As the warmer days, clear skies and long nights have finally arrived, summer fashion can really start to blossom.
For me, one of the most popular vintage looks for summertime has got to be 1960s flower power.
Epitomised by the Woodstock hippies of the late 1960s, Flower Power was a huge peace movement that actually started in 1965 as a symbolic protest against the Vietnam War.
The idea came from poet Allen Ginsberg to breakdown the fear and anger of anti-war protests by literally handing out flowers to all the police, public and press. The results were so positive that “Flower Power” has been a strong symbol ever since.
When it comes to fashion, flower power is represented by bright, bold and sometimes garish retro floral prints, often in neon colours and always psychedelic.
I’ve chosen a couple of my favourite 1960s flower power dresses from the current selection at My Vintage.
I always keep lots of 1960s vintage clothes in a wide range of sizes and styles as they are so easy to wear for many different shapes.
This bright neon print dress combines everything I love about sixties fashion.
Not only does it have a fantastic flower power print in purple and orange, it also has a gorgeous feature collar and cute A-line shape.
It could be worn with wellies for a festival or flip flops on holiday, or for full 60s chic add white knee high boots, big round sunglasses and backcombed hair!
This full length daisy print dress is another great example of a 1960s look.
Like many sixties frocks it has a very simple neckline and is cut perfectly to create a wonderful silhouette.
This is very easy to dress up or down so could be worn in the daytime or the evening, making it even more versatile. The daisies are also very typical of the era, as used most famously by Mary Quant.
You can find these and many other 1960s vintage dresses at www.myvintage.co.uk and at our shop in Darwen.
Emma Brown is the owner of My Vintage, The Circus, Darwen
Telephone 01254 774701 Website www.myvintage.co.uk
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