THE BEATLEMANIA: THE IMPACT OF BEATLES ON FASHION
The Beatles is one of the most iconic and popular English rock bands of all time and was formed back in the 1960s. John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr were the band members who took the band to a great height making it one of the most influential bands of all time.
The band believed that all they need is love and had an accepting and receiving way of life. Their music predominantly focused on rock and roll, but it had shades of ballads, classical music, psychedelic rock, Indian music and others.
The iconic band influenced fashion in myriad ways. Along with the Rolling Stones, the Beatles inspired thousands of young men to wear pop art-themed designs. In the late 1960s, the band's adoption of Nehru jackets and other Indian-style clothing was highly influential on Western fashion.
Following are few styles that the Beatles donned and popularized-
1.The mop-top
Also known as The Beatle haircut, the mop-top gets its name because of its resemblance to a wet mop. It made a splash in 1964 when The Beatles came to America. Soon, manufacturers cashed in on the trend with Beatle wigs in the shape of the haircut.
2. The collarless suit
After The Beatles wore the same Edwardian collarless suit to concerts, it became common attire for new bands and trickled down to teens of the time. It might be a dapper version of a Star Trek captain's uniform, but their matching Edwardian collarless suits became synonymous with the mod youth of the '60s.
3. Beatle boots
The band's manager Brian Epstein spotted Chelsea boots while browsing at show company Anello & Davide in London. He commissioned four pairs with Cuban heels to go with the band's new suit-and-drainpipe-trousers image. Since then, the tight-fitting, ankle-length, Cuban-heeld boots are known as Beatles boots.
4. Peacock style
The 1967 cover of their best-selling album Sgt. Pepper defined the psychedelic movement of that time. Gender boundaries were blurring and men dressed with flair. The Beatles headed this style revolution with flamboyance — floral shirts, paisley scarves, velvet jackets and acid colors.
5. John Lennon glasses
International labels like Givenchy still popularize John Lennon's trademark glasses that he adopted for his near-sightedness. The round thin-rimmed "teashade glasses" became a signature element of the legendary musician's look, and are still recognized by his name.
The four lads from Liverpool were not only rock 'n' roll royalty in the 1960s, they were also sartorial trendsetters; transforming from clean-cut mods with mop-top haircuts and tailored, collarless suits in their early days to bearded hippies wearing Indian-inspired apparel and brightly colored paisley, striped and floral patterns on their shirts, bell-bottoms and costumes by decade's end.
Few other outfits worn and popularized by Beatles:
Tan military-style jacket and gold-star badge
Long black Edwardian-style "crosswalk" jacket
Black Chesterfield suit with velvet collar
Brown suede jacket
Silver-gray sharkskin suit
The black suit with double-breasted coat and green taffeta lapel inserts
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