UNIT B EVOLUTION AND MOVEMENT OF FASHION

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UNIT BEVOLUTION AND MOVEMENT OF FASHION
The 1960's

• 2.03 Recognize the relationship between
  historical events and fashion evolution.

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Mood of the decade

• Civil Rights Movement
• Black Pride
• The Afro
• African prints
• Dashiki A loose, brightly-colored African tunic.

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Mood of the decade (cont.)

• Youthquake Revolution
• Youth take ownership of the decade
• Mod look Clothing with psychedelic colors and
  geometric designs.
• Go-Go Look with mini skirts, white go-go boots

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Mood of the decade (cont.)

• Election of John F. Kennedy
• Youngest president in history
• The bare-headed President Kennedy begins the
  demise of the mens hat industry.
• First Lady Jackie Kennedy is the fashion icon of
  the decade wearing Chanel suits and simple
  dresses, pillbox hat, pearls, and low-heeled
  shoes.

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Mood of the decade (cont.)

• Man walks on the moon
• Pierre Cardin and André Courreges are called the
  space age designers.
• Space age and futuristic looks appear on high
  fashion runways.

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Mood of the decade (cont.)

• Onset of the womens liberation movement
• See through blouses, no bra
• Unisex look
• Pantyhose introduced (Glen Raven Mills, NC, 1959)

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Mood of the decade (cont.)

• Anti-war movement (Vietnam)
• Hippie look, suede fringe jackets, appliquéd
  bell-bottom trousers, tie-dyed shirts, love
  beads, granny glasses, and peace symbols.
• Woodstock Festival

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People who influenced fashions

• Decreased designer influence
• Mary QuantLondon designer who introduced the
  miniskirt
• Twiggyskinny British model who became the top
  model of the sixties
• Emilio Pucciexotic, psychedelic, beautiful
  prints
• Yves St. Laurentfresh approach to fashion with
  Mondrian-inspired shift dress
• Jackie Kennedy
• Audrey Hepburnclassics such as the little black
  dress