The Black Tie Boom' cover of the Observer colour supplement was shot by Duffy in 1968. The article by John Fairly reported on the increase in men's evening suit hire.
The issue also includes a portrait of George Weidenfeld, Baron Weidenfeld, GBE (13 September 1919 – 20 January 2016) who was a British publisher, philanthropist, and newspaper columnist.
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