What was 1960's fashion like?
1960's
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Fashion Overview in the 1960's
The shape of clothes began to change due to new ideas emerging from the London pop scene. In Britain, musical taste and styles of dress were related.
The mid-sixties fashion style consisted of, flared A-line style for dresses, skirts and coats.
Slim fitting, coloured garments were sold for very little money in boutiques all over 'Swinging London' and had a fantastic influence throughout Europe and the US.
Womens Fashion
Women’s 1960s fashion was an exciting style and attitude from the start of the decade to the end. The fashion idol was Jackie Kennedy with her immaculately white pearls and tailored suit dresses. During this decade famous supper model Twiggy had women freeing their minds and bodies into garments that didn’t require any extra thought or effort
Mens Fashion
Men's suits became sleeker and were often worn with bright, colourful shirts and high-heeled boots. The flamboyant look was in, wider trousers and lapels. Designers experimented with shiny new waterproof materials.
Who was the style icon in the 1960s?
Jackie Kennedy
Her style was clean, simple, well fitted, with perfectly matched accessories ensuring she was colour coordinated. She wore dresses without collars, and jackets that buttoned only with one large top button.