In a decade that broke many traditions, adopted new cultures, and launched a new age of social movements, 1960s fashion had a nonconformist but stylish, trendy touch.
Around the middle of the decade, new styles started to emerge from small villages and cities into urban centers, receiving media publicity, influencing haute couture creations of elite designers and the mass-market clothing manufacturers. Examples include the mini skirt, culottes, go-go boots, and more experimental fashions, less often seen on the street, such as curved PVC dresses and other PVC clothes.
False eyelashes were worn by women throughout the 1960s. Hairstyles were a variety of lengths and styles. Psychedelic prints, neon colors, and mismatched patterns were in style.
In the late 1960s, the hippie movement also exerted a strong influence on women’s clothing styles, including bell-bottom jeans, tie-dye and batik fabrics, as well as paisley prints.
These amazing photos were found by Vintage Cars & People that show portraits of fashionable ladies posing with their automobiles in the 1960s.
A stylish young lady posing on a Porsche 356 B Coupé by the side of a lake on a sunny autumn's day. The car is registered in New York State with 1960 licence plates, 1960 |
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A cheerful blonde lady posing with a 1959 Chevrolet Impala Sport Coupe in front of a classical building, circa 1960 |
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A dark-haired lady in a patterned dress posing on the bonnet of a Ford Taunus 17M De Luxe. The Palace of Versailles is visible in the background, Paris, April 1960 |
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A cheerful brunette lady posing with a Volkswagen VW 1200 in front of a large building, possibly a hotel. The car is registered in the West German town of Wuppertal, circa 1962 |
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A cheerful young lady posing on the fender of an Opel Rekord P2 on a snowy winter's day, circa 1962 |
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A platinum-blonde lady wearing a sleeveless floral dress and black velvet opera gloves posing with a Mercedes-Benz 220 SE Cabriolet in front of a medieval cathedral. The car is registered in the city of Stuttgart, circa 1962 |
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A stylish lady in a dark coat, hat, and boots posing with a Simca Aronde on the side of a country road. The car is registered in the French département of Nièvre, circa 1962 |
A young lady with a beehive hairdo and a checkered cape posing with a 1961 Chevrolet Impala Sport Sedan, circa 1962 |
An elegant lady posing with a Fiat 600 in a graveled parking lot in the countryside. The car is registered in the city of Geneva, circa 1962 |
Three stylish ladies posing with a DKW Junior in a residential street. The car is registered in the West German town of Springe, circa 1962 |
A brunette lady in a purple and white dress posing with a Ford Taunus 17M in summertime. The Taunus is equipped with amber fog lights and bullet-style wing mirrors, circa 1963 |
A cheerful lady posing in the driver's seat of a VW 1200 Cabriolet in the countryside. The car is equipped with fender guides and an additional wing mirror, 1963 |
A cheerful young lady posing with a DKW Junior in a narrow old town street, circa 1963 |
A young brunette lady posing with a Mercedes-Benz 180 in an Alpine setting. The car is equipped with a full-length folding canvas sunroof and registered in the West German town of Krefeld, circa 1963 |
An elegant lady posing in the driver's seat of a VW 1200 Cabriolet in the countryside. The print is dated "1963" on reverse |
A cheerful lady in posing with a 1964 Ford Galaxie in an exotic location. The car appears to be registered in the Out Islands of the Bahamas, circa 1964 |
A young blonde lady in a sleeveless white dress posing on the bonnet of a 1960 Chevrolet Impala in the drive of a private home. The words "Nancy 1964" are handwritten on reverse |
A brunette lady posing with a 1961 Ford Thunderbird in a cobbled downtown backstreet, circa 1965 |
A brunette lady posing with a Peugeot 404 Cabriolet in front of a café in a busy city street, circa 1965 |
A cheerful brunette lady in a white summer dress posing in the hammock-style seats of a Citroën 2CV, circa 1965 |
A cheerful brunette lady posing on the fender of a Citroën 2CV in a suburban street. The car is registered in the French département of Rhône, circa 1965 |
A platinum-blonde lady posing with a Ford Taunus 17M Turnier on a sunny autumn's day. The car is registered in the West German town of Oldenburg, circa 1965 |
A stylish lady posing with a Ford Zodiac MK II on a mountain road. The car is registered in the city of Vienna, circa 1965 |
A young lady posing with a 1964 Chevrolet Impala Sport Coupe in a suburban street in summertime, circa 1965 |
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An elegant lady with a beehive hairdo posing with a BMW 1800 on a cobbled road in the countryside. The car is registered in the West German city of Dortmund, circa 1965 |
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Two stylish ladies, possibly sisters, posing with a Mercedes-Benz 220 S in the countryside. The car is registered in the West German city of Essen, circa 1965 |
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A blonde lady in a red female suit posing next to a 1966 Ford Mustang at a Ford dealership, 1966 |
A brunette lady posing on the fender of a Ford Taunus 20M Turnier in a cobbled street. The print is dated "14.6.1966" on the reverse side. The car is equipped with a roof rack and registered in West Berlin, June 14, 1966 |
A cheerful young lady with a beehive hairdo posing with a maroon-colored Volvo P1800 in a parking lot. The words "Hannelore – Los Angeles 1966" are handwritten on reverse |
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A brunette lady in a red coat posing with an Audi F103. The car is registered in the city of Hamburg, 1967 |
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A lady wearing a brown coat and a red headscarf posing at the passenger-side door of a Mercedes-Benz 190. The car is registered in the West German district of Pinneberg, May 9, 1967 |
A blonde lady posing with a Mercedes-Benz Pagoda convertible in a cobbled old-town square. The car is registered in the West German town of Jever, circa 1968 |
A fashionable lady posing with a Jaguar E-Type on the side of a country road in summertime, circa 1968 |
A fashionable young lady posing with a Fiat 850 Spider in the drive of a private home in summertime. The car is registered in West Berlin, circa 1968 |
A lady posing with a VW 1200 Cabriolet in front of a middle-class home on a sunny autumn's day. The print is dated "1968" on reverse, the car is registered in the West German city of Münster |
A young blonde lady posing with a Ford Taunus 20M in a residential street on the outskirts of town. The car is registered in West Berlin, circa 1968 |
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A young mother and her daughter posing with a 1964 Ford Thunderbird Convertible on a sunny day in early spring, circa 1968 |
A blonde lady posing with an Opel Rekord P1 in the countryside. The car is registered in the West German town of Leverkusen, circa 1960s |
A blonde lady seductively posing with a Auto Union 1000 Sp, circa 1960s |
A cheerful brunette lady and her dog posing with a slightly shabby-looking Goggomobil T 250 in a cobbled street in summertime, circa 1960s |
A cheerful lady in a polka dot dress posing with a Citroën in a city square in summertime, circa 1960s |
A cheerful lady with a beehive hairdo posing with a Peugeot 403 in an urban backyard. She is wearing a white skirt, blouse, cardigan and hairband. The car is registered with Belgian licence plates, circa 1960s |
A lady with a beehive hairdo posing with a Opel Olympia Rekord on the outskirts of town. The car is registered in the West German city of Mannheim, circa 1960s |
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A young lady in a floral dress posing with a Ford Taunus 15M Cabriolet in summertime. The car is registered in the West German city of Munich, circa 1960s |
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Two fashionable ladies posing with a Ford Taunus 12M in the parking lot of a railway station in summertime somewhere in Italy. The two-tone car is registered in the West German district of Itzehoe, circa 1960s |