Madras Jacket 1960

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Madras jacket 1960.

Designers embraced opulence even in the most pragmatic clothing. Capri pants are popular again bell bottoms never went out of fashion and hippie clothes are a 1960s fashion must have. Cut from a wonderful traditional madras cotton plaid in blues and creams with sepia orange pink accent stripes this jacket is cut as a 3 2 jacket with subtle darts and a lovely fluid lapel roll. In the first few years of the 1960s fashions and mores were conservative.

Madras definition a light cotton fabric of various weaves especially one in multicolored plaid or stripes used for shirts dresses jackets etc. 1960s fashion pants what s old is new many of these 1960s fashions are worn today. Sold see item details. Seen neatly tucked into pressed khaki trousers darting across the campus green the plaid cotton madras shirt enjoyed widespread american popularity in the 1960s as requisite garb for a post wwii generation of preppy baby boomers.

It features a patch breast pocket and two lower flapped pockets. Madras is a lightweight cotton fabric with typically patterned texture and tartan design used primarily for summer clothing such as pants shorts dresses and jackets. The pattern became very popular in the 1960s in the form of shirts pants and jackets when in fact it had been around for much longer but how did it become so popular and what are its roots. Make offer vtg polo ralph lauren patchwork madras jacket designer plaid men s xl blazer.

Given this provenance this jacket is absolutely beautiful. Spanning some 5000 years the story of the summery cotton plaid madras shirt is the province of paupers artisans and royalty alike. 60s vintage robe long madras jacket jc penney loungewear pastel duster coat button up plaid dress vintage nightgown 60s mod dress surfandthecity. Such rarities as natural vicuna for suits brocades at 40 per yard 24 karat gold lace renaissance patterned metal brocades and cut velvets set against a gold background were all samples from fashion collections in 1960.

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