BRITAIN - ART IN THE 60'S

BRITAIN - ART IN THE 60'S

The art movement was started by artist Richard Hamilton and was one of the pioneers of Pop Art. Since this revolution everything seemed to evolve.
Music seemed more popular in the 1960's especially British Pop Groups such as The Beatles and The Rolling Stones as in 1964 The Beatles had the top 5 singles in the chart and they also had alot of bestselling albums.

There also seemed to be alot of Fashion Icons around in the 1960's, as fashion started to become bigger in this era. The 60's Fashion era is often coming back into trend each year! Twiggy was a big name in the 60's! (see last blog post) but since being The Face of the 1966 she is now instantly recognizable! She has been on everything and everywhere such as on some of Andy Warhols Screen prints, and Marks and Spencers shopping bags.

Edie Sedgwick was the original IT girl! Popular in the New York art scene she became very popular. She was know for her 'good girl gone bad' vibe and her dark eyeliner. Her mini mod dresses and sheer black tights also made her a iconic women in the fashion world.

Veruschka is a unique German model who landed her first cover in 1963. She became popular because of her 'sexy' attitude and look. She exuded sex because of her style of fashion, showing of alot of leg and flirty facial features. She lead a new direction of fashion in the 60's by pioneering a new skinny chic ideal.

  

THE 60'S

THE 60'S

The 60's is a popular culture and era know often called the 'Sixties.' Alot of great things happened in Britain and around the world during the 60's. For example, the first man inspace happened in 1961, 1966 England won the world cup and virtually all houses had electricity at this point. 

What I really like from the 60's were all the fashion trends. Even the way people styled their hair was completely different in the 1960's. One big inspiration from the 60's was Twiggy. 

Lesley Lawson, popularly known as Twiggy, is an english actress, model and singer. Mid 1960's she became a well known British Teenage model of Swinging Sixties London. 

Twiggy was especially known for how she looks. She was a very thin model and had very unique features such as large eyes and long eyelashes. In 1966, she was named 'The Face Of 1966.' By 1967 Twiggy had appared on covers such as Vogue and her fame had spread world wide.  

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/22/twiggy-leather-ms_n_4141708.html

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The 60's fashion is always coming back into trend, especially the Mod Style. Many celebrities have been seen sporting the 60's style and here are a few...

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