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Few more things you need to know about '60s fashion
Skim through the pages of history and you will soon realize that
fashion, along with pop music, went through a revolution during the
'60s. Things were quite different as compared to the last decades. But,
a deeper analysis shows that there was not a huge difference in women
clothes when compared to what was worn by women during '50s. For
instance, the Chanel suits and long skirts were extremely popular in
'50s, but they never went out of fashion with new trends hitting the
world in '60s.
The most impressive thing about the '60s was the smooth transitioning
from long skirts to minis. Women started wearing mini skirts as it was
not only more stylish, but somewhat sexy as well. So, it was thought to
be a perfect choice to acquire a great feminine look. But, what was even
impressive was the hairstyle – cool and funky. Here, it is important to
mention that many people think the entire '60s fashion is about long
hair and hippy beads, but that’s not true. The minis were in fashion by
the middle of '60s, and long hair wasn’t around till the end of this
decade – short hairstyles were more common during the early and mid
sixties.
 Now it is quite evident that women fashion in sixties was not
entirely different than that of fifties. But, there was quite some
difference in men fashion when compared to the last decade. Although
that was time when fashion for most men was nothing more than a trip to
John Collier, Burton or Hepworth, they were still more aware of the fact
that they need to do something differently. And, that was the reason why
there was a transformation; a big transformation actually.
In sixties, the suits for young people started to change in the
beginning of this new decade. In fifties, the most in demand style was
the one inspired by the Italian look – narrow lapels, narrow trousers
and thin ties. But, that didn’t last long as people were expecting a
change, which started to take place soon after the start of '60s. That
was the time when people abandoned the idea of narrow trousers and
lapels. Leaving Italian style behind, they started wearing flares with
kipper ties. However, it is important to point out that kipper ties
weren’t in till the end of sixties. But, lapels on jackets started to
get wider well before the end of this particular decade.
It all boils down to the fact that almost all fashion related ideas
were revamped during the sixties. Though there was a big influence of
what was used during fifties, the difference was still quite noticeable.
The great thing is that fashion transformation in those years was so
impressive that people still consider using the same kind of dressing
style. Many designers are now paying attention to produce something
similar to that of '60s fashion, and you can already see it coming back
in high school campuses. So, get ready to relive the good, old years! |
