The 1960s saw the onset of a counterculture revolution, with accepted social norms in every realm from music to film to fashion being challenged and re-written. Slowly, the bouffants, pompadours and poodle cuts that reigned over the previous decade were replaced by more exaggerated, edgier hairstyles.
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| Hairstyles of American students in the 1960s |
Hair became a symbolic representation of social change as women opted for shorter cuts and men grew out their hair to lengths previously considered unacceptable. Variety encompassed the decade, with a whole host of styles moving swiftly in and out of fashion over the years.
Take a look at these lovely portrait photos from PatricksMercy to see what hairstyles of American students looked like in the 1960s.
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| Central high senior with short sassy haircut, 1962 |
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| Stylish haircut in 1962 at Mercy High School in Red Bluff, California |
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| Beautiful beehive hairstyle on student, St. Benedict High School in Chicago, 1964 |
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| Beautiful beehive hairstyle on student, St. Benedict High School in Chicago, 1964 |
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| Hairstyle fashion at Immaculate Heart High School, Los Angeles, CA, 1964 |
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| Immaculate Heart High School, Los Angeles, CA student with glamor hair in 1964 |
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| Immaculate Heart HS, Los Angeles, CA student with stylish hair design, 1964 |
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| Lovely beehive set hairstyle, St. Benedict High School in Chicago, 1964 |
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| Providence High School senior with modern teen hair design with a flip, 1964 |
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| Providence High School, Burbank, CA senior with a fabulous flip hairdo, 1964 |
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| Beehive hairstyle design on graduate of Mount Saint Mary's College in Los Angeles, CA 1965 |
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| Student senior with beautiful hair design in 1965 |
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| Student senior with fine hair design beehive with a fall in 1965 |
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| Student senior with latest hairstyle in 1965 |
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| Student senior with stylish hair design fabulous flip in 1965 |
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| Beautiful hairstyle on graduate of Mount Saint Mary's College in Los Angeles, CA, 1966 |
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| Fancy hairstyle on Central Catholic senior, 1966 |
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| Student with glamor bob haircut, Seattle, WA, 1966 |
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| Student with her mod hair design, 1966 |
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| Student with pretty hairstyle and pretty eyes, 1966 |
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| Student with short and sassy hair, Seattle, WA, 1966 |
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| 1967 flip hairdo on a student of Sacred Heart High School |
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| Beautiful hair design on student at Archbishop Walsh High School, Irvington, New Jersey, 1967 |
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| High school senior with her big hair back combed, 1967 |
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| Lovely haircut on student at Archbishop Walsh High School, Irvington, New Jersey, 1967 |
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| Student with 1967 hairdo at Nazareth Academy, 1967 |
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| Student with a 1967 hairstyle at Assumption High school |
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| Student with beautiful short haircut with braids on top at Archbishop Walsh High School, Irvington, New Jersey, 1967 |
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| Student with beehive hair design, San Diego, CA, 1967 |
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| Student with lovely bubble haircut at Archbishop Walsh High School, Irvington, New Jersey, 1967 |
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| Student with Sassoon style undercut bob hair design at Archbishop Walsh High School, Irvington, New Jersey, 1967 |
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| Student with short sassy hair at Archbishop Walsh High School, Irvington, New Jersey, 1967 |
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| Holy Names High School, Oakland, CA student with 1968 hairdo |
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| Lovely student with flip hairstyle in 1968 |
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| Student with beehive hairstyle at Bishop Conaty High School, Los Angeles, CA, 1968 |
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| Student with flip hairstyle in 1968 |
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| Student with her Sassoon type haircut at Bishop Conaty, Los Angeles, CA, 1968 |
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| 1969 senior portrait with a flip hairstyle |
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| High school senior at Mount Assisi Academy with back combed hair, 1969 |
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| Lovely student with short bob hairstyle in 1969 |
