It reached No.17 in the UK charts and was re-released in 1964, gaining the No.1 spot in the USA.
Exactly 50 years later, I spent the night curled up on the couch with my family, watching documentaries about how they conquered the music industry. This led me to thinking about just how much they influenced during their reign.
In the late 1950's, the charts were dominated by US 'Rock n' Roll' artist, Elvis, who wore jewelled jumpsuits and many outfits involving leather. With The Beatles producing a new genre of music and becoming world famous, it wasn't just their songs that affected music history, but their choice of clothing also changed the history of fashion. The Beatles were 'suited and booted' and their classy British styles heavily influenced fashion of the 1960's, with boys wanting to look like them and screaming girls wanting to marry them.
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Looking through images of The Beatles at the beginning of their career, their attire is based on the 'Mod' look. They would wear tailor-made suits and would match them with a pair of Chelsea Boots, or more famously known as 'Beatle Boots'. The look was completed with straight-combed hairstyles. The hair cut became so famous, that a wig was produced to allow fans to look even more like John, Paul, George and Ringo.
The fab four continued with the 'Mod' look, but swapped their fully tailored suits for a suit designed similar to that of Pierre Cardin's collarless suit. The grey-wool mix with Mohair became so popular that fans were having copies specially made, and ready-made suits were available to buy through adverts in music publications. Fans were now able to buy into the iconic fashion friendzy.
By the latter part of the decade, The Beatles had ditched the 'Mod' look and replaced it for colourful, psychedelic clothes and overgrown beards. This was the new fashion trend for the 'Summer Of Love', thanks to possibly one of the most famous album covers in history, "Sgt. Pepper".
Regan x
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