American Decades
"Colors Courageous"
Magazine article
By: Gentleman's Quarterly
Date: February 1965
Source: "1965: Colors Courageous." Gentleman's Quarterly, February 1965. Reproduced in Kidwell, Claudia B., and Margaret C. Christman. Suiting Everyone: The Democratization of Clothing in America, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, 187.
About the Publication: Since its first issue, Gentleman's Quarterly (GQ) has been known as the premier style guide for men. The monthly magazine offers articles on a variety of topics besides fashion, including finance, food and entertainment, technology, celebrity profiles, sports, and travel. GQ is considered more upscale and better written than the majority of men's magazines. Still, it maintains its popularity year after year for its role as a bible of men's fashion.
Introduction
In the 1950s, conformity was...
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1960's Fashion Primary Sources
- "Space Needle at World's Fair"
- The Death and Life of Great American Cities
- "Preliminary Studies for Studebaker Avanti"
- Mary Quant
- "Interior of the T.W.A. Flight Center"
- A Report on Principles and Guidelines for Historic Preservation in the United States
- "Polaroid Automatic 101"
- The Beatles Arrive in the United States
- "Colors Courageous"
- "The Future Is Now in Chicago"
- The Whitney Museum of American Art
- Cutout Dresses
- Ford Foundation Building
- "Tie Dye Booth"
- Copyright Page
- Acknowledgments
