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youthquake
was Mary Quant who opened her first shop de ella, Bazaar, on the King's Road in Chelsea, London in 1955. -
the 60s
Fashion in the 1960s became progressively more casual across all genders and ages. -
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jacqueline kennedy fashion
She was admired around the world for her put-together, lady-like look consisting of boxy skirt-suits like the Givenchy suit in The cultural phenomenon termed Swinging London began in 1955 -
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THE FASHION OF WOMAN
Womenswear followed three general trends:1) ladylike elegance, 2) ful styles 3) "hippie" style. -
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THE men's fashion
Menswear saw an increasing amount of color and pattern, military influence, and new fashion icons in the form of rock stars. -
THE FASHION OF WOMAN
Womenswear followed three broad trends: a continuation of the previous decade’s ladylike elegance, the
youthful styles of Mary Quant and the Space Age influence, and the late 1960s "hippie" style. -
THE men's fashion
Menswear saw an increasing amount of color and pattern, military influence, and new fashion icons in the form of rock stars. -
jacqueline kennedy fashion
epitomized this look during her husband’s presidential campaign and short presidency. She was admired around the world for her put-together, lady-like look consisting of boxy skirt-suits like the Givenchy suit -
Fashion historian James Laver
writes of Quant in Costume and Fashion:
A Concise History ,Bazaar was in the new boutique style, a revolutionary new way to shop that differed from the
traditional designer atelier and the department store. -
Jane Mulvagh writes in Icons of Fashion,
were crucial years in
that the charm and originality of street style challenged, and finally broke, the hegemony of the high
fashion -
The trajectory of fashion
The trajectory of fashion in the 1960s saw three very diverse general styles, but
also a shift from a designer-centric fashion ecosystem to one where the consumer was in the
center of creation. -
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youth earthquake
was Mary Quant who opened her first shop de ella, Bazaar, on the King's Road in Chelsea, London in 1955.
