Events of the decade

Influential people

Yves Saint-Laurent

France
Yves Saint-Laurent
Fashion Designer

Yves Saint-Laurent

Nicky Samuel

United Kingdom
Portrait photograph of Nicky Samuel Waymouth [date unknown]
Fashion model

Nicky Samuel

At the heart of the sixties

Nicky Samuel met many key figures from the Sixties. Her memoirs capture the essence of the decade and a panorama of the sexual revolution and counterculture.

Tilted hardback book cover mock-up of 'Nicky Samuel: My Life and Loves'

Popular Places

Fire Island

United States Rainbow flag (LGBTQ+)
Paul Costello, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Photograph of the Fire Island lighthouse with a 'No Parking' sign and a bicycle, Long Island, New York, USA (2007)
New York State Island

Fire Island

Carnaby Street

United Kingdom
H. Grobe, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
'Irvine Sellars' and other boutiques in Carnaby Street, London, United Kingdom (1968)
Fashionable London Street

Carnaby Street