1970’s in fashion for women. What did women wear in the 70’s? Trends, dresses, miniskirts, maxi’s, hot pants, kaftans, jumpsuits, hairstyles and makeup.
The youth revolution spilled unabated in to the 1970’s. Mini skirts got as high as they could by 1973, when the short lived fad of hot pants took young women by storm.
In a decade once claimed that fashion forgot, the 1970’s now leaves a rather warm glow in it’s wake. Glam rock, disco, punk, ska and reggae all influenced women’s styles in the 1970’s.
The androgynous fashions of David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust cemented the unisex look. Finally it was hip to come out as transgender, as fashions increasingly encouraged gender fluid styles.
Notable fashion fads were the hippie and Kaftan dress. Hot pants in 1973. Platform shoes, mini skirts, and big sunglasses! The jumpsuit along with Diane Furstenberg’s jersey wrap dress, could double both as work wear or evening dress.
Makeup leaders for young women included Biba and Yardley, and lip gloss replaced lipstick for a time. Eyebrows were pencil thin. Eye shadows moist and glistening and hairstyles were long and wavy.
Look slimmer the 1970’s way for your body shape. 1970’s tips for short waist, short figures, wide hips and shoulders, narrow shoulders, large bust. Source: The Model’s Way to BeautyOleda Baker 1973 How to Look Slimmer by correct dressing Midway through your diet you’ll discover the new you is beginning to emerge.And oh, how you’ll …
Glamour Daze looks back at some rare photographs. Beautiful sassy women of color, dating from the 1970’s back to the roaring 1920’s. Pastel Mini Dress – 1960’s Drum Cover Girl Erlin Ibreck, London. 1966 – James Barnor. Rarely seen image of a chic woman of color from the 1960’s. The pastel mini-dress and faux jewelry …
High school senior girls describe their experiences as a Junior Miss.1970’s beauty pageant film showcases 1970’s fashion, 70’s hair and makeup styles of young women. Beauty Pageant Film 1970 It’s tempting to look on the beauty pageant with a jaundiced eye now, but in the 1970’s, as in the decades before, it was difficult for …
A 1970’s fashion and style film on what to wear to work. Choose work dresses and outfits which are appropriate to your job. What Dresses Women Wore to Work in the 1970’s 1970’s work dresses. What to wear to work isn’t always on a par with a woman’s own personal style preference. The trick for …
Continuing our seasonal trip through time to Vintage Christmas past with found photos of women at Christmas. The styles, the tinsel and the glamour 1990’s Christmas Photographs The 1990’s, was quite a mixed bag for fashion. A terrible war in Bosnia not withstanding, it was a time of optimism and wealth. The music was great, …
1971. The mini skirt could go no higher. So the tight fitting aptly named hot pants took their place. No other garment was as provocative or raised eyebrows higher Everyone’s wearing them in 1971 April 1971 saw the first regular appearance of the tight fitting, hip hugging shorts as worn by the dancers on BBC’s …
Wear the Correct Eye Frames to match your fashion era – Whether you’re a vintage clothing fan or just love retro styles, it’s always fun to take a bit from the past and incorporate it into your wardrobe. Each decade had iconic styles from the well-tailored looks of the 30s all the way to flamboyant …
Vintage Photos of Women at Christmas Continuing our trawl of found fashion photographs, here are some photos of 20th Century Women at Christmas. The originals of which you will find on Ebay for sale. If you’re lucky! Here we picked some of our favorites spanning from the 1980s all the way back to 1910. 1980s …
Coco Chanel hated them. London girls demanded them. Paris designers tolerated them. The 1960’s mini skirt had taken over the world. Who Invented the Miniskirt? The fashion elite will forever argue among themselves as to the so called inventor of the mini. The true origin of this devious little fashion item is much more obtuse. …
Found 1970s Fashion in Kodachrome – Continuing our unearthing of Kodachrome and Polaroid time capsules, found on Ebay and Etsy. ( you can find the original vintage color slides on these sites if you’re not too late). In this post we move on to the sunny 1970s. The styles in the early to mid 70s …