GET THE LOOK – Sixties Scene
Posted on 30 July 2011
As we leave this Summer’s obsession with the Seventies behind, it’s time to go back a decade to the so-called Swinging Sixties when style icons Mary Quant, Twiggy and Julie Christie set the trend.
The look is a balance between ladylike and mod. Lots of two-piece outfits with structure, lots of polo necks, mini-skirts with thick tights, knee-high boots or dainty heels. On the runways, several designers featured beehives that were tall and proud, others opted for the side-parting and sweep across the forehead and there were plenty of preppy Brady Bunch headbands, whilst made-up eyes that flicked dramatically at the sides created a new look. Jewellery to go with this look is geometric.
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