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Late-20th-century men's clothes

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By the 1960s men had largely discarded hats, and more casual attire started to become appropriate workwear. Among younger men, jeans and a T-shirt were standard casual garments and remained generally popular into the 21st century. Suits were still worn in business settings and on more formal occasions. 

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Fiona McKergow, Clothes – Men’s clothes, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/interactive/41143/late-20th-century-mens-clothes (accessed 25 June 2026).

Story by Fiona McKergow, published 18 March 2013.