Tina takes notes, disgusted at the skirt part.

Raises Hand

"the 60s were also the time of 'free love' people were more comfortable with their bodies and more willing to show off a little 'skin' so clothes became more skimpy"

Weren't the youth also using their clothing as a way to 'rebel' against authority?

Mikaela has to take out a new piece of parchment to write more notes. She sees Tina looking very disgusted at the skirt part and nods. She wouldn't want to have been a Muggle in the 1960's.

Looks at Iways in agreement.

"During the 60s people were being drafted into the army to go and fight in the Vietnam War, many Americans didnt agree with them being a part of this war and so there were many protests, this came out in the clothing with peace symbols on everything and tie-dyed clothing. Right Professor?"

Francis takes notes.

Mikaela nods at what Reign is saying. "They also grew their hair very long as a protest against the "crew cut" enforced by the army."

Tights were first introduced in the 1960s and it liberated women from girdles, roll-ons and suspender belts. (OOC: Tights are what we in the US call pantyhose)

Lower kitten heels were a dainty alternative to stilettos Pointed toes gave way to chisel shaped toes in 1961 and to an almond toe in 1963. Flat boots also became popular with very short dresses in 1965 and eventually they rose up the leg and reached the knee. A cult for Dr. Scholl clog sandals worn in offices and outdoors was all the rage in the mid to late sixties.

Many things influenced fashion in the 1960s. Social mobility, daring fashion photography, easier travel abroad, the Vietnam war, new music of the Beatles and their much copied hairstyles, retro military and ethnic clothes, musicals, pop art and film all played a part.

Serena raised her hand and said, "I've seen stuff on 'sizzlers', hip-huggers, and mini-shorts as well. Sizzlers were what is called an A-line dress style, usually with no sleeves, and was so short you had to wear bloomers under them or your underwear would show. The hip-hugger shorts were very small. The hip-hugger pants could be revealing too if they slipped and your shirt didn't cover... well, I'm sure you get the picture. These definitely followed into the 70's."

Did they wear Sizzlers with boots? I believe they called them "Go-Go" boots.

Hippie raised her hand.
"The 1960's was the decade where the nations were almost split. In America the muggles were split between those who supported the government and those who didn't. It was not until the late 60's that bell bottoms, love beads, berkenstocks(sp), and tyedye came in. This section of the erra and part of the 1970's was known as the antiwar erra and became popular due to it's clothes and music." Hippie finished her little speech and thought "his is the year I was ment to be born in, hence the tyedye clothing."

Reign yawns and stretches, as a pure blood she new this muggle class would be hard but it feels like its going on forever, she thought to herself.

"Yes, I remember seeing white one's too, made of shiny patent leather!"

Lyra looks over at Reign and sees her stretch, she does the same. Lyra has surprised herself with how much she actually knew about muggle clothing; being a pure-blood she hasn't been exposed to it much. She begins to wonder how much time is left in class.

Yes, go-go boots were worn with hot pants and while usually made of white paten leather, they were often available in other colours as well. We move on now to the 1970's. Can anyone tell me what we might call this era?

Shannon raises her hand. "The Disco Era?"

Hippie raises her hand "Isn't that the erra of disco?"

The '70?

*blinks* Or Golden Era?

Um, isn't that the Cold War?

"I would call it: The era in which I should have been born!" said Pookah.

Nobody had noticed her, quitely sitting in a dark corner...

"Ah, I quite agree," Nadia said nodding at Pookah's comments. "The Peace, Love and Rock&Roll Era... though I don't think it's called that way."

Or do you mean to divide the twentieth century into three distinct eras: "the Age of Catastrophe" (1914-1945); "the Golden Age" (1945 -- 1973); and "the Landslide" (1973 to the present)

Hippie leans forward and whispers to Nadia, and Pookah. "I totally agree with you two. It should have been called the erra of The Se*, Drugs, and Rock&Roll."

OOC:I'm not sure if I could ues the whole word.

Very good Shannon, 5 points to ravenclaw. The disco era. Basically this was the beginning of the modern world as we know it today. People became free to wear whatever they wanted without restrictions. No longer was it uncouth to wear short skirts in public, fashion was a way of expressing ones self.

With this era came many different clothing styles many of which are considered odd and ugly today but then it was all the rage. Television became a stronger influence on the young people's choices in clothing. Charlie's Angels and Happy Days were 2 television shows that sparked much interest. In Charlie's Angels you saw beautiful dressed in pretty much very skimpy clothing and thats what most girls wanted to look like (OOC: I asked my mom and she said she and her sisters had the outfits, haha). For Happy Days it was all about the Fonze, a character who rode a motorcycle and wore a leather jacket. Young boys wanted that tough guy look.

For the evenings out to the disco's it was dress up time. For men, polyester suits, wide ties and boots. Saturday Night Fever, a movie from the 70's saw John Travolta in a white polyester suit, dancing the night away. For women in was the mini, the midi or the maxi. Basically here we are talking about skirt length. The mini continued through this ear from the 60's. With high boots to the knee and bright colourful tops.

Also in the 70s the influence of the self styled hippy clothes and the mish mash of fashion from every corner of the global village crept into mainstream fashion. Easier travel meant that people brought ideas and accessories from abroad. Others copied or looked to designers to provide styles that fitted the mood of an era that had returned to nature and was anti-Vietnam-war in outlook.