The 1960’s saw a remarkably diverse fashion trend. So long, fashion-wise, Paris was taken to be the focus, but, the idea changed totally, and London came to the lime light by a great deal.

The daytime fashion did not match the evening fashion. But by this time all such ideas became backdated and a totally new fashion trend evolved that was witty and full of fun and fancy. This period witnessed a rapid and radical change not only in dress, but also in hairstyle and accessories.

Earlier it was the older generation who were the trendsetters. But now fashion trends began to be set by the younger generations. Hairstyle during this time saw a radical change. Also, there were quite a few accessories used for stylizing the hair better. Here, is a glimpse of those.

Different Hairstyles of 1960s

Neo-Baroque style

It started by the late 1950’s and became much popular as a design for hair accessories by the 1960’s. This style made use of thick rhinestones in combination with colored stones and pearl.

This hair accessory used to be terribly colorful, and had a rich and lavish style of its own. This style was most commonly used in the USA. The hair accessory of this style was much used by the mature class of fashionable women.

The Bouffant Hairstyle

This type of hairdressing involved a lot of backcombing. This style was called a beehive for its domed shape. This style made use of elaborate hair ornament. It became more popular after the US first lady Jackie Kennedy started wearing her hair in that fashion.

By the mid 60’s, almost all the celebrities around the globe started doing their hair in that fashion. Such a hairdo made a woman recognized from a distance. Women used hair accessories like ornate comb to match such a hairstyle. These combs were made of tortoise shell and had stone or pearl work on them.

Haskell’s Hair Jewelry

One of the most prestigious designers of that time was Miriam Haskell. Her hair jewelry had elaborate filigree work on them. The design is marked for its vibrant color, and feminine look. Some of the designs were rather elaborate being a combination of stone, pearl, beads and filigree. An elaborate gold tone was typical to such hair accessories.

The Small Hairpins

Such hairpins were small in size and could be placed at a regular interval in between the elaborate hairstyles. These were small but had a clustered design. They were mostly made of rhinestones and pearls. The twin bow design was tremendously popular at that time.

It had colorful stones fixed to it. The multicolored stone setting and the gold tone was typical design to these hairpins.

Tortoiseshell Barrettes

These were also hair accessories typical to the 1960’s. They were stylized by the leaf and stem design. It also had small gold tone in between this leaf and stem design. Such gold dots were extremely popular at this period of time.

This in a nutshell is the ‘A to Z’ of hair styling and hair accessories popular in the 1960’s. It was majorly stylized, and a rather elaborate up do that marked the fashion trend in the 1960’s.