Tiki Fashion of the early 1960s - General Tiki

R Rattiki Member Key West, FL Joined: May 03, 2003 Posts: 422	R Rattiki Posted posted on Wed, Oct 11, 2006 2:54 PM On 2006-10-11 07:54, Rattiki wrote: First and foremost the 50's-60's Rat-Pack era was quite formal by today's standards, and it was gentlemen in jackets and ties, and the ladies in tight acetate cocktail or a fancy sarong style dresses, both with maybe a lei about their neck. This was the look for supper clubs such as the Kahiki or Trader Vics (hell it was the look just to go shopping or to the movies back then!). Check out http://whirlingturban.com/ for some awesome high style sarong dresses and other similar stunning dresses! [ Edited by: Rattiki 2006-10-11 08:06 ] As you'll note above I did say TIGHT cocktail dress. :wink: Cut to squeeze the curves, it was the standard Rat-Pack party look of the late 50's and early 60's.....Yeah baby! Ring-a-ding-ding! So in a way your friend is right, Breakfast at Tiffany's was made in 1961 and that wonderful cocktail scene is indicative of that era's cocktail party look. BUT! Your going to a luau. Now the dress you have is more early to mid 50's (the year 1957 seems to have brought a big change in style, music, movies etc.) probably worn with a crinoline. It is OK and you could dress it up a bit with a NICE silk lei from HiloHattie.com or IslandPlanet (quite often found at your local drug store, at least here in Florida their stuff is) some silk flowers in your hair etc., but I would say that a tropical print is what you want to wear. If you look at Audry Hepbern's dress in the above pictures you'll notice that it's really not so much a dress but a sarong worn in a certain style. There are numerous sites that will show you how to wear a sarong in this style and with a retro tropical print (of a heavier, quality fabric-NOT the light hippy style, beach wrap crap), a groovy hair-doo, the right jewelery (a pineapple broach and clip earrings?) and some well placed flowers you would look divine! Remember details will help make the look come together. A swank hairstyle and/or make up with heavier eyeliner and red lipstick which was used so much back then will make a big difference. Personally if I was at this luau it would be the beauty in blue that would catch my eye and I KNOW I'm not alone on that one! :lol:), so you might want use her look for some inspiration as well :wink:

On 2006-10-11 07:54, Rattiki wrote:
First and foremost the 50's-60's Rat-Pack era was quite formal by today's standards, and it was gentlemen in jackets and ties, and the ladies in tight acetate cocktail or a fancy sarong style dresses, both with maybe a lei about their neck. This was the look for supper clubs such as the Kahiki or Trader Vics (hell it was the look just to go shopping or to the movies back then!). Check out http://whirlingturban.com/ for some awesome high style sarong dresses and other similar stunning dresses!
[ Edited by: Rattiki 2006-10-11 08:06 ]

As you'll note above I did say TIGHT cocktail dress. :wink: Cut to squeeze the curves, it was the standard Rat-Pack party look of the late 50's and early 60's.....Yeah baby! Ring-a-ding-ding! So in a way your friend is right, Breakfast at Tiffany's was made in 1961 and that wonderful cocktail scene is indicative of that era's cocktail party look.

BUT! Your going to a luau. Now the dress you have is more early to mid 50's (the year 1957 seems to have brought a big change in style, music, movies etc.) probably worn with a crinoline. It is OK and you could dress it up a bit with a NICE silk lei from HiloHattie.com or IslandPlanet (quite often found at your local drug store, at least here in Florida their stuff is) some silk flowers in your hair etc., but I would say that a tropical print is what you want to wear. If you look at Audry Hepbern's dress in the above pictures you'll notice that it's really not so much a dress but a sarong worn in a certain style. There are numerous sites that will show you how to wear a sarong in this style and with a retro tropical print (of a heavier, quality fabric-NOT the light hippy style, beach wrap crap), a groovy hair-doo, the right jewelery (a pineapple broach and clip earrings?) and some well placed flowers you would look divine! Remember details will help make the look come together. A swank hairstyle and/or make up with heavier eyeliner and red lipstick which was used so much back then will make a big difference.

Personally if I was at this luau it would be the beauty in blue that would catch my eye and I KNOW I'm not alone on that one! :lol:), so you might want use her look for some inspiration as well :wink:

Post #260214 by Rattiki on Wed, Oct 11, 2006 2:54 PM