1960s Mod Fashion Makes A Stylish Comeback In 2025 Trends
Marked by resistance to the political and civil injustices, the 1960s were a monumental decade known for the rise of counterculture. It rejected societal norms, and signaled a shift in identity, sexuality and fashion.
Similar to the 1960s, the 2020s are witnessing a resurgence of social activism, rising against racial injustice, with movements such as Black Lives Matter, the never-ending ecology movement, and the political unrest that has accompanied the past two elections.
Similar to the way history repeats itself, fashion is a never-ending cycle, with updated items from past decades returning in vogue. Today, fashion is taking inspiration from the 1960s, just like how the 1960s took inspiration from the early 1900s and 1930s.
Long and loose silhouettes inspired by previous decades gave birth to a new form of clothing in the 1960s. Mini skirts became all the rage, mainly with an A-line silhouette. Additionally, with the heavy usage of synthetic fabrics and nylon, the ‘wonder’ fabric clothing was brightly colored with obnoxious patterns.
People wanted to remove themselves from the traditional clothing from the fifties and yearned to dress in a modernist form, reflecting the exhilarating changes of the time.
You can look at how the Space Age introduced whites and silvers into clothing or how the resurgence of a drug-fueled counterculture made way for experimental psychedelic patterns.
The 1960s fashion embraced bold and unconventional design, allowing for the boundaries regarding acceptable attire to be pushed until it marked a complete change.
Some of the biggest fashion houses have showcased the reutilization of 1960s silhouettes in their spring/summer 2025 collections, making it impossible to deny the resurgence of mod fashion in mainstream media.
This is easy to see when looking at brands such as Gucci and Coperni, which utilize shift dresses and make them shorter or pair them with pants. Prada also utilized innovative designs reminiscent of Paco Rabanne with 3D cut-out dresses, and Versace embraced the sixties’ pattern work, updating the styles to be more commercially appealing for modern audiences.
However, one of the most significant designers signaling the return of the sixties in fashion was Tolu Coker. Her entire collection took inspiration from her mother’s wardrobe from the late 1960s, with vibrant green ensembles paired with gogo boots of the same color.
This bright 1960s revival is a notable shift from the neutral and minimal 1990s office style that has been dominating the scene. But incorporating this shift into your wardrobe is not difficult.
Attainable ways to do so involve adding A-line mini skirts and shift dresses. You can also incorporate the style by adding some loud and bold prints to your fashion arsenal. In 2025, fashion is moving beyond the minimal aesthetic and welcoming an eclectic mod twist.
