60s Fashion Influence

We drew inspiration from 60s fashion for the characters in our opening. We want different elements of different eras to be represented in our film to create a sort of ‘new world’ setting.

The 1960s featured a number of diverse trends. It was a decade that broke many fashion traditions, mirroring social movements during the period. In the middle of the decade, culottes, go-go boots, box-shaped PVC dresses and other PVC clothes were popular.

Mary Quant invented the mini-skirt, of which our main character is wearing in our opening, as well as a thick red fleece. While focusing on colours and tones, accessories were less of an importance during the sixties, so we have avoided use of any accessories in our costumes.

Women's hair styles ranged from beehive hairdos in the early part of the decade to the very short styles popularized by Twiggy and Mia Farrow just five years later to a very long straight style as popularized by the hippies in the late 1960s.

In the early-to-mid-1960s, the London Modernists known as the Mods were shaping and defining popular fashion for young British men while the trends for both changed more frequently than ever before in the history of fashion and would continue to do so throughout the decade. One of the biggest influences on men's fashion were The Beatles, from their clothes to their hairstyles.