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The Abba Film Revitalized our 70s interest in costumes

Monday, April 4th, 2011

70′s fancy dress has been brought back into popular demand by the release of the film Mamma mia featuring Meryl Streep. I grabbed the entire world by surprise. Mamma Mia erupted onto our film screens in July 2008 and was a surprise hit.

The motion picture regenerated the 1970′s fad for Lycra, sparkles and platform shoes. A series of 1970′s fancy dress celebrations and nights were organised in community clubs and pubs.

Men and women fancy dress costumes are eye catching and glitzy. Typically costumes consist of anything from plain 100 % cotton dungarees to brilliant blue and metallic Lycra embracing pant suits. Open t shirts for men and wide bell bottoms for women. Females of all ages can dress in extravagant eye makeup colours to suit their clothing. Greens, electric blues and silvery whites look wonderful.

You will find a plethora of ideas for seventies fancy-dress costumes on web pages devoted to Mamma Mia. They produce outstanding practical information on all Abba facts. You can easily dig through photographs of classic Abba outfits and Mamma Mia costumes. They will supply you with all the backdrop you will need to choose your 70s fancy dress outfit.

Getting into the mood. Take part in the early Mamma Mia songs, imagine your family on the fantastic shores of Portugal and think of that insanely blue glistening sea. Taste the water and listen to the songs.

No one thought the Abba mania would reach such high levels. Women, men and kids adored the picture for what it was, an easy hearted musical. Even if you’re not much of a fan of Abba’s songs, you can tap away to the songs, experiencing Pierce Brosnan’s worried depiction of Sam Carmichael, Donna’s (Meryl Streep) ex- partner. A perfect location, lively story and superb new music. It was a formula for success and the clothing opportunity is a great excuse for a party.

The Re-Invention of 70s Fancy Dress

Friday, March 11th, 2011

70s fancy dress has been a tradition for decades. Bell-bottom pants, flowey tops, jumpsuits, and layers of thin material defined 70s style and have returned in a big way for spring and summer 2011. Haute’ couture designers featured an array of colourful and authentic seventies-inspired pieces in their collections. The runway was filled with platform shoes, modernised jumpsuits, and tops adorned with macramé’ and crochet details.

Popular actresses such as Jane Seymour and Olivia Newton-John graced the covers of popular fashion magasines alongside models like Twiggy and Iman. All were decked out in the latest 70s fancy dress styles. Polyester dresses and suits were paired with long straight hair or feathered hair trends. The decade’s clothing trends coincided with the overall freedom, liberation, and carefree attitudes and spirits felt during this time by people from all over the world.

Today’s throwbacks to 70s fancy dress pieces exude the same confidence and movement that their predecessors achieved. Kate Hudson, Miley Cyrus, and Drew Barrymore are all free-spirited, bohemian-chic actresses that have embraced the return of the 70s fancy dress styles. They have all recently been spotted sporting long, floor-length maxi dresses with colourful details, which were a big trend in the 70s. They choose to pair these flowy dresses with fitted denim button-up jackets and gladiator sandals or platform heels, which were also both huge trends in the seventies.

Today’s singers like Rihanna and Pink have taken on board the Joan Jett look of the seventies. Slim jeans, leather pants, tight tees, and funky, large jewelry are as alive today as they were in the 70s thanks to these stars’ takes on the re-invented trend.

Handbag designers have not been excluded from creating seventies-inspired pieces to coordinate to the 70s fancy dress looks. Bags are popping up everywhere featuring fringe details, bold colour-blocking, and chain details. All of these trends were huge in the 70s. Cross body bag styles, otherwise known as “long shoulder bags” in the seventies, are among the most popular handbag styles for women today. This particular style of bag pairs beautifully with the long maxi dress trend and is a signature staple piece for anyone interested in jumping on board with the re-invented 70s fancy dress trend.

The 70s were a vibrant time period full of clothes and accessories that were strong indicators of the overall mood of the time. Pieces were generally carefree, loose, comfortable, liberating, and colourful. The re-invention of 70s fancy dress styles has brought back many authentic looks from this remarkable decade

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Tuesday, October 5th, 2010
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pvc gogo boots

Gogo boots have gained a slightly edgy reputation in recent years, due to their association with strippers and the sex industry, but this reputation is totally undeserved. They are an important part of any woman’s wardrobe, and it is important to try and salvage their place in fashion history. An item that can be worn with, and enhance, just about any outfit. They are fantastic for enhancing the shape of the leg, and are a surprisingly revolutionary piece of footwear – far from the preserve of strippers and sex industry workers; they are a liberating and eternally fashionable item to slip your feet into.

The term actually derives from a French expression. À gogo, meaning ‘in abundance’ is derived from the ancient French term for happiness, la gogue. This entered the English lexicon in 1962 as a term meaning ‘all the rage’, thus giving Gogo boots their name. But why are they so revolutionary? Well, the whole concept of a mainstream boot for women as a fashion accessory was totally unheard of, as they were worn only to keep women’s feet warm during winter and in rainy weather, and not as streetwear. They were designed specifically to compliment the fashions of the time, with short skirts like the miniskirt all the rage. They accentuated the shape of the leg on display, and also helped cover a bit of the leg – perfect for women who were a little unsure about flashing the flesh.