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stripes to be worn with the obligatory cardigan
over the shoulders, under a blazer or sleeveless
gilet in a diamond pattern of course. Polos were
wardrobe must haves. Rugby polos were also
popular with broad stripes and also long sleeved
to be worn with another polo or shirt.
Shirts were button down. There’s no need to
point out that shirts had to be long sleeved and
could be rolled up but not beyond the elbow
to avoid the “boor” effect. The most improbable
colours such as canary yellow, caramel pink and
pistachio green were conceded as were perfect
nova check patterns and Ben Sherman stripes.
Cacharel style Vichy checks also came back into
fashion together with oriental style paisley patterns
as well as the unmissable Madras for trousers
and Bermuda shorts too. Trousers. With
perfect creases, cotton, tartan or Prince of Wales,
checked or tartan, they had to stop at the ankle
as put forward by Dior, Lanvin and yves Saint Laurent
in order to give a sophisticated touch. Turn
ups were obligatory at all times, on Bermuda
ChEt BAkER IN OUR HEARTS,
SAX LIKE tEddy EdwARdS
AT FULL VOLUME, Bill EvAnS,
quinCy jonES
AND THE GRADUATE, A 1967
CULT FILM OF THE REVOLT
AGAINST THE ESTABLISHMENT,
WITH duStin hoffmAn,
AN ICON OF NEW
ROMANTICISM AT THE TIME
THAT mARtin luthER king
MADE AMERICA TREMBLE
IN THE SQUARES SHOUTING
“I HAVE A DREAM!”.
AND THE NOT ALWAyS PEACEFUL
AMERICA OF THE GREAT BRAND
NAMES WHICH LEFT
THEIR MARK ON AN ERA.
GREAT FEMALE CULTURE ICONS
OF IVy STyLE, WOMEN SUCH AS
AudREy hEpBuRn,
gRACE kElly,
jACquElinE kEnnEdy
onASSiS, lAdy diAnA
AND PERSONALITIES
OF THE NEW yORK TWENTIETH
CENTURy SCENE SUCH AS
gloRiA guinnESS,
BABE pAlEy, Slim kEith
AND C. z. guESt,
REFERENCE POINTS
FOR MANy WELL KNOWN
FASHION STyLISTS.
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