We were big into ponchos - and big floppy hats.
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Subject: Re: [h-cost] 1960s hippie fashions
More on 60s clothes in the Mid-West
As i said, i went to a girls prep school north of Chicago, 1965-67. We wore our
own clothes. My advanced math teacher used to make negative remarks about my
clothes and color combinations to the whole class.
For example, I wore knee-high orange suede boots, a
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As someone who was there, I remember tie-dyed clothing (especially if you
were a Deadhead); hiphugger bellbottoms; gogo boots (white
>
> I wore a tie-dyed tee shirt, shorts, and sandals to Woodstock. So did a lot
> of other people.
Oh yeah! Rent a copy of Woodstock and take notes.
>
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> Carolyn Kayta Barrows
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> “The future is already here, it is just unevenly distributed.” -William
> Gibson
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From: Kate Pinner
To: 'Historical Costume'
Sent: Mon, Jul 6, 2009 2:06 pm
Subject: Re: [h-cost] 1960s hippie fashions - Nehru?
So, when did Nehru jackets come in?
I remember wearing a crocheted dress to a dance
Living in Berkeley and SF in the late 60s, I saw plenty of people
that wore both fringed vests and ponchos.
Sylvia
On Jul 6, 2009, at 2:08 PM, Maggie wrote:
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, Jul 4, 2009 3:06 am
Subject: [h-cost] 1960s hippie fashions
Here's a question for those (like me) old-timers out there. I may be going to a
1960s hippies style event and if so, need to wear a costume. My recollection
isn't so good. Remember what they said: "If you can remember
he Barrows
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Subject: Re: [h-cost] 1960s hippie fashions
In Southern California (probably the rest of California too) long skirts
came in with the Hippie look. Bonnie Parker's skirts were much straighter
than ours, which were either tie
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On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 12:14 PM, wrote:
>
>
> I don't think anyone has mentioned fringed vests, yet.? And ponchos.?
>
>
>
You see those i
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Sent: Mon, Jul 6, 2009 2:06 pm
Subject: Re: [h-cost] 1960s hippie fashions - Nehru?
So, when did Nehru jackets come in?
I remember wearing a crocheted dress to a dance my first year at grad
school in 1970.
Kate Pinner
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:11 AM
To: Historical Costume
Subject: Re: [h-cost] 1960s hippie fashions
In Southern California (probably the rest of California too) long skirts
came in with the Hippie look. Bonnie Parker's skirts were much straighter
than ours, which were either tiered or gathered and very full. I rem
The film I remember which brought in the long look was Doctor Zhivago, which
came out here in 1966. But it was about long coats; they were worn with
mini skirts and often, boots. I think the hippy/romantic look was when our
skirts went right down - oh those cheesecloth kaftans!
Best wishes
V
In Southern California (probably the rest of California too) long skirts
came in with the Hippie look. Bonnie Parker's skirts were much straighter
than ours, which were either tiered or gathered and very full. I remember
these skirts when I was still in high school, before the film came out.
My
Coming late to this discussion...
My recollection, as a teenager in the English Midlands, is that "maxi" (i.e.
calf-length) skirts came in with the film "Bonnie & Clyde" in 1967-8. They
seemed really odd at first as we were so used to mini skirts. I got my first
longer dress for a family friend'
In a message dated 7/5/2009 9:12:22 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
lando...@netins.net writes:
Would this be similar to the day dresses worn on shows like Leave it to
Beaver and I Love Lucy?
Oh, yes, the shirtwaist started life at least in the 1950s, and maybe
before (I'm ashamed that, as a
> No. I was in CA, so I understand that the 60s probably hit the midwest
> later. Funny, though, that that was something that never occurred to me for
> a long time. I just assumed everyone everywhere was dressing ( and
> behaving) as we did in CA.
The 60s hit San Diego a couple of years after
> It was the preppy look which, I don't think, ever made its way to the west
> coast.
It made it to San Diego, or at least a madras plaid version did.
--
Carolyn Kayta Barrows
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“The future is already here, it is just unevenly distributed.” -William
Gibson
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Yes, except those were the earlier 50s version with the full skirts.
I wore those in junior high but the Villager shirtwaist never came in
style where I was in southern CA. What was really in style, for the
guys, in the early to mid 60s, in So. Cal was the surfer look. Did
that make it a
Whoops--sorry for the blank post. Yes, Villager was a brand. A
shirtwaist, at least in 1960s terminology, is a dress with a fitted
bodice--bust and
waist darts--and buttons down the center front--attached to a skirt. It
could be full in the 1950s or early 1960s, but by the late '60s was oft
y 05, 2009 6:44 PM
To: h-cost...@indra.com
Subject: Re: [h-cost] 1960s hippie fashions
In a message dated 7/5/2009 6:41:35 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
ricka...@muc.edu writes:
Were you in the Midwest?
Don't know if this was aimed at me, but yes, I was--lived in the close-in
suburbs of St. L
wrote:
Were you in the Midwest?
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Sent: Saturday, July 04, 2009 8:29 PM
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Subject: Re: [h-cost] 1960s hippie fashions
What do
In a message dated 7/5/2009 6:41:35 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
ricka...@muc.edu writes:
Were you in the Midwest?
Don't know if this was aimed at me, but yes, I was--lived in the close-in
suburbs of St. Louis, Missouri.
Ann wass
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Were you in the Midwest?
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Subject: Re: [h-cost] 1960s hippie fashions
What do you
In a message dated 7/5/2009 5:30:59 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
bear_ja...@msn.com writes:
A Villager shirtwaist was a dress, usually cotton, with a full skirt.
Villager was the brand - they had a whole line of rather preppy style clothes
that were more expensive than other clothes and on
In a message dated 7/5/2009 5:30:59 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
bear_ja...@msn.com writes:
A Villager shirtwaist was a dress, usually cotton, with a full skirt.
Villager was the brand - they had a whole line of rather preppy style clothes
that were more expensive than other clothes and on
A Villager shirtwaist was a dress, usually cotton, with a full skirt.
Villager was the brand - they had a whole line of rather preppy style clothes
that were more expensive than other clothes and only were made up to a size 11.
Janet
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I remember those Villlager shirtwaists. No one was wearing them in CA
where I went to high school but I recall that when I went on to college
there were girls in my rooming house from the east coast who were all
wearing Villager style clothes, along with penny loafers, which no one in
In a message dated 7/5/2009 12:55:32 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
maggi...@gmail.com writes:
I think we wore penny loafers to school in the late 50s, in So Cal. For me,
that was elementary school.
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I remember them being "square" in NC in the 60's. But I also remember a
"high
I think we wore penny loafers to school in the late 50s, in So Cal. For me,
that was elementary school.
MaggiRos
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On Sun, Jul 5, 2009 at 9
I remember those Villlager shirtwaists. No one was wearing them in
CA where I went to high school but I recall that when I went on to
college there were girls in my rooming house from the east coast who
were all wearing Villager style clothes, along with penny loafers,
which no one in CA w
Everything old is new again. But nothing ever happens exactly the same way
twice!.
MaggiRos
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On Sat, Jul 4, 2009 at 10:41 PM, Penny Ladni
Ah, but the phrase that I was responding to was that "much of what we think
of as the 1960s really happened in the 1970s," not necessarily just the
hippies of the 1960s.
And certainly things happened in different places at different times. For
instance, no one wore a grannie dress at my
In a message dated 7/4/2009 8:59:10 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
annbw...@aol.com writes:
Right off the top of my
head, clothing-wise, I'm thinking of polyester double knits, and men's
super wide ties and wild plaid jackets with patch pockets, and leisure
suits.
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stume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On
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Sent: Saturday, July 04, 2009 11:13 PM
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Subject: Re: [h-cost] 1960s hippie fashions
Those heavy polyester double-knits! Blecchh!
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From: h-costume-boun...
When my 25-year-old was still a junior in high school she came home from a
thrift store with a pair of poly double-knit trousers, in the mandatory
plaid, and tried to convince me they were cool. I offered to tell her what
we thought of those when they were new, which ended the conversation. I let
> I remember my older brother's Cool Girlfriend wearing long dresses when I
> was in 8th grade, in 1971. By the time I was in high school, a year later,
> the pattern companies were showing most of their teen oriented dresses in
> both mini and long lengths.
I wore a "granny dress" to school in
Those heavy polyester double-knits! Blecchh!
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Behalf Of Suzanne
Sent: Saturday, July 04, 2009 12:14 PM
To: h-cost...@indra.com
Subject: Re: [h-cost] 1960s hippie fashions
I lived in Ann Arbor
This conversation came to mind tonight while watching fireworks. Many young
adult women were wearing tie-dyed maxi skirts.
Penny Ladnier
Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites
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On Sat, Jul 4, 2009 at 12:06 AM, Sylvia Rognstad wrote:
> Here's a question for those (like me) old-timers out there. I may be going
> to a 1960s hippies style event and if so, need to wear a costume. My
> recollection isn't so good. Remember what they said: "If you can remember
> it, you weren
> What do you mean by that? I definitely experienced the 60s in the 60s.
>
> Sylvia
For those of us who were young teenagers in the late sixties, the early
seventies blended in pretty seamlessly. We could read about the Summer of Love
when it happened but we were stuck in Smalltown USA with
Oh, many styles and events that people remember as 1960s are actually
1970s. I think the most memorable event may be the National Guard/Kent State
incident, which was actually in the spring of 1970. Right off the top of my
head, clothing-wise, I'm thinking of polyester double knits, and me
I figure that what we think of as The Sixties started about 1964 (when the
Beatles arrived) and went to about 1976 or so. It all depends on what your
markers are, but mere calendar dates don't work. Trends and whatever don't
start and stop neatly just because the decade changes.
Maggie Secara
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What do you mean by that? I definitely experienced the 60s in the 60s.
Sylvia
On Jul 4, 2009, at 6:22 PM, annbw...@aol.com wrote:
In a message dated 7/4/2009 7:37:43 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
sovag...@cybermesa.com writes:
[who thinks it is true that the Sixties mostly happened in the
Seve
In a message dated 7/4/2009 7:37:43 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
sovag...@cybermesa.com writes:
[who thinks it is true that the Sixties mostly happened in the
Seventies]
Oh, absolutely.
Ann Wass
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te: July 4, 2009 11:44:14 AM CDT
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Subject: Re: [h-cost] 1960s hippie fashions
Ah, what fun. I know by the early 70s I had several long dresses
for casual wear, but when did the trend start? Well, here are two
factoids that might help:
In the late 60s Laura Ashley i
In a message dated 7/4/2009 5:41:56 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
sha...@collierfam.com writes:
I remember that we were not allowed to wear long skirts to high school in
the year 1968-69.
**
Isn't that dumb? They were probably telling girls not to wear short skirts
3 years be
In a message dated 7/4/2009 1:29:41 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
be...@softwareinnovation.com writes:
but the rate of change for Fashion
does seem to be increasing...
Y'know, it seems that way, but it's not. Little things change pretty
regularly. When you start studying th
orget your ankle bracelet with little
bells,
macramé "barefoot sandals" and peace sign necklace!
Sounds fun!
Sharon C.
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Sent: Saturday, July 04, 2009 12:06 AM
To: His
ls,
macramé "barefoot sandals" and peace sign necklace!
Sounds fun!
Sharon C.
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Behalf Of Sylvia Rognstad
Sent: Saturday, July 04, 2009 12:06 AM
To: Historical Costume
Subject: [h-cost] 1960s hip
Given Barbara Michaels' interest in vintage clothing and textiles?(Shattered
Silk), I think she'd get a kick out of knowing that one of her books was cited
on this list!
Nancy
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Date: Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:44:14 -0400
From: Hope Greenberg
Subject: Re: [h-cost] 1960s hippi
rical Costume'
Subject: Re: [h-cost] 1960s hippie fashions
Oh, fess up; how many of you thought you'd live to see 2000, much less 2010?
And where's my flying car; gosh darn it!?!?
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Sent: Saturday, July 04, 2009 4:33 AM
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Subject: Re: [h-cost] 1960s hippie fashions
Wow, man, flashbacks.
Liadain
Mercy I'm olll
On Jul 4, 2009, at 12:06 AM, Sylvia Rognstad wrote:
Here's a question for those (like me) old-timers out there. I may
be going to a 1960s hippies style event and if so, need to wear a
costume. My recollection isn't so good. Remember what they said:
"If you can remember it, you weren't r
lf Of Anne Moeller
Sent: Saturday, July 04, 2009 10:30 AM
To: 'Historical Costume'
Subject: Re: [h-cost] 1960s hippie fashions
Oh gawd!! I still have the patterns I used back then! I even have 2 of my
favorite bell bottoms!! Who would have thought that the clothes I wore
everyday would
I remember my older brother's Cool Girlfriend wearing long dresses
when I was in 8th grade, in 1971. By the time I was in high school,
a year later, the pattern companies were showing most of their teen
oriented dresses in both mini and long lengths. And then there were
the long skirts ma
Ah, what fun. I know by the early 70s I had several long dresses for
casual wear, but when did the trend start? Well, here are two factoids
that might help:
In the late 60s Laura Ashley introduced daywear that had a longer
length. (see any history of Laura Ashley, wikipedia will do)
And my f
Oh gawd!! I still have the patterns I used back then! I even have 2 of my
favorite bell bottoms!! Who would have thought that the clothes I wore
everyday would become an historical costume, for pete's sake!!
Anne
On Sat, Jul 4, 2009 at 12:06 AM, Sylvia Rognstad wrote:
> Here's a question fo
6:33 AM
To: Historical Costume
Subject: Re: [h-cost] 1960s hippie fashions
Wow, man, flashbacks.
Liadain
Mercy I'm ollld
No, no, no... so coll
Wow, man, flashbacks.
Liadain
Mercy I'm ollld
No, no, no... so col.
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Behalf Of Lynn Downward
Sent: Saturday, July 04, 2009 12:31 AM
To: Historical Costume
Subject: Re: [h-cost] 1960s hippie fashions
Vogue Patterns offered the Rudi Gernrich dress in 1
Vogue Patterns offered the Rudi Gernrich dress in 1968. This was the high
waisted dress, either mini or full-length. was an ikon in S.F. as I
remember. It had the square neck, elastic under the bust, across the square
neck and from bust to back at the sleeve. Sleeve was long and flowing. That
dress
Here's a question for those (like me) old-timers out there. I may be
going to a 1960s hippies style event and if so, need to wear a
costume. My recollection isn't so good. Remember what they said:
"If you can remember it, you weren't really there"?Anyhow, I'm
trying to remember when
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