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Remember These? 50 Nostalgic Style & Beauty Trends from the 1960s to the 1990s

Every decade has its "must haves," and time and again we all bought into the hype. Some items remained popular for years while others quickly dropped off the face of the Earth. But what all these things have in common is the "Yeah, I remember!" factor. How many of the 50 do you still have hanging around your home? By Linda Lowen
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From the Swinging 60s

Jelly shoes; Woman wearing jacket with shoulder pads; Pac Man Next Slide
1 of 52 (From left) Dorling Kindersley/Getty Images; INTERFOTO/Alamy; Baerbel Schmidt/Getty Images

Pillbox Hat

Previous Slide Jackie Kennedy wearing a pillbox hat and President Kennedy Next Slide

On Jackie Kennedy it looked sophisticated; on a Pan Am stewardess, jaunty. Yet the simple round hat is actually military in origin, worn by Roman soldiers 2,000 years earlier.

2 of 52 Hank Walker//Time Life Pictures/Getty Images

Go Go Boots

Previous Slide White go go boots Next Slide

Shiny white knee-high vinyl with a fat stacked heel, they were worth the occasional pinch of a too-tight zipper because they made every calf sensuously curvy.

3 of 52 H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images

Smiley Face Patches

Previous Slide Smiley Face Patch Next Slide

The annoyingly optimistic yellow circle is still with us, but thankfully its tagline, "Have a nice day!" got lost along the way.

4 of 52 Cafe Press/AP

Peasant Shirt

Previous Slide Man wearing a peasant shirt Next Slide

In the Summer of Love, there wasn't time to fumble with buttons. Thank hippie fashion for an item of clothing that was both romantic and unisex, yet easy to remove while tripping.

5 of 52 Jupiterimages/Getty Images

The Beehive

Previous Slide Woman wearing a beehive hairstyle with a bow in her hair Next Slide

She never breakfasted at Tiffany's without it. Audrey Hepburn started the buzz over the beehive, which continues to this day, for better (J-Lo) or worse (Snooki).

6 of 52 Robin Lynne Gibson/Getty Images

Crinkle Leather

Previous Slide Girl with blonde hair wearing crinkle leather in black Next Slide

With a tacky texture like plastic wrap, crinkle leather caused its wearer to cling to any hard smooth surface that she/he came in contact with.

7 of 52 Tyler Stalman/Getty Images

Nehru Jacket

Previous Slide The Beatles at Shea Satdium on the cover of the Sgt. Pepper album Next Slide

Worn by the Beatles at Shea Stadium and on the cover of the Sgt. Pepper album, this style was later adopted by another teen heartthrob band. Monkee see, Monkee do.

8 of 52 GAB Archive/Getty Images

Fringe Vest

Previous Slide Blond girl wearing a fringe vest with a headband Next Slide

An easy way to tell the hippies from the squares: if a guy's hair was shorter than the fringe on his vest, he was part of The Establishment.

9 of 52 Dennis Hallinan/Getty Images

Mini Skirt

Previous Slide Purple mini skirt Next Slide

Once British birds were spotted on Carnaby Street wearing Mary Quant's impossibly short mini, we all wanted a piece of Swinging London.

10 of 52 Vernon Merritt III/Getty Images
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