Mary Quant (born 11 February 1934) is a fashion designer and British fashion icon.[ She became an instrumental figure in the 1960s London-based Mod and youth fashion movements. She was one of the designers who took credit for the miniskirt and by promoting...

Lire la suite

In 1958, the FX4 appeared. It became the best-known taxi in history over its long life. It remained in continuous production with various modifications, with five different engines, for 39 years.

Lire la suite

Lemon & poppyseed cupcakes: these zesty cupcakes look so gorgeous you wont't want to eat them but once you start you won't be able to stop. 225g self-raising flour 175g golden caster sugar zest 2 lemons 1 tbsp poppy seeds, toasted 3 eggs 100g natural...

Lire la suite

The Queen is Head of State of the UK and 15 other Commonwealth realms. The elder daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, she was born in 1926 and became Queen at the age of 25, and has reigned through more than five decades of enormous social...

Lire la suite

Lesley Lawson (née Hornby; born 19 September 1949), widely known by the nickname Twiggy, is an English model, actress and singer. In the mid-1960s she became a prominent British teenage model of swinging sixties London with others such as Penelope Tree....

Lire la suite