The times “they were a-changing” and fashion needed to follow suit. By
1967 the new fashion was scandalously baring more of the body than ever
before – less is more, the modernist‟s creed, was now true. Even the most
conservative suits were cut above the knee. The old etiquette (remember
gloves and hats?) was out the door. Balenciaga even gave up his house in
1967, proclaiming “Fashion is dead”.
1960s fashion for men was not as revolutionary as it was for women
but there was a lot of change. Ties, belts and lapels got wider, collars
got longer and wider and a modified version of the bell bottom called
"flared" became popular. The conserative men's suit took on some
geometric design along with the flare in the pants leg and wider
lapels. Sport shirts were the norm for causal wear with the polo style
being the most popular.
an example of longer collars (and hair)
A lot of sports shirts were made of a new material called Ban-Lon.
I was never quite sure what banlon was so here is the definition: "a
trademarked, multistrand, continuous-filament synthetic yarn used in