1. Fashion, Fads, and Pop Culture

2. 1960’s Fashion

3. Channel Suits and Pillbox Hats
Worn by chic, wealthy women like Jackie Kennedy

4. The Go-Go Boot

5. Platform Boots

6. The Miniskirt
Hemlines had been creeping up since the early 60s, but miniskirts showed more leg than ever before

8. Hair and Makeup

9. Bold, Colorful, Knee-high Stocking Socks

10. And for the Guys………

11. Groovy Pants

12. Far Out Jacket

13. Groovy Shirt!

14. Counterculture
Young people challenged and rejected the values and beliefs of mainstream America and the older generation and older people considered the lifestyles of the young unacceptable. This created a “Generation Gap.”

15. Hippies
a non-conformist group characterized by an emphasis on universal love and world peace
rejected society’s rules, especially regarding dress, personal appearance, and living habits

16. Hippie Fashion
Long hair, beads, bell bottom jeans, bare feet or sandals, head bands, loose-fitting or ethnic clothing.

17. Summer of Love and Flower Power
Hippies urged peace, love, and “flower power”
They handed out flowers to people they felt were symbols of oppression, such as police officers
“Make Love Not War” was their slogan

18. Love and Peace Van

19. Woodstock Music and Art Fair
Nearly 500,000 people, 3 days in August 1969
Musicians such as Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, the Who and The Grateful Dead played.
They danced and sang to the music, no one seemed to mind the rain and the mud
Reinforced the idea that it was possible for people to come together without anger and violence.
“The Woodstock Generation”

21. The Presidential Election
Televised debates between Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy were considered a turning point.
The handsome, youthful Kennedy looked tan and fit on TV and won the election

22. The Vietnam War
For the first time in history, Americans were able to watch nightly broadcasts detailing progress of the war.
They saw first hand how many people were being killed each day
This helped change the minds of Americans about the war in Vietnam.

23. Early 1960’s Entertainment

24. Late 1960’s Entertainment

25. First Man on the Moon

26. Works Cited rollingstone com widipedia com
Bradley Library portal: American History
Woodstock69.com
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