Original styles of music creation and performances (also known as Skiffle bands) dominated the until the late . Lonnie Donegan was the first person to contribute this style of music. The roots of British popular music for the rest of the 20th century and into the next were set during the 1950s. An army of American musical leaders, including and , were adapting for mainstream audiences, and American folk bands like were supplying a revival of .
The glamour of Hollywood was over for both America and Britain in the early 1960s, this was before the hype about The Bond Movies came about and there was nothing special about in the film industry for anyone to get excited about. Some British Movies that were out includes Lawrence of Arabia starring Peter O’Toole and Alec Guinness, The Carry On Films, View from the Top and the first ever Bond Movie produced in 1962 called Dr. No starring Sean Connery. Otherwise America basically dominated the movies that were produced will films like West Side Story, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Ben Hur and Psycho, Elvis was also quite productive following his spell in the army.
The radio was still the most popular form of entertainment in the beginning of the 1960s. Comedy was dominating the ratings with shows like The Goon Show which was played on radio from November 1952 all the way through to January 1960. From then on Tony Hancock was a hit on television. The economy of the United States was booming, and the images on TV made it appear as though American teens were able to purchase much that the British could not. In the result of , the economy was still performing poorly. American media was popular, and the British youth grew infatuated with the apparent wealth of their American counterparts. Some of the most popular British programmes in the early 1960s were Juke Box Jury, Wham! And Coronation Street.
In the early 1960s Pierre Cardin becomes first designer to license his name for various products he was the first to create ready-to-wear lines. boutique owner champions the youth movement by introducing the mini-skirt and hot pants this launches Twiggy as a supermodel and becomes 1960s most influential 1960s designer. In 1962 Yves St. Laurent opens fashion house who often uses ethnic inspirations and remains most classic modern designer, heir to Chanel,
