“Follow the sun” took on a whole new meaning with the official Beatles Beach Hat — cotton twill, flocked with the band’s faces and facsimile autographs, and licensed through a chain running from Kangol in the U.K. through Puritan Fashions in the U.S. One phone call from February 10, 1964, the day after Sullivan, locked in the sublicense — and a $1,000 down payment.

The perfect way to dry off after a day of Beatlemania at the beach: a 35”x66” cotton terry towel featuring hand-drawn sketches of the band in vintage striped Victorian bathing suits, based on photos band photographer Dezo Hoffmann took on July 27, 1963. NEMS-licensed and manufactured by Windsor Textile Co. of Chicago, it made its way to consumers via Cannon Mills’ Towel Decorators — proof and “Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!” printed right on the terrycloth.

When the sounds of the outside world became “all too much,” and you just needed to escape to your little Beatle world, here was the item...

What do you do on that cold morning when you are wondering how to stay warm for the day? For starters, slip into your Beatles Socks, and...

Here is a blog with info from the faBgear.company about Beatles memorabilia from the '60s.

Here is a blog with info from the faBgear.company about Beatles memorabilia from the '60s.

Here is a blog with info from the faBgear.company about Beatles memorabilia from the '60s.

Here is a blog with info from the faBgear.company about Beatles memorabilia from the '60s.

Here is a blog with info from the faBgear.company about Beatles memorabilia from the '60s.

"I'm looking through you…" Not with this item. Celebrate the moptops as you neatly tend to your style! No wonder it takes you so long to...

On December 23, 1963, Paul Russell, National Album Merchandising Manager for Capitol Records, sent out a memo for sales managers and...

As you are bound for your friend's house on your bicycle to listen to the latest Beatles record, you gaze at the flags attached to your...

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