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A Migrants Story – Part 5 The Magic of the Sixties in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) – BY RON PIERIS If you were a teenager or in your early 20s in Ceylon during the Sixties you were very, very fortunate indeed. This was the era of The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and the British Boy Bands. And catchy words like ‘Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do’! During this period of swinging music, came a young fashionista called Thaku Chugani, an old Peterite and classmate who introduced us to the fashions of Carnaby Street. From his store called Laxhmis, suddenly the men are dressed in daks with shirts of psychedelic colours. Shirts with long cuffs and high collars. Women in mini-skirts emulating Twiggy! Men in bell bottoms and Beatle boots custom made by Bambalapitiya Boot Works. We were on a Magical Mystery Ride!! This was then followed Jac shirts which were ...