Swinging Collection

Client: John Craig - Printed blouse - Model: Pattie Boyd - Shoot on October 13, 1964 Date: 1964

What People Are Wearing - Annika Wills and Anne Nightingale
On the left: The English actress Annika Wills (better known as Anneke Wills, b. 1941) wearing a Levi jacket and jeans from Sportique and a matching hat belonging to her husband

George Harrison and Patti Boyd
Beatle George Harrison (1943-2001) with his new wife, the model Patti Boyd (born 1944), pictured in London Life magazine in 1966 both wearing green-tinted sunglasses. Date: 1966

Rock n Roll Dancing
Two young things in full 1950s attire, partake in a bit of Rock n Roll dancing

Swinging on Ringing Bell
The bell ringers of Seville - a rather unusual method where the ringers are swinging on the bells themselves

Fairground in Market Square, St Just in Penwith, Cornwall. Around 1920
A fairground ride, Chair-O-Planes, set up in Market Square (or Commercial Square). The Wellington Hotel can be seen in the background. Photographer: Unknown

Tony Blackburn with some groovy things, Carnaby Street
A group of groovy people posed outside a boutique in Carnaby Street, London, including radio DJ Tony Blackburn. Date: 1967

Paula Rego and her three children
The Portuguese visual artist Paula Rego (b. 1935) with the three children she had from the marriage with the English painter Victor Willing. Date: 1966

Mary Quant - British fashion designer and fashion icon
Mary Quant (1934- ), British fashion designer and fashion icon, she became an instrumental figure in the 1960s London-based Mod and youth fashion movements

London Life front cover 1966 featuring Julie Christie
Front cover of the impossibly groovy London Life magazine which ran for just two years between 1965 and 1966 but chronicled the life and times of swinging sixties London

Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur - hanging upside down - Toamasina / Tamatave - Eastern Madagascar
MAR-1190 Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur - hanging upside down Toamasina / Tamatave - Eastern Madagascar Varecia variegata variegata Thomas Marent Please note that prints are for personal display

Vidal Sassoon (1928-2012), British hairdresser, renowned for created the sharp, geometric wedge cuts during the 1960s. Date: 1966

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by William McLaren
Sir Gawain takes up the challenge. As instructed by the Green Knight, he swings the battleaxe and cuts off the Green Knights head. The head falls off and rolls towards the banqueting guests

Biba move to Kensington Church Street
A highly publicised moving day for the Biba boutique of Barbara Hulanicki as around 60 models and well-known sixties personalities help to move the shop from its original Abingdon Road location to

London Life front cover, 1966
Front cover of London Life magazine, the cool but short-lived magazine which epitomised the spirit of swinging sixties London

London Life front cover 1966
Front cover of London Life magazine, the short-lived magazine which documented and encapsulated swinging sixties London, featuring Twiggy photographed with Justin de Villeneuve

Golf / Book by Cotton
Golf by the famous player Henry Cotton

Orang-utan JPF 8453 Sabah Borneo Pongo pygmaeus © Jean-Paul Ferrero / ARDEA LONDON
JPF-8453 ORANG-UTAN - Mother carrying baby Sabah, Borneo Pongo pygmaeus Jean Paul Ferrero Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Orang-utan - young Borneo
WAT-5475 Orang-utan - young Borneo Pongo pygmaeus M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Swinging Fashions C. 1810
White robes: sleeves with a double puff, scalloped hem & worn with boots, a net cap & a fringed shawl tied at the back or with vandyked hem & pantelettes

Hunchback of Notredame
Quasimodo swings from the bell

Girls playing in Milton Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Two little girls playing in Milton Street in Belfast, Northern Ireland, swinging on ropes round a lamppost. Date: 1969

Agile Gibbon - Hanging from branches -Sabah - Borneo, Malaysia JPF52709
JPF-14003 Agile Gibbon - Hanging from branches Sabah - Borneo, Malaysia Hylobates agilis Jean-Paul Ferrero Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Carnaby Street Girl
A " hip chick" in sunglasses chooses a red mini dress from a rack of colourful outfits

Welcome at the White Tower, the restaurant in Percy Street in Bloomsbury, London established by John and Eileen Stais in 1939. It specialised in Greek and Macedonian dishes Date: 1966

Children playing in Kirkby, Liverpool. 18th March 1965

Groovy people in Carnaby Street, 1960s
A group of groovy people wearing flamboyant fashions of the 1960s in Carnaby Street, London. Date: 1966

Carnaby Street, 1960s
Front cover of a promotional booklet about fashion epicentre of the 1960s, Carnaby Street, London. A model poses in front of the streets various boutiques wearing a Union Jack waistcoat

Chelsea Pensioner
A Chelsea Pensioner, looking rather out of place in Swinging London! Date: 1960s

London Life cover - On the Level - 1960s fashions
Front cover of London Life magazine showing three cast members from a new musical, On The Level (about a GCE scandal) which opened in London on 19 April 1966

Doncella cigar advertisement, 1965
Advertisement for Doncella cigars featuring a man under a bunch of mistletoe smoking a cigar and attracting much interest from a bevy of beautiful brunettes. Date: 1965

London Life - Fashion pages by Jean Shrimpton, 1965
Spread from the short-lived but impossibly cool magazine, London Life, with a column by sixties supermodel Jean Shrimpton who regularly wrote about the clothes she liked

London Life front cover 1965, Peter Blake, Nell Dunn
Front cover of London Life magazine featuring artwork by Peter Blake, a photograph of the playwright Nell Dunn and news of a folk festival. Date: 1965

London Life front cover, 23 July 1966
Front cover of the impossibly groovy London Life magazine which ran for just two years between 1965 and 1966 but chronicled the life and times of swinging sixties London

Jackie Kennedy carrying London Life magazine
Jacqueline Kennedy, during a visit to London in 1966 is photographed carrying a copy of " London Life magazine which ran for just two years between 1965 and 1966 but chronicled the life

1960s tennis fashion
Frilly panties by Teddy Tinling, as worn by tennis players in the 1960s. Worn with a navy banded white cardigan by Maxine Leighton

Belinda Willis
Top 1960s model Belinda Willis, photographed for London Life magazine by Alan Ballard wearing a multi-layered choker of beads and moody eye makeup

London Life front cover with Paris fashions
Front cover of the impossibly groovy London Life magazine which ran for just two years between 1965 and 1966 but chronicled the life and times of swinging sixties London

Going with a Swing
Humorous illustration by Lawson Wood (1878-1957) showing Gran pop the orang utan swinging on vines. Entitled Gran pop travels a la Carte

Piccadilly Circus 1969
Young people hang around the Eros statue in Piccadilly Circus

Carnaby / Lady Jane
CARNABY STREET A busy scene in Carnaby Street outside Lady Jane clothes shop whose window is attracting a lot of attention. Date: 1960s

London Life front cover 1966 - This Swinging City
Front cover of London Life magazine, the short-lived but impossibly hip magazine that encapsulated swinging sixties London. Cover heralds a feature inside on the swinging capital by Allan Sherman

Ossie Clark
Raymond " Ossie" Clark (9 June 1942 6 August 1996), English fashion designer - major figure in the Swinging Sixties scene in London and the fashion industry in that era

Franco Lagattolla and Mario Cassandro
The two proprietors of the famous Italian restaurant La Terrazza, "...possibly the best Italian food in town", as the caption reads. Date: 1966

Nell Dunn
Nell Mary Dunn (born 1936), English playwright, screenwriter, and author pictured in London Life magazine in 1965. The daughter of Sir Philip Dunn, she was born in London and educated at a convent

Picture No. 10850767
San Diego ZOO - Siamang Gibbon Date:

Swinging Patty Berg
Pebble Beach, California: June 28, 1956 Patty Berg swings at a golf driving demonstration

Birthday card, The Beatles caricature - Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Date: circa 1964

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"Step into the Groovy Era: Exploring the Swinging Sixties" In the vibrant world of swinging, George Harrison and Patti Boyd set hearts ablaze with their love story. Rock n Roll dancing became a symbol of freedom and expression during this era. Tony Blackburn introduced us to some groovy things on Carnaby Street, where fashionistas flocked to find the latest trends. Golf enthusiasts found solace in Cotton's book while swinging their clubs. As we swung on a ringing bell, Paula Rego captured the essence of motherhood with her three children. Meanwhile, Mary Quant revolutionized British fashion as an iconic designer. In Eastern Madagascar, a black-and-white Ruffed Lemur hung upside down, showcasing its acrobatic skills. In Sabah Borneo, an Orang-utan named JPF 8453 stole our hearts with its playful swings through Jean-Paul Ferrero's lens. Biba moved to Kensington Church Street, bringing avant-garde style to Londoners' wardrobes. The front covers of London Life in 1966 showcased both timeless beauty and Julie Christie's magnetic charm. The swinging sixties were an era filled with excitement and innovation—a time when people embraced change and pushed boundaries like never before.