Greencastle, PA

History: The baby boomers’ decade – JFK was president and we lived in “Camelot”, then his assassination, Viet Nam, Martin Luther King and Civil Rights, pot, anti-war demonstrations, sit-ins, psychedelic drugs and colors, The Beatles!!, King and Kennedy assassinations, Flower Power and hippies, the beginning of Women’s Lib, and a man on the moon!

Fashion:  Both bell-shaped skirts as well as chemises and sheaths were worn during the early transition years.  Skirt lengths were knee length.  Then the baby boomers took over with mini skirts. Skirts then went thigh high, and eventually to the micro mini height with heavy eye liner, and pale lips, panty hose and boots completing the look.  The hippie look included bell-bottom jeans, fringed vests, sandals or bare feet, granny gowns, and long, straight ironed hair.

Hats: The deep pillbox, deep-crowned fedoras and derbies, sailors with upturned brims were popular styles. As hairstyles became bigger and teased, hats began to eventually fall out of fashion.

*The scarves and bangle bracelets are on loan from Cyndi Carbaugh.

ca. 1960–1965 Here is a frothy, whipped confection of a hat! 

It is the type of hat that was being worn by personalities such as Liz Taylor in the last days before teased hairstyles put an end to hat wearing.  The single strands of ostrich plumes produce a very amusing movement.

ca. 1960–1965 A white and navy straw hat with a rounded crown and rolled brim.

The veil and attached navy ribbon can either be worn around the crown or down over the face and tied at the side of the neck.  It is also labeled Schiaparelli.

ca. 1970 A rolled-brim hat looking very youthful in appearance. 

It has a certain amount of stiffness but retains a soft, fresh look from the stitching which covers it and the application of the ranunculus flowers.  The color is quite startling and calls attention to it.  Anyone wearing it must possess a good measure of self-assurance.