Françoise Hardy

French singer-songwriter Françoise Hardy holds an SLR and stares into the distance under a No Entry sign on New Bond Street in London’s West End, circa early 1964 Gallery: Arts and Culture

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A Sideways Glance

A male transvestite in London's Notting Hill poses for the camera in full drag, including gloves, hat, wig, jewellery, dress and make-up: shot in close-up Gallery: Counterculture

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Hatless Transvestite

A male transvestite in London's Notting Hill poses in a chair by a typewriter in half drag, including jewellery, dress and make-up, circa 1964 Gallery: Counterculture

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I Am A Lady

A male transvestite in London's Notting Hill poses for the camera in full drag, including gloves, hat, wig, jewellery, dress and make-up, circa 1964 Gallery: Portraits

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Transvestite

A male transvestite in Notting Hill poses in front of a mirror in full drag, including gloves, hat, wig, dress and make-up Gallery: Counterculture