Psychedelic 60’s Christmas in Carnaby
The award winning Carnaby Christmas decorations take on a psychedelic theme this year to launch Carnaby’s 50th Anniversary in 2010; a year long celebration of the sixties, the decade in which Carnaby became an iconic fashion destination. Launched on Tuesday 10th November with an open air swinging 60’s disco Carnaby Street on with a live DJ set from Eddie Piller, founder of Acid Jazz Records.
Carnaby is known for quirky Christmas decorations, and this year is no exception. The twelve streets of Carnaby are filled with fifteen, six metre high inflatable decorations declaring 60’s festive messages of Love, Joy, Hope and Peace, along with four, six metre high inflatable hot pink reindeers, and surrounded by brightly coloured suspended Christmas trees and sparkling lights. Kingly Court is now home to beautiful, shimmering light installations and the Newburgh Quarter is full of Christmas trees in vibrant 60’s colours.
The decorations are designed by Paul Dart, from the James Glancy Design Agency; “A psychedelic Christmas is a fond homage to the 50th birthday of Carnaby as it was the birthplace of the explosion of British fashion design and its vitality still invigorates the design world today.”
The colours are reminiscent of the 60’s including pillar box red, bright yellow, orange, acid green, purple and candy pink, making this Christmas in Carnaby a sight to be seen.
