FASHION ERA: THE 1960's!

THE 1960's!

From the sophistication of women, to the emergence of the mini skirt and hippies the 1960's had it all!

The 1960’s fashion era was the emergence of many diverse trends.  In the early major fashion trends such as the pillbox hat, short boxy jackets, geometric dresses.  For evening wear women would wear full skirted gowns with low décolletage and close fitting waists.  The colours they wore were very bright, with lots of frills and cravats added to their clothes and stiletto heels were widely popular. 

  

During the mid 1960’s designer Mary Quant introduced the mini skirt pushing out the long skirt lengths.  It mostly had an A-Line shape and was sleeveless.  Also, designer Andre Courreges started the “space look” starting the trouser suits, white boots, goggles and box shaped dresses three inches above the knee.  These were very luminous colours with shiny fabrics.  London at this stage where fashion leaders known as the Mods (the Modernists) where many young people would follow their trend and also stars such as The Who and The Kinks.  This was high fashion clothing as they were classy people who wore slim fitted pants or slim shirts with down collars.

Models such as Twiggy and Jean Shrimpton had a great influence on women in the 60’s, with styles such as the velvet mini dress with lace collars and wide tent dresses.  Also the micro mini dress with flared skirt long wide sleeves was normally worn with tights.  Wearing clothing that had separate pieces emerged rather than wearing an outfit for a specific occasion.

Lastly, the hippie movement was began in the 60’s.  This is where they wore bell bottomed jeans, tie dye, batik fabrics, ankle fringes, halter neck tops.  This was a controversial look, depending on what was worn.  For example, short skirts with knee high boots was controversial at the time yet accepted.  This look represented peace and love, with ribbons in their hairs, floral patterns on their jeans and skirts and actual real flowers worn in their hair.

Overall, a very diverse and crazy era of many altering styles that further made way for different fashion trends in the decades to come!