The soft, fluid fabric of cotton gauze and bright middle-Eastern prints of peasant skirts were quintessential hippie wear. With the allure of ethnic looks infiltrating…
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The top American model of the 1960s, Peggy Moffitt was a startling innovator who didn’t just wear fashions, she inspired them. The daughter of screenwriter Jack…
In 1876, George Henry Bass created the G.H. Bass shoe company, and in 1910 he introduced the world to the elegant comfort of the camp…
ANAIS ANAIS Anais Anais L’original By Cacharel Eau De Toilette was first released in 1978. The floral fragrance was named after Anaitis, the Persian goddess…
Crinolines and petticoats had last been seen on the likes of Scarlett O’Hara when corsets and sausage curls were in style, but never count out…
Jackie Kennedy is said to have popularised the pillbox hat (so called because it looks as if it’s designed to hold pills) in 1962 when…
Platform shoes appeared in the late 1960s and remained entrenched on feet for the whole of the 70s. These platforms were not the simple platform…
The alligator, the crocodile, the tiger, the swan, and the fox (and in Australia, the penguin) . . . All these mascots were proud to guard…
The Tony Manero strut was virtually impossible without a slick polyester shirt unbuttoned to your navel, collar splayed out to touch your shoulders. Everything was…
Simply a giant circle (or square) with a hole cut for your head, the poncho is one of the oldest garments in the world. It…
Bill Haley & The Comets’ pioneering rock ‘n’ roll got the screaming teenagers off the auditorium chairs and out onto the floor, where the jitterbug…
The poorboy sweater was so skinny and small, it looked like you couldn’t afford a sweater that fits. The skintight style fit right into the…
The zenith of Preppy might be thought to be the early 60s when Preppy icon JFK was in the White House. Kennedy was a Catholic…
In the late 60s, the duffle coats and scarves of yesteryear were replaced by kaftans, beads, bells, velvet loon pants, afro hairstyles, bright military uniforms…
Also known as the bubble skirt or balloon skirt, the puffball skirt was one of the most defining, structurally audacious fashion silhouettes of the 1980s.…
Teen idol David Cassidy’s Hawaiian puka shell necklace single-handedly propelled the fad into fanaticism when the shell choker glared brightly against his tan chest, framed by…
Before Air Jordans infected youngsters with the hysteria for footwear, Red Ball Jets were there. These were the only canvas sneaker to put on your feet…
Like his art world contemporary Andy Warhol, Rudi Gernreich was a modern visionary and shrewd press manipulator. He guaranteed himself media exposure with sound bites…
Pinky Tuscadero, watch out! Satin jackets were back from their 1950s sock-hop days and looked better than ever. In the 70s, everybody slipped into the…
Satin was a romantic fabric, dedicated to wedding gowns, bridesmaids’ dresses and formal wear. Satins were soft pinks and creamy whites, matching flowers and lace,…