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  • English king of cool

    English king of cool

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    Sir Michael Caine, the English counterpart and contender to Steve McQueen as the king of cool. 60s-70s Caine set a high bar for us mortals to aspire to.
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  • Kings of cool – US entry

    Kings of cool – US entry

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    Steve McQueen, our homegrown king of cool. Great red knit polo he’s wearing in this photo which I hadn’t seen before.
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  • Youthful Pugilism

    Youthful Pugilism

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    Vintage photo of kids engaging in the timeless sport of boxing.
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  • 80s Hammers

    80s Hammers

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    80s West Ham Hammers fans. COYI!!
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  • Stamford Bridge 1960s

    Stamford Bridge 1960s

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    Action shot of Chelsea FC at Stamford Bridge in the late 1960s, during the heyday of english football.
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  • 1960s scooterist

    1960s scooterist

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    The Italian Motor scooter became synonymous with upwardly mobile post war 60s youth who had some disposable income and put it all into clobber and scooters, scooters being stylish looking and “clean” aka less likely to leave a big oil stain on your favorite strides.
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  • Casual Friday

    Casual Friday

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    Nice shot of early 1980s casuals in England decked out in their tribal sportswear of the day. Fila, Ellesse, Tacchini, Adidas …all legendary casual culture labels.
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  • The East End

    The East End

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    London, the east end, in 1980s.  Lot of interesting British youth subculture people and events from this neck of the woods.
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  • The Dapper Dragon

    The Dapper Dragon

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    Bruce Lee in the 1960s looking very stylish.
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  • Francoise Hardy

    Francoise Hardy

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    1960s French pop songstress Francoise Hardy in what looks to be Piccadilly Circus, London.
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