FMAD 1110: Fashion Fundamentals Textbook: 1960s Fashion
1960s Fashion
1960s Fashion
The 1960s fashions were influenced by the following events. Try to determine what events influenced which fashions during this decade.
Historic Events
• Protests and Anti-war movement happened during this time.
Image Source: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d3/Vietnam_War_Protest_in_DC%2C_1967.gif?20140121223244
• JFK was assassinated in 1963.
Image Source: JFK limousine.png
• Woodstock music was popular.
Image Source: A0645 JIMI HENDRIX Live at Woodstock 3LP
• Drugs, hippies, flower power, and birth control (sex revolution) happened during this decade.
Image Source: Hippie Van
• First man on the moon happened in 1969.
Image Source: "Apollo 11 photo of Buzz Aldrin by Neil Armstrong" by Apollo Image Gallery is marked with Public Domain Mark 1.0.
Corresponding Fashion Changes
First Lady Jackie Kennedy’s style copied such as her pillbox hats and boxy jackets.
Image Source: 1960...Jackie Kennedy
• Audrey Hepburn style was American Chic.
Image Source: "60-Hepburn And Poodle" by fred baby is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.
• Shirt Dresses, go-go boots, baby doll dresses, and bikinis were worn during this time.
Image Source: Twiggy, 1967
• Popular designers during this decade are Mary Quant (see below) who introduces the mini skirt, Pierre Cardin, Bill Blass, Oscar de la Renta, and Givenchy.
Image Source: Aankomst Mary Quant (Engelse mode-koningin) op Schiphol, Bestanddeelnr 919-8890.jpg
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