Hi, my name is Rachel. I'm a freelance fashion journalist, and I also own austinstylewatch.com street fashion site, and today we're going to talk about how to put together a 60's costume, for a party for women. Now, the 60's were an era where there was a lot going on, so depending on your personality, you can choose a lot of different ways for a 60's costume to go. There's really three main kind of directions you can go in, and those are mod, kind of go-go girl. You can also do the kind of 60's Jackie O look,and then there's also the classic hippie look, so we're going to start with the sort of Jackie O kind of look, that's been popularized lately by the show Madmen, and that's with kind of a classic 50's, 60's, kind of looking dress, that's maybe got like a nice, kicky little skirt to it. Pillbox hats were hugely popular by Jackie O, at the time, so looking in the hats is a good idea, and Jackie O also wore a lot of pearls, so just kind of a more formal look. Then, there's also the go-go girl look. With the go-go girl look, look for short, kind of, not skimpy dresses, but something that falls at the mid thigh, that's usually brightly colored, and we have a paisley dress here. Solids are also fine, and usually big blocks of color are a good idea, and then pair that short dress, kind of balancing the proportions as well. Pair it with boots, and these are a little pointier, and more contemporary. A lot of go-go boots you'll see have the rounded tips, and the kind of classic image we have of go-go boots, is the white, kind of patent leather shiny, but the makeup that you're going to want to put with that too, is that's the time to bring out your big fake lashes, do the pale lips, and think Twiggy, if you want to look up a mod kind of look, and then finally, the last one we're going to discuss, is hippie, and we all know this one. It's very easy. You're going to want to take, tie dye is a really good place to start. Natural beading, leather fringe, moccasins, also all capture that kind of hippie look. If you want to get examples, look for Beatle's era photos at the time. Just kind of channel that Woodstock vibe, so those are your three 60's directions, you can go. You can go conservative Jackie Onassis, crazy, wild mod or free spirited hippie. That's how to dress in 60's costume for women
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