The Museum at FIT and the Fashion Institute of Technology’s Master of Arts program in Fashion and Textile Studies: History, Theory, Museum Practice present Youthquake! The 1960’s Fashion Revolution. The exhibition will explore the dramatic impact of youth culture on fashion during the 1960s, a decade defined by the ascendance of young people as a political, social, and aesthetic force. The term “youthquake” was most famously used by American Vogue editor Diana Vreeland. Youthquake fashion was driven by two leading subcultures of the era: the Mods and the Hippies. Although both groups rejected the societal and sartorial traditions of the “establishment,” their daring, individualistic styles were quickly adapted by high fashion designers and mass marketers alike.
Are you Mod or are you Hippie!? We had a ball shopping these themes at Net-a-Porter so you can pick your favorite styles.
MAD FOR MOD
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FIRST ROW: Gucci Color-bloc Silk Crepe de Chine Top ($625), Mulberry Metallic Crepe Peplum Top ($600), Lela Rose Cutout-overlay Crepe Top ($695)
SECOND ROW: Tibi Printed Cotton-canvas Top ($345), Roksanda Ilincic Otto Top ($740), Sonia by Rykiel Stripped Satin Top ($375)
HYPING HIPPIE!
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FIRST ROW: Isabel Marant Jasia Sequin-embellished Smock Top ($1095), Halston Heritage Ruffled Silk-georgette Top ($265), Haute Hippie Printed Silk-chiffon Blouse ($345)
SECOND ROW: Leaves of Grass Millay Embroidered Silk-crepe Top ($645), Milly Julia Printed Cotton-blend Chiffon Blouse ($295), Isabel Marant Farah Draped Satten Blouse ($645)
Youthquake! The 1960s Fashion Revolution will feature clothing and accessories from cutting-edge boutique and mass-market labels, as well as high fashion ready-to-wear and couture. Exhibition highlights from groundbreaking boutiques will include a metallic copper mini-dress designed for New York’s trendsetting Paraphernalia boutique and a Day-Glo man’s shirt by pioneering British designer and boutique-owner John Stephen.
Youthquake! The 1960s Fashion Revolution will be on view from March 6 through April 7, 2012. Co-curators Tracy Jenkins and Cassidy Zachary will give public tours of the exhibition on March 14 and March 19, as part of the museum’s Fashion Culture series. Visit the Youthquake! Exhibition website for more information and extras!
