Men of the 50's and 60's

Pierre Cardin along with Courreges, was known for his "space age" styling. Born in Italy but relocated to Paris, he was also famous for hoop dresses, asymmetrical styles and collarless jackets for men.










In 1967 Ralph started a tie store, which grew to a now thriving Ralph Lauren clothes company.





Because of the immense popularity of the Beatles, there haircut was widely imitated worldwide between 1964 and 1966. Mikhail Safonov wrote in 2003 that in the Brezhnev-dominated Soviet Union, mimicking the Beatles hairstyle was seen as extremely rebellious. Young people were called "hairies" by their elders, and some were arrested and forced to have their hair cut in police stations.




In the early Beatle years, the Beatles would occasionally wear black, and then later grey, Edwardian collarless suits. This style of suit was adopted from the Mod youth cult, then at its peak in the UK. These suits became extremely common for new bands to wear after 1964.




James Dean was an actor who showed the restless spirit of American youth in the 1950s and quickly became a fashion icon. He wore the T-shirt and jeans that would become fashion icons for young people.