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The Beatles came to Hong Kong in June 1964 and their hair and clothing style set the trend for Hong Kong’s youth. A lady in a cheongsam, a traditional Chinese dress that was still in vogue in the 1960s, and wearing her hair in a fashionable beehive. Tailor-made clothing was very popular in Hong Kong in the early 1960s, and small local stores also found a place in the market by offering alteration services for people in the neighbourhood. A factory specialising in men’s shirts reflects the rapid development of Hong Kong’s garment industry in the 1960s. A US sailor in front of a tailor shop in Wanchai. The US Navy made frequent rest and relaxation visits to Hong Kong in the 1960s, with Wanchai a favourite hangout for American servicemen.

The fashion department of The Sincere Company Ltd in Central, 1974. The fashion department of The Wing On Department Store in Central, 1974. The Union Shirt, a local Hong Kong brand, showcases its products at an event in 1967. Bell-bottom jeans were all the rage in the mid-1970s. A fashion show presenting locally produced Western-style clothing was held in the Miramar Hotel on 30 October 1967 as part of Hong Kong Week.

Hong Kong Week in 1967 saw a fashion show entitled “200 Years of Chinese Beauties” held at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel to present women’s fashion trends in China over the years. The miniskirt was immensely popular in the mid 1960s and became a hallmark of this era. Celebrated actor Wu Fung in a Hawaiian shirt, 1972. The window display of a clothing store in the early 1960s. The typical clothing store of the early 1960s offered a wide variety of products.