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in my english class im doing a report about 60's hairstyles. i've looked at soo many sites and pictures. The information on the sites are all different. Some say poofy and teased hair was out. and others say that sleek and un-messy hair was in.
I need help! im getting different information and none of its helping. Links would help a lot.
Answer
I think its much like today; a choice of personal style. For example different 60's social groups would have had different styles. Teased may have been in for the party goers where as slicked was more a working people style.
Personally, although im not from the 60's, i would say teased hair with those flicky out bits at the bottom. I'm going on the boat that rocked film (which is set in the 60's) where most of the female characters have that kind of hair. You could of course try looking into 60's TV shows and things like that. ^.^
I think its much like today; a choice of personal style. For example different 60's social groups would have had different styles. Teased may have been in for the party goers where as slicked was more a working people style.
Personally, although im not from the 60's, i would say teased hair with those flicky out bits at the bottom. I'm going on the boat that rocked film (which is set in the 60's) where most of the female characters have that kind of hair. You could of course try looking into 60's TV shows and things like that. ^.^
Late 60's hairstyles for men?
Mike
Hey everyone. Let me start of by saying everytime i say "teens" in this question, I'm refering to 17-21 year old guys. So my senior class theme this year is the 1960s. Me and my buds are going all out since it's our last year of high school. We plan on dressing up like it was 1967-69 (late 60s) we also plan on driving my dads old '68 impala ss... and smoking before school to get the full effect :) (I know... Bad idea but what ever). Anyways, I'm set on the clothes part because I wear that style of clothing anyways. Fitted pants/jeans, loafers, and simple blank tees. I do have one question though. What were hairstyles like in the late 60s for teenage guys. I tried looking it up on google but everything was showing hairstyles for older guys and they were all very conservative. Can someone give me a link that shows a variety of hairstyles for younger guys in the late 60s. Even if it is hairstyles that were seen in the hippie counterculture. Doesn't really matter. Also, what kinds of sunglasses did most teens wear? Aviators? Maybe? Tanks a lot!
Answer
Since you are referring to high school Seniors, the ages are more like 17 and 18. It was very common in that era for a child to start 1st grade at only five years old. There was also a larger segment of the population that did not graduate from high school and of course the draft for those who did not get deferred for college and many in college were in Rotc or the National Guard etc due to the draft. Almost all high schools had dress codes that forbade long hair until the early 70's so most high school guys wore more or less the same styles as in the earlier part of the 60's with the exception that by 69, in most areas, even in the summer, few high school guys were wearing crew cuts, flat tops, or ivy leagues, extremely popular high school and college styles prior to the Beatles coming to the country. Most wore regular haircuts that were taken to the limits of length in every direction, as far as the school's dress code and dad would allow. A typical dress code would state that the hair could not be so long on the sides where it covered or touched any part of the ears and in the front it could not touch the eyebrows; in the back it had to be tapered to the top of the collar. Look in almost any high school yearbook from that era and this is evident. It was a little different in college as there were no dress codes limiting male hair length at most colleges except for guys involved in Rotc or the National Guard. Even so, more college guys held part time jobs during that time since there was generally less financial aid available and it was possible to work oneself through college debt free, in which case guys with long hair would have a very difficult time finding a part time job. Most hippies were not college students, and were older and or were younger and high school drop outs. Due to the draft, most college aged guys who were not in college either were drafted or enlisted in the military to avoid being drafted and placed in a combat arms position; the downside was that instead of serving 18-24 months as a draftee, the service required of volunteers was at least three years. Despite the impression one arrives at from watching movies and shows from the period among teen aged guys from 67-69, a very short style like a crew cut was far more common than long hippy hair in most communities, among high school guys, it was maybe 100 times more common.
http://www.journalofamericanhistory.org/teaching/2004_09/
All high school guys got haircuts in barber shops from 67-69 and if not in a barber shop then it was a haircut from mom or dad.
This chart .....
ttp://oi52.tinypic.com/f10bon.jpg
.....was on the wall of almost every barber shop during that era and these were the haircuts most high school guys could choose from, though the professional, and the flat with fenders(which almost no hs guy in 67-69 wanted) were often not viable choices as the hair at the back and sides was not tapered down to the edge of the hairline as required by most school dress codes. The best way to describe a style to a barber is with a photo. As far as sunglasses, for most high school guys wayfarers were still popular from 67-69 or the style like Dustin Hoffman wore in The Graduate.
regular haircut:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regular_haircut
http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/55c5c155a74bf22b_large
http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/80803651238e0738_large
ttp://oi54.tinypic.com/1445gn5.jpg
http://books.google.com/books?id=SyvUJSdj4aAC&lpg=PA1&pg=PA7#v=onepage&q&f=false
ivy league(long crew cut):
worn spiked up....
http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/45368d8c59451f3a_large
ttp://oi50.tinypic.com/1fdywx.jpg
ttp://oi46.tinypic.com/sgpjs7.jpg
worn down and brushed to the side...
http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/d2e97250e0614ff6_large
medium crew cut:
http://books.google.com/books?id=x0EEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PP1&rview=1&pg=PA44#v=onepage&q&f=false
http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/ae218215599f9a96_large
ttp://oi48.tinypic.com/2i209b6.jpg
ttp://oi49.tinypic.com/iqzl80.jpg
short crew cut:
http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/dfbf10e504bce8a1_large
Some barbers consider that all crew cuts should have a flat top, so it is best to not rely on words alone for even a widely recognized style like a crew cut.
flat top crew cut:
ttp://oi48.tinypic.com/f0dumb.jpg
ttp://oi50.tinypic.com/2ymzhq8.jpg
ttp://oi48.tinypic.com/k4b29f.jpg
ttp://oi50.tinypic.com/2v33tok.jpg
Since you are referring to high school Seniors, the ages are more like 17 and 18. It was very common in that era for a child to start 1st grade at only five years old. There was also a larger segment of the population that did not graduate from high school and of course the draft for those who did not get deferred for college and many in college were in Rotc or the National Guard etc due to the draft. Almost all high schools had dress codes that forbade long hair until the early 70's so most high school guys wore more or less the same styles as in the earlier part of the 60's with the exception that by 69, in most areas, even in the summer, few high school guys were wearing crew cuts, flat tops, or ivy leagues, extremely popular high school and college styles prior to the Beatles coming to the country. Most wore regular haircuts that were taken to the limits of length in every direction, as far as the school's dress code and dad would allow. A typical dress code would state that the hair could not be so long on the sides where it covered or touched any part of the ears and in the front it could not touch the eyebrows; in the back it had to be tapered to the top of the collar. Look in almost any high school yearbook from that era and this is evident. It was a little different in college as there were no dress codes limiting male hair length at most colleges except for guys involved in Rotc or the National Guard. Even so, more college guys held part time jobs during that time since there was generally less financial aid available and it was possible to work oneself through college debt free, in which case guys with long hair would have a very difficult time finding a part time job. Most hippies were not college students, and were older and or were younger and high school drop outs. Due to the draft, most college aged guys who were not in college either were drafted or enlisted in the military to avoid being drafted and placed in a combat arms position; the downside was that instead of serving 18-24 months as a draftee, the service required of volunteers was at least three years. Despite the impression one arrives at from watching movies and shows from the period among teen aged guys from 67-69, a very short style like a crew cut was far more common than long hippy hair in most communities, among high school guys, it was maybe 100 times more common.
http://www.journalofamericanhistory.org/teaching/2004_09/
All high school guys got haircuts in barber shops from 67-69 and if not in a barber shop then it was a haircut from mom or dad.
This chart .....
ttp://oi52.tinypic.com/f10bon.jpg
.....was on the wall of almost every barber shop during that era and these were the haircuts most high school guys could choose from, though the professional, and the flat with fenders(which almost no hs guy in 67-69 wanted) were often not viable choices as the hair at the back and sides was not tapered down to the edge of the hairline as required by most school dress codes. The best way to describe a style to a barber is with a photo. As far as sunglasses, for most high school guys wayfarers were still popular from 67-69 or the style like Dustin Hoffman wore in The Graduate.
regular haircut:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regular_haircut
http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/55c5c155a74bf22b_large
http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/80803651238e0738_large
ttp://oi54.tinypic.com/1445gn5.jpg
http://books.google.com/books?id=SyvUJSdj4aAC&lpg=PA1&pg=PA7#v=onepage&q&f=false
ivy league(long crew cut):
worn spiked up....
http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/45368d8c59451f3a_large
ttp://oi50.tinypic.com/1fdywx.jpg
ttp://oi46.tinypic.com/sgpjs7.jpg
worn down and brushed to the side...
http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/d2e97250e0614ff6_large
medium crew cut:
http://books.google.com/books?id=x0EEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PP1&rview=1&pg=PA44#v=onepage&q&f=false
http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/ae218215599f9a96_large
ttp://oi48.tinypic.com/2i209b6.jpg
ttp://oi49.tinypic.com/iqzl80.jpg
short crew cut:
http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/dfbf10e504bce8a1_large
Some barbers consider that all crew cuts should have a flat top, so it is best to not rely on words alone for even a widely recognized style like a crew cut.
flat top crew cut:
ttp://oi48.tinypic.com/f0dumb.jpg
ttp://oi50.tinypic.com/2ymzhq8.jpg
ttp://oi48.tinypic.com/k4b29f.jpg
ttp://oi50.tinypic.com/2v33tok.jpg
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