The Influence Of Fashion On Teenagers

The nineteen sixties was the beginning of a new era where the youth had power. They wanted to have a say in the life around them. The way to do that was through music and fashion. It was the youth 's way of expressing their emotions. Fashion reflected the music by expressing personal opinions. The fashion was directed towards teenagers. Before the youth had no say in their fashion choices and would look like their parents. By the mid nineteen sixties the fashion generalized to one type of style. All the teenagers had a style of dressing that they could call their own. The teenagers eventually influenced the fashion to all ages. Swimwear in the early nineteen sixties was conservative. Towards the mid nineteen sixties the swimwear drastically changed to bikinis. For men it was swimming trunks like it still is today. (http://dustfactoryvintage.com/retro-1960s-swimwear-beachwear-and-surf-fashion/)
The fashion became simpler, shorter, and brighter. The elements of the fashion were short skirts, bright colors, graphic patterns, and unusual materials. The fashion for teenagers began to make them more recognizable. The youth copied the clothing of The Beatles, Rolling Stones, and Jimi Hendrix. Teenagers were influenced by clothing like The Beatles’ jacket and Jimi Hendrix’s bright colors. The pop idols started to use fashion in their

Fake hair was one of the biggest accessories for hair. Wigs were usually worn openly without the care of other people knowing. Hair pieces were usually worn to add more volume and make their hair bigger. The hair pieces were attached to a wide velvet headband. (http://hair-and-makeup-artist.com/womens-1960s-hairstyles/). They would put the hairpieces under their real hair it looked more natural. These hairpieces are still used today by some women but it’s not as popular as it used to be. The name hairpiece isn’t really used today, but are now call hair extensions, which is the same