1960s office fashion

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Mad Men comes back to TV tomorrow for its final episodes, thus I thought it was more than fitting to pen a little ode to one of my favorite characters on the show and in television history: Joan Ho…

Lizzy Caplan and Kandis Fay in Masters of Sex (2013)

The office of the 1950s and ‘60s was, in many ways, the embodiment of the American dream; it allowed for a comfortable salary, an independent lifestyle, and room for advancement. In the 1960s, the number one job for American women was the secretarial occupation. The most common job for American women today is still the same. According to the U.S. Census, 96% of the approximately 4 million people who identify themselves today as secretaries (or something similar) are women.

Women's 1960s fashion was an extreme style and attitude from the start of the decade to the end. In the early years, the fashion idol was Jackie Kennedy with her perfect white pearls and tailored suit dresses. By the middle of the decade, supermodel Twiggy had women freeing their minds and bodies into clothing that

Vintage secretary (and her creepy co-worker).

The office of the 1950s and ‘60s was, in many ways, the embodiment of the American dream; it allowed for a comfortable salary, an independen...

Why don't fashion labels do photo shoots next to car parks anymore?

size: 16x12in Photo: Presentation on February 19, 1967 of Fashion by Jacques Heim, Paris : Dress Coat with Hat : Fine Art