Fashion in '67

Cool Clothes 

Hot pants (extremely short shorts) 
Mini skirts 
No hats or gloves for day wear 
Space age fashions in vinyl and other synthetics 
Bold, solid color contrasts from the Op Art and Pop Art movements, 
commonly called Mod fashions 
Preppy fashions for upper class youth: Madras plaids, oversize hairy sweaters, 
painstakingly matched accessories 

http://www.kyrene.org/schools/brisas/sunda/decade/1960.htm

Fashion Era  (a great site!)

The following text is from:

http://www.fashion-era.com/the_1960s_mini.htm#1960's%20Footwear

"Knitted twin sets were still worn, but often the items were worn as separates.  Square, V or round neck pinafore dresses in plain or tartan wool fabrics were teamed with polo neck jumpers or tie neck blouses.  Other combinations were burgundy plum pinafores worn with white or mustard blouses.  A sleeved variation of the button through version of the pinafore was called a coat dress and it was worn with or without a skinny rib fitting sweater.  It was often worn with a half belt at the back waist. 

All clothes were narrow shouldered and cut in at the armholes to properly reveal the arm and its shoulder joint.  Even short sleeve versions were set well into the armscye.

Baby doll dresses of 1966 were full and flared into tent shapes mostly with cutaway armholes or/and a halter neck.  They were made of transparent tulles, lace or chiffons plain or tree bark mounted over a matching lining or could be made of crinkled cotton crepe fabrics. 

Lace of all types from Broderie Anglaise to guipure to crochet effects over coloured linings or flesh toned linings were often seen. 

Black polo neck sweaters made popular by the Beatles cover album were often worn under check pinafore dresses.  The dresses were usually solid colours of red or purple wool material. Checks of black and white such as dog or hound's-tooth or Prince of Wales check.  Black and white was a sixties combination and was used in op art dresses and block pieced dresses worked in Mondrian style.  Black patent accessories complimented all these combinations.

One of the easiest ways to get the sixties look was to wear short little coloured gloves with a hole cut out to reveal the back of the hand.  The gloves were similar in appearance to golf gloves of today.  With the gloves coloured plastic beaded raffia knit bags and plastic coloured bangles and chandelier earrings made of large sequin discs were all high fashion accessories that lasted about 5 years.

All of these trend setting outfits and accessories could easily be obtained from Wallis, Richards, Etams or Chelsea Girl shops. "

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Miniskirts
Began the era of women's liberation. Miniskirts achieved the height of their popularity around 1967. By that point, virtually every young woman was wearing one, most as a sign of rebellion. Demure was out, "letting it all hang out" was in., and the new woman demanded that the world appreciate her on her own terms.
 

Turtlenecks
Daily News Record magazine proclaimed 1967 the year of the turtle, as in turtleneck sweater. Favored by beatniks and flower children. At its peak, the turtleneck was worn by such high-profile celebs as Johnny Carson, Sammy Davis Jr., Senator Robert Kennedy, Paul Newman and Steve McQueen.


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Footware

"Flat boots also became popular with very short dresses in 1965 and eventually they rose up the leg and reached the knee.  A cult for Dr. Scholl clog sandals worn in offices and outdoors was all the rage in the mid to late sixties in the same way that Birkenstocks were popular in the 1990s.  "

http://www.fashion-era.com/the_1960s_mini.htm#1960's%20Footwear

'60's Fashions
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Montgomery Ward's 1967
Left - Bow pump set on fashion's low 1 ¾ inch heel. $6.97

Right - Brentshire Sophisticated silhouette. Soft nylon tricot foam lined vamp. Slim 2 ¼ inch heel. $14.97

Montgomery Ward 1967
Carol Brent Shoes
Top - Lots of side interest! 2 5/8 heel. $5.97

"Whether the shoes were bright or boring, the socks completed the look. New in the 1960s, the idea of colorful stockings came with the shorter skirt which showed more leg.

Textured, colored, knee high or full length - anything went!

What was most welcome was the move away from garters and toward the pantyhose or tight style of stockings."

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