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Influenced by the 1960's

Did you ever realise that a lot of clothes women wear today were probably introduced in the 1960's? The 1960's were a decade of change for fashion, particularly women's. During the 1960's, fashion underwent perhaps the most dramatic transformation of any decade of the 20th century. Consequently, fashion reflected a new movement towards comfort and youthful expression of independence. My theory states that; the fashion's of the 1960's underwent dramatic changes due to celebrities, events and elements of popular culture that both influenced and shaped the decade's fashions. We will look at the changes, influences, affects, elements and comparisons of 1960's fashion to support my theory.
The 1960s introduced an extensive range of both evolved and brand new fashion elements. However, as one would immediately assume, the sixties did not start out with colourful clothing. Instead, clothes were dully designed and suited to those of older ages. Though, this was soon to change when designers such as Mary Quant emerged into the fashion scene. Mary Quant was an increasingly popular fashion designer during the sixties, responsible for designing mini skirts, vinyl fashions and coloured tights. Thus, altering fashion eternally. Due to the discovery of Mary Quant, and several other timeless designers including Yves Saint Laurent and Hubert de Givency, fashion now had new standards and limitations. Women now wore mini skirts, leather boots, baby-doll dresses and hot pants. Men, on the other hand, wore paisley shirts, velvet pants, Beatles inspired suits and tie-dye, which was considered unisex and resulted from the development of the hippie movement. In the mid-sixties, space age styles consisting of discs, metals, plastics and leather in metallic and neon colours were linked together with wire creating an assemblage when worn. Shortly after, ethnic fashions began to spread. The ethnic look was borrowed from other cultures and consisted of African,...