“Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?”, originally titled “Qui Êtes-Vous, Polly Maggoo?” is 1966 French arthouse film directed by William Klein, that is a satire on the media and fashion world of the mid-60s in the Western world. The movie follows model Polly Maggoo (Dorothy MacGowan), who was considered the It-girl of her time, as she […]
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The suit is the outfit that is most associated with masculinity and manhood. A symbol of power and elegance, suits have been around for centuries and have evolved and developed as cultures and times changed. If the first part of the 20th century has seen a big, yet restricted development of the suit, the second […]
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Mainstream Fashion in the 1960s
The second part of the 20th century was a period of time ruled by duality in fashion and culture. On the one hand, there was the “norm”, the conservative style promoted by the mainstream media, and on the other hand there were the “rebels”, which, unlike the rebels of the years that had gone by, […]
For most of fashion’s history, clothing has been seen as an apolitical phenomenon, with little ties to the world of politics and the resulting cultural and social movements. However, due to the rise of capitalism and modern society in the 20th century, clothes and fashion became more than just a statement of social status. […]