Starting in the mid-1960s, and partly as a result of the success of such UK musicians as the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, London became a centre for the worldwide youth culture, exemplified by the Swinging London subculture which made Carnaby Street a household name of youth fashion around the world.

In addition to being a parody of James Bond and clearly being heavily influenced by Peter Sellers, Austin Powers represents an archetype of 1960s Swinging London, with his constant advocacy for free love — defending this attitude in an argument with Doctor Evil by arguing that they were rebelling against authority figures like Doctor Evil and the movement would have used less drugs if they had been aware of the long-term consequences — his use of obscure impressions and his clothing style ( including crushed velvet suits and Beatle boots ).

The first, Blowup ( 1966 ), set in Swinging London, was a major international success.

* Carnaby Street was for a short time the fashion centre of 1960s " Swinging London " although it quickly became known for poor quality ' kitsch ' products.

He was the Prime Minister in the so-called " Swinging London " era of the 1960s, and therefore features in many of the books about this period of history.

To exploit the success of Deighton's first four " Unnamed Hero " novels, he wrote Len Deighton's London Dossier ( 1967 ), a guide book to Swinging Sixties London with a " secret agent " theme – contributions from other writers are described as " surveillance reports.

The two women use their considerable financial resources to indulge in alcohol, recreational drugs, and chasing the latest fads in an attempt to maintain their youth and recapture their glory days as Mods in Swinging London.

Chapter two takes place almost 60 years later in the psychedelic daze of Swinging London during 1969, a place where tadukic acid diethylamide 26 is the drug of choice, and where different underworlds are starting to overlap dangerously to an accompaniment of sit-ins and sitars.

In a similar vein, " Dedicated Follower of Fashion " ( 1966 ) wittily satirized the consumerism and celebrity worship of Carnaby Street and ' Swinging London ', while " David Watts " ( 1967 ) humorously expressed the wounded feelings of a plain schoolboy who envies the grace and privileges enjoyed by a charismatic upper class student.

The couple became notorious and largely part of the hip Swinging London scene.

Along with Terence Donovan and Brian Duffy, he captured and helped create the ' Swinging London ' of the 1960s.

Along with Terence Donovan and Brian Duffy, Bailey captured and helped create the ' Swinging London ' of the 1960s: a culture of fashion and celebrity chic.

They were launched by fashion designer Mary Quant during the " Swinging London " scene of the mid 1960s, and hot pants were very popular up to the early 1970s.

The popularity of miniskirts peaked in the " Swinging London " of the 1960s, but its popularity is since still commonplace among many women, mostly teenagers, preteens, and young adults.

Owing to Quant's position in the heart of fashionable " Swinging London ", the miniskirt was able to spread beyond a simple street fashion into a major international trend.

In the 1960s, they were widely seen as prosperous and charming celebrity nightclub owners and were part of the Swinging London scene.

Called " supernatural Delta blues by way of Swinging London " by Rolling Stone, the song was perceived by some as the band's return to their blues roots after the psychedelia of their preceding albums Between the Buttons and Their Satanic Majesties Request.

Set in Swinging London, the novel describes one day in the life of Adam Appleby, who lives in constant fear that his wife might be pregnant again with a fourth child.

His 1968 novel, The Crying Game, is set in London and captures some of the atmosphere of the ' Swinging Sixties '.

Films that explored the " Swinging London " phenomenon of the 1960s included, Alfie ( 1966 ), Blowup ( 1966 ) and Bedazzled ( 1967 ).

Fashion designer Mary Quant was at the heart of the " Swinging London " scene of the 1960s, and her work culminated in the creation of the miniskirt and hot pants.

It became prominent once again as one of the centres of 1960s " Swinging London ", when house prices were lower than in the staid Royal Borough of Kensington.

Raymond " Ossie " Clark ( 9 June 1942 – 6 August 1996 ) was an English fashion designer who was a major figure in the Swinging Sixties scene in London and the fashion industry in that era.

Swinging London is a catch-all term applied to the fashion and cultural scene that flourished in London, in the 1960s.

The alphabet song performed in a classroom scene was inspired by the " Swinging the Alphabet " song from The Three Stooges short Violent Is the Word for Curly.

The Searchers are an English beat group, who emerged as part of the 1960s Merseybeat scene along with the Beatles, the Fourmost, the Merseybeats, the Swinging Blue Jeans, and Gerry & the Pacemakers.

The decade was also labeled the Swinging Sixties because of the fall or relaxation of some social taboos especially relating to sexism and racism that occurred during this time.

In the United States, Cassette Culture was associated with DIY sound collage, riot grrrl, and punk music and blossomed across the country on cassette labels like Ladd-Frith Psyclones, Tellus Audio Cassette Magazine, Swinging Axe, Pass the Buck, E. F.

As recently as 1999 the locally-produced musical Swinging Into the Millennium was held in the upper hall.

" Hollywood Swinging " was sampled by DJ Kool in his song " Let Me Clear My Throat ," and by rapper Mase on " Feel So Good ".

A posthumous album, The Autumn Stone, was released later in 1969, and included the major Immediate recordings, a rare live concert performance, and a number of previously unreleased tracks recorded for their intended fourth LP, 1862, including the classic Swinging Sixties instrumental " Wide Eyed Girl on the Wall " and " Donkey Rides, A Penny, A Glass ", co-written by Ian McLagan.

She was encouraged to start singing by Liverpool promoter, Sam Leach, who gave her her first gig at The Cassanova Club, where she appeared as " Swinging Cilla ".

As Moulton bicycles became an icon of the Swinging Sixties and were sold around the world by the thousands, Moulton was briefly one of the largest bicycle manufacturers in Britain.

In 1995, the musical Swinging on a Star, a revue of songs written by Johnny Burke opened on Broadway and ran for three months ; Lamour was credited as a " special advisor ".

* " Swinging Down the Lane " was number one for six weeks in 1923 ;

The Swinging Sixties was defined on King's Road, which runs the length of the area.

Other notable recordings of " Shake, Rattle and Roll " include a version by Arthur Conley which was a hit in 1968, as well as cover versions of Turner's and Haley's arrangements by The Beatles, Sam Cooke, Willy DeVille, Johnny Horton, The Swinging Blue Jeans, Fats Domino, Jerry Lee Lewis, NRBQ, Huey Lewis and the News, Doc Watson.

Swinging arm was common in small cars that were sprung softly and could carry large loads, because the camber is independent of load.

In the 1959 LP Songs for Swinging Sellers, Peter Sellers included a character " Twit Conway ", who was a rock singer.

The plot was inspired by Julio Cortázar's short story, " Las babas del diablo " or " The Devil's Drool " ( 1959 ), translated also as Blow-Up, and by the life of Swinging London photographer David Bailey.

" Swinging London " was defined by Time magazine in its issue of 15 April 1966 and celebrated in the name of the pirate radio station, Swinging Radio England, that began shortly afterward.