What Men REALLY Wore in the 1960s

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00:00 1960s Menswear Introduction

The 1960s was host to a plethora of different subcultures and fashion icons, most famously The Peacock Revolution. Men were freely expressing their artistic nature and their individuality through their eye-catching fashion choices.

02:22 Fashion Fads of the 1960s

Individual freedom was being held under the spotlight and challenged. Because of this, there was no longer a real uniform of dress anymore, and most people wore whatever they wanted to. Here is a brief rundown of some of the fashion fads in the 1960s:
03:06 Mod Style
04:20 Bohemia/Flower Power
04:45 Greasers
05:11 Skins ("Hard Mods")
06:20 Space Age

As we are here to focus on what the average, regular man was wearing with a focus on classic menswear.

06:48 Hair & Facial Hair

The hairstyles were very 1950s inspired and quite normal by today’s standards. As far as facial hair was concerned, most men were clean-shaven, aside from those who liked to wear sideburns or beards.

07:50 Hats

Hat wearing wasn’t as popular as it once was anymore. This was the decade that JFK famously went hatless when giving his speech at his inauguration. However, men were still wearing hats!

Whilst hats were very similar to those of the 1950s, they were growing increasingly smaller with narrower brims and shallower crowns.

Hats were created in an array of different fabrics, and colors, including plaids, two-tones, cotton, herringbones, tweeds, and even leather and suede.

09:36 Shirts

Shirts in the 1960s were wild, to say the least. Men were wearing much more vibrant and brighter colors than before. These shirts could come in..any pattern you can think of.

11:37 Suits & Jackets

Early 1960s
Business suits were surprisingly conservative. The suit was characterized by a three-button jacket with a rounded front, and a high gorge line, as in the popular Italian style.

Mid 60s: The Peacock Revolution
Men's clothing began to become more effeminate, blurring the lines between the genders & taking on a more unisex style.

Late 60s: Historical Revival
A great interest in antique and vintage fashions as a way to see what was already lying around instead of chasing the "next new thing". The true beginning of the ‘vintage fashion’ trend that still persists today.

16:20 Pants

Trousers are famously tight-fitting, especially on the upper leg & hip areas. Pleats were no longer on-trend. The biggest trend at the time was bell-bottom trousers.

18:08 Ties

The first half of the 1960s saw very skinny neckties, which were often knitted. During the Peacock Revolution ties went wild; explode with color, crazy geometric patterns, and other imagery.

20:06 Shoe Styles - 1. Chelsea boots
21:33 2. Cuban Heel

Other shoes of note in the era were monk strap shoes, suede shoes, sneakers, Cowboy boots, and loafers with little tassels.

22:47 Conclusion

The 1960s really saw the explosion of subcultures, rebel youths, and polarised fashion ideas & styles. There were a lot of really wild styles, especially after the Peacock revolution that saw big hair, bright colors, and psychedelic patterns like never before.

23:29 Outfit Rundown

[warmflash]

I love Gentleman’s Gazette!!!! And I love Preston’s jacket and longer hair!!!!

[byHeaLiiAU]

The 60s is my particular area of interest, and this is an unbelievably well researched video. This is a very respectful, fair and accurate account of the 60s and I'm glad that you managed to capture how ridiculously quickly culture changed in the mid 60s.

I kind of wish you spent more time on hair and the popularity of long hair, sideburns and moustaches. I think that was a really huge change and it's still a pretty unusual in the last 100 years that all the big celebrities had long hair, super long sideburns and a beard or moustache. Mad Men captured the feeling very well of the advertising industry and older professionals really being aware of the massive amount of baby boomers and the power they would have over society and the changes they would create in just a couple of years

[schrisdellopoulos]

Pretty good report on Mod. I've been a Mod since the revival of 1979. Your only mistake was the Beatles had nothing to do with Mod. Bands were Small Faces, The Who, the Kinks & Motown.
The collegiate look that you touched on also impacted Mod. Bass Weejuns, Harrington jackets, chinos and JFK hairstyles survive today.
Cheers. Well done.

[carltrotter]

For the 1970s video, there could be a comedic introduction to the horrors that the video will include. Maybe something like Rafael locking himself in an emergency shelter, or smashing something that says 'break glass in case of menswear catastrophe'

[AntiqueMenswear]

I put so much information into this and I'm so impressed that it fit into just 25 minutes. Preston, as always, did a stellar job!

[sonnycorleone]

I love Gentlemans Gazette, Great job with this. I think after WW2 most 20 yr olds were not wearing the hat so much anymore but their father's, who were young in the 1930-1940's continued on. Some till they passed away. My grandfather was like that. I myself love men's dresswear and appreciate this channel very much. Thank's for the upload.

[martinharris]

6:14 THANKYOU for making that distinction, Preston. I had friends who were "skinners" and "boot boys" back in the mid 70s and they had little to do with the co-opters of the ensuing decades.

[alpenschatz]

I’m really looking forward to what you have to say here, as we tend to look back at the 60s with rose- (and LSD) tinted glasses. Thank you in advance for making this!

[greylonbrady]

Would like to see a semi historical video about how the space age affected small details in men's fashion and lives.

[QuestforaMeaningfulLife]

Great series. Would love to see you continue it into the 70s, 80s, 90s all the way to the present. Even if those decades aren't "classic", classic style somehow survived through them, and the full history would help understand the current style landscape.

[joshmiller]

Noticed that Steve McQueen Bullitt photo in there - watched it for the first time last week, what a film!!

[teddycuthbert]

Preston - this hairstyle looks so good on you! I even prefer it to your 'slicked back' look.

[MegaMagicdog]

I think you missed two important styles: Men's sleepwear/loungewear during this period and beachwear. I loved the cabana sets men used to wear (matching jackets to go with their swim trunks) and even the ones that had matching ones for father and sons.

[wesmcquillen]

Nice job. Been rewatching Mad Men lately and paying attention to all the details this time.

[andreleverettejr]

Bumfreezers as a suit name has to be the most hilarious nickname I've heard in menswear so far I literally spit out my drink hearing that 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[junipervip]

OK, Gentleman's Gazette - your True 1970s Menswear video is way behind schedule now. :)
Can't wait!

[alucardvekkia]

I love the Gentleman's Gazette and classic menswear, but I simply adore the 60's for breaking through honestly uptight rules and expectations for clothing in general and letting everyone go wild with their style

[davidportch]

I was around in the sixties in the Uk and this is a pretty accurate run through... I was a mod...how great to hear about bum freezer jackets and other stuff after all this time... happy days...

[philipsdefreville]

Groovy, but you missed mentioning Desert Boots, they were huge in the 60's.

[nipponhakkyou]

I loved this look on Preston! I'm taking notes lol
Otherwise, this was an amazing video! Happy y'all talked a little about the subcultures as well as the general public.