Define history research paper

 

1960S lifestyles and social trends

In the early 1960s, Hepburn wore feminine, Jackie Kennedy-esque skirt suits. Like the First Lady, she paired these suits with the requisite accessories: gloves and hat, like the green Givenchy suit worn in Paris When It Sizzles in 1962.

1969s- Before hippies there was a group of individuals who did not conform to society rends by expressing their

own ideas, they were called the Beatniks.

Hippie movement

-Countercultural movement

• The hippie cultural movement was an influential cultural movement that originated in the early 1960s and became a major international collective

--Beatniks

• were the hipsters of their generation, and when the ass’s rolled around they formed into hippies who drastically impacted society. Hippies were individuals with a mindset much different than society, they did not conform to the orthodox ways and morals of the cases. (before named hippie movement)

The most well-known hippie concert was Woodstock (1969)

• Hippies are well known for opposing America's involvement in the Vietnam War, which helped Jump-start the Civil Rights Movement (Blair). Hippies created a new mindset, breaking free from the orthodox way of society; this mindset has been passed down from generation to generation and is now impacting even today's Hippies introduced a new liberal perspective on life that influenced a previously very socially conservative western culture. (Blair)

• The festival has become widely regarded as a pivotal moment in popular music history as well as a defining event for the countercultural movement.

• At Woodstock, fashion was on display as much as music and free love were in the air. Stage acts like Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Joe Cocker, and Ritchie Havens strutted their bohemian stuff, but the looks on display in the crowd were even more distinctive and outrageous. Woodstock fashion and hippie chic included tie dye, fringe, beads, headbands, dashikis, bikini tops, macrame, crochet.

• Hippies were all about living in peace and harmony as a way to be inclusive of all cultures.

• Many of the Woodstock fashions reflected the cultural appropriation that was widely accepted at the time. In fact, many of the ethnic clothing pieces were mixed with others to create interesting juxtapositions. 

–Buckskin and beadwork in a Native American style might be worn with a flowing Jamaican skirt, or an African dashiki could be seen under a South American poncho, or wide-legged Middle Eastern pants might be paired with an Indian tunic. For footwear, desert-chic sandals and furry tribal boots were popular choices, as was going barefoot. Mixing patterns and cultures was cool, man. 

Gay Right Movement

-1969: The Stonewall Riots

1969 is often regarded as the year that the gay rights movement took off, and for good reason. Before 1969, there was a real disconnect between political progress, which was most often made by straight allies, and lesbian and gay organizing, which was most often swept under the rug.The Vietnam War was still raging and this, of course, led to the anti-war movement, which saw large protests across the US

How gay rights movement change fashion?

During the decade, men became more fashion-conscious. Where the conservative gray flannel suit had once been the rule for businessmen, by the mid-1960s a wide range of styles became popular, with the gay rights movement and the hippie movement, European designers marketing suits with much slimmer lines. Ties and belts became narrower. More adventurous men wore suits in brighter colors. Instead of keeping their hair short and neatly trimmed, males of all generations generally wore their hair longer. Some even began visiting unisex hairstyling salons, shops that catered to both men and women, rather than barber shops.

the 60s were also home to several sartorial revolutions, perhaps the most important of these being the so-called Peacock Revolution. This new approach to fashion was characterized by bold colors, large patterns, and, frankly, a few bizarre choices. Conventions of dress were definitely being challenged, and artistic types like David Bowie were blurring the lines between what constituted men’s and women’s fashions. 

Black America on screen

• With the mushrooming Civil Rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s came the first black Hollywood star, Sidney Poitier (1924–), who was the first black star to win a Best Actor Academy Award for his performance.

• In each iteration of the ongoing movement for civil rights, Black people have strategically embraced certain styles in moments of protest, knowing full well fashion’s power to communicate distinct messages in the battle to shift American public consciousness on matters of race 

 

1960S Fashion Brands

Lavin

Givenchy

1960s Art Movement

Black art movement

Pop art 

Conceptual Art

Minimalism Art