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Fashion in the 60’s and 70’s
Youth predominated the culture of the 1960’s. The post World war II baby boom had created 70 million teenagers for the sixties, and these youth swayed the fashion, the fads and the politics of the decade.
By the mid sixties this teenage influence had caused hemlines on skirts to creep up. In London, those who had the figure to get away with it, were wearing skirts 7-8 inches above the knee.
By the end of the decade, men’s ties were up to 5” wide and most were patterned.
Unisex dressing was popular, featuring bell-bottomed trousers, love beads and printed T-shirts.
Both black men and women wore their hair in an afro, and white men and women had their hair either big and fuzzy or long and straight.
The 1970’s were literally the “Anything goes” decade. For some, the uglier and clunkier the fashion, the better. For others, soft and feminine was the answer. No matter what you “dug” though, making a fashion statement reached its pinnacle in the 1970’s.
Cultural icons such as Wonder Woman, created a lust for interesting boots - often teamed with hot pants or short skirts.
Dressing to shock was also popular, and the punk and glam movements took it to the extreme.
Designers took platform shoes to new heights, building 7 to 8 inch heels and covering them in rhinestones, sequins and other adornments.
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