And isn't this the truth!

Born 1951 so experienced the swinging sixties. Lived in the Kings Road in the 80’s. Such a time. I sometimes look at teenagers today in mini skirts and find them rather old fashioned. That style disappeared long ago.

I was born 1944 and was also going into the WRAF 1963. A friend took me to see Heinz and Johnny Kidd and the Pirates,
But some young girls had gone backstage to see a group who looked like dustmen.
They were on last and were called “The Rolling Stones”

annodomini

I did have a yellow PVC mac with yellow wellies and an umbrella to match! But that's about as much as I remember about the 60s as I graduated and started my career in the 60s - and spent 5 years abroad too, having the time of my life!

I had a rather strange black mac, trenchcoat style, which I bought in Printemps when I worked in France. It wasn't shiny PVC, more a kind of crinkly black fabric.
I thought I was the bee's knees in it but probably wasn't!

I remember going to The Marquee Club, Bunjies, Middle Earth and Talk of the Town.

I was in the crowd at live recordings of Top of the Pops a few times.

I also went to the first Reading R&B festival.

Yes nanna8 Lots of folk clubs, and jazz clubs. One every night if we wanted.

Oh I loved the 60 s. I was a Londoner and it was great to be young then with Carnaby Street and all the terrific groups and singers. It didn’t cost an arm and a leg to see them, either. Beer was really, really cheap and we all wore miniskirts as short as possible, bellbottom jeans and crop tops. Great dances at London university union where we used to go Sat nights and lots of folk singing. I think we had more fun then !

Born 1952 in a sleepy Derbyshire town but went to secondary school in Manchester, so I had all the fashionable clothes before my local friends had even seen them. Also saw tons of the pop stars in the city. Allan Clarke (Hollies) lived in the next village. I can still sing all the pop stuff of the 60s. DH was born 1946 and I assumed he would know more than me but sadly he was a "good boy" and I soon learnt that the 60s passed him by. Never understood that.

I'd give anything to go back to that era.

I did have a yellow PVC mac with yellow wellies and an umbrella to match! But that's about as much as I remember about the 60s as I graduated and started my career in the 60s - and spent 5 years abroad too, having the time of my life!

Barleyfields

I always wanted a PVC mac. My friend had one and I was so envious. A bit later I got a suede coat though, which I loved to bits. It came from Wallis’s, which was very different back then, more upmarket.

I had a dark blue suede coat which I loved.

Not blue suede shoes to match, though 🎵🎶🎵

MissAdventure

What jobs did you all have?
They seemed to allow plenty of leisure time in which to be groovy.

I worked at a Technology College where the students were mainly male.
Women were in short supply so we helped organise and joined in all the social activities.

HousePlantQueen

I told my parents I had an exam approaching so that they had to move the family holiday departure by a couple of days. There was no exam....it was David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust farewell tour. Still don't regret it!

So incredibly jealous

Saw Mr Jones many many times but never as Ziggy unfortunately

..... loved Patchouli at the time as well.

Indigo8

missdeke

Indigo8

I worked in a bank on the till and when I asked to go on the managers' course I was told that it would be a waste of time my applying because I would be leaving soon to get married. I said I didn't even have a boyfriend and the reply was "You're blonde I am sure you will find one soon". Those were the days!

I was a rocker, I hated mods.

I started being a rocker with my first boyfriend when I was barely 14 and spent many years on bikes. I didn't hate mods though, there was one mod lad with his Christmas tree scooter who always used to join us on our trips to the coast on our bikes.

I didn't really hate mods, I just said I did because I had a herd mentality at the time.

Didn't so many of us.

I was born in 55 so sort of tagged onto the end of the hippie era. I wore long cheesecloth skirts and beads etc. I still love all the music and have it all on my Alexa playlist.
I lived up in the North East and although some of the big bands came to Newcastle I couldn't afford to go and see them. My husband now (2nd marriage for both of us) however he comes from Reading. He is a year older than me. He told his parents he was staying with a mate and vice versa. They took themselves down to the Isle of Wight festival and were there when the fence fell down and they just walked in!

missdeke

Indigo8

I worked in a bank on the till and when I asked to go on the managers' course I was told that it would be a waste of time my applying because I would be leaving soon to get married. I said I didn't even have a boyfriend and the reply was "You're blonde I am sure you will find one soon". Those were the days!

I was a rocker, I hated mods.

I started being a rocker with my first boyfriend when I was barely 14 and spent many years on bikes. I didn't hate mods though, there was one mod lad with his Christmas tree scooter who always used to join us on our trips to the coast on our bikes.

I didn't really hate mods, I just said I did because I had a herd mentality at the time.

Ladyleftfieldlover - I went to the same school as Vivian Berger (although I was a few years younger and in the Girls' School as opposed to the Boys' School, which was opposite ours) and can remember him being expelled after the Oz trial. Rupert the Bear figured in the scandal, as I recall!

Fantastic post enjoyed reading all the comments 😁

Sorry should have said ON the back of a bike! Thumbs again😂

Born in 44 & used to sneak out, picking up hidden bag with leather jacket, boots & jeans in & off to meet my Rocker crowd. Loved bikes & hated when I was found in the back of a bike by my Pop! Grounded for 2 weeks! Then back to sneaking out again! Best days being a Rocker in the early 60’s! Still got the pics to remind me!

Indigo8

I worked in a bank on the till and when I asked to go on the managers' course I was told that it would be a waste of time my applying because I would be leaving soon to get married. I said I didn't even have a boyfriend and the reply was "You're blonde I am sure you will find one soon". Those were the days!

I was a rocker, I hated mods.

I started being a rocker with my first boyfriend when I was barely 14 and spent many years on bikes. I didn't hate mods though, there was one mod lad with his Christmas tree scooter who always used to join us on our trips to the coast on our bikes.

I had mini skirts hot pants maxi coat long white boots. I could do full makeup including false eyelashes in 3 minutes.

However I foolishly got engaged at 17 and married at 19. I don’t know what I was thinking of. Boyfriend of the time ( who I got engaged to) went to the Isle of Wight Festival ( he was 2 years older) but my dad wouldn’t let me go.

I was born in 1953 left school at just barely 16 in 1969 so on the cusp of the 60’s and the 70’s really. Was buying everything I needed with my own very small salary at 16 and paying board at home. That wouldn’t happen with todays teenagers .

I was born in 1959, but had 2 older brothers one born in 1952 and the other 1956. We were all very close as Dad died in 1966, so I probably had more exposure to the music of the 1960’s than some of my friends. Remember sitting at the side of the road as a 6/7 year old helping my brother with his Vespa then later on a motorbike. Although boys were cross examined to the nth degree and all well warned to look but don’t touch. Still really close

Always Bowie, rocketstop 😍
Now Ziggy played guitar...

I always wanted a PVC mac. My friend had one and I was so envious. A bit later I got a suede coat though, which I loved to bits. It came from Wallis’s, which was very different back then, more upmarket.

Born in 1945, and a student at teacher training college in the mid sixties. A very strict college, but I had a boyfriend at Cambridge and would escape there at weekends where I remember parties in dark smoky rooms with cheap red wine and the Beatles on the record player.....
Bunked off lectures to go to May Balls, my parents would have been horrified! As they say what the eye didn't see...
Mini skirts, knee high boots, white PVC mac; I remember buying a skirt with a 24 inch waist. Mary Quant make-up, was about 7 stone in those days and could get into anything, including flowery flared hippy style trousers.
And the music was amazing!