My favourite decade for style: The Sixties

Why I think you can’t beat the Sixties for fabulous fashion.

Thanks to the birth of rock and roll in the Fifties, young adults felt for the first time that they owned a slice of life distinct to that of their parents; and the Sixties saw popular youth culture blossom, with a feeling that anything was possible and everything was there to be experienced. With the arrival of Mary Quant’s mini-skirt, female haircuts as short as boys’ – see Twiggy’s iconic Beatle-cut - and patterns and colours as bold and as bright as they could be; fashion challenged social boundaries, and it was exciting!

The style icon of the decade has to be the woman who has been both Mrs Harrison and Mrs Clapton: model Pattie Boyd. One of the most successful and prolific cover-girls of her time, Pattie defined a look which is still emulated to this day with her heavily-lined doe eyes, sleek hair and shifts as cute as the gap between her front teeth. Not only was Pattie absolutely gorgeous, she managed to pull off both girlish charm and stylish sophistication, all with a quiet dignity so distinct from today’s age of D-list WAG wannabes. It’s little wonder that she inspired the composition of both ‘Something’ and ‘Wonderful Tonight’.

I take it as the greatest compliment when people say that I “look like something out of the Sixties” and my favourite pieces inspired by the decade have to be my black lace shift and purple and white patent Mary-Janes from Camden Market. The outfit is so cute and easy to wear and I feel like a doll every time I slip into the shoes. In terms of accessories; black eyeliner is the only thing I need - slicking on some Rimmel is the quickest way to create glamour and it adds a touch of drama to any outfit.