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60’s fashion
This document examines fashion trends and styles during the 1960s post-war era. It discusses the major sub-cultural trends of this decade including the hippie, Mod, and Biba styles. Key fashion pieces of this era included miniskirts, microskirts, bikinis, and jeans. Hairstyles were also bold and characteristic of the 1960s, such as the beehive, bouffant, and flip styles. Major fashion centers emerged in London rather than Paris. Iconic figures that influenced 1960s fashion included Mary Quant, Twiggy, and Brigitte Bardot.
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60’s fashion
- 1. POST WAR ERADECADE STUDY T. Ellam, 2011
- 2. Clothing Male Female Fashion styles and trends Mod style Hippy style Biba Style Make up Accessories and jewellery Hair styles Fashion icons
- 3. 60s fashionis very characteristic and definable There were a variety of sub-cultural trends including Hippies Mod‟s (abbrev. Modern chic) Biba 60sfashion centre based around London, rather than Paris
- 4. There wasa diversity in fashions for women in the 60s including The flowing, peace loving hippy look of tie dye, paisley and florals The casual teen look of denim jeans The chic urban look of the Mods The androgynous look / unisex look The sexy „go-go‟ look (right. Nancy Sinatra)
- 5. Keyfashion developmentsand pieces in the 60s Women‟s pants Mini skirts Micro skirts The bikini Jeans Off the rack designer clothes NB some of these are British, some American trends
- 6. UNISEX LOOK Denim / unisex TheLondon Mod Look
- 7. Mary Quant‟s boutique revolutionised fashion Mod Pucci designs / set trends Ossie Clark designer / off the rack
- 8. Patterns and prints Colourful Polka dots Check (men and women) Geometric patterns Florals paisley
- 10. “TheBikini Girl”– bikini‟s new daring fashion popularised in mid to late 60s
- 11. Key fashion icons: Jackie Kennedy Twiggy Brigitte Bardot Julie Christie Mary Quant Jean Shrimpton Nancy Sinatra Edie Sedgewick
- 16. Tended to be BIG Characteristic styles which defined the 60s – ie easily identified as 60s „do‟s! Common styles include Beehive Bouffant The flip The French twist Hippy hair Mod cut – the „bob‟
- 17. The Beehive Brigitte Bardot Dusty Springfield
- 18. The Bouffant /Bubble look
- 19. The Flip Sophia Loren
- 20. The French Twist Audrey Hepburn Sophia Loren
- 21. The Hippy Style Janis Joplin
- 22. The Pixie Cut
- 23. TheMod Cut– ie the Bob Cut short, blunt and stick straight with thick fringe Male version = Mop Top Above: Mary Quant Near Left: Peggy Moffitt
- 24. Pattie Boyd Brigitte Bardot
- 25. The fiftieslook was “short back and sides” – the sixties saw male hair rebelling from convention. Some of the most common „looks‟ for 60s men were: The mop top – styled on the Beatles look The Afro The long haired hippy look
- 26. The mop top Beatles / British inspired Hair covers ears and down back of neck Below: Beatles Right: The Troggs „Wild Thing‟
- 27. The Afro Curly hair growing 1-3 inches out from scalp Jimi Hendrix (centre)
- 28. The hippy look Long hair, tending to be ragged or unkempt Generally a Unisex look
- 30. Other styles Long rock hair Short Mod style (below centre) Below left: Rolling Stones Below right Jim Morrison „The Doors‟
- 31. Hippy look Developed in mid to late 60s and continued into 70s Was relaxed, easy and inexpensive (you could buy at 2nd hand stores) Anti establishment / rebellious Hippy fashion impacted society, music, culture, politics Featured baggy clothes, florals, paisley, beads
- 33. Mod look Based on the London style Example set by Mary Quant‟s boutiques London modern chic including mini skirts, shift dresses, go- go boots, space age styles and in general, dramatic looks Make up tended to be dramatic accentuating the eyes
- 34. Male Mod Look Popularised by the Beatles / London look
- 38. Biba Look aka Dudu Look London based Inspired by 1920s style with Gothic tones, gypsy style and romantic look Dramatic eye makeup and lipsticks Bandanas Large floppy hats
- 40. Make up depended largely on the fashion style, eg hippy, Mod, rock The hippy style was naturalistic and used little to no makeup The Mod style used a lot of make up and focused on a dramatic look centred on the eyes. Popular fragrances: Chanel and Avon
- 41. Mod Makeup Above left: Twiggy Below left: Peggy Moffitt Features Pale lips – either foundation covered or white lipstick Dramatic eyes – thick mascara, false eyelashes, dark eyeliner around the whole eye, eyeshadow over whole lid
- 42. Jewellery Large plastic bracelets Huge round plastic earrings Lucite rings Clip on earrings Hippy look also featured beads Boots - Go Go boots, knee high boots No stockings /bare legs or Pantihose in late 60s Gloves and hats Coloured tights and hot pants(Mod)
- 50. ACTIVITY Identify accessories and hair styles of these women:
- 53. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrjut5bIk Hg Watch the video and take notes of the various 60s fashions you see ranging from: Hair styles Fashion styles and prints Accessories Shoes Other
- 54. Watch an episode of a 1960s TV show (primary source) and analyse the content for 60s fashion paying attention to: Women‟s clothing materials, styles, fashions, prints Men‟s clothing, styles, fashions Jewellery and accessories Make up Hair styles You can also take note of 60s technologies (transport, home app‟s, communications, entertainment, housing) and Music, entertainment and sport in the 60s. NB most 60s TV shows are American and you need to be critical in whether these trends also applied to Australia or not. Examples: Bewitched, I Dream of Jeannie, Get Smart, Partridge Family