{"id":408993870,"date":"2012-07-08T16:29:00","date_gmt":"2012-07-08T20:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/?p=408993870"},"modified":"2020-02-09T17:47:30","modified_gmt":"2020-02-09T23:47:30","slug":"1960s-fashion-style","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/60s\/1960s-fashion-style\/","title":{"rendered":"1960s Fashion and Style"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/\" alt=\"1960s Fashion and Style\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-409010499\" src=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/the-fur-debate-how-to-be-sustainable-recycle-vintage-fur-for-good-causes-902.jpg\" width=\"540\" height=\"250\" alt=\"The Fur Debate: How to be Sustainable &#038; Recycle Vintage Fur for Good Causes\" title=\"The Fur Debate: How to be Sustainable &#038; Recycle Vintage Fur for Good Causes\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/the-fur-debate-how-to-be-sustainable-recycle-vintage-fur-for-good-causes-902.jpg 540w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/the-fur-debate-how-to-be-sustainable-recycle-vintage-fur-for-good-causes-902-500x231.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/figure>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1960s_Fashion_and_Style_Primer\"><\/span>1960s Fashion and Style Primer<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_50 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\" 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class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1960s_Style\"><\/span>1960s Style<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The 1960s was a fashion decade of lightning fast changes as influenced by the era\u2019s various subcultures from hipsters to hippies; beatniks to mods to swingers. An era of sweeping social and political change, the fashion trends were fast-moving and quickly commercialized by designers from \u201cunderground\u201d origins to the mainstream.<\/p>\n<p>Some of today\u2019s most popular trends were invented in the \u201860s, including Mary Quaint\u2019s mini skirt, the knee-high boot, First Lady Jackie O\u2019s leopard print coat, bell bottom flared jeans and Yves Saint Laurent\u2019s groundbreaking pant suit and \u201cLe Smoking\u201d tuxedo jacket for women.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1960s_Style_Dresses_from_Shabby_Apple\"><\/span>1960s Style Dresses from <em>Shabby Apple<\/em><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-409010501\" src=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/the-fur-debate-how-to-be-sustainable-recycle-vintage-fur-for-good-causes-904.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" alt=\"The Fur Debate: How to be Sustainable &#038; Recycle Vintage Fur for Good Causes\" title=\"The Fur Debate: How to be Sustainable &#038; Recycle Vintage Fur for Good Causes\" \/><\/figure>\n<p><strong>&lt;&lt; SHOP NOW: Authentic &amp; awesome <a href=\"http:\/\/rover.ebay.com\/rover\/1\/711-53200-19255-0\/1?icep_ff3=9&amp;pub=5575057215&amp;toolid=10001&amp;campid=5337378771&amp;customid=&amp;icep_uq=1960s+vintage+clothing&amp;icep_sellerId=&amp;icep_ex_kw=&amp;icep_sortBy=12&amp;icep_catId=&amp;icep_minPrice=&amp;icep_maxPrice=&amp;ipn=psmain&amp;icep_vectorid=229466&amp;kwid=902099&amp;mtid=824&amp;kw=lg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1960s vintage clothing<\/a> from eBay! <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201860s fashion was remembered most for the Youthquake Movement. The movement was born in London amongst teenage trendsetters with disposable income and the goal of differentiating themselves from the mainstream.<\/p>\n<p>Youthquakers wore the latest, most experimental styles made for them by up and coming designers looking to popularize their tastes. These hipsters ironically set the trends for the mainstream that they were differentiating themselves from in the first place.<\/p>\n<p>Other fashion influences were born out of the era\u2019s obsession with travel, whether man\u2019s travel into space or designer\u2019s exploration of the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>Velvet and brocade materials, color blocking and psychedelic designs as well as graphic lines, waistless \u201cbag\u201d dresses and Edwardian-Victorian styles also influenced the many trends of \u201860s women\u2019s fashion.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fashion_Trends_of_the_1960s\"><\/span>Fashion Trends of the 1960s<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-409010504\" src=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/the-fur-debate-how-to-be-sustainable-recycle-vintage-fur-for-good-causes-907.jpg\" width=\"216\" height=\"325\" alt=\"The Fur Debate: How to be Sustainable &#038; Recycle Vintage Fur for Good Causes\" title=\"The Fur Debate: How to be Sustainable &#038; Recycle Vintage Fur for Good Causes\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/td>\n<td>Italian designer Emilio Pucci\u2019s prints were some of the most mimicked in the 1960s, as illustrated here with this very Pucci print lookalike maxi dress by a no-name label.<\/p>\n<p>Known for geometric shapes in a kaleidoscope of colors on top quality stretch fabrics and silks, the \u201cPucci print\u201d exploded stateside in the \u201860s because it was so appropriate for the bright, bold and psychedelic styling of the marvelously mod era. The jet setting crowd loved to wear a Pucci print (real or faux) when on vacation, especially to Pucci\u2019s Mediterranean stomping grounds a la Italy, Greece and the Island of Capri.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>This dress captures the mod look for the \u201860s girl with its trippy floral print in off kilter hues on a waist less \u201ctent\u201d dress that hit above the knee or if she dared, even higher!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/60s\/mod-fashion\/\">Mod<\/a> meaning \u201cmodernist\u201d which translated to the popular of-the-right-now styles of its day, the subculture originated in London and thanks to the advances of technology, was introduced stateside through music, magazines and television.<\/p>\n<p>A girl could thus wear a mod dress without really being a true \u201cmod,\u201d who popularized a style of dressing influenced by reckless behaviors, drug culture and materialism for trends.<\/td>\n<td>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-409010507\" src=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/the-fur-debate-how-to-be-sustainable-recycle-vintage-fur-for-good-causes-910.jpg\" width=\"216\" height=\"325\" alt=\"The Fur Debate: How to be Sustainable &#038; Recycle Vintage Fur for Good Causes\" title=\"The Fur Debate: How to be Sustainable &#038; Recycle Vintage Fur for Good Causes\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-409010511\" src=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/the-fur-debate-how-to-be-sustainable-recycle-vintage-fur-for-good-causes-914.jpg\" width=\"216\" height=\"324\" alt=\"The Fur Debate: How to be Sustainable &#038; Recycle Vintage Fur for Good Causes\" title=\"The Fur Debate: How to be Sustainable &#038; Recycle Vintage Fur for Good Causes\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/td>\n<td>Color blocked clothing like this sleeveless top began in the \u201860s as an extension of the London subculture\u2019s bold and experimental mod style. Handbags, shoes, scarves and other accessories were often colorblocked in springy pastels like lemonade yellow, bubblegum pink, baby blue and mint green.<\/p>\n<p>Although originating first with the mods, this repetition of \u201cblocks\u201d of color in modular shapes or geometric stripes hit the mainstream when Yves Saint Laurent introduced his colorblock Mondrian dress in 1965. It became a frequently copied dress of the era and modern reproductions are still being produced today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>This Indian cotton printed top carries influences of the Eastern cultures so eagerly embraced for individuality sake by the hippie movement, whose back-to-nature aesthetic of living at natural levels with the planet and its people inspired an anti-fashion movement consisting of secondhand clothes picked from cultures around the globe.<\/p>\n<p>This alternative clothing world didn\u2019t stay alternative for long, as designers were inspired to go against the grain and interpret the ethnic look for the mainstream. Shop owners also imported clothing from the likes of India and Thailand (this top being an example) for Americans to purchase locally.<\/td>\n<td>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-409010514\" src=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/the-fur-debate-how-to-be-sustainable-recycle-vintage-fur-for-good-causes-917.jpg\" width=\"216\" height=\"324\" alt=\"The Fur Debate: How to be Sustainable &#038; Recycle Vintage Fur for Good Causes\" title=\"The Fur Debate: How to be Sustainable &#038; Recycle Vintage Fur for Good Causes\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-409010517\" src=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/the-fur-debate-how-to-be-sustainable-recycle-vintage-fur-for-good-causes-920.jpg\" width=\"216\" height=\"325\" alt=\"The Fur Debate: How to be Sustainable &#038; Recycle Vintage Fur for Good Causes\" title=\"The Fur Debate: How to be Sustainable &#038; Recycle Vintage Fur for Good Causes\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/td>\n<td>&lt;h3 \u201c&gt; Space Age Bill Blass DressMan\u2019s orbit into space in 1961 inspired designers to draw inspiration from beyond Earth\u2019s limits, making minimalist clothing in shimmery silvers, whites and blacks that were simple in design and clean in cut and shape.This Bill Blass dress captures the futuristic ethos of the era because it was designed to fit and function with ease-of-movement as if intended to be worn floating in a gravity-less environment. Andre Courreges and Pierre Cardin were some of the most space-inspired designers; Courreges even created a \u201cMoon Girl\u201d collection in 1964 featuring clothing fit for street walking or moon walking.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>A little bit naughty, a little bit nice, this scarlet red babydoll dress has a flared skirt with light pleating and lining of tulle below for a fuller fit. It was was worn for evening affairs with tights and Mary Jane shoes.<\/p>\n<p>The trend for wearing velvet in the \u201860s (from head-to-toe suiting for men to jumpsuits and dresses for women) was an extension of the era\u2019s Edwardian style trend beginning around 1966 when rockers like Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones were photographed sporting the \u201cdandy peacock look\u201d wearing secondhand Edwardian finds from London\u2019s flea market stalls.<\/td>\n<td>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-409010520\" src=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/the-fur-debate-how-to-be-sustainable-recycle-vintage-fur-for-good-causes-923.jpg\" width=\"216\" height=\"325\" alt=\"The Fur Debate: How to be Sustainable &#038; Recycle Vintage Fur for Good Causes\" title=\"The Fur Debate: How to be Sustainable &#038; Recycle Vintage Fur for Good Causes\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-409010523\" src=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/the-fur-debate-how-to-be-sustainable-recycle-vintage-fur-for-good-causes-926.jpg\" width=\"216\" height=\"325\" alt=\"The Fur Debate: How to be Sustainable &#038; Recycle Vintage Fur for Good Causes\" title=\"The Fur Debate: How to be Sustainable &#038; Recycle Vintage Fur for Good Causes\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/td>\n<td>Elaborate caftans such as this became popular at-home hosting wear (called \u201chosting gowns\u201d) for women in the \u201860s that was both elegant and comfortable for entertaining guests.<\/p>\n<p>Because flying was a more accessible, lower-priced mode of travel than previous decades, designers were able to easily visit and be inspired by the fashions and designs of Eastern cultures. While caftans were worn by many cultures, the typical caftan of the era was inspired mostly by styles of Morocco, which was a popular travel destination for explorative vacationers and artists alike.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Brocade fabrics with silver and gold metallic threading gave women a royal look while still wearing simple shift dress shapes cut waistless and relaxed on the body. The era\u2019s increase in foreign travel allowed designers to purchase brocade materials (made from organza silk) from abroad to use for reproduction of American styles stateside.<\/p>\n<p>King Saud of Saudi Arabian personally gifted Jacqueline Kennedy brocade material which she had made into this dress by Joan Morse for a La Carte she wore for the musical performance of \u201cMr. President\u201d in 1962.<\/td>\n<td>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-409010526\" src=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/the-fur-debate-how-to-be-sustainable-recycle-vintage-fur-for-good-causes-929.jpg\" width=\"216\" height=\"325\" alt=\"The Fur Debate: How to be Sustainable &#038; Recycle Vintage Fur for Good Causes\" title=\"The Fur Debate: How to be Sustainable &#038; Recycle Vintage Fur for Good Causes\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-409010529\" src=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/the-fur-debate-how-to-be-sustainable-recycle-vintage-fur-for-good-causes-932.jpg\" width=\"216\" height=\"325\" alt=\"The Fur Debate: How to be Sustainable &#038; Recycle Vintage Fur for Good Causes\" title=\"The Fur Debate: How to be Sustainable &#038; Recycle Vintage Fur for Good Causes\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/td>\n<td>After American first lady Jacqueline Onassis Kennedy wore a real leopard coat designed for her by Oleg Cassini, every American woman needed to add a bit of leopard to her life to emulate the decade\u2019s First Lady of Fashion. Leopard print coats such as this became the coat du jour for the American mainstream, who looked to Jackie\u2019s style consciousness for their own wardrobe inspiration.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike today where leopard print on every item of clothing material, the \u201860s trend stuck to real and fake <a href=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/fur-types\/\">furs<\/a> and focused on outerwear mostly, like swing coats and pillbox hats, another Jackie O staple.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>The empire waistline \u2014 which rises to a line immediately below the chest to create a longer, leaner silhouette of the wearer\u2019s body \u2014 was first popular in 19th century fashion, gaining its name from the empire of French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte.<\/p>\n<p>Like the drop waist of the \u201820s was a switch-up in style for the decade, the empire waistline was a step away from tradition during the 1960s. It was incorporated into the era\u2019s new flared jumpsuit trend (above) and styled into empire waist babydoll dresses to satisfy the mad-for-mini trendset.<\/td>\n<td>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-409010532\" src=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/the-fur-debate-how-to-be-sustainable-recycle-vintage-fur-for-good-causes-935.jpg\" width=\"216\" height=\"325\" alt=\"The Fur Debate: How to be Sustainable &#038; Recycle Vintage Fur for Good Causes\" title=\"The Fur Debate: How to be Sustainable &#038; Recycle Vintage Fur for Good Causes\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-409010534\" src=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/the-fur-debate-how-to-be-sustainable-recycle-vintage-fur-for-good-causes-937.jpg\" width=\"216\" height=\"325\" alt=\"The Fur Debate: How to be Sustainable &#038; Recycle Vintage Fur for Good Causes\" title=\"The Fur Debate: How to be Sustainable &#038; Recycle Vintage Fur for Good Causes\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/td>\n<td>Patterned pantsuits of matching jackets, vests and flared low-rise pants were popular to wear for a 9-to-5 job by day and into the night for evening events, since social conventions no longer dictated that women wear dresses in all formal settings.<\/p>\n<p>Women\u2019s pantsuits were more feminine design in nature, such as this with a scalloped neckline on a vest embroidered with threaded red flowers. While today\u2019s suits are black, brown, white and gray, suits of the \u201860s came in an array of prints, psychedelic prints and varied styling.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>The <a href=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/60s\/the-miniskirt\/\">mini skir<\/a>t was a fashion invention that revolutionized how women dressed in the \u201860s and forever after. Designed to show about 6 inches of skin above the knee, the mini\u2019s popularity pushed the limits of dressing that had been previously expected of tasteful women.<\/p>\n<p>While not its technical \u201cinventor\u201d (designer John Bates is said to have experimented first with the style), Mary Quant deserves credit for popularizing the mini by introducing it to the trendy youth of London, whose adoption of the trend for its novelty influenced the rest of the world to desire the rising hemline for themselves.<\/td>\n<td>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-409010535\" src=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/the-fur-debate-how-to-be-sustainable-recycle-vintage-fur-for-good-causes-938.jpg\" width=\"216\" height=\"325\" alt=\"The Fur Debate: How to be Sustainable &#038; Recycle Vintage Fur for Good Causes\" title=\"The Fur Debate: How to be Sustainable &#038; Recycle Vintage Fur for Good Causes\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><em><strong>Thank you to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Hinesite-Vintage\/173060102732831?ref=ts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hinesite Vintage<\/a> for loaning vintage clothing for the creation of this article. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Signs_It_Might_Be_%E2%80%9960s\"><\/span>Signs It Might Be \u201960s<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Clothing Styles<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 A-line shift dresses<br \/>\n\u2022 Waistless bag dresses<br \/>\n\u2022 Mini skirts<br \/>\n\u2022 Trouser suits<br \/>\n\u2022 Hostess wear<br \/>\n\u2022 Drop-waist and empire waistlines<\/td>\n<td><strong>Patterns<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Psychedelic colors<br \/>\n\u2022 Pucci prints and imitators<br \/>\n\u2022 Colorblocking<br \/>\n\u2022 Graphic op-art lines<br \/>\n\u2022 Space age shimmer and silver shine<br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/1960s-floral-dress\/\">Funky oversize florals<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Material<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Metallic threading<br \/>\n\u2022 Transparent meshlike netting<br \/>\n\u2022 Brocade material<br \/>\n\u2022 Knitwear<br \/>\n\u2022 Stretch synthetics<\/td>\n<td><strong>Accessories<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Knee-high boots<br \/>\n\u2022 Oversize sunglasses<br \/>\n\u2022 Colored tights<br \/>\n\u2022 Pillbox hats<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Construction &amp; Tags<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Metal zippers &amp; serged seams<br \/>\n\u2022 Limited applique treatment or use of buttons and fasteners as decoration<br \/>\n\u2022 Missing care or fabric material label (wasn\u2019t required before 1971)<br \/>\n\u2022 Decorative and colorful label designs<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Top_%E2%80%9960s_Designers\"><\/span>Top \u201960s Designers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Andre Courreges:<\/strong> Inspired by Russian and US space exploration, released the \u201cMoon Girl\u201d collection of futuristic design in 1964.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mary Quaint:<\/strong> Popularized the mini skirt among London\u2019s mod set in the mid 1960s.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Biba:<\/strong> Created trend for wearing head-to-toe prints in cheap, disposable clothing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Yves Saint Laurent:<\/strong> Invented the Mondrian colorblock dress in 1965 and Le Smoking tuxedo jacket in 1966.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pierre Cardin:<\/strong> His avant garde, futuristic styling was used to dress characters of the popular \u201860s spy show The Avengers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Emilio Pucci:<\/strong> Popularized psychedelic prints on synthetic stretch fabrics.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thea Porter:<\/strong> Drew inspiration from Middle Eastern styles and romantic, feminine designs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Laura Ashley:<\/strong> Designed with old world nostalgia inspired by Edwardian and Victorian prints re-purposed into floral shift dresses.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Givenchy:<\/strong> Designed Holly Golightly\u2019s famous Little Black Dress as worn in 1961\u2019s Breakfast at Tiffany\u2019s. Also inventor of the era\u2019s most popular dress style, called a \u201cbag\u201d or \u201csack\u201d dress because it lacked a defined waist.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cultural_Influences_on_the_1960s\"><\/span>Cultural Influences on the 1960s<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Beatnik Cultures:<\/strong> An intellectual movement which rejects materialism also rejects fashion trends and is a precursor to the era\u2019s later anti-fashion hippie movement.<\/p>\n<p><strong>London \u201cMod\u201d Style:<\/strong> The city\u2019s \u201cyouthquake\u201d of teens and 20-somethings embracing fashion as vehicle for independence and self-expression against the \u201cOld Guard\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Space Exploration:<\/strong> Man\u2019s first flight into space in 1961 inspires futuristic fashions of metallic threading, silver sheen, iridescent materials and clothing of hard lines and simple styling.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Androgyny:<\/strong> Young women wearing their boyfriend\u2019s clothes, the masculine cut \u201cLe Smoking\u201d tuxedo jacket and growing acceptance of women\u2019s pants in formal social situations continues to blur the lines between female and male dressing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eastern Cultures:<\/strong> Increased foreign travel introduces designers to the styles, designs and materials of countries like Morocco, India and other Middle Eastern countries.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Psychedelia:<\/strong> Designer Emilio Pucci\u2019s prints start a movement for loud, vibrant and colorful kaleidoscope prints.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hippie Flower-Power Movement:<\/strong> Designers are inspired by the back-to-nature, Edwardian-inspired fashions of San Francisco hippies who wear secondhand clothing as a statement against fashion trends.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Top_%E2%80%9960s_Articles\"><\/span>Top \u201960s Articles<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>1. 10 Ways the <a href=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/60s\/fashion-in-the-1960s\/\">1960s Invented Today\u2019s Fashion Trends <\/a><br \/>\n2. <a href=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/60s\/1960s-fashion-mad-men\/\">1960s Fashion <\/a> Breakout Trends as Seen on Mad Men<br \/>\n3. <a href=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/60s\/1960s-fashion\/\">\u201960s Fashion Outfits <\/a> from McCall\u2019s Magazine<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1960s_Fashion_Resources\"><\/span>1960s Fashion Resources<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fashion-era.com\/the_1960s_mini.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1960s Fashion History <\/a> by Fashion-Era.com<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fashion-pictures.com\/1959-62\/1950s-skirts-8.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pictures of 1960s Fashion <\/a> by Fashion-Pictures.com<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1960s_in_fashion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The 1960s in Fashion <\/a> by Wikipedia.com<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.paperpast.com\/html\/1960_fashion.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1960s Trends by the Year <\/a> by Paperpast.com<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.retrowow.co.uk\/retro_style\/60s\/60s_fashion.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201960s Fashion<\/a> &amp; Culture by Retrowow<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/vintagefashionblog.co.uk\/blog\/2012\/10\/15\/the-glory-days-of-the-1960s\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1960s Fashion<\/a> Reflections by The Gathering Goddess<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1960s_Clothes_Online\"><\/span>1960s Clothes Online<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.etsy.com\/search?includes[]=tags&amp;q=1960s+clothing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1960s Clothing <\/a> on Etsy.com<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/style.ly\/search\/1960s$0020clothing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1960s Clothing <\/a> on Style.ly<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/sch\/i.html?_sacat=0&amp;_nkw=1960%27s+women%27s+clothing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1960s Clothing<\/a> on Ebay.com<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1960s_Clothing_Sellers\"><\/span>1960s Clothing Sellers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rustyzipper.com\/vintagedresses\/1960\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1960s Clothing <\/a> on Rustyzipper.com<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.neldasvintageclothing.com\/items\/Women-s-Clothing\/1960s-Dresses\/list.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1960s Dresses <\/a> on Neldasvintageclothing.com<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.coutureallure.com\/collections\/dresses-1\/60s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1960s Dresses <\/a>on Coutureallure.com<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1960s_Outfits\"><\/span>1960s Outfits<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.yourvintagelifeblog.com\/2012\/10\/22\/vintage-ootd-1960s-fashion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1960s Style<\/a> Outfit of the Day from <em>Your Vintage Life<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/click-5220721-10711506\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Latest 1960s Dresses from Shabby Apple<\/a><\/p>\n<figure><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/comments.php?api_key=450414208352517&amp;channel_url=http%3A%2F%2Fstaticxx.facebook.com%2Fconnect%2Fxd_arbiter%2Fr%2F1FegrZjPbq3.js%3Fversion%3D42%23cb%3Df32d2abf4%26domain%3Dsammydvintage.com%26origin%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fsammydvintage.com%252Ff3ad64e0e4%26relation%3Dparent.parent&amp;href=http%3A%2F%2Fsammydvintage.com%2Fvintage-style%2F60s%2F1960s-fashion-style%2F&amp;locale=en_US&amp;numposts=10&amp;order_by=social&amp;sdk=joey&amp;version=v2.8&amp;width=100%25\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 1960s was a fashion decade of lightning fast changes as influenced by the era\u2019s various subcultures from hipsters to hippies; 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