This year, London's iconic Carnaby Street celebrates 50 years of fashion and music, with a unique exhibition 'Carnaby Street: 1960 – 2010' to take you on a trip down memory lane. I went to 38 Carnaby Street to take a look at the exhibition put up to commemorate the half-century anniversary. I've posted the oldie-looking slide presentation directly above to show you a few things seen at the exhibition. It is hard to imagine that some 500 years ago, the area where Carnaby Street now occupies in London was just a green field site with a well and scarecrow. I'm too young to remember but in the Swinging 1960s, when London was the place to be for musicians, Carnaby Street was associated with the iconic characters linked to such music heritage as The Rolling Stones, Sex Pistols and Jimi Hendrix. The central feature of the exhibition (set up in a shop space at 38 Carnaby Street) is a unique 3-D timeline which illustrates key people, events and happenings in the area from 500 years ago, to the iconic characters associated with Carnaby’s music heritage of the 60s, and the way it is today. It remains today a fashion destination, combining grass-root exuberance with big business success as independent boutiques co-exist alongside major brands, and their flagship and concept stores, to form a unique, international space. A limited edition book of the same title: ‘Carnaby Street: 1960 - 2010’ marks the occasion, featuring images from ‘60s photographer Philip Townsend and exclusive interviews with people who have lived and worked in Carnaby Street including The Who’s Pete Townsend. Hope you'll enjoy the slide shows above.
The exhibition and book are the work of acclaimed curators and fashion historians Judith Clark and Amy de la Haye, who have curated exhibitions at major international museums including the V&A and Mode Museum in Antwerp. The exhibition will run until the beginning of April 2010 and is FREE admission. It will be followed by a series of events throughout 2010 to celebrate Carnaby’s 50th Anniversary including a live music weekend in June and a unique fashion show in September.
Today the area spans from Kingly Street in the West (a block behind Regent Street and including Kingly Court) to Marshall Street/Broadwick Street in the East, and from Fourbert's Place in the North, encompassingNewburgh Quarter, to Beak Street in the south. Take a look at my slide presentation above of how Carnaby Street looks today.
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