I suppose style is evergreen, but fashion tastes changes from time to time. Taking the cue from pop record vinyl covers of the 1960s, Andy surveys the fashion tastes of men and women of that time. Here’s one of Frances Yip:
Andy has this to say about the tastes of women in the 1960s:
Ladies fashion in the 60s seems to focus on colours and tones but less on accessories. Dresses are elegant and evening gowns are usually full-skirted. For casual wear, the ladies have British fashion guru Mary Quant’s mini-skirt for leggy jaunts. And the word ‘mini’ comes from the iconic 60s Cooper mini-car.
Compared with their sisters in the West, our local Chinese pop singers dress conservatively when appearing on the covers of the vinyls they publicise. Sakura, Frances Yip, Mona Fong and Carrie Ku Mei (images) look resplendent with their pleasing, eye-catching and fashionable dress sense.
Check out his full post here, where Andy talks about women’s dress in the 1960s. What about the men? Of course, there’s a post about men’s fashion as well, and you can read about them here.
6 Responses
I remember seeing photos of my grandma in the 1960s dressed in sam-foo (high-collared short-sleeve top and loose flowing pants) all the time. Only the younger people were more fashion-conscious, thanks to Hollywood and Hong Kong movies!
Posted on April 8th, 2011 at 9:15 am
That’s actually a very nice dress in the picture, I think it has dated quite well : )
Posted on April 11th, 2011 at 1:18 pm
It brings back memories of my grandparents showed me pictures and they were dressed like this. Thanks for the good memories. Excelent post!
Posted on April 13th, 2011 at 12:14 am
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Posted on May 24th, 2011 at 12:51 pm
ilovegladysstill!
Posted on May 24th, 2011 at 12:54 pm
Thank you everyone for your comments. For a blog like mine that doesn’t have much feedback, I am truly grateful for those who took the trouble to write back.
As always, I hope our young ones will realise there’s been some rock n rollin’ not too long ago in the 60s.
Once again thank you!
Posted on June 22nd, 2011 at 5:16 pm
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