sixties
The sixties was a time of change. For many minority groups there was revolution and an increased awareness of their rights. This included women who were starting to gain a voice which had been previously unheard. Known for the sexual revolution the sixties saw a loosening of boundaries and for the first time sex was … Continue reading
Post War fashion and Teddy Boys
Moving ahead from the last post to after the second World War, fashion has gone through many changes. These were times of great austerity and everyone was ready to embrace a bit of luxury and leave behind the make do and mend mentality, at least a little bit. With advances in mass production technology good … Continue reading
The Bloomsbury Group and Vita Sackville-West
Image Image The Bloomsbury Group, so named for their location in London, were a group of artists, writers and thinkers … Continue reading
What British Style Means…
Here in the UK we have a rich history of developing new and exciting styles. Over the decades these changes have often been closely related to both social and class factors. While we like to pretend that class isn’t as important as it used to be, this is not the case. If anything it is … Continue reading
