What Men REALLY Wore in the 1960s

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00:00 1960s Menswear Introduction
The 1960s was host to a plethora of different subcultures and fashion icons, most famously The Peacock Revolution. Men were freely expressing their artistic nature and their individuality through their eye-catching fashion choices.
02:22 Fashion Fads of the 1960s
Individual freedom was being held under the spotlight and challenged. Because of this, there was no longer a real uniform of dress anymore, and most people wore whatever they wanted to. Here is a brief rundown of some of the fashion fads in the 1960s:
03:06 Mod Style
04:20 Bohemia/Flower Power
04:45 Greasers
05:11 Skins ("Hard Mods")
06:20 Space Age
As we are here to focus on what the average, regular man was wearing with a focus on classic menswear.
06:48 Hair & Facial Hair
The hairstyles were very 1950s inspired and quite normal by today’s standards. As far as facial hair was concerned, most men were clean-shaven, aside from those who liked to wear sideburns or beards.
07:50 Hats
Hat wearing wasn’t as popular as it once was anymore. This was the decade that JFK famously went hatless when giving his speech at his inauguration. However, men were still wearing hats!
Whilst hats were very similar to those of the 1950s, they were growing increasingly smaller with narrower brims and shallower crowns.
Hats were created in an array of different fabrics, and colors, including plaids, two-tones, cotton, herringbones, tweeds, and even leather and suede.
09:36 Shirts
Shirts in the 1960s were wild, to say the least. Men were wearing much more vibrant and brighter colors than before. These shirts could come in..any pattern you can think of.
11:37 Suits & Jackets
Early 1960s
Business suits were surprisingly conservative. The suit was characterized by a three-button jacket with a rounded front, and a high gorge line, as in the popular Italian style.
Mid 60s: The Peacock Revolution
Men's clothing began to become more effeminate, blurring the lines between the genders & taking on a more unisex style.
Late 60s: Historical Revival
A great interest in antique and vintage fashions as a way to see what was already lying around instead of chasing the "next new thing". The true beginning of the ‘vintage fashion’ trend that still persists today.
16:20 Pants
Trousers are famously tight-fitting, especially on the upper leg & hip areas. Pleats were no longer on-trend. The biggest trend at the time was bell-bottom trousers.
18:08 Ties
The first half of the 1960s saw very skinny neckties, which were often knitted. During the Peacock Revolution ties went wild; explode with color, crazy geometric patterns, and other imagery.
20:06 Shoe Styles - 1. Chelsea boots
21:33 2. Cuban Heel
Other shoes of note in the era were monk strap shoes, suede shoes, sneakers, Cowboy boots, and loafers with little tassels.
22:47 Conclusion
The 1960s really saw the explosion of subcultures, rebel youths, and polarised fashion ideas & styles. There were a lot of really wild styles, especially after the Peacock revolution that saw big hair, bright colors, and psychedelic patterns like never before.
23:29 Outfit Rundown

[@warmflash]

I love Gentleman’s Gazette!!!! And I love Preston’s jacket and longer hair!!!!

[@kheammachart]

Me too!

[@cassandraalls5633]

YESSSS❤

[@narmi3134]

Like the new hair style!

[@keshavrao212]

I know right! He is very gorgeous with that!

[@AntiqueMenswear]

I put so much information into this and I'm so impressed that it fit into just 25 minutes. Preston, as always, did a stellar job!

[@gentlemansgazette]

Couldn't have done it without you, Aaron! :) - Preston

[@keshavrao212]

The brains behind the channel!

[@edwardtjbrown1979]

Amazing

[@carltrotter7622]

For the 1970s video, there could be a comedic introduction to the horrors that the video will include. Maybe something like Rafael locking himself in an emergency shelter, or smashing something that says 'break glass in case of menswear catastrophe'

[@junipervip681]

I certainly hope they do a True 1970s Menswear video!

[@stealthysam7761]

@@junipervip681 same here they need to continue the series

[@byHeaLiiAU]

The 60s is my particular area of interest, and this is an unbelievably well researched video. This is a very respectful, fair and accurate account of the 60s and I'm glad that you managed to capture how ridiculously quickly culture changed in the mid 60s. I kind of wish you spent more time on hair and the popularity of long hair, sideburns and moustaches. I think that was a really huge change and it's still a pretty unusual in the last 100 years that all the big celebrities had long hair, super long sideburns and a beard or moustache. Mad Men captured the feeling very well of the advertising industry and older professionals really being aware of the massive amount of baby boomers and the power they would have over society and the changes they would create in just a couple of years

[@j_c_93]

My college had a copy of every one of their yearbooks at the library. Comparing 1963 to 1973 is absolutely unreal. There is no bigger and quicker change in styles for any other ten year span in American history. In 1963 students still primarily dressed in suits - you'd rarely see anything more casual than chinos and an OCBD. Every man had short hair and was clean shaven. In 1973, almost all students had much longer hair, facial hair was widespread, and you'd be hard pressed to find a single student wearing a suit. Jeans and t-shirts were already the norm.

[@alpenschatz]

I’m really looking forward to what you have to say here, as we tend to look back at the 60s with rose- (and LSD) tinted glasses. Thank you in advance for making this!

[@martinharris5017]

6:14 THANKYOU for making that distinction, Preston. I had friends who were "skinners" and "boot boys" back in the mid 70s and they had little to do with the co-opters of the ensuing decades.

[@sonnycorleone2602]

I love Gentlemans Gazette, Great job with this. I think after WW2 most 20 yr olds were not wearing the hat so much anymore but their father's ,who were young in the 1930-1940's continued on. Some till they passed away. My grandfather was like that. I myself love men's dresswear and appreciate this channel very much. Thank's for the upload.

[@gentlemansgazette]

We too have pondered on the decline of hat-wearing: www.gentlemansgazette.com/men-stop-wearing-hats/?

[@greylonbrady]

Would like to see a semi historical video about how the space age affected small details in men's fashion and lives.

[@alonespirit9923]

As a fan of space stuff, I would very much be interested in that.

[@blakemcnamara9105]

Look at ties and cufflinks.

[@davidpesekmuller3883]

Totally agree! 👌

[@QuestforaMeaningfulLife]

Great series. Would love to see you continue it into the 70s, 80s, 90s all the way to the present. Even if those decades aren't "classic", classic style somehow survived through them, and the full history would help understand the current style landscape.

[@schrisdellopoulos9244]

Pretty good report on Mod. I've been a Mod since the revival of 1979. Your only mistake was the Beatles had nothing to do with Mod. Bands were Small Faces, The Who, the Kinks & Motown. The collegiate look that you touched on also impacted Mod. Bass Weejuns, Harrington jackets, chinos and JFK hairstyles survive today. Cheers. Well done.

[@wesmcquillen]

Nice job. Been rewatching Mad Men lately and paying attention to all the details this time.

[@joshmiller7777]

Noticed that Steve McQueen Bullitt photo in there - watched it for the first time last week, what a film!!

[@marquiswallace9957]

I’ve been anticipating this topic. Thank you so much!

[@Nghilifa]

This was great, edifying and entertaining at the same time. Well done!

[@dlee645]

Fun video. I loved it! Do more like this.

[@sorrel8003222]

God, this is so well done! Just an amazing job!!! Well done!

[@teddycuthbert]

Preston - this hairstyle looks so good on you! I even prefer it to your 'slicked back' look.

[@indusmartinez1278]

Love the video as always

[@MegaMagicdog]

I think you missed two important styles: Men's sleepwear/loungewear during this period and beachwear. I loved the cabana sets men used to wear (matching jackets to go with their swim trunks) and even the ones that had matching ones for father and sons.

[@shaynekatchmark810]

These videos are so informative even more than just fashion, hope your view count goes back up 👍

[@TheInsideFilmer]

Looking forward to Preston or Raphael wearing a leisure suit for the 1970s video 😅

[@philipsdefreville6138]

Groovy, but you missed mentioning Desert Boots, they were huge in the 60's.

[@miklosernoehazy8678]

...I remember those... ...I also remember Native American style moccasins being a thing with the "Flower Power" set...

[@gentlemansgazette]

Indeed they were! Our guide to Chukka & Desert Boots is here: www.gentlemansgazette.com/the-chukka-boots-guide/? - Preston

[@alexanderfo3886]

Given that the 60s had so many styles and was so wildly different from the beggining to the end, I think this is an excusable detail.

[@corporate.security]

Oh I've been waiting for this one!

[@nipponhakkyou]

I loved this look on Preston! I'm taking notes lol Otherwise, this was an amazing video! Happy y'all talked a little about the subcultures as well as the general public.

[@lopinderp8621]

Awesome informative video, and nice outfit... Very inspiring !

[@Ordo76]

THATS AMAZING! I just recently found a wonderful suit in a 1940s style but made sometime in the 50s/60s and it has those exact frogged pockets. What a wonderful little detail.

[@abchappell01]

That was an excellent presentation!

[@andreleverettejr3747]

Bumfreezers as a suit name has to be the most hilarious nickname I've heard in menswear so far I literally spit out my drink hearing that 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Rohilla313]

That’s British humour for you mate!

[@MartysWhiteSuit]

I've watched quite a number of your videos and continue to watch with interest. If only I'd have had these simple tips when I was growing up - in the late 1970s'.

[@LeonLo2037]

Great video. Also love the new haircut!

[@krunoslavkovacec1842]

I'm stoked for 70s style and onwards. (If the GG gents do those eras)

[@burritodog3634]

(they will)

[@The617Viet]

Noooo we don't talk about the 70s!

[@michaelmerck7576]

@@The617Viet style died in the 70's

[@michaelmason4206]

Very drape Preston. The outfit is perfect and the hair sounds product looks really good. Another winning video.

[@sunflowerdisabilty]

Marvelous video, well done👍📺

[@Lungomolto]

I like your deep analyses so extensive and complete

[@Frasesdepositividad]

I tougth this serie would be only for the classic era i am very excited to see those power suits of the 80s!!

[@dandiehm8414]

Another excellent Preston Video! These are the best videos on the channel. The right combination of humor and information. Well done.

[@donparker7673]

Exceptional as usual 👌 👏 🙌

[@junipervip681]

OK, Gentleman's Gazette - your True 1970s Menswear video is way behind schedule now. :) Can't wait!

[@royalewithcheese9291]

Been rewatching your What Men REALLY Wore series recently and I must congratulate you on a really interesting and informative series. It really is fascinating how fashion has changed over the years and it's got me thinking about a potential video series you could.... Would you be interested in doing a series on the outfits from Doctor Who, for the show's 60th Anniversary next year? You could cover the influences of the outfits, which eras they belong to and your general thoughts on them. Just a thought. Anyway hope your enjoying the festive period and I look forward to whatever great content you put out in 2023.

[@davidportch8837]

I was around in the sixties in the Uk and this is a pretty accurate run through... I was a mod...how great to hear about bum freezer jackets and other stuff after all this time... happy days...

[@ZoomZoom-ng6sn]

You'll never learn so much in 25 minutes than this video as compared to other sources.

[@susanprice1528]

My dad was a college professor who wore a suit ALWAYS. He decided to replace the traditional tie with western bolo. Then came Leisure suits.

[@mcgregorsleather]

love your videos

[@jchow5966]

This was fascinating! I love seeing the MOD style.

[@supersonique001]

Proof positive that being stylish 'a la Cary Grant' is always safely elegant as opposed to being highly 'fashionable' ! Scary !

[@maxdondada]

Well done Preston!

[@rubie5394]

I'm really looking forward to the 70's!

[@cesarsantos7941]

Great material! You just seemed to forget Nureyev’s defection and the balletmania and also the Monkees

[@kimbeaux75]

Preston, that jacket is 🔥 If you host the space age fashion video, I'll watch it twice!!

[@JACK_TheAllSeeingEye]

Comprehensive and entertaining! ✨👍

[@mpgchgo]

Excellent! I learn so much from these. Can't wait for the 1970s. Might need a laugh track?

[@jkrause365]

Oh boy...did this video ever bring back memories.

[@phillipponsolle6842]

I hope we will see similar videos for other decades as well.

[@markimusminimus4325]

Loving the hair Preston!

[@jennifs6868]

i have been searching desperately for the overcoats from the 50s and 60s, but to no avail.

[@mysteryline3]

I like chelsea boots. Thanks for showing them! Very interesting to me. I bought a pair of black 063 dress Blundstone boots because they were the closest I could find today to the chelseas of the 60s. I even started wearing high-hemmed straight-legged Carhart pants with them, so far in burgundy or olive. I'm a straight man, but I love Andy Warhol and his Sixties style too. Heck, I might try to find something like Cuban heels. I believe that stuff is going to come back. We've already seen skinny jeans. I could see it happening in more cosmopolitan cities/areas though, LA, New York... I'm in a not so fashion conscious area currently. It can be awkward for me to stand out sometimes, but I'm pretty brave.

[@anonperson5491]

Preston's hair is absolutely styling!

[@joninpgh]

I want to move toward a Mad Men/early James Bond style. Very helpful. A few years ago my former employer had an anniversary party, the company was founded in 1979, and we were requested to come in 70's style clothes. I started early looking for a legit powder blue leisure suit and it took a long time for one that fit to show up on eBay. I consider myself trim but muscular, 34 waist and 42 chest, but almost all the pants were 30 waist or less.

[@darrellclaunch1518]

Ivy or Mod styles would be interesting.

[@pieceofshitzu2]

I think the 60s was the most transformative fashion era. The fact that most modern fashion is derived from it, makes it my favorite decade

[@damiencollard7255]

Preston, your look is stunning !

[@916nene]

Love the 60s fashion, I'm obsessed with everything, I want to dress like that but us hard to find clothes, my room is all 60s I'm just missing the tv I have to make one

[@randomessentialproductions1994]

Well done. You touched upon all of the fashion trends of the time. Great video Preston.

[@nicholasosb8015]

The very early 60’s was very cool. Steve McQueen, Route 66, etc. Slim suits, ties and sport coats, Ivy League.

[@ianflynn4980]

Good guess on the scooter. You can just see it's a Vespa rather than a Lambretta if you look at the front forks and engine. Definitely a mod revival shot from late 70s though :)

[@MaxPayneInTheAss]

Nice outfit and haircut, good sir.

[@S.F.Sorrow]

7:24 as a monkees fan, it's always michael nesmith that pops in my head whenever someone says "60s hair/facial hair" (and peter tork as well, but mike first and foremost)

[@slayqueen8458]

Very nice haircut Preston.

[@Manuel421]

When you wear sweaters over Dress shirts can they be of the same size? I already size up on Jackets so just wondering. Appreciate the insight as always. Nice job on the video!

[@robertreisner6119]

I recall the 1960's very well as well as how the business leaders and politians dressed as ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for this remembrance that was in fashion. Have you done any programs of the 1880's, 1890's and 1900's mens ware that was popular with the gentlemen.

[@lynnglidewell7367]

One of the trends missed in this video was the collar less suite jacket popularized by The Beatles in the early 60s.

[@aucourant9998]

Denim was a big thing in the 60s. Denim jeans, denim shirts, denim jackets. If you had to pick the single most worn item by men in the 60s, it was denim.

[@Rupert_the_Bear]

80s too

[@halleuz1550]

Great Video, thank you for the careful research. Many have commented about the upcoming (?) 70s. But in my personal opinion, the 80s were the worst. In fact, my interest in classic men's style began in the 80s when I was a boy and watching old movies I noticed that men like Jimmy Stewart or Humphrey Bogart etc. looked very different than men out in the streets. Well, different and by far better

[@byHeaLiiAU]

Preston's hair is fire

[@lmlm_]

Looking good with the plaid jacket and loose hair Preston. 👌🏻

[@kasparovthegodofwar]

Colors colors colors!!! Colorful suits everywhere!

[@kylec7924]

The kinks man. Excellent tunes

[@impactive3124]

wow, the narrator looks like he could be one of the chacaters in Mad Men series ! :) face made for vintage clothing and classic hair style!

[@Ukie_Hags_World]

I've always been a sucker for long hair on a guy. Still am, as long as it's clean and combed. I like designer stubble, too.

[@timothy790110]

3:37 the lad at the front in the light suit is a 15 year old Marc Boland, later to become lead singer in T rex. He was a very famous "face" around the early time of the mods.

[@MeadeVlogchannel]

Funny how all those "non conformists" looked quite a bit alike.

[@J.F.R]

Nice jacket Preston

[@Veigalag]

Nice video ! How about picking some famous people from that time, like the Beatles or the Movistar Alain Delon and analyse their fashion style more detailed?

[@GB_6th]

Nice outfit Preston, but i would suggest using a knitted tie without the red stripes, at least, for me, it was odd enought and broke the outfit synergy.

[@alucardvekkia3966]

I love the Gentleman's Gazette and classic menswear, but I simply adore the 60's for breaking through honestly uptight rules and expectations for clothing in general and letting everyone go wild with their style

[@tommunyon2874]

I remember a fire drill in junior high. I was struck by all the colors as the student body gathered on the playground. I had just been reading an article about how austere conditions were in Communist East Berlin. My Beatle Boots were branded as "Watusi" by , I believe, Florsheim. One unforgettable trend was the prints in oversized polka dots, mostly in men's shirts and women's dresses.

[@carltrotter7622]

22:41 - Blue suede shoes :)

[@matthewrouge]

Nice outfit!

[@channingcheese2]

Please do a video on mod fashion!

[@thomaswright7270]

I would like to hear more about watch trends

[@lucadicriscio8182]

Would love to see a space age episode

[@michaelmerck7576]

I was born in 1956 so the 60 's styles really didn't affect me but the 70's we're when I started buying my own clothes but ina also worked at a shoe store while in high school so for me it was dress pants and sport jackets .I still dress more conservative than most people my age

[@aramondehasashi3324]

To be honest I think Preston's hair looks great in this episode and he should keep it.

[@PGGoyeneche]

Preston, please take some tan, you looks like Van Helsing 😅. Great explanation, as always 🍾🥂 cheers!

[@ND-vi7ob]

that style suits you extremely well!

[@IBU-tec]

you oughta do a video on Star Wars Style!

[@katyabravinskaya]

Does anyone know, the proper name of spiral-like scrunchies/rubber bands worn on shirts, around the upper arm area. It was used for sleeves that may have been too long and kept the sleeves in place with these metal contraptions. Basically, instead of altering the sleeve to make it shorter, these contraptions kept the sleeves at an appropriate length of the wearer. Do they still produce these? Where to find them? Thank you, in advance. Regards.

[@blakemcnamara9105]

If you look at some of the suits The Beatles wore in the early days, you'll actually see that it is more conservative than one would think. For instance, their dress shirts were rather roomy and their trousers were high-waisted. They were probably one of the few people who still wore Winchester shirts.

[@kirkmorrison6131]

I had my folks buy me blue or black suits and sports clothes for school until I went to High School