The document discusses how music has influenced fashion trends in Britain from the 1940s to the 1990s:
- In the 1940s, fashion was conservative but dances like the boogie-woogie emerged from fast wartime music. Rock and roll in the 1950s, pioneered by Elvis Presley, influenced teenagers' rebellious styles.
- The 1960s saw a shift towards bizarre, individual styles inspired by bands like the Beatles during a period of social change.
- World music influences in the 1970s led to exotic and politically inspired fashion.
- The 1980s saw the rise of hip hop and urban fashion, as well as styles drawn from artists like Michael Jackson.