Miller's Collecting the 1960s

by Madeleine Marsh

The social and stylistic changes of the 1960s were reflected in everything from exclusive designer furniture to the humblest household objects. For anyone who loves the simple chic of Mary Quant and Pierre Cardin, or has fond memories of lava lamps, Monkees records, and hippie-style fashion, this guide to collecting great stuff from the grooviest decade is a must-have. It offers comprehensive, completely up-to-date information on the classics of the period, from exclusive creations to neglected treasures that can be picked up for next to nothing. All the prices have been checked and revised; the photos throughout are almost as much fun as searching for the items will be!

144 pages, Paperback

First published October 28, 1999

Reviews

[TrumanCoyote · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well-designed--great pictures of everything. The only problem was that it's British--and even that was kind of interesting in a few spots for throwing a little light on some peculiarly English back road (although of course I still usually didn't know what the hell they were talking about/referring to). Still, it would've been better if it had been American for memory-lane purposes; although of course our stuff still entered into it at times, massive world-beating juggernauts that we are and all. The least interesting section to me was Fashion--but Homestyle was fun and of course best of all was Leisure, with the Avengers' cars and the Batmobile, Sindy (Barbie) and Action Man (GI Joe). Some of the prices for record albums don't seem terribly realistic...but what the hell.