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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

Because seriously, what were they thinking? The earliest signs of infection: People standing around in spread eagle pose, looking upwards. Soon men started hanging out together in tight, colorful underpants: One word people: EUROPANTS. Nothing made sense anymore... Oh so that's why nothi

1969 JCPenney Summer Catalog, Page 144

The men's mod look was first introduced to American youth in 1964 from British pop bands such as The Beatles who appeared on TV. They wore narrow lapel 4 button jackets, slim pants, and Cuban heeled boots on the Ed Sullivan show that year. The Rolling Stones also made an appearance wearing mod clothing with

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

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.

The guy on the left is in training for the Village People

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