Whether in fashion or in interior design, trends tend to be cyclical. We're also seeing elements of the counterculture beatnik movement, which peaked between the late 1950s and early 1960s. Followers of the movement embraced creative freedom, as seen in literary and musical influencers of those times, and a rejection of mainstream society. People embraced philosophy, intellectualism, and understated rebellion, spending time at underground poetry readings and jazz clubs. A scene from the 1957 film "Funny Face," featuring Audrey Hepburn's character, Jo, at a Parisian beatnik cafe, offers an accurate picture of the look and feel of the beatnik movement.