Retro Clothing - 1960s Inspired Styles
Some of the clothing styles that still stands the test of time in the fashion world are the Retro styles of the 60s. Not only will you find many vintage-inspired designs that are very ‘sixties’ today, but you’ll also find that many of today’s designers draw inspirations from famous fashion design legends like Mary Quant, Ossie Clark, Biba, and Yves St. Laurent. Granted that in the early parts of the 1960s, women’s fashion was still classic and a spill-over from the 50s fashion - generally the “prim and proper simplicity” typical of the clothing trends set by style pacesetter Jackie Onassis, it soon took a turn for simpler less classy pieces with shorter skirts, higher boots, and ‘playful’ attire like baby-doll dresses, rompers, and jumpsuits. Retro Inspired Style There were also A-line mini dresses and frocks, polka dot outfits and bell-bottom pants. Skirts and dresses varied from the extremely short – the micro-mini, to ankle length (the maxi). It was a time that fashion design...