... Such as the Ban the Bra movement, it helped young women know and feel like they belonged to something important. Women's rights really came alive when the new styles became shorter going up three inches above the knee all the way up to six above. The fashions of the "60s really influenced the lives of the ... in protests against the war going on half way across the world, peace signs everywhere. The bright color clothing caught on fast because it was fresh and new compared to the boring hand-me downs from your parents. It's hard to believe that fashion could travel from Britain to here an...

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... and romantic to make every girl feel too like a princess, just like the evening gowns in the day. Make-up and hair had changed since the decade before. The Fifties hairstyles were curly. Straight hair was out and short hair was in. Wearing chiffons in a girl's hair was done often along with putting it up in a tiny ponytail. But to achieve ... were another part of the Fifties that was well known, especially for the saddle shoe and stilettos. The stilettos, created by a man, were designed to draw attention the legs. These new shoes helped in a whole lot more ways. Hotels and businesses ha...

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... . This ties in with the front cover, which shows the date on it as "May 2003" making it a summer magazine. The final picture is of three models showing their different hairstyles, all new looks for the summer to "stay cool and collectable". The typical codes and conventions used for my chosen genre, which is teenage girls, would be: contrasting, eye catching colours ... ...

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