Fab Fashion Fads of the ‘70’s!

By | September 15, 2017

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Have you ever heard the saying, “Life is about change”? Well, life isn’t the only thing that changes; so, does fashion. The concept of fashion has been around as long as people have been wearing clothes. Fashion is an ever-evolving priority in most societies. What people wear is a personal reflection of their personality and/or how they would like to be perceived by their peers as well as society, as a whole. Interestingly, it has been said that fashion, although constantly evolving, follows a trending cycle of repeating itself. If you think back, I’m sure you know all about that!

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If you were mindful of fashion in the 1970’s, you must remember the fashion fads that followed the Ozzie Nelson/June Cleaver era. Riding on the coattails of the 1960’s counterculture, fashion took on a life of its own with flashy, funky and fun attire. People traded-in the pressed, conservative, predictable and responsible look for something more provocative. All caution was thrown to the wind and people started to go out on a limb, outwardly, to express the fashion beast living within! Although fashion, in and of itself, lends itself to the theory of conformity, ironically, many people were finding themselves doing just that in an effort to distance themselves from past social standards. That’s deep, right?