Decoding the Fashion of the 60s

The 1960s upset the codes and triggered a sartorial release of the woman. Mini skirts, potted prints and stripes ... the trends of the sixties are more than ever present today. Decoding of the fashion of the sixties.

The 1960s mark a turning point in the history of fashion. The skirts are shortened, the pants become unisex and the woman frees herself from a narrow fashion.

The iconic fashion pieces of the 60s

The 60s offer a new silhouette to the woman and break the codes with new cuts, colors and lengths.

The mini-skirt , created in the early 60's, becomes the emblem of the liberation of women.

Mary Quant , an English designer, is at the origin of this iconic fashion piece , named after her car, a mini.  

Despite the scandal caused by the wearing of the mini-skirt, many celebrities of the time adopt it and even make their mark like Françoise Hardy or Brigitte Bardot .

Sixties fashion breaks codes with new cuts, colors and lengths.

Symbol of Swinging London, which highlights the pop fashion of the English capital, the mini-skirt is one of the leading figures in the emancipation of women.

In the same spirit, Yves Saint Laurent popularizes the colorblock trend with the Mondrian retro dress, a model that has become emblematic.

While waist was so far marked to create an ultra-feminine silhouette, the right dress comes in the 60s and resets the counters. The size is hidden in favor of the legs that are fully revealed.

For the first time, trousers and tuxedos take place in the dressing room of women in the sixties, representative of a unisex fashion .

Side accessories, the white boots are worn with a mini-skirt or a dress right and are part of the essential fashion .

Very fashionable today, we adopt them with vintage jeans and cat's eye glasses for a retro look.

The waders, adopted and sublimated by Jane Birkin, become a sexy and revolutionary accessory to dress the legs of women.  

The emblematic personalities of the sixties

The key creators of the 60s

André Courrèges revolutionizes fashion in the '60s with his avant-garde collections of small white retro dresses, mini-skirts and vinyl jackets. His futuristic approach to fashion and his geometric lines are similar to a form of architecture.

Yves Saint Laurent iss the main actor of the women's clothing release of the sixties. It is he who introduced, in 1966, the very first tuxedo for women, enthused about the rise of androgynous fashion . Follow the saharienne, the pantsuit and the suit.

Pierre Cardin is the first designer to cross fashion and fashion. In 1959, he presents the first ready-to-wear fashion show that takes the codes of haute couture. The parade is a scandal for fashion designers who want haute couture to remain elitist.

The fashion icons of the 60s

In the 60s, the fashion icons follow each other and are not alike.

While some like the English model  Twiggy , claim their androgynous style with a boyish cut and a slender silhouette, others like Brigitte Bardot , highlight the hyperfeminité.

Françoise Hardy, meanwhile, has the natural elegance of the French woman. With her bangs become cult and her mini-skirts, she embodies the feminine ideal of the time.

Jackie Kennedy , a French fashion enthusiast, has worn chic and iconic looks with Chanel's collection of tweed suits and her XXL glasses on her nose.

An icon of 1960s cinema, Elizabeth Taylor seduced Hollywood with her glamorous outfits and signature look: a dash of eyeliner and a red mouth.