60s love for autumn/winter
One of my long time sources of inspiration is the 60s’ fashion. A few years ago I was shortly a bit tired with vintage fashion generally and I ended up dressing really casually for a while but now I have found my love for old fashion again and I can`t get enough. I personally find 60s fashion very girly and cute which is probably why I like it so much.
In this post I am going to talk about the elements and items I have been most inspired by lately. I am not an expert on the 60s or fashion so I don`t possibly use all the terms and such right do please try to bear with me. I am talking about things simply based on my personal opinions and taste. ;’)
Brigitte Bardot wearing red outfit and Pattie Boyd featuring her signature hairstyle and cute, very 60s style makeup.
In hair I often prefer rather simple looks and the way how Pattie Boyd (or Anna Karina on bottom right) did her hair looks probably the most appealing to me at the moment. This kind of hairstyle could be simple enough for even me to master which is a bonus since I am definitely not a wizard with my hair, haha… I also think that Pattie`s hair style could also be easily upgraded into a bit fancier one by adding a bow detail or a thick (or alternatively really thin) headband. Pigtails with bow details (like BB wears above!) also look super cute to me! That is a look I´d really like to copy (with a little curling perhaps?)!
Sylvie Vartan and Anna Karina.
In both clothing and interior design red color often gives me a nice retro feeling. This autumn I notice myself liking red clothes even more and I am in love with the idea of combining a red with black or navy blue creating slightly sailor inspired looks. Too bad I just noticed that I own awfully little red coloured clothes, maybe I´ll try to hunt down a red a-lined skirt or a pleated tennis skirt at some point to fulfill my outfit dreams haha… ; )
Mustard coloured a-lined skirt and a red themed outfit! Both model are also wearing cute hair bows.
During latest 2 years or so I have been really into pink clothes again which has resulted in a rather big selection of pink in my wardrobe… The problem is that sometimes I have noticed myself feeling a bit uncomfortable and silly if I am wearing ”too much pink”. This has led to me avoiding wearing some of my favorite pink clothes which is a pity… Maybe the medicine in my case could be combining pink with more toned down colors and elements such as black tights or suitable accessories. I think that the 60s’ pictures will be a good source for inspiration in this case too. ;) Besides combining black and pink the idea about combining red and pink has fascinated me lately! To me these two colors looks really fresh and fun together so I look forward trying this combo at some point. B )
Catherine Deneuve.
Jean Shrimton in a darling bubble gum pink faux(?) fur coat.
When talking about coats and outwear I think that my taste and inspirations have remained the same for several years already. I adore classical wool coats and this autumn I have noticed myself liking very classical colors such as camel, black and red. Besides wool coats I am still into faux fur coats (which have remained as a trend for several years, I think) but personally I should probably stick with natural shades after all… Last year I gave in to temptation and bough an oversized lilac faux fur coat which ended up being too flashy and unique for me. :( So maybe I´d better skip pastels in faux fur coats after all, sigh…
Pattie Boyd.
Jean Shrimpton and Hiroko Matsumoto. Shrimpton`s coat has super nice collars!
In dresses I go mostly with a-line dresses, somehow for several years I have been really fond of this style/design. I think that short a-line dresses look very girly and cute with heels! Though I must add that wearing safety pants to not show too much might be a good idea if you are a little clumsy like me hehe… My favorite kinds of A-line dresses often have pockets, bottons on the frontside, contrast panels or maybe a cute collar with a bow detail! Lately I have noticed myself eyeing this type of dresses also in rather bold colors such as orange and forest green which is a bit funny since I am not too good at combining these kinds of colors with anything else than black haha… But if the dress has a nice fit and design, why not I guess..? ; )
A nice collection of a-line dresses with different designs.
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Generally speaking my all time favorite things from the 60s are probably a-line dresses, skirts and coats, space age fashion, bouffant hair styles, drawn on lower eyelashes and cat eye makeup (maybe I´ll write more about space age and 60s makeup styles later…). ; )
What are your favorite vintage inspirations? <3
Feb 14, 2016 @ 01:20:50
Hello!
First of all, I love your blog! It’s so cute, and your posts are so interesting. I’ve read a few, and I will definitely take some time out and read all the posts you have written so far, and make quite a few comments too, I hope you don’t mind! ^_~
Lately I have been quite obsessed with the 60s, especially the fashion, and in particular the hairstyles & eye make up. I’m useless at doing my hair, but I’ll carry on practising! This post was such a treasure to read, as I think 60s style is really over looked, and needs more love!
I do like the pastel faux fur coats, and the one I have been eyeing them up for several years now, but I’ve been hesitant to buy one, because I’m not sure it would suit me, but the one Jean Shrimton is wearing is gorgeous!
Lovely post! xoxo
Feb 16, 2016 @ 09:04:45
Hi Hiro!
Thank you for taking your time and writing me such a nice comment. ^__^ I really appreciate it so I definitely don`t mind, hehe!
Nice to hear that you have also been inspired by 60s style lately! : ) I´d really love to handle the decade`s hairstyles/make up better but I am not that good at especially hairstyling myself either… But all it takes is some practise I guess! I am glad to hear if you enjoyed this particular post, I plan to share my 60s inspirations in future too. ^__^ I think 60s style is very good source of inspiration for someone who likes girly style!
I think that pastel faux furs are really cute too. Maybe you should get one or at least go and try a few different colours if possible! : ) Ooh, I 100% agree: I absolutely admire Jean Shrimpton`s look with the pink faux fur! But unfortunately as I wrote a pastel lavender faux fur I got last year didn`t end up feeling “me” so I probably keep admiring pastel faux furs worn by other people instead of getting one myself. :’)