These High School Gals From The 1960s Would Still Look Great Today
The cultural upheaval of the 1960s in the U.S. gave us some of the greatest fashion trends of the 20th century, and the influences of various subcultures like hippies or disco-goers have extended well into the 21st as well. In 1969, LIFE Magazine decided to photograph the teen fashions that American high schoolers across the country were wearing, which is why we’ve got these brilliant vintage photos to share with you today.
The cultural revolution against the mainstream captured the imagination of an entire era, and people became more liberated – in terms of sexuality, musical taste, and self-expression – than ever before. Short skirts, funky tights, and extravagant shoes flourished, and stylish kids weren’t afraid to show a bit of skin.
Check out these photos for a nostalgic look at the groovy garbs of 70s fashion!
More info: TIME (h/t: mashable)
“Corona del Mar High School students Kim Robertson, Pat Auvenshine and Pam Pepin wear “hippie” fashions, 1969,” – LIFE magazine.
“High schooler Lenore Reday stops traffic while wearing a bell-bottomed jumpsuit in Newport Beach, Calif., 1969.”
“A Southern California high school student walks toward classmates while wearing the “Mini Jupe” skirt, 1969.”
“High school teacher Sandy Brockman wears a bold print dress, 1969.”
“Student Rosemary Shoong at Beverly Hills High School, wearing a dress she made herself, 1969.”
“High school fashions, 1969.”
“High school students wearing “hippie” fashion, 1969.”
“High school student band, in California.”
“High school student wearing bell-bottoms and boots, 1969.”
“Beverly Hills High School student Erica Farber, wearing a checkered and tiered outfit, walks with a boy, 1969.”
“Southern California high school students, 1969.”
“High schooler Nina Nalhaus wears wool pants and a homemade jacket in Denver, Colo., 1969.”
“The cool kids of Beverly Hills High show off their fashions, 1969.”
“Southern California high school student wears old-fashioned tapestry skirt and wool shawl, 1969.”
“Southern California high schooler wears a buckskin vest and other hippie fashions, 1969.”
“Students at Woodside High in California, 1969.”
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Did anyone else notice they photographed the one girl three seperate times in three different outfits?
Yeah. I noticed that to. I think that most of these photos were taken from a magazine fashion shoot. I mean, seriously, to set up.
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Everyone looks so much happier then :) the high school kids of today.
Some of the boys look trad/preppy as well. Though American trad was a big influence on British mod so it could be my British eyes picking t
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the best time for me personally was between 1967-72 17- to 22 years old. fun fun fun and the best music ever!
oh man, i hope you realize how absolultely lucky you are for having lived those years (and came of age too), that many of us idolize :)
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Everyone looks also mutch slimmer these days. My God, where have they gone.
That's because we got lots of exercise in those days. Fat kids were quite rare in the '60s.
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They look great with little make-up, no tattoos and not very revealing clothes - all look so happy...
A great deal of our clothes were homemade. It was cool then to know how.
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Now look for pictures high school girls from Cleveland in 1969. Different story.
If that teacher raises her arm any higher, we will see the 1969 underwear styles!
I had some of these clothes and also made a lot of my own clothes in the 6o's
A Beverly Hills high school is a southern California high school. They didn't name any of the schools.
Load More Replies... Here we go.... the whole article... https://books.google.com/books?id=CVEEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA40&lpg=PA40&dq=rosemary+shoong&source=bl&ots=fqFzV-84uP&sig=X_02QLlwTjkIusvIEu-2tU9viFU&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjv8c6c-6PMAhUY72MKHRcbAz8Q6AEIRzAQ#v=onepage&q=rosemary%20shoong&f=false
Magazine fashion shots. Also, does anyone else think that the guy with BH High School girl Erica Farber is a bit old for her and rather creepy? Even she looks nervous.
is it just me, or does the girl in the third photo look like pocahontas in all her outfits?
Girls look great at any decade. Just keep it clean and drug-free and any of them would be fun to date. I still miss the 1950 era girls.
Does anyone else think that these photos look too 'digital' to be from '69? They look like current models dressed 60's style.
Kodak Ektachrome slide film was widely used by professionals and they had great, expensive lenses and lighting.
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What do you mean 'they would still look great today'? Of course they would still look great today! And I guess many do look fine today.
If these are truely from 1969, the year I graduated wow we had some style, and what goes around comes back around!
California must have been much more progressive than Canada. Girls were not allowed to wear pants to school until the '70s here.
I questioned this too somewhere else and was told that Beverly Hills High School relaxed their dress code in the late 60s. Our schools would wait until the late 70s...
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i still wear fringed suede... my moccasin boots....loved the 60s...and the 70s as well...
we were happier....ignorance of the military industrial complex left us blissfully thinking our country had taxation with representation!
Even as a kid, I gagged at all these hideous styles. Apparently, people and "designers" were too high to figure it out.
Did anyone else notice they photographed the one girl three seperate times in three different outfits?
Yeah. I noticed that to. I think that most of these photos were taken from a magazine fashion shoot. I mean, seriously, to set up.
Load More Replies... Everyone looks so much happier then :) the high school kids of today.
Some of the boys look trad/preppy as well. Though American trad was a big influence on British mod so it could be my British eyes picking t
Load More Replies... the best time for me personally was between 1967-72 17- to 22 years old. fun fun fun and the best music ever!
oh man, i hope you realize how absolultely lucky you are for having lived those years (and came of age too), that many of us idolize :)
Load More Replies... Everyone looks also mutch slimmer these days. My God, where have they gone.
That's because we got lots of exercise in those days. Fat kids were quite rare in the '60s.
Load More Replies... They look great with little make-up, no tattoos and not very revealing clothes - all look so happy...
A great deal of our clothes were homemade. It was cool then to know how.
Load More Replies... Now look for pictures high school girls from Cleveland in 1969. Different story.
If that teacher raises her arm any higher, we will see the 1969 underwear styles!
I had some of these clothes and also made a lot of my own clothes in the 6o's
A Beverly Hills high school is a southern California high school. They didn't name any of the schools.
Load More Replies... Here we go.... the whole article... https://books.google.com/books?id=CVEEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA40&lpg=PA40&dq=rosemary+shoong&source=bl&ots=fqFzV-84uP&sig=X_02QLlwTjkIusvIEu-2tU9viFU&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjv8c6c-6PMAhUY72MKHRcbAz8Q6AEIRzAQ#v=onepage&q=rosemary%20shoong&f=false
Magazine fashion shots. Also, does anyone else think that the guy with BH High School girl Erica Farber is a bit old for her and rather creepy? Even she looks nervous.
is it just me, or does the girl in the third photo look like pocahontas in all her outfits?
Girls look great at any decade. Just keep it clean and drug-free and any of them would be fun to date. I still miss the 1950 era girls.
Does anyone else think that these photos look too 'digital' to be from '69? They look like current models dressed 60's style.
Kodak Ektachrome slide film was widely used by professionals and they had great, expensive lenses and lighting.
Load More Replies... What do you mean 'they would still look great today'? Of course they would still look great today! And I guess many do look fine today.
If these are truely from 1969, the year I graduated wow we had some style, and what goes around comes back around!
California must have been much more progressive than Canada. Girls were not allowed to wear pants to school until the '70s here.
I questioned this too somewhere else and was told that Beverly Hills High School relaxed their dress code in the late 60s. Our schools would wait until the late 70s...
Load More Replies... i still wear fringed suede... my moccasin boots....loved the 60s...and the 70s as well...
we were happier....ignorance of the military industrial complex left us blissfully thinking our country had taxation with representation!
Even as a kid, I gagged at all these hideous styles. Apparently, people and "designers" were too high to figure it out.
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