Photography — C. 1970
Shopping on the King’s Road
Shops and shopping played an important part in popularising new fashions in the 1960s and 70s. The Kings road which had a Bohemian quality due to the presence of artists, writers and poets, was transformed by the introduction of small boutiques. These small and independent shops such as Mary Quant’s ‘Bizaar’, sold inexpensive clothes in an informal and often quirky atmosphere with unusual interior decoration and loud music. Carnaby Street became especially popular for men whilst the Kings Road was more popular with women.
- Category:
- Photography
- Object ID:
- HG2508/86
- Object name:
- Shopping on the King’s Road
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Grant, Henry
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- Production date:
- c. 1970
- Material:
cellulose acetate
- Measurements/duration:
- H 60 mm, W 60 mm (overall)
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
Purchased with V&A Purchase Grant Fund support.
- Copyright holder:
London Museum
- Image credit:
© Henry Grant Collection/London Museum
- Creative commons usage:
- CC BY-NC 4.0
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