1960s Style Icons: From Twiggy to Mary Quant

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The styles of these women are different, but without each of them the fashion of the 1960s would not be the same as we know it.

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Twiggy

@ 4thdoc7780

The 1960s Face, a boyishly slender blonde with Twiggy eyes wide open, is primarily associated with the style of a teenage girl. Short A-line dresses, reminiscent of children’s, she really wore very often. This was only in the first period of her creative biography.

The young 16-year-old Leslie Hornby (real name Twiggy) was noticed by a representative of a modeling agency in a London beauty salon where the girl worked. Soon the first photo shoot took place: the famous photographer Barry Lategan was shooting the future star. It was he who advised her to take the pseudonym Twiggy (Eng. Twig - "reed"). Barry immediately predicted Twiggy a great future, and was not mistaken.

@secretownage

A few months later, Daily Express already called the young model the face of 1966. Shooting for fashion magazines followed, sessions with the best world photographers, the release of their own line of clothing Twiggy Dresses. It was during this period that the style now associated with Twiggy flourished: laconic mini dresses and trapeze skirts, round collars, colored tights and knee-highs.

After 4 years, Twiggy decided to leave the modeling business, doing film and music. Passion for Hollywood films with Greta Garbo and other stars of that time changed the image of Twiggy. Now she could often be seen in a long skirt, a spectacular dress or suit, in a beret or even a turban. But this was already in the 1970s: the 60s remember Twiggy just as a teenage girl in a mini-dress with a simple silhouette.

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Jacqueline Kennedy

@bouvierclass

The future most elegant first lady of the United States was born and raised in a wealthy intelligent family. She received an excellent education (she studied literature and art history at the Sorbonne) and had excellent taste. Obviously, the years spent in France influenced her style, sophisticated and refined. Returning to the States, Jacqueline wore a short haircut and feminine dresses with a wide skirt, emphasizing the waist.

@lorenzogalli

With John Kennedy, then still a senator, young Jacqueline, who entered the higher circles, met at a dinner party. A year later, the engagement followed with a little, a month later - the wedding. When Kennedy was elected president in 1960, his wife became the first lady, which naturally changed her style. Now she wore trapeze dresses of simple cut and medium length, suits from a jacket and skirt - first of all, of course, Chanel. The pink tweed two-piece suit of this brand has become the hallmark of the first lady. Another characteristic detail is the “tablet” hat: Jacqueline usually selected this accessory along with the tone. In general, most often her images were sustained in one, usually calm, color. Separately, it is worth mentioning the toilets that the first lady chose for ceremonial receptions. Long floor-length chic but seasoned dresses, which usually open shoulders, to this day remain a model of evening elegance.

@ourlovelyjackie

The fate of Jacqueline was not easy: the loss of children, the betrayal of the husband-president, his murder ... Having survived the mourning, she married again, but this marriage was short-lived. The Greek tycoon Aristotle Onassis died in 1975, leaving Jackie twice as a widow. Jacqueline compared herself to a snake, capable of completely changing the skin - this metaphor can be applied to both its vitality and style, including. In the 1970s, Jackie could be seen in wide flared trousers and a denim shirt, in the 80s - in tight jeans and a black turtleneck. Nevertheless, Jackie's style is traditionally considered the very two-piece suits, a-line dresses, "pills" and evening dresses on the floor.

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Audrey Hepburn

@bangsvintage

“Capri sweatpants, a small white T-shirt, ballet shoes and a gondolier’s hat, which she brought from Italy from the set of Roman Vacations, is a description of one of the images of the actress from Pamela Clark Geog’s book, Audrey Hepburn. Secrets of style. ”Each of the four items listed and all of them together is inevitably associated with this woman, creating a recognizable picture. Still - small black dresses, puffy skirts, simple cardigans, fitted jackets, scarves, and, of course, the famous huge dark glasses. All this is the Hepburn style that we know as everyday: this is how the actress looked outside the set.

@hepburnsource

The number of famous ones included a number of her on-screen images, for example, “that same black dress” from “Tiffany's Breakfast”. But if we talk not about the outfits of characters played by Audrey, but about her own images, then most often she preferred femininity, simplicity and sophistication, creating a recognizable and still copied style.

@vice_versa_consulting

Perhaps it is Audrey’s artistic talent. As a child, she painted, in her youth she graduated from the conservatory, then - studied classical ballet, in the end, as you know, becoming a famous actress. Perhaps - in a certain "innate sense of style", the presence of which is attributed to her not without reason. One way or another, the taste and ability to emphasize their merits never betrayed her. Lovely coquetry and deliberate negligence make her style easy, and the simplicity of the lines and the choice of high-quality things are exquisite.

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Brigitte Bardot

@brigittedelon

The recognized beauty and famous actress Brigitte Bardot made the style icon precisely the period of the 1960s. Brigitte, who was destined to become one of the sex symbols of the century, was born in Paris in a family following strict Catholic traditions. After graduating from school, she entered the conservatory, where she studied choreography, intending to do this professionally. When Brigitte was 15, her mother, who opened a clothing store, used her to participate in the show. The founder Elle saw the photo, and soon the future actress was already filming for the magazine (despite the discontent of her parents).

@tenderloinvintage

This was followed by an invitation to audition for a movie, to which Bridget did not prevent the prohibitions of her mother and father. After the role in "And God Created a Woman," filmed in love with the young beauty Roger Vadim, Bardo became famous. The film became the harbinger of the sexual revolution, and the actress became a symbol of sensual femininity and freedom.

@mel_hollywood

It is femininity and freedom that can be called the main components of the Brigitte Bardot style of those years. Disheveled sloppy styling, smokey ice, bikinis, huge hats. Spacious crumpled shirts, under which there is no linen, and fluffy skirts emphasizing the thinnest (48 cm!) Waist. Neckline and short shorts. Dresses that fit the body like a second skin. Open shoulders. Love for predatory prints. In short, bright femininity and emancipation.

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Jane Birkin

@stonetulips

The born Englishwoman Jane Birkin was destined to become a symbol of Parisian chic. The actress, singer, muse of one of the most interesting musicians of that time, the Frenchman Serge Genbourg, she has repeatedly stated that she does not consider it necessary to pay any special attention to her appearance. Admitting that she feels best in jeans, sneakers and a man's sweater, and she cuts her friend with kitchen scissors, Jane, nevertheless, remained a recognized beauty. Of course, the matter is in excellent external data, but not only in them. Naturalness, lively sensuality, spontaneity and love for fresh ideas made Birkin's images invariably charming.

@vicky_geralis

The components of Jane's style are a simple cut, convenience, absence of unnecessary details and catchy decorations. Plus - a bit of extravagance and the ability to emphasize their virtues without vulgarity, just inherent in Parisian chic.In the 1960s, she wore minis that opened her superb legs, wide trousers, loose blouses and men's jackets, white shirts and t-shirts, high-heeled boots with steady heels and sneakers. One can not help but mention the wicker basket (by the way, now these are again in fashion) and the Birkin bag, created specifically for her and named by her name.

@itsbeaubaby

For her time, Jane Birkin has become what they call influencers today. She was not afraid of experiments, she felt trends and set trends herself.

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Mary quant

@thefallmag

Our list would not be complete without this name - moreover, the style of the characters mentioned above would be different without this woman. A symbol of the 1960s fashion, designer Mary Coint is known for revolutionizing the idea of a mini skirt.

Mary was born in a simple family in London and from childhood was fascinated by the creation of clothes - sewn for herself. Nevertheless, she unlearned herself as an illustrator, and then got into the apprentice to the then popular hatmaker. Mary began to spin in bohemian circles, and soon she and her husband opened their clothing store. Kouant sensed an anticipation of change in society. "We wanted art, theater, design, cinema, fashion, sex, food, and most of all - music and dancing," she recalls the mood of the youth of that time. She came up with things for her store, focusing on herself and her peers.

@ chantal.levy_

It was then that mini-skirts appeared. Moreover, some of them were so short that Mary sewed special panties made of fabric to match them. The revolution was accomplished: the very first batch of things was instantly sold out. The respectable older generation was indignant, which attracted even more attention to Kuant's creations. Soon, Cointe's clients were already stars, for example, Audrey Hepburn, Twiggy and Brigitte Bardot. By the way, the colored tights that Twiggy wore are also considered the invention of Mary Quant. By the beginning of the 70s, Kuant took up the design of home furnishings and other projects. In the history of fashion, her name is inscribed as a synonym for courage and the ability to find the most unusual solutions.