Toe socks were one of the biggest fad of the 1970s, when it seemed no sock could battle it out against the striped-top tube sock.…
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Born in April 1943, Tommy Nutter was raised in Edgware, Middlesex, where his father owned a cafe. After the family moved to Kilburn, Nutter and…
The toughest of Sears tough Western Jeans – lab tests prove it! Made of a fabric so rugged, we made a trampoline out of it.…
Before they were ‘tracksuits’ in the 1980s, they were ‘jogging suits’ in the 1970s. The first traditional jogging suit, the sweatsuit, was nothing more than a…
The Trouser Suit (or Pant Suit if you’re from the left-hand side of the Atlantic) really took off in 1963 when Cathy McGowan, star of…
Twiggy’s success story began in 1965 when Nigel Davies – a jack-of-all-trades who had worked as a bookie’s office boy, amateur boxer, antique salesman, interior…
Underoos were the brainchild of Fruit of the Loom, and starting in 1978, these sets of fantasy underwear made it possible not only to believe…
The Unisex fashion movement largely came and went in one year: 1968. The trend began on the Paris runways, where designers like Pierre Cardin, Andre…
When it happened we can’t say . . . fer sure – All of a sudden everything the ‘Vals’ did or said was blown out…
The colourful canvas shoe that caught a wave and rode in as a 1980s fashion phenomenon. Sean Penn’s surfer dude character (Jeff Spicoli) in the…
Original and outrageous, British designer Vivienne Westwood is one of the most recognised and influential designers of the late twentieth century. By her mid-twenties, Vivienne…
Wallabees – suede shoes with a crepe-style squishy sole – were first created by British shoe manufacturer Clark’s in 1968, inspired by a moccasin called…
The concept of a wallet chain came from 1950s biker culture, when leather and metal combined to create the fearsome image of bike gangs. Like…
“Take two bottles into the shower? Not me. I just wanna wash my hair and go”. The idea that you could save time and money…
Wayfinders were approved by the Scout Association and featured patterns on the soles, including animal tracks (to help you recognise the tracks of the potter,…
The 1980s was responsible for many strange fashion innovations. One of which – for reasons forever unknown – was the sudden rise in popularity of…
Winklepickers: such a strange name for the pointy-toed shoe of the 50s and 60s. To understand the lore behind the winkle picker shoe, you, dear…
Royal socialite turned fashion designer, Diane Von Furstenberg changed the way women looked at dressing when her revolutionary wrap dress melded function and fashion in…