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It is the decade of cold war,
man on the moon and Martin Luther King. The 1960s fashion featured a number of diverse trends. It was a decade that broke many fashion traditions and mirrored social movements during the time. In the middle of the decade, culottes, go-go boots, box-shaped PVC dresses and other PVC clothes were popular. The widely popular bikini came into fashion in 1963. Mary Quant invented the mini-skirt, and Jackie Kennedy introduced the pillbox hat. False eyelashes were worn by women throughout the 1960s and their hairstyles were a variety of lengths and styles. The decade ends with flower power style. Accessories were less important than colours during the sixties.
In the early-to-mid-1960s, the London Modernists (the Mods) started a popular fashion for young British men and became leaders of style. The Mods adopted new fads that would be imitated by many young people until the rest of the century: tailored suits, Levi's jeans, short clean haircuts. They rode on scooters, usually vespas or lambrettas. They listened to and played Modern Jazz. They were the exact opposite of their rival group: the Rockers, who liked 1950s rock-and roll, wore black leather jackets, with greased pompadour hairstyles and rode motorbikes.
British rock bands such as The Who, The Small Faces, and The Kinks emerged from the Mod subculture. The Beatles, who had a major influence on young men’s fashion and hairstyles, are known for their decisive contribution in the world of music. Psychedelic music was leaded by The Beatles, The Doors, Jimi Hendrix and Pink Floyd. It mainly attempts to replicate and enhance the experiences of psychodelic drugs.
By 1968, the hippie look was in style. Both men and women wore flared / bell-bottomed jeans, tie-dyed shirts, work shirts, and headbands. Flower power look included sandals for both men and women. Women would often go barefoot, and some went braless. The hippie movement promoted sexual liberation, favoured a "peace, love and freedom" lifestyle and exerted a strong influence on clothing (the “Woodstock style”): psychedelic prints, highlighter colors, and mismatched patterns, ponchos, moccasins, love beads, peace signs, medallion necklaces, chain belts, polka dot-printed fabrics, and long, puffed sleeves are examples of the long list of the hippy trend.
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