1960s Fashions for Teen Boys
The adjective that comes to mind when thinking about a teenage boy during the turbulent 1960s is "rebellious," and that attitude carried over to the fashion of the times. This was the age of Woodstock and of an ever-changing society, and teen boys expressed themselves with a variety of styles. Does this Spark an idea?
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Nehru Jacket
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Made popular by the Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, the so-called "Nehru jacket" was a tailored coat with a mandarin collar that fell about to his knees, and in most respects, it resembled a jacket to a suit. It was brought to the United States in the mid 1960s and was all the rage among teenagers.
Bell-bottoms
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Styled after the U.S. Navy's uniforms, bell-bottom pants became popular with young men in the 1960s, especially after Sonny and Cher, and Elvis Presley, wore them. When they were first introduced, most of them were made of denim, but over time they began showing up in other fabrics, such as polyester and corduroy.
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Granny Glasses
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In the 1960s, it was a fashion statement for male teenagers to wear glasses that were a throw-back to Ben Franklin. Made famous by musician John Lennon, even teens who needed no glasses at all wore them. And the fad became passe as quickly as it became popular.
Ban-Lon
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By definition, Ban-Lon is "a trademarked, multistrand, continuous-filament synthetic yarn used in the retail clothing industry," and it was contained in all manner of sport shirts worn in the 1960s by teenage boys. Because of the comfort factor, they are still available to this day.
Tie-Dye
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The art of tie-dying started in Japan several hundred years ago, but it became extremely popular among male teenagers in the 1960s. It was made by wrapping cloth around sticks, keep it together with rubber bands, and submerging it into dye. What resulted was a strange pattern once the rubber bands and sticks were removed. The process created an ethnic look that appealed to teen boys, and they wore it in shirts, caftans and other clothing.
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