The 1960s saw a flourishing in art, music and fashion. The term “The Sixties” is used to denote the complex of inter-related cultural and political trends around the globe during this era.
Some use the term to describe the decade’s counterculture and revolution in social norms about clothing, music, drugs, dress, sexuality, formalities, and schooling; others use it to denounce the decade as one of irresponsible excess, flamboyance, and decay of social order.
It was a decade that broke many fashion traditions, mirroring social movements during the time. So, take a look at these vintage photos from Flickr members to see how cool moms were back then.
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| Mom at a New Year's Eve party at Aunt Mary & Uncle Frank Martinelli's house on Redmont Rd., Dec. 31, 1965 |
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| Joan, Bernice, mom. Yes, Mom made this dress, which I liked a lot, 1965-66 |
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| Mom when in Madrid, 1961 |
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| Mama and us at Yosemite, California, 1963 |
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| Mom & 1961 Chevy Impala, September 1961 |
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| Mom & Monavie. This was the required hairdo for stewardesses on Braniff Airlines at the time, 1960s |
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| Mom at 26 at National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, DC., 1962 |
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| Mom having fun, circa 1960s |
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| Mom in 1969. Pregnant with me |
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| Mom in reflection, December 1960 |
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| Mom in sunglasses at Madurodam miniature park, The Hague, 1961 |
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| Mom looks like she should be on Laugh-In, 1960s |
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| Mom sometime in the late 1960s when she was in her late 20s |
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| Mom sun bathing in backyard, 1961 |
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| Mom with a cat, 1968 |
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| Mom with my sisters, Vilma (left) and Carol (right), Easter in the Bronx, NYC, late 1960s |
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| Mom, 1965 |
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| Mom, Fort Wayne, Indiana, 1962 |
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| Mom, wearing orange chenille in July '67 |
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| My mom & her beehive, Portsmouth, England, 1960s |
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| My mom was Homecoming Queen, 1965 |
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| My mom, aged 27, in her boyfriend's Corvette |
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| My mom, looking gorgeous as usual, Fremont, CA, mid-1960s |
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| My mother in Florida while early in her Nursing career, 1967 |
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| My mother, 1967 |
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| My mother, Pat Clark, photographed by my father, Honolulu, 1965 |
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| My mother, Ritva, 1960s |
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| Smiling mom sitting on the grass, 1960s |
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| Swinging Sixties - Mum - Cornwall, circa 1967 |
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| This is my mother before the prom. I think she looks like Jackie O in this picture, 1960s |
