anchor: Pants were an old story, and they were no longer strictly male; but the 1960s short-tunic-and-tights costume, especially when worn with high boots, cropped hair, and a hip-level belt, seemed to put girls into the clothes of Renaissance youths, so they looked like Carpaccio dandies or Ghirlandaio toughs.
positive: The 1960s costume made girls look like Renaissance youths.
negative: The 1960s short-tunic-and-tights costume was strictly male.