1960s fashion Opposition to the Vietnam War by the young ...

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Opposition to the Vietnam War by the young and an age of social protest--led to new, radically different youthful clothing styles

1960

1967

1960's: Mary Quant invents the miniskirt and helps to usher in a new age... She supported the anti-parent philosophy of life as fun

"Working class design, British fashion, Rock and Roll, The Beatles, Carnaby Street...all of a sudden everything came together." Robert Orbach

Lesley Hornby= Twiggy

In the 60's Fashion became central to a young person's identity

? Known for the high fashion mod look created by Mary Quant

? Twiggy changed the world of fashion with her short-haired, androgynous look

? Embodiment of Youth-quake generation ? Face of the decade ? Wide-eyed elfin features and slight builds--

hence her nickname ? Her style has dominated the runways for forty

years ? She was also famous for drawing long, fake

eyelashes under her bottom lashes. These are, unsurprisingly, named "Twiggys." ? Twiggy was regarded as one of the faces of 1960s Swinging London

1960's model Twiggy recreates the flapper look of the 1920's.

Two revolutionary decades for women and fashion

New fabrics that contributed to new clothing styles

? Polyester: easy-care, easy-to-wear

? New fabrics were comfortable to the touch, wrinkle free, and care free

? Perfect match for simple miniskirts and short tunic dresses of the era

? Vinyl (also called PVC) was a shiny, wet- look plastic, easy to color and print with flamboyant designs. Was used at first for outerwear then for everything including bags, belts, tunics, and miniskirts

1960's Hot pants, fake animal print; chain mail and clothes made out of funky new fabrics Revolutionary new fabrics reflected the interest in the "space age" and social causes

Ensemble, 1967, Emanuel Ungaro Animal print ensembles, 1966/1967, Designed by Rudy Gernreich

Young people used clothes, music, and lifestyle to express new found freedoms Beatles and Rolling Stones changed music Manuel: The Beatles, 1967

Esquire magazine calls the era "A Peacock Revolution for Men" Menswear had greater color and imagination than had been seen since the 18th century

Nashville's Manuel & John Lennon

Manuel design's suits for The Beatle's Sergeant Pepper album

Nashville's own beloved Manuel designed iconic looks for Elvis in the 1950's & 1960's

Manuel's current studio and store: 800 Broadway

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Comeback suit, 1968

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