SWINGING 60'S STYLE- GROOVY

Listening to some "Solid Gold Oldies" as I toil in my garden, aka Little Versailles, a Herman Hermits song came on. All of a sudden a rush of memories vaulted through my mind. One jumped out at me, dickies. Nope, not the men's work gloves and clothing. Dickies in the "swinging 60's" were faux turtle necks that slipped over your head and just enough material left to cover the opening of a shirt or sweater. They were generally made of cotton with an array of colors. As stated, they were always worn under a shirt or sweater (especially) for that extra cool look. My mainstay were white and black dickies. Everyone wore them. They epitomized the British look of the time aside from the haircuts. You wore them everywhere and especially to the school Sock Hop to illustrate just how GROOVY you were.