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Dame Mary Quant : fashion icon of London’s Swinging Sixties dies aged 93

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  Dame Mary Quant who died this week aged 93 played a major part in what was known as London’s Swinging Sixties.  Quant was one of the fashion designers who took credit for the miniskirt and hotpants in an era that suddenly focused on making clothes for a youthful generation that until then had little … Continue reading



Dr Evadne Hinge (aka George Logan) one half of the unforgettable musical duo Hinge and Bracket dies aged 78

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  Sad news reached the Queerguru Office from The Old Manse in Stackton Tressel in Suffolk UK about the passing of Dr. Evadne Hinge, one-half of the legendary musical duo Hinge and Bracket who morphed from playing London’s infamous gay pubs to starring in a production of the opera Die Fledermaus. at The Royal Opera House  … Continue reading



ELIO FIORUCCI an iconic fashion giant : June 10, 1935 – July 20, 2015

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Elio Fiorucci, one of the most iconic fashion designers and innovative retailers of the Swinging 1960’s, died on Monday in Milan.  Fiorucci had a passionate obsession with everything trendy and British in the disco era and when  he opened his very first store in Milan, it served as his vision of an outpost of the … Continue reading




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