“Dysart, we have landed in the 1960s, and it is time to talk about the fashion.” I mined across internet websites and found clothes popular in the ’60s. Three types of clothes I found were corduroy slacks, turtlenecks, and the pillbox hat.

Corduroy slacks were a unique form of pants. The look and feel of corduroy slacks are more different than jeans and other forms of pants. These pants could be topped off with a corduroy jacket. I would not want to wear corduroy pants in today’s society. These pants do not mesh well with today’s fashion’s sleek look. A corduroy suit is as different as a person can get from today’s fashion.

Turtlenecks were another interesting form of ’60s fashion. The turtleneck look is a very distinctive look. No other piece of clothing covers the neck like a turtleneck does besides a onesie. The turtleneck had many variations with one solid color, striped, ruffles, or no ruffles. The turtleneck has only a niche market in today’s fashion world. This piece of clothing does not have the pull to raise awareness with today’s fashion trendsetters. Youth soccer in elementary was the last time I wore a turtleneck, using my slightly below average skills to no avail. Besides the late Steve Jobs, the turtleneck is not going to be pulled off by anyone in the near future.

The last piece of fashion is the pillbox hat. While researching, I did not realize this was an actual fashion trend. This hat, popularized by First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, is in stark contrast to the hats of today’s world. The hat looks and sits upon one’s head in a very unique way. It is not used to warm up the ears of a human. This loses major brownie points because I am no fan of non-practical uses of clothing for the sake of fashion.

The pillbox hat could make a comeback in today’s fashion society. This hat provides the opportunity to be a step ahead of the trend. The impracticality of it matches well with the standards of today’s fashion world.

I am okay with missing these trends as people alive during this era wish they could miss some of today’s trends. These distinct trends are a great way to realize where society has come from and where they were going. Fashion was loosening up from the formalness of the ’40s and ’50s and aiming towards the free flowing ’70s. This is another example of why fashion and the rest of society are fluid and everything changes for better or for worse.

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