1960's Fashion Trends

The Sixties was a time of thriving youth culture and youth fashion, which had already begun in the late fifties. In the west, the youth was benefiting from the post-war industrial boom, and had no problem finding work with the extra cash they earned. Many were able to spend more and began to redress themselves accordingly. The 1960’s era was a time that was notorious for its technology and innovation. This 1960’s era was booming with creativity. People started to venture outside of the traditional mindset established by their elders, and the new generation made a great impact on the American lifestyle. Fashion throughout the sixties in the United States has changed whether it was hairstyle, clothing styles or all around consciousness, the people …show more content…
The first generation of the postwar American youth were discovering their cultural identity, and the Vietnam War and counterculture was reshaping the political landscape. The original models of these creations have been modified into complex designs, yet as we strive for perfection, we still use these revolutionary concepts. Like the 1960’s, modern society uses new novelties to help enhance our standard of living. These technologies laid the foundation for an entire half decade of scientific innovations, many of which even resulted in products that we enjoy today.The 1960’s was the first decade in which robotics were coming into use in factory work. In 1961, a robot arm known as Unimate became the first robot to come into use industrially. Later on in 1969, Victor Scheinman made the first successful, entirely electronic robotic arm that was powered by a computer. In 1965, a jazz musician named Teri Pall invented the cordless phone, but because she wasn't able to market the model, she sold it to a man named George Sweigert, who was able to modify it and eventually patent it in 1969. The first entirely electronic calculators were introduced in the U.S around 1963. These calculators were meant for a desktop and usually weighed around 30 to 50 pounds they took over during 1964 and '65 until 1967. Until a company called Texas Instruments came out with a prototype for the first handheld calculator in march, named "cal-tech". In 1965 …show more content…
All of the drastic change in fashion of the sixties came from the youth. They began to disregard old ways of style and develop their own new ways of dressing as well as thinking. Teenagers were consuming more than the United States had ever seen. Technology was beginning to develop at an unprecedented pace—most of which the general public only saw the tip of the iceberg. The sixties was a time where American culture moved from being conservative to new and insightful ways of thinking. With these changes, it brought a new counter culture that would be forever known as the hippie