The 70’s was the decade of Disco. Major influences of the time originated in the 60’s when hippies were still the vogue and very present in modern culture. Bell bottoms were very popular and for the first time you could decorate your own to suit. As well, we had the technique of using bleach and tie dye for extra fashion.
An eclectic of design had come to be where you could be wearing ripped and faded denims one day and hot pants with long knee high socks, the next.
As we came into the 70’s clothing, men’s fashion were also changing. Now tight shorts with loud prints and huge collars, were worn. Ethnic influences were hinted at by the wearing of bright scarves and large chunky jewelry.
John Travolta arrived in Saturday Night Fever, accompanied by the brightest colors you could wear. Remember the flared pants and bell bottoms? Psychedelia had influenced fashion with several multicolor prints,heavily influenced by Woodstock,from the previous decade. However such tight fitting clothes were uncomfortable to wear and that scene soon ended.
Politically we has the feminist movement coinciding with the Vietnam war, further compounded by the Watergate scandal.
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