SWEET JANE
@SweetJaneBlog
Fashion Designer, Rock n Roller, 1960s/1970s Fashion History Researcher & Blogger.
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Granny Takes Another Trip!
Beloved ’60s Boutique Granny Takes A Trip Is Back – And Better Than Ever. vogue.co.uk/article/granny… #GranyTakesaTrip #GrannyLondon #FashionLabel #Relaunch
'Friday? Good!' (1967) by Michael English and Nigel Waymouth for Apple Corps. #GoodFriday #HapshashAndTheColouredCoat #PosterDesign #AppleCorps #Beatles
Forthcoming Title
Me and Mr Jones: My Life with David Bowie and the Spiders from Mars by Suzi Ronson (Faber & Faber). Published on 4 April 2024. faber.co.uk/product/978057… #SuziRonson #ZiggyStardust #DavidBowie #Books
A new exhibition at the Fashion and Textile Museum in London tracks the meteoric rise and enduring legacy of fashion brand Biba, which operated between 1963 and 1975. creativereview.co.uk/biba-fashion-b… #TheBibaStory
Chaka Khan born March 23 #otd in 1953. In 1969 Chaka Khan worked on a free breakfast program for children run by the #BlackPanthers In 1972 she joined Rufus, playing drums and bass. In 1983 she sang lead vocals on the greatest dance record of all-time. All hail #ChakaKhan !
Do a Ruby Keeler: The Boy Friend – Period Film and Retro Fashion in 1971, curated by NJ Stevenson. Entry is included in The Biba Story exhibition @ The Fashion & Textile Museum, 22 March - 8 September 2024. fashiontextilemuseum.org/exhibitionsdis… #ShirleyRussell #FashioninFilm #CostumeDesign
The holy grail of the wild story of Granny Takes A Trip: owner Freddie Hornik’s incredible scrapbook of Polaroids, cuttings, customers + fellow travellers.
My book Granny Takes A Trip: Dreams & Darkness in London, Los Angeles & New York is published by White Rabbit Books in 2025.
Biba revisited: the brand that changed British fashion. Founder Barbara Hulanicki recalls the making of the label ahead of a new exhibition at the Fashion and Textile Museum. ft.com/content/b3c948… #TheBibaStory #Fashion #Exhibition #London
The John Rylands Research Institute and Library: Introducing the Terence Pepper Collection. 📷Fabulous Magazine (1965): Davie Jones (David Bowie) modelling on Carnaby Street (top right). rylandscollections.com/2024/02/24/int… #Archives #1960s #BritishPopArchive #Magazines #Bowie #CarnabyStreet
Exhibition
Irving Penn at the de Young Museum from March 16 – July 21, 2024.📷a spread featuring members of San Francisco's counter-cultural scene, from an essay titled 'The Incredibles', published in Look magazine's January 9, 1968 issue. famsf.org/exhibitions/ir… #IrvingPenn