Peacock revolution

Red velvet jacket with red ribbon edging & jewelled buttons with waistcoat. To order at Nutters, Saville Row. Photo by Peter Rand. from The Day of the Peacock. V&A.

The prints displayed on these suits are indicative of the peacock revolution of the 1960s. The flare trousers on the right are also part of this era. Displayed at the gender bending exhibit at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.

George Harrison and Patti Boyd In the mid-1960s, the expert tailor Freddie Hornik worked at Dandie Fashions in London, which was owned by multiple business partners that included Guinness heir, Tara Browne. They sold Saville-Row quality mod-like suits to

Tomorrow - with Steve Howe, John Wood, Twink and Keith West.

The Smoke

Tara in 1966 Perhaps 'an icon' is not a right word here. But Tara Browne had become something of a cult figure - mostly among Beatles fans - since it was his death that inspired the lyrics of "A Day In The Life" (Little known fact: his death also inspired another song: "Death Of The Socialite" by The Pretty Things). Born in 1945, The Hon. Tara Browne was a son of Dominick Browne, the 4th Baron of Oranmore and Browne and Oonagh Guinness - an heiress to the Guinness fortune. After completing…

George Harrison and Patti Boyd In the mid-1960s, the expert tailor Freddie Hornik worked at Dandie Fashions in London, which was owned by multiple business partners that included Guinness heir, Tara Browne. They sold Saville-Row quality mod-like suits to

Cool fashion illustration from 1969

Victoria and Albert Museum | The Peacock Revolution 🦚 The 1960s saw a huge shift in men’s fashion, as the standard template of the tailored suit gave way to more… | Instagram

Michael Fish was born in 1940 in Essex. He started his career in fashion from working for a respectable fashion house - Collet's , in the mid-1950's. Quickly, he progressed to working first at New & Lingwood and then Turnbull and Asser - well known Jermyn Street shirtmakers who specialized in inventive, made-to-measure shirts. Michael Fish's arrival at Turnbull and Asser was a breath of a fresh air for the company. His highly imaginative and colourful designs helped the company to move with…

Peacock revolution

A new exhibition happening in Derby, England

Love that pinstripe suit and Ringo's shirt!

The Bee Gees, 1967

A new exhibition in Derby, England