17 vivid photos of what swinging London looked like in the 1960s
The 1960s became a turning point for prim and strict England, its image underwent dramatic changes. In the second half of this decade, the name of the country was hardly used in the cultural and social context without the adjective “swinger,” which meant a mood for everything new, leadership of the youth movement and revolution in fashion (for everything). It was a time when England was giving the world the lessons of the enduring lightness and joy of being, as well as inexhaustible optimism and heady hedonism. That is why a look at these photos is so interesting!
Swinging London and Independent Fashion Center
A small pedestrian street in London, located near Oxford Street and Regent Street.
Great Marlborough Street
Little street in 1968.
In terminal 3
London Heathrow Airport is the largest international airport.
Lord john
The clothing store Lord John on Carnaby Street in 1968.
London policeman
Police responsible for maintaining public order in Greater London.
Street scene
One of the main streets of Westminster in 1968.
Piccadilly Circus
The square and the largest interchange in central London to the Westminster area in 1967.
The nightlife of the largest metropolis
Evening London in 1968.
History Center
One of the widest and busiest streets in the historic center of London.
Man from La Mancha
Broadway musical commercial based on the script by Dale Wasserman.
Portobello Road
London fashion market in 1969.
Girl and Rolls-Royce
A girl and a chic luxury car in 1968.
Tower Bridge Lights
A drawbridge in central London over the River Thames.
In the center of London
Double-decker buses go to Trafalgar Square.
Nelson's Column
Nelson's column of dark gray granite in the center of Trafalgar Square.
Embassy building
U.S. Embassy in London in 1968
The youth
Youth on Trafalgar Square in 1968.