The narrative of the Foale and Tuffin story perfectly traces the
decade from its groovy, optimistic beginnings, when the two
embryonic fashion designers blithely set up shop in 1961, to its
crash-and-burn finale, as Sixties sanguinity melted away into a
hangover of Seventies cynicism, masked as it was with the
distraction of fancy-dress escapism. Marion Foale and Sally Tuffin
were two bolshy girls who just did it. After meeting at Walthamstow
Art School in 1955 and then studying together at the Royal College
of Art, they embarked on a trailblazing career in fashion. Quirky,
youthful creativity, acute sensitivity to the latest moods and
trends, expert craftsmanship, and a little Swinging Sixties good
fortune placed them at the hub of the cultural explosion in London
that defined the era. Their boutique off Carnaby Street was at the
epicenter of the new fashion scene. Suddenly, David Bailey was
photographing their outfits for Vogue, Cathy MacGowan was wearing
them on Ready, Steady, Go , and the girls were jetting around
America as part of the ground-breaking Youthquake tour. Through
detailed interviews with Foale and Tuffin themselves, exclusive
access to their personal archives, and contributions from an
extraordinary array of figures from the fashion, art and cultural
scenes of the 1960s, 70s and beyond, Iain R. Webb builds a
fascinating picture of the time, throwing new light on how fashion
and business underwent a period of unprecedented change. It was a
period of cross-pollination in art, music and fashion, of
entrepreneurial and cultural innovation. Contributors include
Manolo Blahnik, Sir Terence Conran, Felicity Green, Barbara
Hulanicki, Caterine Milinaire, Janet Street Porter, Mary Quant and
Jean Shrimpton.
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