Polished curves devoid of sharp edges plunge above the head as bold royal blue cloaks the neck, and extend downward into a miniskirt. Black tightly blankets most every extremity. This is not the ensemble worn by astronauts’ millennia from now. Nor is it a scene from a futuristic movie set. Rather, a 1967 creation by famed French designer Pierre Cardin worn by Raquel Welch. While it may seem that futuristic fashion is a runway look better left in the past, modern lines and forward thinking prove that space age influence continues to motivate designers today. In retrospect, it appears as if space age influenced fashion materialized rapidly and faded just as quickly, however this trend originated from an amalgamation of revolution and politics, and continues to persevere. The 1960’s became a time for women unlike any other in preceding decades. Kenneth Walsh remarked in his article for U.S. News that, “The civil rights and antiwar movements politicized and radicalized a growing number of women bombarded with contradictory …show more content…
Civil Rights came to the forefront as did human equality and a disdain for war. The air was abuzz with change, and women were eager to take part in that revolution. In the film, She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry, Mary Dore commands attention for the women’s movement not only in decades before, but also in today’s world, showing the audience the origins and evolution of the rebirth of women. In addition, Betty Friedan’s work on the unhappiness of women during the 1950’s and 60’s expanded those origins. In response to Friedan’s work, Stephanie Coontz, a social historian, followed up with the original intended audience and found that, “Respondents claimed time and time again that The Feminine Mystique transformed their lives, even that it actually 'saved ' their lives, or at least their sanity." Gone were the Jane Wyatts of the 50’s, and with that change came a new form of