In the summer of 1965, riots broke out in the Watts neighborhood of southern Los Angeles. Over a six-day period, 34 people were killed, 1,032 injured and over 3,438 arrests were made. In 1966, LIFE magazine revisited the site of the worst riots America had ever seen in its history. The photo essay d

Ever since I watched the Mad Men drama series and more recently the Velvet Colección series, I have been interested in men's '60s fashion. You too must be fascinated, because it is one of the most asked about decades in menswear history. The 1960s had many fashion trends throughout the decade, starting with conservative carry

While men's 1940s business attire moved toward formality, casual style went the opposite way. Ease and comfort blended the lighter business suit style with sports wear established in the previous decades. This merging resulted in sports coats instead of business suits, relaxed button up shirts in new colors, and an explosion of popularity in knitwear

1969 JCPenney Christmas Book, Page 217

The retailer celebrated fashion from the swinging sixties, super seventies and eccentric eighties with a nostalgic event in Leeds today – where the Marks and Spencer story began.

From Michael Caine to Malcom X, inject some swing into your suiting by learning from the best-dressed men of the decade