Cool Britannia

Pride in Britain was booming - it started in the 60's with the worldly renowned success of the 'Swinging Sixties' culture in London -the fashion sector of that was partially resurrected by Isabella Blow's shoot with Steven Meisel which sky-rocketed the career of Stella Tennant and showcased some of the most innovative British designs in an area which was about to become the hub of all creativity in London. This game-changing woman ended her life in May 2007 and the fashion industry will never be the same again.


(Source: zalando.co.uk) The late and great Issy Blow in one of her staple Phillip Treacy hats


(Source: 80's-90's-supermodels.tumblr) Stella Tennant in the 'Anglo Saxon Attitudes' photoshoot)


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It had spilled over slightly from the 90's - Geri Haliwell's iconic Union Jack dress showed patriotism at its finest, and established Britain as really quite adventurous.


(Source: express.co.uk) The Spice Girls at Eurovision - spot fashion designer Victoria Beckham, also known as Posh Spice in the background!

There was a thriving pool of new designer and artists coming to the forefront - Damien Hirst, Vivienne Westwood, John Galliano and the brilliant Alexander McQueen ruled the fashion roost with their absolutely brilliant creations; Damien Hirst changed fine art forever, Westwood brought about new social attitudes towards the ethics of clothing, and Galliano and McQueen revolutionised the creativity in fashion; both pushed it to its boundaries, Galliano with his quirky and seriously psychedelic pattern cutting, and McQueen for his controversial, boundary breaking, fairytale-like theatrics.


(Source: wikimedia) Hirst's 'For The Love Of God' Skull


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(Source: timeinc.net) Galliano's 2006 collection inspired by 'Lucifer'

McQueen is by far, in my opinion, the most genius designer there ever was, and I'm upset that he didn't have more of an influence over the mainstream fashions of the time because the world would've been a much more beautiful place.

McQueen's most dramatic show VOSS, before which the audience were forced to stare at themselves for 2 hours.


(Source: blogspot.com) from 'The Horn of Plenty' show


(Source: painted-tongue.tumblr.com) The 'it's only a game' collection was a  brilliant infusion of eastern-vs-western fashions, and was set out like a chess match.