Bangs & Blush: April 2011

fashion trends from the 1960's were so original, clean and versitile that it's so easy to replicate the classic "sixties look" for modern day wear. lindsay and myself are defintely displaced children of the sixties; women and men had never dressed so well and looked so good. and where it's one thing to take a shopping trip to your cutest local vintage store and score some original threads, it's about the over-all look that must be mastered to easily create an every-day retro look.

ladies

black eyeliner, and lots of it. twiggy set the pace, along the likes of edie sedwick (andy warhol's muse), of ladies who brought huge dramatic eyes, accented with liquid liner and fake lashes; this is the key 60's make-up look for mods and rockers alike. so easy to do, and it looks good with any features.
peter pan collars. if you don't know what a peter pan collar is, look below; anything and everything with this collar is instantly adorable and mega sixties:

bangs. i'm sure both lindsay and i have gotten our points accross.
plain, non-patterned knee-high boots or open flat shoes. every girl should have a pair of black AND white kitty heels/flats/ballet slippers without anything on them, just plain, and knee high boots in either pvc or leather. no buckles or add-ons. it's so easy to mix vintage dresses with plain, classic shoes... thus completing your look!
tights, and lots of them. the sixties were all about tights; tights in all kinds of colours and patterns. if you're wearing a plain dress/skirt, go apeshit creative with your tights! if not, i must mention i will forever swear on the awesomness of plain, black, thick tights.
pea/rain coats. these are so easy to find in vintage shops wherever you go and they complete your look on the outside, so you're not just tucking away your new super-cute look under neath your winter jacket. for example, here's nearly the exact same jacket i own from the frippery vintage boutique!

polka dots and stripes. you can't go wrong with two of the boldest patterns found in sixties fashion!

gents

messy mop tops. boys, just take a gander at some old photos of the beatles, the stones, the kinks and herman's hermits. ladies find this look delicious. or, if you've got an afro, why not cut it like a young sly from sly and the family stone? also delicious.
tight, drain-pipe trousers. again, see: the beatles.
dancin' suits. not to be confused with a regular suit that you'd wear to the office or to a wedding; get yourself a vintage suit in either black, dark blue or brown (the three sexiest shades) and then pair it with a thin tie of the same colour, along with the backdrop of a plain white button-up shirt. the birds will flock.
stripes. stripes look good on any man.
blazers. as long as they're matched with a great pair of pants/dark jeans, you can pretty much wear anything underneath the blazer. i best recommend a plain polo, vintage paisley or perhaps a ben sherman/fred perry plaid short-sleeve.
pea coat. every man needs a good pea coat, just like in the sixties.