Research Catalog

Title

Conran/Quant : swinging London : a lifestyle revolution / Geoffrey Rayner, Richard Chamberlain.

Author

Rayner, Geoffrey

Publication

• Woodbridge : ACC Art Books, [2019]
• ©2019

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Details

Additional Authors

Chamberlain, Richard, 1967-

Description

239 pages : illustrations (some color); 27 cm

Summary

Pays homage to 'the Chelsea Set', a bohemian, progressive clique that would change the course of sixties contemporary design, with a focus on Mary Quant and Terence Conran. Narrates the history of an era through a meld of biography, fashion photography and vintage ads. Informative, attractive, stylish - the perfect gift for someone with an eye for fashion.0Transporting you back to London at the height of the Swinging Sixties, this book provides vital context for two of the biggest and boldest names in 'Pop' fashion: Mary Quant, alleged mother of the miniskirt, and Terence Conran, the entrepreneur behind the new wave of 'lifestyle' stores. Friends, associates and allies in design, Quant and Conran stood at the head of an informal but influential bohemian group who steered the rudder of style during the Pop era. 'The Chelsea Set' resist definition; there was no comprehensive members list. Conran/Quant: Swinging London - A Lifestyle Revolution explores the contributions of designers and artists from Laura and Bernard Ashley to Eduardo Paolozzi, Nigen Henderson and Alexander Plunket Greene, all of whom were essential generators of Sixties Style.

Alternative Title

Swinging London : a lifestyle revolution

Subject

• Quant, Mary
• Conran, Terence
• 1900-1999
• Design > England > London > History > 20th century
• Fashion > England > London > History > 20th century
• Nineteen sixties
• Design
• Fashion
• England > London

Genre/Form

History.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (page 235) and index.

Contents

Mary Quant : beginnings -- Enter Alexander Plunker Greene -- A landscape of pleasure : coffee bars, bistros and brasseries -- Books and cooks -- Mary Quant : bazaar no. 1 -- Bazaar no. 2 The Conran Connection -- Harbingers of pop -- Terence Conran : 'meetings with remarkable men' -- Terence Conran : early media interest -- Terence Conran : early exhibitions and initial recognition -- Terence Conran : basketweave and other projects -- Bernard and Laura Ashley : urban ruralism -- Mary Quant : empire 1961-1970 -- Terence Conran : habitat 1964-1970.

Call Number

JQF 22-1553

ISBN

• 9781788840118
• 1788840119

OCLC

1085138408

Author

Rayner, Geoffrey, author.

Title

Conran/Quant : swinging London : a lifestyle revolution / Geoffrey Rayner, Richard Chamberlain.

Publisher

Woodbridge : ACC Art Books, [2019]

Copyright Date

©2019

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (page 235) and index.

Chronological Term

1900-1999

Added Author

Chamberlain, Richard, 1967- author.

Research Call Number

JQF 22-1553