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World Service,8 mins

How Jewish tailors made the Sixties swing

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A sartorial revolution began in London when Jewish immigrants began making stylish clothing affordable. London's Jewish Museum has charted the history of Carnaby Street's mod fashion, from the kipper tie to Mick Jagger's mini-dress (Photo: Designer Michael Fish (seated) with celebrity friends including Twiggy, Tom Courtenay and Joe Orton, 1967, by TPJ Anson, 5th Earl of Lichfield, Courtesy of National Portrait Gallery)

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