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In the 1950s young women and teenage girls wore skirts with petticoats and cardigans. Tight trousers or jeans with oversize jumpers were in fashion for both teenage girls and boys.

In the period from 1960 to 1967 the miniskirt and tights appeared. Young women and teenage girls looked like children in baby-doll dresses and pinafores which they used to wear with high boots. Black polo-neck sweaters became popular thanks to the Beatles. Jeans were popular and denim was also used for shirts, jackets and hats. Fashion was also becoming universal for girls and boys.

In the period from the late 1960s to the 1970s individuality was above all. The ethnic style came into fashion together with hippies. Clothes were often customized with embroidery.

In 1969 the maxi was introduced. As to footwear young men and women wore platform shoes.

In the early 1970s ?flares? and ?bags? came into fashion.

From 1975 narrow and straight trousers became trendy again. To be up to date with the fashion women wore trouser suits. During the mid-1970s the punk style appeared but soon in the late 1970s sportswear came into fashion. In the 1980s shoulder-padded shirts and jackets became trendy. Tracksuits, leggings and training shoes became fashionable uniform that men and women of all ages wore.

In 1990s young people enjoyed wearing clothes in different styles ? from miniskirts and flares to hippie styles, platform shoes, the punk and ethnic styles and some others. Clubwear, streetwear and sportswear are the three main tendencies in today?s young fashions in Britain.

2. What clothes did young people wear in Britain in different periods of time? What were the clothes like? Fill the word web in.

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Which pieces of clothing were typical for each period of time?

Date: 2016-06-12; view: 657