# Canonical recap data for Carnaby Street Fashion Boom (1964)
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slug: carnaby-street-sixties
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1964/carnaby-street-sixties"
title: Carnaby Street Fashion Boom
subtitle: London's Carnaby Street became the epicenter of the Swinging Sixties, redefining youth fashion, style, and cultural identity as a global phenomenon radiating from the British capital.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1964-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1964
decade: 1960
country:
name: United Kingdom
slug: united-kingdom
summaryShort: Carnaby Street is a pedestrianised shopping street in Soho in the City of Westminster. Close to Oxford Street and Regent Street, it is home to fashion and lifestyle retailers, including many independent fashion boutiques.
summaryLong: Carnaby Street is a pedestrianised shopping street in Soho in the City of Westminster. Close to Oxford Street and Regent Street, it is home to fashion and lifestyle retailers, including many independent fashion boutiques.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Londons_Carnaby_Street%2C_1966.jpg/1280px-Londons_Carnaby_Street%2C_1966.jpg"
heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Carnaby Street"
importance: 72
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnaby_Street"
  title: Carnaby Street
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- festival
metaDescription: Carnaby Street is a pedestrianised shopping street in Soho in the City of Westminster. Close to Oxford Street and Regent Street, it is home to fashion and lifes
wikidataQid: Q38778
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260519164411/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnaby_Street"
  capturedAt: 2026-05-19
  label: Carnaby Street
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnaby_Street"
