#history The fashion of the sixties was an exciting fashion, extreme... it showed how people and especially women began to dress according to their tastes and the fashion of the time leaving aside repression or the most serious clothing. The colors started for those women who liked colors, or the most monotonous clothing for those women in the 60s who preferred to do without the most vivid or vibrant colors..
Fashion in the 60s

Fashion became heterogeneous and styles were in line with people's reality and personality. In the 1960s they were times of political and social turmoil and in most cases, styles were driven by the needs of the middle class and the elite to be able to design clothes for young people who wanted to open a door in society at that time..
The hippie movement marked a before and after in the 60s women's fashion giving rise to more relaxed, comfortable and natural clothing styles. Some trends were popular such as big necklaces, jeans, dyed shirts or Scottish skirts.

Moreover, there were also other fashion styles that wanted to reflect the social status of people. Bright colors, long pants, heels... designers like Cardin, Emilio Pucci or Paco Rabanne jumped to the fashion scene to show all their talents and delight many women of the 60s.
The use of materials such as plastics and shiny metallic fabrics also dominated the fashion scene throughout the 1960s.
Pieces of clothing that set a trend in the 1960s
The miniskirt

Another element that rose to fame in the sixties was a piece of clothing that made it clear that the demure woman had been forgotten. I mean the miniskirt.. The miniskirt was the most fashionable piece of clothing for all women because it highlighted the feminine body and showed all its curves and femininity. The miniskirt is much more than a piece of clothing in the clothing of women of the 60s, embodies the movement of women towards their individuality and sexuality.
Bell pants

Bell pants también se abrieron hueco en la moda de los años 60 y tanto hombres como mujeres llevaban esta pieza de ropa que tanto gustaba. There were all the colors, with great designs and prints... it was rare that someone young at this time didn't have a bell pants on his wardrobe..
Although skinny pants, elastic and straight pants were also trending throughout the sixties.
Dresses from the 60s

The attire of the 1960s was similar to most of the 1950s. Long skirt, tight bodice or dresses slightly above the knee were popular. But soon the pencil or tube dress was also started.

Shift dresses also became popular that were casual dresses for home, run errands or going out to the beach or strolling. Gradually the dresses began to be made shorter to follow the line of the miniskirts.
Short skirts were a sign that a woman had confidence in herself no matter how physically she was or how beautiful her legs were. They felt sexually free but short skirts did not mean they wanted to attract men's sexual interest, it was a way to show that they also had power of decision and sexual potency with fashion.

Large bows on dresses, round skirts, pastel colors, polka dots... the details of the dresses made women feel girls in dresses, the more girl they looked in the dress the more beautiful they felt.
Colors and prints

Colors and prints estaban inspirados en los movimientos del arte pop y el arte moderno. The checkerboard, the stripes, the polka dots... all were well received in the clothes and fabrics of the time.

There was also a tendency to wear colors in earthy tones, especially at the time where hippie and anti-system clothing was more fashionable. Although other colors such as moss green, earthy browns, mustard yellow or orange were popular throughout the decade.
Tops, sweaters and coats

Tops, shirts, blouses and sweaters were marked by a causal direction during all times. Tops could be worn outside the pants. Shirts with patterns were very fashionable and if you added bright necklaces it was even better. Knitted tops and sweaters were also trending as the point was trending throughout the time. Thick knitted fabrics were for day to day. Although fitted blouses were also good ideas to dress something more formal.

For winter clothes, it was necessary to have a good wool coat and that is why the coats, they were thinner but made from this material, had large buttons, lapel pockets and geometric prints. In some cases they also looked with belts to mark the silhouette. Normally, they were coats above the knee.
Suits with trousers

As shocking as a miniskirt was for society as the new trouser suit for women. It was a whole copy of the man's costumes but adapted to the bodies of women of the 60's. Some offices and establishments, anchored in an outdated thought banned the wearing of trouser suits for women because they considered it a disrespect for men. The women did not give in to this and kept putting them on.

Heels, flat shoes, colourful tights, printed tights, typical hairstyles of the time, bags and accessories... all was part of the fashion of the 60s that marked a suede and an after in the life of all women. They began to feel good about themselves and enjoy their emotional freedoms. #fashion