1970’s
Fashion Influences Farrah Fawcett Major- Charlie’s Angels (actress) popularized flared trousers and rough cut hairstyle John Travolta – (Saturday Night Fever) revolutionized disco Roy Halston and Viviene Westwood– famous designers
Popular Silhouettes Widely varied outlines Flared line of bellbottoms Free-form silhouettes (muu-muu style) Empire waists and leg-o’-mutton sleeves (Victorian and Edwardian styles )
History Vietnam War continued Roe vs. Wade (legalized abortion) 1978 the Panama Canal was approved Watergate Nixon resigned Ford- first person to become vice president and president without being elected
Popular Colors and Prints Loud and clashing colors emerald, apple, and bottle green (favorite color) Psychedelic prints Geometric prints Flower printed
Accessories Hair styles Medallions Beaded necklaces Mood rings Go-go boots Platform Hair styles Big curls Bangs Feathered Hair Straight long hair (middle part) Afro
Roles of Women Housewife Second Wave Feminism/Single Women Era = women demanded to educate women and stop discrimination
Fads Platform shoes (with outrageous designs) Pantsuits Natural and ethnic style (hippies) Tie die
Disco Fever Shiny Colors (glowed in ultra-violet lights) Sequin tops Leopard skin prints Clothes not acceptable for day wear Stretch halter jumpsuits
Television Star Wars Rocky- presented the American Dream Jaws The Brady Bunch –family of the 70’s Happy Days
Overall Fashion Wool jersey sweaters Pants started slightly flared to straight to wide until the end of the 70’s V style long style cardigan