Women's Fashions
Pants
Many of
the 1960s fashions are still worn today. In the first few years of the 1960s.
fashions were conservative (women still primarily wore dresses. Casual clothes were
reserved for casual occasions). 1964, however, brought a music and
fashion revolution
from England and suddenly fashion made history.
Most
notably:
-hip-Hugger
flared pants made out of velvet.
-capri-length
pants (also called pedal pushers: were made popular by TV and movie personalities.
-culottes started conservatively at mid-shin length but by the end of the '60s, they changed into gauchos and the palazzo pants in the '70s.
- shorts became an everyday fashion choice that designers
chose in order to cash in on the trend
by making dressier short outfits.
-blue jeans gained popularity in the 60s
specifically with young people. Most adult women probably only wore jeans at
outdoor events. But under 20 wore them all the time (except at school!)
Another popular style in the 1960s was
referred to as skorts or scooters, or skate skirts. These were
short skirts (above the knee) with clever matching shorts hidden under the
front flap of the skirt. This style of skort was perfect for occasions where a skirt was more
appropriate but you didn't want to deal with all the inconvenience of a short
skirt.
The fashion of the 1960s featured a number of diverse trends. It
was a decade that broke many fashion traditions, mirroring social movements
during the time.
No comments:
Post a Comment