This Richard Hell shirt – one of 12 produced in 1977 by NY punk photographer Eileen Polk – is currently for sale by UK memorabilia specialists Dig Gallery. “I picked the image from ...
Thanks are due to Derek Harris of Lewis Leathers for scans from 80s Japanese magazine London Ni Ikitai (I Want To Go To London) featuring the Johnson’s stores in Kensington Market and at 406 Ki...
Among the artefacts featured in forthcoming exhibition Lloyd Johnson: The Modern Outfitter will be an original copy of Rod Stewart’s second solo album, the magnificent Gasoline Alley. Released ...
Celia Birtwell’s discreet yet substantial contribution to British fashion, interiors and art has been overlooked for decades. This autumn’s publication of a book penned by the designer wi...
Tonight see the launch of the new pop-up shop from designer David Saunders’ print label David David. At 36 Earlham Street WC2, the shop – which succeeds a similar venture around the corne...
Not published for more than 40 years, this photograph captures Granny Takes A Trip founder Nigel Waymouth in the act of transforming the facade of the legendary boutique at 488 King’s Road in t...
Denim maybe the most rock & roll of fabrics, but it’s rare these days to encounter an inventive and effective approach to cut and style, which is why Seven Foot Cowboy – the ambitious...
One of a dozen with a screen-printed photograph decorated by Richard Hell for sale in NY boutique Manic Panic, this shirt is among items being sold from the collection of punk photographer Eileen Pol...
Following their contribution of images of treasured clothes acquired from 80s London boutiques Demob and Modern Classics, Salv and Sue Macasil have dug out three more extraordinary garments by the ke...
Last Wednesday (July 13) at a confiscation hearing at Kingston Crown Court, Grant Champkins-Howard and Lee Parker – who were convicted last year for selling fake artworks in the style of Banksy...
Prompted by the appearance of Anello & Davide’s Winged Western boots in a recent post, Marco Pirroni has sent these photos of three pairs he acquired in the late 70s and early 80s. “T...
A piece on mod fashions in new Mojo special MOJO ’60s affords the opportunity to run scans of an interview with Ian “Mac” McLagan from the April 1967 edition of pop magazine Rave. M...
Thanks to THE LOOK follower Salv Macasil for sending us this visual feast: images of five key pieces of clothing from the historically important London boutiques Demob and Modern Classics. In very go...
This rocking Mr Freedom jacket, worn by Marc Bolan in Born To Boogie, features in Christie’s next popular culture/entertainment auction, to be held next Tuesday (June 14) in South Kensington. T...
Today THE LOOK was granted a sneak preview of some of the incredible exhibits to be featured in Rebel On The Row, the forthcoming exhibition celebrating the talents and legacy of the late Tommy Nutte...
Vivienne Westwood has asserted her rights to the marks Let It Rock, Too Fast To Live Too Young To Die and Worlds End (the names of the shop at 430 King’s Road operated by Westwood and Malcolm M...
Alan Holston has provided these photos from his time as of one the team at key 60s boutique Dandie Fashions. Holston joined Dandie in 1966 when it was opened by Tara Browne and Neil Winterbotham with...
Following the Chelsea boot post, here are a few images from THE LOOK archives which underline the pre-eminence of Anello & Davide’s variant the Baba boot in 60s pop. Vintage fashion expert ...
Among my current book projects is the life and career of Tommy Roberts, the British design figure whose track record includes operation of an amazing run of retail outlets – Kleptomania, Mr Fre...
The story of the Chelsea Boot goes back to the 1830s, when they were known as paddock boots, their elasticated sides, snug fit, sturdy design and relative lightness a boon to the equestrian community...
Sex, Drugstores and Rock & Roll, which opens at Proud Chelsea next week, is a photographic exhibition chronicling the music + fashion scenes in the Kings Road from the 1960s to the 80s. The show ...
Over the last couple of years, the recession has inspired the return to popularity of utility clothing. As this cutting shows, the first British workwear wave occurred in the early 70s when a former...
The first edition of THE LOOK was launched with a party at Astral, Soho, in March 2001. It was packed to the gills with media, well-wishers and many of the contributors. Cover stars Pippa + James per...
This photograph of designer Diana Crawshaw from the Daily Express Wiliam Hickey column was taken the day after a momentous event in post-war style; on Wednesday May 12 1971, Kansai Yamamoto showed hi...
The first edition of THE LOOK was published 10 years ago this month. This is a corrected colour proof of the publisher’s “blad” – marketing/sales printed material for circulat...
Two years after we found a good home for Ossie Clark’s own snakeskin jacket, THE LOOK is pleased to feature another rare garment made from the snakeskin rolls the designer famously uncovered i...
On the new blog I’ve posted a piece based on exclusive interviews with writer Len Richmond and photographer David Dagley about the article on SEX in Forum magazine in the mid-70s. They talk abo...
Mainstream fashion’s mining of the East West 60s/70s aesthetic continues apace with Miu Miu’s S/S11 collection. When the collection was unveiled in Paris last October, Miuccia Prada insis...
A pictorial tracking the incarnations of 430 King’s Road since the early 60s has been posted on my new blog. See here for a series of quotes about each of the eight boutiques which have operate...
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