what were people wearing in 1969?
Thu, 9 Aug 2001, 10:40 amshaztom2 posts in thread
what were people wearing in 1969?
Thu, 9 Aug 2001, 10:40 amor, more specifically, what were people (suburbs) in Melbourne, Australia, wearing in 1969.
in your opinion, are we talking full on flares, platforms, tight pants & wide ties or is 1969 too early for all that?
come on all you fashion aficionados out there...put me to rights!
i'm doing costumes for a show (first time, be gentle with me!) and am looking for some first hand info - have done research on the web, got books etc
thanks in advance,
Sharon
shaztomThu, 9 Aug 2001, 10:40 am
or, more specifically, what were people (suburbs) in Melbourne, Australia, wearing in 1969.
in your opinion, are we talking full on flares, platforms, tight pants & wide ties or is 1969 too early for all that?
come on all you fashion aficionados out there...put me to rights!
i'm doing costumes for a show (first time, be gentle with me!) and am looking for some first hand info - have done research on the web, got books etc
thanks in advance,
Sharon
SolFri, 10 Aug 2001, 08:48 am
RE: what were people wearing in 1969?
Hello Sharon,
I'm almost old enough to know this! But what I remember of my father's wardrobe (who was conservative rather than hippie) - it included wide ties with broad prints (big polka dots in garish colours) tight polyester patterned shirts with very narrow sleeves, and straight-cut trousers. Flares were in, but were more in vogue with the teenage set and wanna-be hippies.
Shirt collars were wide, but probably nowhere near as wide as they got in the early '70s, when they could almost make the wearer airborne in a strong gust of wind!
As for formal jackets, I recall my father's being double-breasted.
Sorry, but I can't recall what my mother was wearing at the time.
I'm almost old enough to know this! But what I remember of my father's wardrobe (who was conservative rather than hippie) - it included wide ties with broad prints (big polka dots in garish colours) tight polyester patterned shirts with very narrow sleeves, and straight-cut trousers. Flares were in, but were more in vogue with the teenage set and wanna-be hippies.
Shirt collars were wide, but probably nowhere near as wide as they got in the early '70s, when they could almost make the wearer airborne in a strong gust of wind!
As for formal jackets, I recall my father's being double-breasted.
Sorry, but I can't recall what my mother was wearing at the time.