1960’s in fashion for women. Who did women really wear in the swinging 60’s ? Trends, dresses, miniskirts, mod hairstyles and makeup. Where to buy them.
The 1960’s saw Paris pushed out of supremacy by the rise of street fashion. Mary Quant’s miniskirt and Vidal Sassoon’s pixie haircut as worn by Twiggy, just two of the highlights of the London look. The decade saw a revolution in youth culture led by The Beatles, which culminated in the hippy fashion of the late 60’s and early 70’s. The 1960’s psychedelic movement reignited the Belle Epoch Art Nouveau era. The decade coined the term “retro” and the A-line shift dress echoed the simple flapper dresses of the 1920’s.
Leading this retro fashion movement was Biba, which brought fashionable but affordable clothing via a mail order catalogs. Makeup, concentrated more on the eyes than on the lips. Go Go boots and pilgrim shoes were a must have accessory to go with the shorter skirt lengths. Stockings were out, and tights were most definitely in.
Fashion accessories like sunglasses and hobo bags all helped cement the look of women on the march towards freedom of expression.
Though Paris Haute Couture was on a temporary slide, it’s Left Bank art film movement La Nouvelle Vague still showed that the French were cool. The classic Nouvelle Vague look, exemplified by Anna Karina were woolly jumpers and cardigans paired with pencil skirts.
These are only the highlights of the fashion trends in the 1960’s. Enjoy our archive of posts on 1960’s fashion history.
1960’s Eye Makeup Tips – Sixties model Pattie Boyd Originally published in Sept 1965 in the beauty magazine 16. Pattie Boyd – ( Beatle girlfriend and source of inspiration to classic songs such as George Harrison’s Something and Eric Claptons Layla. ) wrote a column entitled Pattie Boyd’s Beauty Box. In this, the first article, …
1967 Summer of Love Wardrobe Inspiration These dream 1960’s “Budget Summer Wardrobes” would look stylish on a girl right now in 2013. Each of these fresh as a summer breeze wardrobes were picked to come under $100 in 1967. With annual inflation averaging at 3% , these wardrobes would come in around $700 now – …
1960s Shoe Fashions – Illuminated heels. I guess this fashion fad didn’t take off. Model Joey Holter showcases a 1960 illuminated heel invention. The last image – taken in time lapse is pretty cool looking.
1960s Fashion Shoot -Pattie Boyd models Mary Quant -1966 Originally published in the iconic American sixties fashion magazine Seventeen, this Mary Quant fashion shoot featured model and Beatles girlfriend Pattie Boyd. 1.A Mary Quant rayon crepe navy mini dress with acid green bands. Pattie is seen here with actor Tom Courtney 2. A similar Mary …
Cosmonaut Vogue New Yorker and Brooklyn born Arthur Elgort and famous Vogue photographer took these these super cool photographs of Russian model Natalia Semanova, for the December 1999 issue of Russian Vogue. Taken in the Cosmonaut Training Center of Star City with genuine cosmonauts. It has an unusually retro 1960s look about it. Original …
If you love the spirit of the 1960s beat generation, then you should read this book by the aptly named Veronika Carnaby! [ no relation to the famous London Carnaby Street apparently! ] American writer and poet Veronika Carnaby has a vintage charm about her that naturally slips into her written works. The story of …
A Short History of 20th Century Women’s Fashion – 1900 to 1970. Glamourdaze have just published a concise history of women’s dress styles from the Edwardian era to the late 1960s. Read about the massive changes which came about in women’s fashion before, during and after the First World War. How women escaped from the …
A short illustrated history of every woman’s favorite wardrobe item – the little black dress. Who invented it, who made it popular. That Iconic item in every woman’s wardrobe A big fan of single neutral colors, Coco Chanel was really just pleasing herself with this number. In mourning mode after the death of her lover …
A charming 1960’s eye make-up commercial from Maybelline – the creator of mascara. The original formula was invented by New York chemist T.L. Williams in 1915. He gave it its name after his sister Maybel – who had shown him how she concocted her own basic lash make-up from mixing charcoal and Vaseline. When sold …
Vintage Swimwear Fashion (1961 Film) – Cloche Swim Caps from Playtex These days a girl has to keep her head to keep up with the changing seasons and styles. That goes for swim caps as well, with model Joan here seen above favoring the new crest shape motif against the new cloche shaped swim …