Beginning of 1970's Research

I have began by looking into some 1970's magazines, and I have taken lots of photographs of the covers, as I think that it sums up how the fashion changes throughout the era, just by how different models are dressed and posed.

I didn't have enough time read and go through all the magazines so I am planning a second trip to really gather some good first hand information however this is what I have looked at to begin with.

I have noticed that the trouser suit if woman is ver strongly apparent throughout the 1970's. I know that this began in the 1960's however it has become very apparent and more worn during the 1970's.

1960's Subcultures Power Point

I have made my power point and I have photographed it so you can see how simply I have set it out, just having hints on the screen and then retaining the rest of the information and reverting to flash cards. I wish there was another way of showing you my power point that is better quality.

My flash Cards:

My Power Point:

1960's Subcultures Continued

After having an initial look into my selected interests, I have decided to focus on the African-American Civil Rights Movement. I am planning to look into both the the positive  nonviolent side to what was happening with the support of Martin Luther King, and the violent side of this supported by the Black Panthers.

I have got the books out below to get some information for my power point:

By Huey P. Newton

By Bobby Seale

By Lori Andrews

I have also began to collect influential images from the movement. 

Black Panther Party

Rosa Parks 

Olympics 1968

Black Panther Party

Black Panther Party

African-Americans walking instead of using public transport. 

Black Panther Party on Armed Patrol for Police. 

1960's Subcultures

We have been asked to choose two subcultures to research and create a powerpoint on. 

I have asked my Garndad about some of the things he remembers. I have also done some inital research on all the things that were going on during the 1960's I am planning pick something that I have heard of but not actually know that much about. 

Below is some of the intial things that I noted down: 

• legal LSD in america
• JFK got shot 
• bay of pigs disaster 
• cuba missal crisis
• the hight san Fran sisco Haight 
• flower power 
• berlin wall
• 66 world cup
• rolling stones, got inspiration from America
• beetles birth of R&B 
• martin luther king- black revolution in america 
• students being shot for protesting against Vietnam war
• to kill a mockingbird 
• psycho
• lawrence of arabia 
• Dr. strange love 
• Oliver 
• 2001 a space odyssey
• Spartacus 
• planet of the apes Robbie mc dale 
• Sound of music 
• Cool hand luke 
• Manson family- cult dead pool 
• zodiac killer, serial killer  based on a killer film 68
• Ku Klux Klan
• assignation 

• rioting 
• jimmy Hendricks
• mississippi case
• amy fisher, long island Lolita - if i new then what i new then
• Cray twins
• lasers
• Dr death Eichmann- holocaust 
• andy whirlpool
• Marilyn munro
• star trek
• nelson Manuela 
• bullet trains
• great train robbery 1963
• black panther party 60s

• first heart transplant 
• 6 day war in middle east
• robert f kennedy 
• Woodstock
• jim hensen muppets
• halogen lights 
• dal corporation breast implants 
• anti depressants vallem- LSD
• permeant press fabric invented 1964
• milk the film
• hate-ashbry jewish gays 
• Kevlar invented
• milk bars
• carry on films
• winston Churchill died in the 60s

After looking at this list and selecting a few things that I have decided I find interesting and that I am going to research further these are: 

Martin Luther KIng 

The Black Panthers

Ku Klux Klan 

Brest Implants

LSD in America 

 

Vintage Fashion Fair

As we have been asked to look deep into the era's we are researching, I visited a vintage fashion fair in Gloster. It turned out to be a bit of a disappointment as it wasn't as big as I would have liked. Although I did get some photographs of some vintage pieces.

What I was noticing when looking around was that the bulk of the vintage garments were either hand made, or Marks and Spencer. I just selected a variation of garments and I hope that the next one I go to I am able to purchase some vintage magazines, which is what I had gone for.
I am also hoping to find some jumble sales, to see what I can I find there.

Garments I photographed:

Old Marks and Spencer label. 

This 1960/70's blouse was form Marks and Spencer originally. 

This dress had a 1960's feel to it with is flouncy sleeves this is why I picked it out. 

This was a vintage Marks and Spencer Dress. 

This dress is a Marks and Spencer dress, and I have picked it out as I thought it had a very classic shape to it  and could be early 1960's before the length of skirts began to get shorter.

When I picked this garment out I thought it was going to be a classic short floral 1960's piece however it was a lot longer than I had anticipated.

This is a handmade wedding dress, I picked this out as I really liked the cape, I also found the style interesting as there isn't much flesh on show which is really quite different to the style of strapless wedding dresses which are very common today.