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The 1960's were the start of the hippie era. Many people embraced communal living and a nomadic lifestyle, explored Eastern religions, experimented with drugs and adopted a rebellious style of dress. Bright colors and funky patterns were popular in the 60's. The dresses were usually short, a couple of inches above the knee. The dress was usually designed where it wasn't really made to fit your shape; it just went straight down and gave you a box like effect. Mini skirts were also fashionable in the 60's. Bell bottoms were also very popular. They often wore loose fitting blouses of cotton, frequently patterned with intricate designs called peasant blouses.
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mini skirts foreverThe 1960s saw the appearance of the mini-skirt. Up until that time, skirts and dresses in Australia finished sensibly at the knee. New soaring hemlines created huge controversy when they first appeared, exposing centimetres of thigh never before seen in public.
At the Melbourne Cup in 1965, English model Jean Shrimpton created controversy by wearing a synthetic white shift dress with a hem high above her knees. She did not wear stockings, gloves or a hat. Shrimpton's outfit was considered scandalous, and made headlines around the world. By the end of the decade, however, shift dresses and mini-skirts had become widely accepted. |
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