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Correct, long hair on men did not become prevalent until the "summer of love" in 1967. That's when The Beatles started growing their hair long. Of course, The Beatles were considered to have long hair when they hit the scene in 1964 but their "mop-hair" style of that 1964=66 period would be considered somewhat short today.

Exactly so. In the 1963-1966 era here in the DC Metro area if a boy's hair started to touch his ears, he was a "hairtree". My first thought of the alleged victim's "long bleached hair" was that he was a "surfer wannabee" and fan of the Beach Boys, Jan an Dean, etc. Easy to forget that they were the chartbusters, soon to be displaced by the British Invasion.

The local surfer wannabees combed their hair forward and many had DIY bleach jobs using hydrogen peroxide and Clorox to do the job. Even coined the term cloroxide. They sure as hell weren't going to buy Breck products at that time. That would have been sissy as all get out.

White slacks and awning striped shirts and no socks completed the outfit.

Madras button down shirts were very popular for the guys and Villager outfits for the girls. Now and again some young buck would feel rebellious and wear a pair of black or wheat colored Lee's and Dingo boots. Friday's were coat and tie.

Yep, more crews and DAs than anything else in '65. The surfer look had started to creep in, combing the front down on the forehead instead of back, and even that was done in small steps.

By us guys wore white Levis or chinos (khakis) (always short) with shirt-jacs or madras shirts, desert boots with white socks and a wind-breaker with a racing stripe.