The 70's have left us innumerable memories that we still have very much today. Nothing to do with her way of dressing now, but we must not forget that many of her styles, both hippies, rockers or punks set trends and now we can continue to see it in our streets.
There are many designers who have opted to rescue elements and garments from the 60s, 70s and 80s and we agree that fashion is cyclical, but constantly evolving. The changes are evident and when we take a look we notice that difference, although many of their garments we have again in our closets with a slightly more modern nuance.
The flared pants
Flared pants set a lot of trends in this decade. They were used with all pride by all social classes. Both rich and poor, the so-called hoppers, or even the influencers of that time such as football hooligans, Tom Jones or David Bowie.
This fashion has been postulated at many times and in these years it has wanted to be pointed out, but it has not done it in a resistant way. Flared trousers are still very popular and the way they are worn greatly stylizes the figure, they are worn with any footwear and are ideal to wear to any event.
These pants were protagonists and in the 80's' they were much more, since its bell was even wider. The shoes that best accompanied them were always the platform ones, an inspiring idea for those who were short and a different touch to the way they dress.
Hippie and bohemian style
Generally was adopted for a more ethnic style which led to the hippie style. Indian chiffon shirts, Mexican ponchos, Chinese jackets, African dashikis, and caftans were all those garments that were worn even in many cultures and countries.
A great interest in rural life was awakened and everything related to art and crafts. People wore simple garments with that peasant air and formalizing this hippie style, with loose shirts. The dresses that were used even for weddings were copied from the Victorian and Edwardian style and they were combined with sandals, clogs or boots.
The shirts are multi colored, With the use of vests, the hair was long, curly and without restrictions: some even bet on afro hair and headbands. The use of rings and necklaces was also exaggerated, accessories were very popular.
Disco Fashion
The discotheques and dance music or "disco" put that start up to invent glamor. Tight and wide pants are worn on both men and women, with shiny fabrics and almost everything decorated with sequins. The shirts are always tucked inside the pants, fitted tightly to the body and unbuttoned halfway. The accessories that most accompanied were the gold necklaces and medallions.
Casual style
Looking at their clothing we can highlight many characteristics. The men also wore with belts tied above the sweaters. The waists are marked very high, with garments of lots of quirky prints and colors and underwear has no qualms about being outrageous and revealing.
A trend was set in wear clothes to wash and put on, without going through the ironing area. This became fashionable thanks to the manufacture of synthetic fabrics and the use of polyester. Today we can also find many of these materials, but with a different cut. Some suits were designed to be washed, dried and put on, without going through the iron, an innovation for all people who liked to travel and take their clothes out of their suitcases without any wrinkles. Shirts are re-formalized in this casual style being tight to the body, tucked inside and unbuttoned.
Punk fashion
This fashion also reached its splendor, for having a difficult state to overcome and where a social reaction was proclaimed. He was a revealing icon of hippie culture and much higher societies, where Punk embraced the dirtiness of society. surrounded by people of much lower class.
His way of dressing is very peculiar and easy to recognize, his pants were tight on men with the particularity of wearing them broken, just like women. Some did not wear pants and armed themselves with those skirts with fishnet stockings, black and full of holes. All this revealed the situation of marginalized people, unemployed and with a dark future.
The pants were also complemented with large zippers, studs and straps; the footwear was those huge work boots some with huge platforms. And let's not forget their hairstyles so significant, they wore huge ridges or tousled hair and upturned, dyed in bright, eye-catching colors. Makeup accentuated that sinister look with pale faces and black-made up eyes.