EVERY decade can lay claim to being crammed with significance, but the historical status of the 1960s as a period of change, often dramatic, for just about every walk of life cannot be overestimated.

And in our latest edition of Memory Lane , we turn the spotlight on the Swinging 60s.

It began with the abolition of National Service, immediately freeing up the young generation to raise more than a few eyebrows as they enthusiastically took their place in a cultural revolution that saw fashion, the mini-skirt and all, banish the colourless elements of post-war Britain.

Designer Mary Quant led the way in the world of fashion for the masses with her signature item of clothing, the mini-skirt, and model Twiggy was the poster girl.

Fashion 1967 Paisley pattern and shell printed mini dresse

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