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Get a glimpse of fashion for teens in the '60s
There is absolutely no doubt about the fact that fashion industry has
not reached to zenith, but it is also an undeniable truth that the
change in fashion during the '60s has played a big role in taking this
industry to new heights.
It all started during the sixties, when young people were in command
of this industry. All sorts of new designs and fashions were coming into
being in those days. Some of those styles stayed for long, others
vanished quickly. But, many designers still take inspiration from those
old ideas.
 However, if you are one of those people who are totally unaware of
what was in fashion in those days, you should go through the following
paragraphs. Although there was a change in dressing for elder men,
children and young people, the change for younger generation was quite
noticeable. And, that’s what will be covered in following few
paragraphs.
The first fact about '60s was the consistent change in trends. What was
in demand during the early '60s was totally out of focus during the mid
'60s. For instance, saddle shoes were in demand in the early '60s but
were out of fashion shortly. Similarly, the guys were a fan of white
socks, but this obsession didn’t last long and socks were out of the
scene – like they were never there. For shoes, it is also crucial to
mention that the options for shoes were pretty small in those years.
Teens, in the early and mid sixties, were totally unaware of running
shoes, walking shoes, climbing shoes, racquetball shoes, pump up shoes,
hiking shoes, and other exquisite sport shoes. All they were aware of
were the tennis shoes, and, mind you, they were pretty happy with that.
But, as change is natural, the new options started to show up by the
late sixties.
There was another short-lived but interesting trend in those golden
years – the poodle skirt. This skirt was actually used by young ladies,
and they were quite proud of their possessions. But, all this started to
change in the mid '60s, especially for teens. The fashion for teen
changed on a rapid pace. Where there was no one with facial hair in the
late fifties and early sixties, there were bearded people in the mid
sixties. Generally though, the hair style for young guys was all about
having short hair, but it started to change with the Beatles hitting the
world. Though they were also not wearing long hair, it was still on the
extreme side. People followed them and it was only until 1964 when most
guys were wearing short hair; but, after this point of time there were
guys with long hair and the style became even more popular by the end of
the '60s.
 Another important thing about the '60s fashion was the
introduction of bell bottom pants. It is pertinent to mention that many
people thing bell bottom pants were in popular right from the beginning
of the '60s, but that was not the case. In the early sixties, what was
in fashion was tight pants; so tight that one could hardly get them over
his ankle. The bell bottom pants were worn by guys in the late '60s and
early '70s. Another common misconception about teen fashion during the
sixties was about girls wearing pants. Though girls wore them, it was
quite late in that particular decade. Skirts and blouses were more
common for most part of the sixties, and were worn by girls even in the
winter. But, in winters, knee-high boots were preferred by many girls
with same skirts and blouses.
However, the fashion for teen girls changed in the late sixties when
short skirts were more in vogue. In fact, in late sixties and early
seventies, these skirts got really, really short, and there were some of
those really short shorts that were called, 'hot pants'.
It all boils down to the fact that there were quite a few different
fashion trends for people to follow. But, the good thing is that study
of those trends help modern day designers to produce something really
stylish by mixing up old and new trends. This is a popular philosophy
for many designers but it really helps people get something to look
really, really stylish. |
