From the discovery of DNA to the Shawshank Redemption, search the people of Gloucester have had their say on what they consider to be most significant events and cultural figures of the last century.
When it comes to celebrities American pin-up Marilyn Monroe was voted Gloucester’s most popular from the last 100 years.
Monroe, buy came ahead of other household names including David Beckham, treatment Charlie Chaplin and Bob Dylan.
Gloucester residents named the James Dean hit Rebel Without a Cause as their favourite film followed by The Wizard of Oz, the Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather and Pulp Fiction!
Away from the silver screen the city couldn’t decide between The Great Waltz, West Side Story and Blood Brothers as their favourite musical.
As well as popular culture, the study, carried out by online fancy dress retailer Fancy Dress Ball to discover the UK’s favourite decade, also looked at the most significant historical events of the last century according to the public.
The moon landings topped the study in Gloucester when respondents were asked what the most significant historical events were, and then closely followed by the creation of the internet.
However, the city’s women thought that gaining the right to vote in the UK was the most important event.
The fancy dress retailer has developed an interactive online map and postcode checker which shows users the popular decades for fancy dress costumes in their area– now you can see whether Aunty Sybil really is trapped in the ‘40s!
Users can also see the top five counties’ that have purchased decades fancy dress. Visit the page and share your results with the nation: http://www.fancydressball.co.uk/decades/
Fancydressball.co.uk’s study also found:
- Marry Poppins was voted as the top musical in 15 cities across the UK
- Male respondents chose Charlie Chaplin as their favourite celebrity of the last century, as did 1 in 5 Londoners
- Less than 1% of women thought the release of the first Star Wars film in 1977 was a significant historical event
- Twice as many men as women voted for Pulp Fiction as their favourite film
- 40% of people in Yorkshire voted the moon landing as the most significant historical event: the only region to do so!
- David Beckham was the favourite celebrity of voters in the North East
- 7 of 12 regions surveyed voted for the discovery of the structure of DNA as the most significant historical event
Paul Howcroft of Fancy Dress Ball said of the study : “Decades fancy dress continues to remain a popular choice for party goers and fund raisers’ says Paul owner of Fancy Dress Ball.
“Customers of all ages can relate to some of the best loved characters from the decades. The 70’s and 80’s have inspired some of the most popular fancy dress costumes to date. People will always want to dress as Elvis, Marilyn Monroe and Freddie Mercury as these characters as many of us aspire to be them.
“We put together the decade’s postcode checker to show people how much the nation is still in love with fancy dress and to compare their cultures. The team have found some amazing statistics that just show that no city is the same when it comes to their love for t