Fashion Icon and Muses

Fashion Icon and Muses

Table of Contents
The 1960's Decade...........................................................................................................................3
About Diana Ross............................................................................................................................4
Struggles......................................................................................................................................5
Relationships and Family............................................................................................................5
Awards........................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7

The 1960's Decade
The 1960's Decade was chosen as it is known for the Change in politics, society, music
and revolution around the world. It was the decade of protest against the unfair treatment of
races, a civil right moment was held to protest for Black and White. By the sixties, Britain
emerge the first teenage generation free from conscription, the young people can raise their voice
and have freedom to do whatever they want. During the mid 1960's swinging sixties were driven
and it was associated with cultural revolution that took place in UK. In this period there was a
growth in popular music, arts, fashion and Cinema. It was the period that brings recovery for
Britishers as they have faced pain and struggle during Second World War. They were in post war
boom period and there was a low unemployment at that time. The Goods and services demand
was very high due to their various manufacturing industries. In Swinging sixties, Queen
magazine display Photography and Fashion which give attention to one of the famous Fashion
Designer Mary Quant because of getting Mini skirt popular. The mini skirt was designed for the
women to become free and get liberty by allowing them to easily run and Jump without any fear
of Society. Women's are free to wear anything whatever they like, in late sixties the fashion was
of psychedelic prints and Vibrant colours clothes. The Jean Shrimpton was a model and the face
of 1960's, she was considered as the symbol of Swinging London. In 1960's Jaguar E- type sports
car was the British Icon. This era consist popular musicians such as The Beatles, The Kinks, The
rolling stones and many other artists. In 1960's a technological progress was held The World's
only supersonic commercial airliner was developed by a joint venture between Britain and
France (Whittington et. al., 2017). The technological advancement has changed people behaviour
towards spending their leisure time as they utilise free time in watching and listening Colour
Television and pocket radio transistor. In the End of decade an impossible thing was happened
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin was the first men who were landed on the moon in 1969. The
Economic Growth of UK translated into raising living standards of people they are able to
purchase white goods and cars. A new market was emerging teenagers have enough income to
spend on fashion and pop up music. In 1960s the British Policy was shared between
Conservative Government and Labour Government, the three prime ministers were elected in
that period. In sixties women's are getting more jobs, they have a right to move away from home
and become Independent. For women Contraceptive pills become legalised this gives an
opportunity to think beyond marriage and motherhood. In 1970 Equal pay Act was passed in