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Mark Butterfield

Sep 26, 20218 min read

Beautiful People: The Exhibition

Finally after being delayed by the Covid19 epidemic and enforced museum closures, Beautiful People will open at the Fashion and Textile...

Mark Butterfield

Dec 18, 202018 min read

Full of Eastern Promise Part 2: Abayas, Mens Dresses, Turkish Hareem Decor and Marrakesh.

In part 1 I pointed out that Granny Takes A Trip never really got into the hippie, ethnic clothing look. I suspect that John Pearse's mod...

Mark Butterfield

Nov 12, 202016 min read

Full of Eastern Promise Part 1: Afghans, Kaftans and the Hippie Trail.

This post has come as rather a surprise to me. I was always intending to write about the important influence eastern culture on the...

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Mark Butterfield

Sep 20, 202017 min read

Granny Takes A Trip, Golden Lily Jacket, 1966.

William Morris had a golden rule: “Have nothing in your homes that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful” Cleo & I have...

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Mark Butterfield

Sep 2, 20201 min read

Picture Credits Page.

I just wanted to do a very short post to announce that I'm providing an accompanying image and photography Pinterest page to give full...

Mark Butterfield

Jul 27, 20201 min read

Thank You....... It's All Too Much.

"I've just read your blog......it's fantastic." Well, what can I say… it’s praise indeed when that’s the opening line of an email from...

Mark Butterfield

Jul 20, 20209 min read

Beautiful People......What's in a Name?

As we're right at the beginning of our Beautiful People posts, I thought I’d start by saying that the mid to late Sixties is a period...

Mark Butterfield

Jun 28, 20202 min read

Beautiful People... The Exhibition

Welcome to our celebration of the radical and transformative fashion which exploded onto the streets of Chelsea in the mid-Sixties....