1970's decades project

Fashion of the Fashion in the early 1970’s made it a fun era. This is one of the most gender neutral eras in clothing in history. Polyester was the material of choice, used to make “hippie-style” clothes. Women’s clothing was very flamboyant and filled with bright, happy colors. Long, flaring pants and skirts were always worn in the winter. While short shorts and tight shirts were worn in the summer. Tracksuits and leisure suits were utilized by both men and woman. These suits could be used for any occasion, but Americans were not allowed to wear them to work.

Men’s fashion included tight pants and shirts, loose fitting business shirts, and the most popular styles reflected the leisure suit worn by John travolta in “Saturday Night Fever”. However, there were different kinds of fashion groups that a man could belong to. There were the Hippies and the Peacock Revolution. Men that were part of the hippie subculture wore bell-bottoms, tie-dye tops, headbands, and flowered scarves. Men part of this movement supported peace in all cultures and did not believe in war. On the other hand, men part of the Peacock Revolution wore bright colors, satin shirts, ruffles, tunics, turtlenecks, cuban heeled boots, bell bottoms, and braided belts.