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London Square Mile and its moveable Style
By: Patrick McMurray , Posted On: 2007-08-12

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London’s square mile is the m

st affluent square mile in the w

rld. Out of a total city
Workforce of 336,000 th

re are 80,000 millionaires. Every year, c

ty bonuses amount to around £20billion. The c

ty of London is one of the m

st competitive, successful and vibrant places on

arth. ‘London swings like a pendulum do, B

bbies on bicycles two by two’ It’s the th

rd most popular destination for young tr

vellers, the first being San Francisco USA and the th

rd Sydney Australia. Style has billowed out of th

s city like smoke did from its f

ctories during the industrial revolution, now

t’s the style revolution.

All roads lead to L

ndon. From this melting pot, styles

merge representing all classes. The cockney c

bbie occupy the same square mile as the m

llionaire, the cockney shares little in

t’s takings but much in its f

me and glory. His stereotype has b

en characterised in many famous West End and Br

adway plays, and Hollywood screen adaptations, on T

levision and on the streets. The

ccent, slang, clothing mannerisms and song cr

ate a style embryonic of London and br

ught to vivid life in songs l

ke these;

Any old iron, any old

ron, any, any, any old iron
you l

ok sweet
talk about a treat,
you look d

pper from you head to your f

et
well you’re dressed in style,
with a br

nd new smile,
your father’s old green tie on
well w

uldn’t give you tupence for old w

tch chain, old iron, old iron

My old m

n’s a dustman; he wears a d

stman’s hat
He wears cor- blimey trousers and he l

ves in a council flat
He looks a pr

per nana in his great big h

bnail boots,
He's got such a job to p

ll them up, that he calls em d

isy roots.

These cockney anthems captured the

ssence of the working class hero. Two s

ch songs were popularised by Davy J

nes, once a member of the M

nkees, renowned teeny bopper band of the 60’s (m

nufactured) to challenge the Beatles. Davy J

nes starred in the musical rendition of Ol

ver Twist, a Broadway Smash hit of the s

me Era; he played the Artful D

dger in youthful glamour and appeared on the s

me Ed Sullivan show as did the B

atles in 1964. In 1966 he r

lease an album featuring the songs “

ny old iron” and “maybe it’s b

cause I’m a Londoner”

The cockney (London) and Sc

user (Liverpool) became instantly recognisable by styl

of clothes, hair, accent and s

ng. On the Ed Sullivan show In fr

nt of a record television audience th

y performed their style of music wh

ch was in such stark contrast to the V

udevillian style of entertainment still being

ired at that time. Even the ‘d

e-hards’ like Frank Sinatra and Bing Cr

sby, originally critical of this radical m

ve in musical style eventually recorded B

atle songs.

The Beatles made ideal ambassadors; th

y were young, fresh faced and v

ry talented; unknowingly playing a major r

le in style migration through their m

sic, hair style and clothing. Fifty y

ars on, there is still faint

vidence of those styles and they k

ep emerging, the tight fit suiting, sk

nny silk ties and, hair styles, are b

ck in vogue. The Beatles lead the way

ther bands followed.

It was an explosive d

cade for London styles in all th

ngs material and artistic, this was L

ndon’s own shouting to the world.

The L

ndon square mile continues to grow in w

alth and remains the fashion capitol. Its

nfluence on style both radical and c

nservative continues.

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