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| Some of the vehicles which were displayed in New Walk Museum |
Last week I attended Revive Festival which focused on the 1960s
Mod generation which took place in Leicester. The city embraced the 1960s era
and mixed it in with today’s culture and lifestyle. Leicester’s New Walk museum
showcased some of the memorabilia which was set in this era. They had garments on display which were worn around this decade along with some scooters.
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| Ladies garments that were on trend in the 1960s |
Not only did the museum feature these items, but they also
had a few quotes and played 1960s music which was popular. The walls were
covered with photos and comments with a bit of the history and lifestyle.
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| Gentlemen's 1960s knitwear fashion with a couple of vinyl records on display |
Soft Touch Arts also displayed an exhibition. They collaborated this
collections using various sources and also created costumes to bring the 1960s into the
modern era. This is a charity which brings young people together and help them engage their creative ideas through performing arts and change their lives.
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Garments displayed in the Soft Touch Arts building influenced by the 1960s era with a modern twist
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| Monochrome was very popular in the 1960s |
1960’s was a decade which marked freedom and independence
for the younger generation. They earned more than their parents did which is
what made this decade unique and broke some of the traditional strict rules
which the previous generation had experienced during their time. It was a new
movement and an act of rebellion.
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| Party goers |
The younger generation wanted to just have fun and embrace
their youth. Clothes and make-up became affordable and accessible. They would
travel to London and buy clothes from the high street and wear them on the same
night. Their social life expanded too and most of them would attend nightclubs
and would arrive back home in the early hours of the next day.
During Bank Holidays, people used to travel to Skegness for
the weekend on their scooters, motorbikes or by train. This would be a mini break for them.
There were two sets of groups. The younger group were the Mods and the older
group were the Rockers. They didn’t get along and there used to be fights in
Skegness which involved both of these groups. Eventually the Rockers settled
down and no longer were part of the scene. The Mods dressed up smart and rode
Scooters whilst the Rockers had longer hair and rode motorbikes.
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| Blind Faith group which formed in the late 60s |
This was a decade of freedom and lifestyle. It was all about
breaking away from the post war austerity which their parents and the previous
generation had experienced. There was
this urge to make a stand and embrace a new social movement. It was about fun
and expressing different cultures and backgrounds. Bringing peace, music, art
and fashion together.
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| Collection of pictures and articles on display |
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