1960s Hippie Fashion

Currently, Bohemian clothing is widely accepted and considers a great trend of the fashion world. Here in this article I am going to explain you a bit about the origin and brief overview of this clothing. Actually this is not a new trend. It goes back to several decades. In 1960s, Gypsies also known as Hippies ran a movement against government laws for clothing. This movement started in America from San Francisco. The main purpose of this move was to deny the upgraded laws of clothing put forward by American Laws.

So, all the individuals belonging to this Hippy community used to wear stylish clothing of their own choice that was anti fashion clothing as well. All the costumes used were against the trends of that time. Hippies called this movement as Summer of Love and they are considered as rebellions that did not follow any rule and regulation. Finally, the Hippies trend became popular and demanding all over the world and now you can easily see them roaming in the streets of America and in several other European Countries.

At that time, in 1960s, Bohemian clothing was considered an unsophisticated approach that was not used and adopted by gentle and normal people. However, the trend is changed now. Currently, Bohemian clothing is a popular choice for many people including youngsters and adults as well. This style of clothing is considered the most comfortable and trendy choice by many people. So, this clothing simply captured a large market just in a short period of time.

Blue jeans are also a part of Bohemian clothing. At that time in the movement of Hippies, most of them prefer blue jeans to wear. Nowadays, many prominent designers are deeply engaged in the production of these jeans and they are manufacturing them at expensive rates. However, some common varieties of jeans are affordable choice for many people and widely used.

The 1960's gave rise to a hippie subculture which was originally a youth movement throughout the US. Not only did it spread to other countries, but it has had resurgence in recent years for young and old alike. Such shows as That 70s Show are no doubt partially responsible, but the fashion industry has taken note, and we are seeing hippie headbands, and fashion everywhere these days.

Both men and women in the hippie movement wore jeans and maintained long hair, wore sandals or went barefoot. Men frequently grew beards and women refused to wear makeup and bras. They wore brightly colored clothes in unusual styles which included bell bottom jeans, vests, tie dyed clothes, dashikis, peasant skirts and blouses, and those famous hippie headbands which they adopted from the Native Americans. Additionally they adopted styles from Asian, Indian, African and Latin American cultures.

Hippies were known for wearing handmade clothing because their beliefs included defying corporate culture. Because of this they not only learned to make clothes; they bought them from flea markets and second hand shops.

Many may not know that the hippie scene actually rose from the beatnik scene of the 1950s. The ideologies were originally the same as well as the values.

Hippie fashions and values completely changed our culture, influencing music, television, literature and the arts as well as morals and religious beliefs. As you might imagine, tons of hippie clothes, ideals and other aspects of hippie culture have become part of our mainstream culture today. From church movements to cultural diversity, the concepts have been accepted more and more over the last several decades.

The hippie music festivals is only one of the many celebratory ways we embrace the effects of the hippie culture in modern times.

At these festivals hippie symbols and iconography are everywhere including the peace sign which can be seen on peace clothing, tie dye clothing, hippie jewelry, other forms of hippie fashion, and even the occasional peace sign tattoos.