Kings Road fostered many an iconic boutique in the late ’60s, the peak of England’s popular psychedelic and lavish couture so closely associated with trippy rock & roll culture.
Dandie (or Dandy) Fashions was at the forefront of London’s Swinging Sixties craze, along with other notable shops including Apple, Granny Takes a Trip, and Hung On You (follow the link to read my article on these three stores . The boutique, however, crashed and burned after The Beatles got their hands on it — turning another iconic store into only a memory for its patrons and associates, and its clothes into rare collectibles and museum pieces.