Robert Elms on Menswear

Powerful talk by @RobertElms tonight on teenagers, teddy boys & tailors #TheWayWeWore
Photo (c) Roger Mayne 1956 https://t.co/TnwZU3sXDH

From sharp tailoring to Doctor Martens and safety pins, why not join London in celebration of subcultures, masculinity, urban living and fashion this summer.

At the Fashion and Textile Museum we are inviting BBC London's Robert Elms for a social history of London street fashion since the 1960s. Thursday 4th August http://bit.ly/RobertElmsMenswear

Celebrate 40 years since with the arrival of punk at the Museum of London as their Stomping Grounds exhibition captures London’s eclectic social scene in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Stomping Grounds: Photographs by Dick Scott-Stewart is running until 18th September. http://ow.ly/ilwf302qAjW

MADE YOU LOOK Dandyism and Black Masculinity at The Photographers' Gallery explores dandyism as radical personal politics, a willed flamboyance that flies in the face of conventional constructions of the black masculine.
15 Jul - 25 Sep 2016 http://ow.ly/S4cL302qAwF

From July, Nina Manandhar, photographer and founder of What We Wore archive project, will be in residence at The Photographers' Gallery mapping the hidden cultural history of Soho through people’s photography and stories.
Until 25 September http://ow.ly/yAwq302qArF

Finally don’t miss the BFI’s celebration of 40 years of sub-culture with loud and vibrant docs, powerful biopics, cult movies and special guests, including co-programmer Don Letts. Punk.London at BFI Southbank.
To enjoy 2 tickets for the price of 1 just quote Punk241 when booking on line, in person or over the phone 0207 928 3232
http://bit.ly/2990TAd