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Fashion 60s Currently has a significant impact on the creation of collections of clothing. What directions were in demand in the middle of the last century, and who reign on the podiums?

Never stood fashion on site. There were leisurely era, bringing changes to the way, life and fashion trends. However, it was in the 20th century that styles began to rapidly replace each other, causing a real excitement. This time can be completely called revolutionary in the fashion industry. And the most interesting period seems to the 60s.

Remember the story: how the fashion of the 60s began

Fashion 60sToday, many fashion houses use the motifs of the 60s in creating modern collections. Therefore, it is interesting how the industry developed in this time segment. I must say, the preliminary step to a variety of trends has become fashionable flows of the 50s and 60s, which allowed the ladies to return to the feminine image.

Kristian Dior did a great job in this direction. The new look created by them became the highlight of this period.

What brought the Great Master to the World of Fashion?

  • Thanks to the famous fashion designer, a woman for a while forgot about feminism and practicality in clothing, adopting proposed stylish blouses and long skirts. Since the image demanded additions, gloves, sleepers, hats and other accessories, such as jewelry, were widely used;
  • New time gave birth to a new style in everything. Designers defined not only what to wear, but also it should look. The perfect figure assumed the puff of the hips and elevation of the chest, showing shoulders and the Osin waist. Crinolines, frames, and such forgotten elements of the wardrobe, as pillows for the hips;
  • Fabrics with color variety did not affect, since the most popular were combinations of white color with brown, gray, pink shades. However, the inclusion of bright elements of green or red color did not change;
  • Especially popular was the style of a business woman, consisting of a fitted jacket and a straight skirt, length before the middle of the knee. Variety of a strict image could be colored scarf.

Makeup was performed in the image and likeness of the famous actresses of Hollywood. Long black arrows, shades in accordance with the main colors of clothes. On the type of person at the time when applying cosmetics did not pay attention.

In contrast to this period, the fashion in the 60-70th year, the title of legendary deserves right, as the style of expressive youth fashion broke into life.

How did clothing changed in the 60s

It is worth noting that the prerequisite for new trends has become growing economic reliability. Youth could finally feel their independence and start openly express your own opinion.

Large manufacturers quickly understood the profitability of modern trends and focused on creating youth collections.

If there was a Paris’s Fashion Earlier, London became the capital. The younger generation found your own idols: Elvis Presley, John Lennon, Mika Jagger and others. They are exactly the objects of close imitation.

All new, who came to the streets of large cities in the 60s, can be divided into several completely unlike each other in styles.

Subcultural movement «Fashion» arose as a result of development «Edward style», which adhered to the king of Britain Edward VII.

His followers were called «Teddy boys» and learned through narrow trousers, white shirts, narrow jackets without a gate or with a collar-rack and thin elegant ties.

Looking in real shoes, Teddy boys promoted the idea of ​​accuracy and moderation, preferred immaculate hairstyles and riding on a scooter. Among the adherents of the new movement – famous «Beatles».

In 1962, the group participants strongly refuse leather jackets, replacing them with trendy stylish costumes. By the way, to creating an image «Boy Teddy» Attesting the hands and famous Pierre Cardin.

Girls who hold this flow, preferred male shirts and pants, short haircuts and shoes with flat soles. Makeup attached the face of pallor and looked rather defiant, as overhead eyelashes were widely used, the shadows of brown shades and whitening lipstick. 

Sexy mini – Symbol of fashion 60s!

Impossible, speaking of popular costumes and dresses of the 60s, miss the symbol of female emancipation, a provocative sex miniskirt.

The idea of ​​mini came from the legendary Mary Quant. The collection wore a common name «London style» and fully corresponded to the ideas of the designer about the duty prevalent «Good taste». The embodiment of the image of sexually relaxed supermodel has become twiggy, angular and inimitable charming.

Fashion 60sThe image proposed by the tandem was also called «Style Lolita». Thanks to him on the streets of cities, an unfulfilled number of young girls appeared in practically children’s saraphors with an overwhelmed waist, light shoes with a low heel, as well as infantile facial expression.

More «Adults» Fashion personification has become Jean Srimpton, popular in Britain model.

There is an assumption that the father of the mini-skirt was designer Jean Veron, and not Mary Quant, who a lot contributed to the development of the fashion industry in the 60s.

The hairstyles of the 60s were also subjected to significant changes. Film «Babett goes to war» introduced in use styling with casually whipped curls and puff. By the way, in the future, the leadership of the leading role, Bridget Bardo, remained a reference for a long time. Her hairstyles constantly copied numerous fans.

However, it is not necessary to think that the saint of hairdresser’s art was over. Since 1963, the lungs in the care of geometric haircuts acquire extraordinary popularity, the creator of which Sasssun became the creator.

From that moment on, the world of fashion was divided into 2 opposing groups. If models are dominated on the podiums, cutting in accordance with the innovative geometry, in everyday women prefer style «Babetty». The widespread ideas of Sassun expects a little later – in the 70s. 

Space Style – Avangard Fashion

Soon after the origin in London, youth style conquers the whole world and the ball starts Paris again. Andre Kurrzha, creator played a considerable role «Space Style». Inspiration came to the maestro under the influence of the first flight of a person in outer space.

To implement the original idea, the designer uses synthetic vinyl fabrics. As models, narrow-bedged girls of sports addiction are selected. On the podium there are mannequins in white vinyl half boots, hats resembling Hermosham.

From this point on, you can wear mini-dresses made in the form of a trapezium, trouser suits and jackets with two sides. At the peak of fashion combination of white, black, silver, yellow, pink, orange and green colors.

Simultaneously with the closer in «cosmic style» Works Paco Raban, creator of parts of plastic and metal wardrobe, as well as plastic jewelry.

The smoothed version of the destination offers Pierre Cardin, demonstrating a sundress of leather, synthetic and knitwear with deep prummises, perfect for turtleneck. Also in his collection you can see dresses decorated with plastic and metal parts. But the ensemble created in 1967 is the hallmark of the master – the combination of high boots and super mini.

How fashion developed in the USA and the USSR

It’s funny that in the Puritan country there were such wardrobe items, like monokini, swimsuits with an open riding, overalls of unisex and body color bodies. Already in 1964, the creator of these directions Guernraich offers transparent women’s blouses, and subsequently elements of clothes that imitate the color of animal skins.

Fashion 60sUnlike American fashion in the 60s, the podiums in the USSR looked much more modest due to the presence «Iron curtain». Nevertheless, cultural exchange allowed Soviet women to assess the benefits of hairstyles «Babetta», High narrow hairpin, try synthetic fabrics.

The most popular steel raincoat «Bologna», Famous unsurpassed practicality and compactness, as well as trouser suits and mini skirts. Unfortunately, the Fashion of the USSR in the 60s was born in closed shows.

But the American fashion by the end of the 60s has undergone significant changes associated with the spread of the hippie movement, which will be one of the most famous in the 70s.

Bringing elements from the departed fashionable eras in his image, you make your image unique and inimitable!

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