Fashioning the Beatles: The Looks That Shook the World

By The National Arts Club

Jan 29 at 6pm EST

Join Deirdre Kelly, author of Fashioning the Beatles for in-depth look at their sartorial legacy.

John, Paul, George, and Ringo were more than great musicians: they were the quintessential fashion icons of one of the most exciting and memorable fashion eras of all time. From their starts in black leather through Sgt. Pepper to Nehru collars and psychedelia, the Beatles used clothing to express their individual and group identities and, especially to grow their following. They did it without benefit of stylists or consultants, making their own rules and changing their looks as many as five times a year to keep a few steps ahead of the crowd in the tumultuous, fashion-obsessed sixties. More than fifty years after their break-up, their style continues to animate the collections of some of the world’s leading designers, including Thom Browne, John Varvatos, Anna Sui, Tom Ford, Gucci’s Alessandro Michele and yes, Stella McCartney.

Join Deirdre Kelly, author of Fashioning the Beatles for in-depth look at their sartorial legacy, demonstrating that their inimitable style was not an incidental by-product of their fame but an integral part of their act and a key to their globe-spanning success.

Deirdre Kelly has written on arts and culture since 1985, starting as the award-winning dance critic, pop music columnist and senior fashion reporter at The Globe and Mail newspaper and continuing today as a correspondent for the Dance Gazette in London, the luxury lifestyle magazine Fête Chinoise in Toronto, and the arts e-zine Critics At Large. Her previous books are Paris Times Eight and Ballerina: Sex, Scandal and Suffering Behind the Symbol of Perfection.

Books will be available for purchase.

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