It amazing what pops up when you google 'Swinging London', isn't it? I was looking for something suitably Carnaby Street-esque and when I stumbled upon this gem. Below are stills from the film
Smashing Time, which I've never seen but will probably now make it my life's work to get a copy based just on captions of these pictures alone.
The film stars Lynn Redgrave and Rita Tushingham (now regrettably forgotten star of totally amazing Brit film, A Taste of Honey - add it to your download list and weep) as two Northern Lasses who move to London Town as get into all sorts of now iconic comical mishaps. Captions are taken from the Tushington webpage so *spoiler alert* ahoy!
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| Brenda and Yvonne, two naive lasses from the north of England, arrive in Swinging London. |
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"If you're bold, you'll spend your gold, As I do ... On new ... CLOTHES!"
Brenda makes the scene, looking grand in her fashionably trendy new clothes – secondhand, of course! |
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| Still wearing their nightclub-hostess clothes, Yvonne and Brenda drag themselves home at dawn... |
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| Brenda inspects the mod merchandise at her new job at the Too Much boutique. |
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| With Tom's help, Brenda becomes a successful model. |
But anyway, I'm getting over what was supposed to be the original point of my post. I'll be going to London for a few days in September with the boyfriend for some art, some shopping and lots and lots of eating. So, if anyone has any suggestions of places to go, people to see and things to eat that might be slightly off the beaten track, please leave a comment and let me know! All Londoninium-related feedback is incredibly welcome.
