Figure 1.--These boys in Amsterdam during 1964 show the trend in popular fashion. Jeans had become the rage for teenagers, even younger teens by the mid-1960s.
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Figure 1.--These boys in Amsterdam during 1964 show the trend in popular fashion. Jeans had become the rage for teenagers, even younger teens by the mid-1960s. |
By the 1960s long pants had become increasingly common. Jeans appeared in the 1950s, but did not reallyb catch on until the 1960s. First they were worn by teenagers, but soon younger boys were wearing them as well. Tight jeans were especially fashionanle on the early 1960s, quite different from the baggy look that became popular in the late 1990s. Sweaters were still popular, but all kinds of trendy jackets were also being worn. By the end of the decade Dutch boys had begin to adopt the kind of pan-European styles heavily influenced by American styles. Increasingly casual styles were the order of the day. The new fashions first appeared in Amstrerdam and the larger cities, but they were soon being worn all over the Netherlands. A Dutch reader has provided us a detailed assessment of Clothing Trends in the 1960s.
By the 1960s long pants had become increasingly common. Jeans appeared in the 1950s, but did not reallyb catch on until the 1960s. First they were worn by teenagers, but soon younger boys were wearing them as well. Tight jeans were especially fashionanle on the early 1960s, quite different from the baggy look that became popular in the late 1990s. Sweaters were still popular, but all kinds of trendy jackets were also being worn. By the end of the decade Dutch boys had begin to adopt the kind of pan-European styles heavily influenced by American styles. Increasingly casual styles were the order of the day.
The new fashions first appeared in Amstrerdam and the larger cities. Boys in small towns and regional areas were much slower to adopt the trendy stules. They were by the end of the decade being worn all over the Netherlands.
A HBC reader provides us a fascinating assessment of Dutch fashion trends in the 1960s. "The 1960s started in the 1970s, maybe that's the best way to describe fashion trends for Dutch boys. Conventional styles continued. Suits and shirts with ties disappeared at the beginning of the 1960s, but boys kept having very short hair, sober shirts and dark trousers. Their underwear was white tanktops and briefs. Boxers and t-shirts were not known. Shoes were brown
or black, polished. In the summertime most boys wore very short trousers with kneesocks. Overalls were rare. Lederhosen were not very common, but boys who wore them didn't get comments or strange looks. Lots of boys had 'sunday clothes': decent shirts, jackets with zippers and
trousers with creases. Most boys hated those dress-up clothes, they itched and had to stay clean. Not very useful when you're playing."
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