fashion

The 1960s was one of the most revolutionary and influential decades in world history. Styles, dance fads, music, fashion and political unrest defined the decade, as a time of revolution and change. spearheaded by The teenagers of the baby boom making themselves heard and actively rebelling against government viewpoints and the styles of their parents’ generation.

With the vast teenage population as a result of the baby boom any activity or product catering to the teenage market boomed with many of the activity’s or toys you see today coming out of this period for example skateboarding , and iconic toys such as Barbie and troll dolls , hot wheels and lego.

 

The 1960s was a decade of change in regards to fashion and in this time period ideas were generated and images used which still appear modern today. Before the 60s fashion had been predominantly aimed at a wealthy, mature elite, but it was now the young people that became important.

In the beginning of the decade, fashions were conservative and mimicked those of the ’50s. with popular styles at the time being the beehive hairstyle ,the  bouffant where a dress was tight at the top and the skirt puffs out. beatnik style was aslo popular where the men whore  black berets, black pants and dark glasses.

 

In the middle of the decade,It began emerging, that musical taste and styles of dress were closely linked for example in England a subculture called the mod look came into fashion that went hand in hand with  pop music, Jamaican ska, and British beat music, whos followers were kitted out in tailored suits , fred perry tops , parkas and italian scooter.

 

Where as their opposite numbers in the scene were the rockers who preferred rock and roll to pop , riding on powerful motor bikes racing from cafe to cafe.

towards the end ’60s, the beginnings of hippie fashion were making an appearance. with Love beads, long, loose hair and jeans ruled casual day wear for both men and women ,driven forward by one of the most important subcultures of the decade , the hippies who were born out of the counterculture values of the beat necks that preceded them were unleashed into the perfect enviroment to try make change in a fast changing and deloping society, fueled by the production of birth-control pills, a counterproductive war in Vietnam, the liberation and idealism of the civil rights movement, feminism, gay rights, FM radio, mass-produced LSD,