When the British Invasion arrived in America in the mid-1960s, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, and other bands introduced songs like “Little Red Rooster” and “Road Runner” to American teenagers who assumed they were originals. In fact, those bands’ catalogs were full of American R&B and blues classics from years …
Read More »1960s Style, Trends Revisited: British Invasion, Hippies, Woodstock
When people think of 1960s fashion, they often envision Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix, but that is more “personal style,” according to designer Jayne Min. “What was happening in fashion was oftentimes very different. … Like mod sensibility… bell bottoms and frayed vests with fringe – hippie stuff.” In the …
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