Valerie Potter

Valerie is a writer/broadcaster and a P.R. who works on the press and marketing for touring shows. She is currently immersing herself in all things Sixties as she captures memories of Carnaby Street’s heyday.

Journal entries by Valerie Potter

Sixties Happenings - Foale and Tuffin

London’s Fashion and Textile Museum is currently hosting a retrospective exhibition spotlighting one of the leading fashion teams of the Sixties - Foale and Tuffin.
After studying together at the Royal College of Art, Marion Foale and Sally Tuffin set up their partnership with just 200 pounds in their pockets, but their boutique in Marlborough [...]

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Sixties Happenings - Review: The Who: In The Beginning

Just around the corner from London’s Charing Cross station in John Adam Street is a little jewel of a gallery if you love music photography. Proud Central showcases photographs of musicians, both rare and iconic, as well as a fascinating selection of books for sale.
It is also currently housing ‘The Who: In The Beginning’, [...]

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Sixties Happenings: Review - Twiggy: A Life In Photographs

This small exhibition is currently taking place just upstairs from ‘Beatles To Bowie’ at London’s National Portrait Gallery and is a review of images of Twiggy to celebrate her 60th birthday.
It starts with the iconic photograph which propelled her to stardom, when, at the age of 16, a magazine editor sent her to have her [...]

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Sixties Happenings - Review: Duke Vin, Count Suckle and the Birth of Ska

Check out the trailer for ‘Duke Vin, Count Suckle and the Birth of Ska’ here:

Duke Vin, Count Suckle & the Birth of Ska in Britain - trailer from AdamPellinDeeve on Vimeo.
‘Duke Vin, Count Suckle and the Birth of Ska’ is not only a fascinating documentary about musical development in the Sixties, but also captures an [...]

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