Fashion...What was "Groovy"!

Fashion in the 60’s was not just bellbottoms and fringe jackets; it was a way for youth to express themselves in the world. In the begging of the 60’s men mostly had crew cuts, because of the war, and women had bouffant hairstyles. During the early years of the 1960’s the fashion choice was more conservative then what we “know” about the 60’s. Men usually wore plaid buttoned down shirts and women were required to wear knee-length dresses when they were out in public. However, by the mid-1960’s more revealing cloths stared to emerge, such as miniskirts or hot pants usually worn with go-go boots for the women and men’s wear had its own renaissance. For men, who used to wear plaid and buttons, came bright colors, polyester pants, double-breasted sports jackets and turtlenecks. For men and women not only did their cloths change but so did their hair styles, women wore it either long and lanky or very short and men had it longer and wider and usually with long, scruffy beards and or moustaches. By the end of the decade ties were 5” wide and where patterned and worn with stripes at times. Women continued to change, from miniskirts to peasant skirts or granny dresses and from go-go boots to chunky shoes. Many African Americans also had their own style, instead of long hair, both men  and women wore their hair in an afro, which was a large poof of hair at the top of their heads. In this era the clothing that was most popular was the unisex clothing, these usually were bell bottoms, embellished t-shirts and love beads. During this era cloths were likely to be purchased at surplus stores as though they were boutiques. This era stared the “dress as you are” feel of many other eras that were to come.