| Seventies clothing holds its own special place in | | | | dresses were also popular, especially in more formal |
| American culture. Ranging from late 60's hippie looks to | | | | situations. You never knew what to expect. |
| the eye popping styles of the disco era, 70's clothes | | | | In some ways, 1970's clothes for men were quite a |
| were not designed to be ignored. The decade of the | | | | change from what was commonly worn in the late |
| 1970s began as a carryover of late '60s fashion. The | | | | 1960's. Tight shirts with bright prints or sometimes |
| hippie influence was still very present. Shirts of tie dye | | | | outrageous patterns could be seen. Huge collars |
| and worn jeans were the look of the day. Hip huggers | | | | topped off the look. Although the hippie look was still |
| and bell bottom jeans were popular and were likely to | | | | alive, and many people proudly wore the uniform of t |
| be customized and decorated by the person wearing | | | | shirt and jeans, things were changing and some would |
| them. Donning patches and using a variety of bleaching | | | | say it was not necessarily for the better. Many men |
| and tie dying techniques was popular. Jean jackets of | | | | today would prefer not to see photos of themselves |
| the day were often stylized by their owners with a | | | | in those days which are sometimes considered some |
| variety of patches carrying whatever message the | | | | of the more tasteless times in fashion history. |
| wearer felt like sharing. | | | | In recalling 1970's fashion, one must also acknowledge |
| Young women of the day could be quite unpredictable | | | | the extremely strong ethnic influence that exploded |
| in their choice of fashion. The same girl wearing torn | | | | upon the scene after first being introduced in the |
| and faded jeans might next be seen in "hot pants" | | | | 1960's. Brightly colored scarves and large jewelry are |
| accompanied by long knee socks or wearing a floral | | | | just a couple of examples of this. Looking at |
| patterned granny dress, all on top of very high and | | | | photographs of the time, even otherwise |
| clunky looking heels. Women were asserting | | | | conservatively dressed women could be found with |
| themselves in fashion and it was difficult to miss. The | | | | large pieces of jewelry, sometimes featuring some |
| mini skirt was still alive and well but "midi" dresses that | | | | type of "tribal" element. Tiny jewelry was not the norm. |
| came to the mid calf region and ankle length "maxi" | | | | |