1960s: fashion conformity

hippies

Men- long hair, beards, thrift shop, clothes, military surplus, sandals, boots, barefoot

Women – Pleasant bosses no bra no make up sandals, boots, barefoot, long skirts, long hair

Mods-women

Miniskirt, miniskirt, maxi skirt, hot pants

Short geometric, unisex, hair or long and straight op and pop art heavy eye makeup pale skin

Mod - men’s (the Beatles)

Longer style hair, sideburns sometimes hair to shoulders, beards ruffled shirts, print shirts with white collar, bell bottom trousers, high heeled shoes even jewelry besides rings

Miniskirt

Short style but longer than micro- Mary quant

Op art

Optical illusion art- trippy and acid like geometric shapes, victor vasarely - used by saint Laurent

Pop art

Popular art such as ordinary object like soup and soda

Dashikis

Collarless wide shirts with kimono type sleeve

Caftan

Like dashikis but longer

Civil rights movement

Segregation was deemed unconstitutional however changes were not implemented immediately. . After the assassination of Malcolm X Martin Luther King Jr. and John F. Kennedy riots broke out but black pride became more prevalent

Kennedy administration.

People widely copied his wife’s fashion- check suits satin dresses bouffant hair , he inspired men not to wear hats

Cornrow braids

Protective style

Vietnam war

Many Americans protested, especially student but hippies later joined because of aligning views

Street styles

Originally started to be different from mainstream but styles of teens or people who congregate outside - zoot suits beatniks etc

Afro hairstyles

took advantage of natural curls and use of protective styles

African inspired textiles

traditional design, such as kente cloth

Space program

Fashion models were helmets and white silver boots. The lines were precise and unadorned with geometric shapes. Plastic jewelry and Velcro

Pret-a-porter

French version of ready to wear- Laurent, Cardin, Coureggas,ungaro

Beatniks

Saint Laurent incorporated style- casual clothes mainly in black, such a skirts, ballet slippers, knit, blouses, or turtlenecks