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Fashion moves into the late ‘60s, early ‘70s. Will ‘Mad Men’ change too?

By Susan Denley
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So much of recent fashion has been influenced by the structured, picture-perfect look of ‘Mad Men’: full skirts, sheath dresses and prim sweater sets for women and pin-sharp tailored suits for men.

So when runways for spring and fall started mixing in influences of the late ‘60s and early ‘70s, we suddenly realized the most stylish show on television could be in for a change when the season resumes. The last season ended in 1965 -- and in real life, the world was due for a youthquake. Fashion was about to be turned on its head. Stylist and fashion writer Vincent Boucher looks at the changing of a fashion era. It makes a nice Saturday morning read!

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-- Susan Denley

All the Rage
Susan Denley

Susan Denley is a former contributor to the All the Rage blog, associate features editor and editor of the Image section, which covers fashion, style, beauty – and their intersection with Hollywood and California culture. Over a career spanning four newspapers and two coasts, she’s been responsible for a wide variety of features and hard news beats as a reporter, editor or department manager. Denley left The Times in 2015.

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