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Carnaby Street
Newest Review: ... latest trends. The area has seen a lot of changes especially at the southern end of Carnaby Street, where as well as a number of smart new stores, there is now a short-cut to Kingly Court with three floors of one-off speciality shops set around an open courtyard. Some might argue that the place has never really managed to recapture the era of the "Swinging 60's" when people congregated in the area to look for trendy boutiques and hang out in independent record shops. Nowadays I would say that there is no special atmosphere about the place and it is more or less just like any other shopping location. There still remains the air ... more |
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Carnaby Street: It Just Don't Swing Anymore (495 words)
by - written on 29/12/07 (Very useful, 72 readings)
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As in the lyrics of the song 'Carnaby street is not what it used to be'. During the 1960s, Carnaby Street became popular with followers of Mod fashion. There is a plaque located at 1 Carnaby Street that is dedicated to the fashion entrepreneur John Stephen, who was supposedly responsible for starting the Mod fashion revolution in the area. In the old days there were a lot of independent fashion boutiques with designers such as Mary Quant and 'Lord John' offering their wares. The trendy could also frequent numerous underground music bars such as the 'Roaring Twenties'. Now you can pop into the glossy Zebrano Bar and order a cocktail. The bar is located on Ganton Street ... Read the complete review
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