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Call Sign was honoured in early October as the only member of the Licensed
Taxi trade to be invited to the prestigious book launch of MY FAVOURITE
SHIRT – A History of the Ben Sherman Style (Published by the Ben
Sherman group - £20). As Daphne Sherman – aka Mrs Ben Sherman – is
also the Editor’s sister-in-law, perhaps the invite wasn’t so surprising! Nevertheless, Call Sign’s visit to the launch at the Ben Sherman shop in Carnaby Street and mixing with a bevy of famous – if somewhat older – celebs, brought back some wonderful memories of a time when ‘swinging’ London was the hub of the world’s fashion culture, the place where anyone connected with either music or fashion would gather to discuss the only two things worth talking about – who was wearing what and who was topping the hit parade? Shops such as John Stephen and Lord John may have left Carnaby Street years ago, but Ben Sherman is there now and seeing a young lady at the launch dressed as Mary Quant, just quickened the journey your mind was now taking back to those heady days. This excellent book by Paulo Hewitt and Terry Rawlings takes a look back at London in its prime, beginning in the late 50s but especially the time from 1964 onwards when Ben Sherman |
CALL SIGN GOES BACK TO SWINGING LONDON WITH.. |
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down’ shirt into the phrase on everyone’s lips and the collar around every
fashion-conscious young male’s neck! Fashion was all… There had been only one period when young people were catered for in the fashion industry; that was in the mid-fifties when the Teddy Boy reigned. It was at a time when a group led by a kiss-curled young man called Bill Haley released what was to become the first-ever rock and roll record – Crazy man crazy. It did little in London other than get the ‘Teds’ jiving, but his third release taken from the film Blackboard Jungle, Rock around the clock, would change the world of music forever. There was no going back. As the sixties took hold, the Teddy Boy and his Edwardian culture had long faded into history and the button-down shirt was becoming the new way of life for many young men. Pop groups such as The Who and The Kinks led the way, soon to be followed by millions of young men known as Mods, who adopted the BD shirt as their own identification mark together with the Parka – something that was also used by Knowledge Boys |
although not for fashion! And who could forget the Skinheads
with their Ben Shermans in the 70s! |
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| Fraud
from cash machines is becoming an increasing problem around the UK and gangs
of criminals have been targeting those cash machines on London Underground
premises. These two pictures were taken at Hammersmith station recently. The
first picture shows what the Barclays cash machine normally looks. These
criminals have been fitting portable card readers to the machines, which
clone the card details. The second picture shows how the cash machine looks after the cloning device has been fitted with double sided tape. Please be aware of this scam, which may also be used on other machines around the country. If you become aware that a device has been fitted to a cash machine, please bring it to the attention of any staff where the machine is located and/or contact the local police immediately. Tom Whitbread |
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