Clothes

The Savoy Orpheans record Ninette Ninon and Kid Boots - Selection Parts 1 and 2, for HMV Records in Hayes, Middlesex, UK.

Sam Morgan's Jazz Band records Short Dress Gal, Bogalousa Strut, Down By The Riverside and Over In The Glory Land for Columbia Records in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

The Alec Wilder Quartet records His First Long Pants, for CBS Records in Los Angeles, California, USA.

John Emerson Moore Jr is born in West Point, Mississippi, USA. H will find success as Chicago-based soul vocalist Johnny Moore. (Not to be confused with Johnny Moore of The Drifters, trumpeter Johnny Moore of The Skatalites or guitarist Johnny Moore of The Three Blazers).

The Hotcha Trio (a harmonica group) release a new 78rpm single, Chattanoogie Shoeshine Boy and Honeysuckle Rose, on Decca-Philips records in Hilversum, Netherlands, Europe.

Canadian fourteen year old Priscilla Wright joins the ranks of one hit wonders when Man In A Raincoat peaks at No16 in the Billboard Singles Chart in the USA.

The first Doc Marten boots go on sale in the UK. They will become, in due course, a badge of the skinhead movement.

Shane Fenton And The Fentones play at The Two Red Shoes Ballroom, Elgin, Scotland, UK, supported by The Alex Sutherland Sextet.

Ray Price records I've Just Destroyed The World, I'm Walkin' Slow, Pride and Big Shoes at Bradley Film and Recording Studios, 804 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Session men on the recording include Floyd Cramer on piano, Grady Martin on guitar and Willie Nelson on guitar.

Joe Maphis And Rose Lee Maphis record Whiskey Is The Devil In Liquid Form, Why Do You Weep Dear Willow?, Put Away My Little Shoes and Teardrops Falling In The Snow at Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 North Vine Street, Hollywood, California, USA.

Liverpool-born Frankie Vaughan is appearing in the pantomime Puss In Boots at The Palladium, London, UK.

Bob Dylan flies from London to Rome, Italy, Europe, where he meets up with folk singer Odetta. During his stay in Italy, he writes two new songs, Girl From The North Country and Boots Of Spanish Leather.

Boots Randolph enters the Billboard magazine Top 40 Singles Chart in the USA with Yakety Sax which will peak at No35.

Tommy Sands records Ten Dollars And A Clean White Shirt, Don't Play That Song Again and other tracks in Bell Sound Studios, 237 West 54th Street, New York City, USA.

Elvis Presley meets his new hairdresser. Larry Geller, in Los Angeles, California, USA. The pair will strike up an enduring friendship, based on their shared interest in spiritual matters.

Long-haired student George Leonard of Attleboro High School in Massachusetts, USA, is sent home by the school principal and told not to return until his hair is 'decent'. Leonard plays in a band called The Cry Babies, and will take the case to court, arguing that his long hair is required for his work with the band.

The Rolling Stones take out an ad in pop weekly newspaper The NME wishing hairdressers a happy Christmas.

Bob Dylan and Joan Baez visit fashion bootmakers Anello And Davide in the West End of London, England, UK, where Dylan orders two pairs of boots. Dylan spends much of the afternoon at London Zoo, before meeting with The Beatles in the evening.

The Daily Telegraph reports that London's Carnaby Street is now the Mecca of popular fashion. 'You can bump into people, as I did, such as Mick Jagger, buying a sports jacket,' says the report, adding that 'The Duke Of Bedford, Peter Sellers, Lord Snowdon, Marlene Deitrich, Sean Connery and Cilla Black all shop here.

Chet Atkins, Boots Randolph, Floyd Cramer and Glen Campbell play at Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Spandau Ballet make their first live performance in America with a show at The Underground Club, New York City, USA. The show also features a fashion event by Axiom, for which the menswear designs are by a young fashion designer who will go on to find global fame after changing her career to become a singer - Sade.

Rolling Stones' bassist Bill Wyman releases a new single, Fashion, in the UK.

The Red Shoes play at The Harvester, Solihull, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe.

English anarcho-punk band Conflict is reported to be involved in a dispute with the Vice Squad and the Post Office, after packages sent by the band (containing their latest single, The Battle Continues, lyric sheets and t-shirts) were passed to the police by the Post Office in Islington, London, England, UK, Europe. The band has been advised that "it is an offence to send subversive material through the post." The band had always been outspoken regarding issues such as anarchism, animal rights and the anti-war movement and a number of their gigs during the 1980s were followed by riots and disturbances.

A range of ties designed by guitarist Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead goes on sale at Bloomingdales, New York City, USA, selling at $28.50 each. Garcia cheerfully announces that he won't be wearing any of them.

Pink Cashmere by Prince peaks at No50 in the Billboard Singles Chart in the USA.

A new Versace ad campaign featuring Madonna begins running in the Belgian edition of Marie Claire.

The Vans Warped Tour, plays at the Pontiac Silverdome, Detroit, Michigan, with a bill including My Chemical Romance, The Offspring, Fall Out Boy, The Transplants, MxPx, All-American Rejects, Dropkick Murphys, Thrice, Atreyu and Senses Fail.

Famed model Tyson Beckford files a $5m damages lawsuit in Manhattan, New York City, USA, against rapper Sean 'Diddy' Combs, alleging that Combs had used Beckford's image and likeness without his permission to promote a line of clothing after expiry of his contract.

Macy Gray flies in to New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, to hand out clothes and toiletries in the Astrodome as a gesture of support for the Hurricane victims, while R.E.M., Moby, Green Day and The Beastie Boys publicly ally themselves with left-wing grass roots political pressure group MoveOn.org to raise awareness of the need to supply housing for hurricane victims.

A collection of almost 2,000 Michael Jackson-related items dating from the mid-1960s to the early '90s, goes up for auction in the Hard Rock Cafe in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Items up for grabs include including Michael's sunglasses, microphone, the gold award for Thriller and his fedora from the Bad video. Also on offer are handwritten lyrics for The Jackson Five hit ABC, Randy Jackson's futuristic 1984 stage boots, Janet Jackson's ballet shoes and a Mae West costume she wore when she first performed with The Jackson Five.

Fergie of The Black Eyed Peas launches her own shoe range, entitled Fergie, in Los Angeles, California, USA, with styles ranging in price from $69 to $129.

Ed Sheeran performs during a show at The Seckford Theatre, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England, UK, Europe. The event, organised by sixth-formers at Woodbridge School, is a fashion show to raise funds for East Anglian Children’s Hospices.

While in Derby, England, UK, Europe, to launch her Miley And Max clothing collection for George at Asda, Miley Cyrus pays an unannounced vsit to Silverhill Primary School, making a surprise appearance at the school assembly.

An studded glove worn by Michael Jackson during his Bad Tour, is bought for $300,000 (£191,220) at an auction in Julien's, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA. A military-style jacket worn by John Lennon for a 1966 Life magazine photo shoot, sold for $240,000 (£153,000), and also on sale at the same event were an X-ray of Albert Einstein's brain and a pair of Marilyn Monroe's empty prescription bottles.

Pharrell Williams announces via Twitter that he is putting his infamous Grammy hat on sale by auction to the highest bidder, with proceeds donated to charity.

Taylor Swift is among the guests attending the "Charles James: Beyond Fashion" Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, USA.

On their A Head Full Of Dreams tour, Coldplay headline a fund-raising concert for HIV/AIDS charity Sentebale in the gardens of Kensington Palace, London, England, UK, Europe. Other artists appearing include Laura Mvula, George The Poet and Nico And Vinz. (Sentebale aims to protect orphans and vulnerable children in southern African affected by the HIV/AIDS epidemic).

Rihanna celebrates the launch of her own major Parisian fashion house, Fenty Maison, with a party in Paris. Rihanna had recently become the first woman and first person of colour to launch in collaboration with designers at top French conglomerate Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH).