Fashion In The 1960s Essay

Hello! Today I’m going to make a speech on the fashion in the 1960’s. Well, let’s get right to it! Now, there is a common idea of the fashion in the 1960s. Most people thought it was just “hippies” and “bell-bottoms”. Not me. In fact that was one of the reasons I chose fashion in the 60’s. But in reality, the fashion in the 60’s was nothing like that.

After WW2 ended, fashion came back as one of the latest things. For the women, in the early 60s the latest fashion was in Jackie Kennedy’s hands. Her style was similar to the 50s. She wore full skirts, shirt dresses, full circle dresses, pedal pushers, ballet flats, saddle shoes and just plain sneakers. Most women were either wanting to be in just like Jackie, have an hourglass shape or just dress in clothes that looked a lot like a doll’s. Their hairstyle had a very wide range, from afros to just having plain straight hair. For the men, there were mainly 5 groups. There were greasers, hippies, beatles-obsessed fans, the “rich” look and people with afros.(It was just starting, but even some females had them) The greasers were pretty much like
That person was Brigitte Bardot. Brigitte completely abandoned the idea of being nice and proper; she was Jackie’s opposite. She was tacky, cheap, bold, and even sometimes a little silly. Mary Quant was also another women’s fashion advocate, although she wasn’t as popular as Brigette, she was still a 60s fashion icon. Her style was more towards a “youth” look. She liked to wear clothes that at that time most people would think was only for young children, because she wanted to pull away from the adult look of fashion. Some other women’s fashion icons were Edie Sedgwick because she was very wealthy, Audrey Hepburn with her fancy dresses, Raquel Welch with her wacky hair, Yoko Ono with her all-white dresses and knee-high boots, and so