Look of the decade

The dominant look of the decade - although there were many other styles about - was the miniskirt, here seen with knee-high PVC…

The dominant look of the decade - although there were many other styles about - was the miniskirt, here seen with knee-high PVC boots and the heavy eye-make-up typical of the period.

As stockings and suspenders were therefore out of the question, there was a lot of experimentation with coloured and patterned tights. Men's fashions also changed radically in the decade of radical change - new boutiques sprang up in London, especially Carnaby Street, selling colourful, cheap clothes for those who were swinging.