I think researching the 70s fashions is awesome! Having lived through it is even better!! I grew up from 1970 to 1979 n it had a lot of great n not so great fashion styles … ❤😊 Ty for the sweet memories ❤😊
I remember in the 90s there were also some retro 70s styles that came back, like in the early 90s, then again in the late 90s and early 00s. I wonder if soon it will be common for people to wear different styles from different eras in everyday life more often. In the 80s, when I grew up, bell bottoms and 70s clothes were just seen as so passé and awful. Then, from around 90-93 on MTV, you would see the band Deee-Lite with "Groove Is in the Heart," Lenny Kravitz's "Are You Gonna Go My Way?," Madonna's "Deeper and Deeper," The Black Crowes, and many other artists with 70s-influenced styles. In high school in 89, 90, and 91, jeans were tapered or tight-rolled. In 92, 93, and 94, especially girls began wearing jeans with more of a flare where the leg met the shoe where I went to school, and then later in 96-99, in hippie alternative subcultures, you could see it. Although in daily life, ordinary people, especially adults or people not into any fashion, just wore basic clothes like straight-leg pants, T-shirts, button-up shirts, khakis, sweats, etc., nothing too flamboyant that strayed from conventional, ordinary, sensible styles. Skaters and some alternative people were wearing those really big wide baggy pants in the second half of the 90s; these were mostly younger people, though-teens and young adults. One thing I’ve noticed about bell bottoms and flares is that in the 70s, everyone wore them: grandmas, kids, housewives, business professionals, teachers, rock stars, blue-collar workers-everyone. Then, they went out of style in the late 70s/early 80s and were considered very passé. One would wince or see it as out of the ordinary if someone was wearing bell bottoms. Usually, in the 80s, they would be seen on an older person who hadn’t updated their wardrobe because they didn’t pay attention to styles and didn’t put a lot of wear and tear on clothes, and who was still wearing the polyester pants they had gotten for Christmas in 1976. One of my teachers in high school in 91/92 would wear clothes from the 70s-clothes that must have been 15-20 years old: polyester bell bottoms, wide collars. But he was a very serious and frugal person who just hadn’t bought new clothes or paid any attention to style at all. He looked funny to me and some other 15-year-olds, but at the same time, in hip settings, these styles were being revisited, so it was like he was so out of style that he was in style! People who were very low-income might wear hand-me-downs or get old clothes from Goodwill, and it could mark someone as being very poor. I remember in the 80s, a nice girl whose family was very poor-she and her siblings went to school with me, and they wore clothes that, in 1986, were at least 10 years old and conspicuously 70s. In general, everyone in the 80s was wearing straight-leg or tapered pants. Then, around the early 90s, as mentioned above, I remember retro styles becoming cool, bohemian, and very fashionable. However, ordinary, non-hip people were still mostly wearing straight-leg pants, unlike in the 70s when everyone embraced bell bottoms. It seems that bell bottoms and some 70s styles cycle back into fashion every few years, but they appear to be more of a hip trend rather than an all-encompassing universal fashion. It also seems like more women than men wear bell bottoms. Is that because men don’t want to be seen as too flamboyant? Born in 1976, I remember the late 70s and early 80s with some nostalgia. I recall the transition to the 80s and looking back at the 70s, as a kid in the 80s, seeing TV reruns with actors dressed in 70s styles and thinking, "What hideous clothes they wore!" and noticing how much had changed. Now, at 47, I find myself liking many 70s and 80s clothes, and it's fascinating to think about trends and how they return or revisit styles from another time. Maybe one day, everyone-not just the hip-will wear different styles from different eras every day, or mix and match whatever they feel. I'd like a fashion future like that.
I have a few questions as someone who was a teen in the 70s. Why does everyone ignore that we had hip-hugger bell bottoms, brushed denim , elephant leg pants, midi tops, hombred fabrics, shags ( not just the Farrah Flip), etc.
It’s probably because many online creators revisiting the Seventies are very young and relying on their pool of available research materials whereas those who lived through the Seventies as youths remember these illuminating details and nuances. Honestly, I love hearing from those who have firsthand knowledge of these very distinctive fashion eras and I’m sure others do as well! Natasha does pretty good fashion retrospectives though in my opinion.
Thanks for watching and for your feedback. Ah sorry if I missed out some things but thanks for listing so I can look at them. My research is a lot of what I can find online and hard to include everything. The 70’s was such a cool time for fashion, I can only imagine what it was like to be a teen then!
I don’t think anyone ignores that. That’s the main thing that comes to mind other than the boho/woodstock era of fashion. I mean that’s all they wore in that 70s show
I think if you weren't there ( I was as a teen too), then it's very difficult to find out much info and there were so many youth subcultures which make matters even more confusing for these young folk trying to understand the era. The seventies was a decade of fast evolving fashion and beauty with clothes, makeup, hair etc. What great memories we have!
I am trying to soak in as much knowledge as I can about 60s and 70s fashion right now so this video came in so handy! That era inspires me so much right now but I'm totally struggling to make it work with my otherwise super minimalist beige, black (sometimes alt/goth leaning) wardrobe. I am so scared of colors but I love them? Same with patterns. I think the least intimidating starting point would be a jeans or curdoroy overall maybe where it's just one piece that I can tone down or dress up depending the vibe I'm going for that day.
Woo, happy to help! If you’re scared of colours it could be you try pops of it in accessories. Like a little retro neck scarf, coloured tights or just a belt. Tartan is a nice pattern to try that is a good alt and retro mix (and doesn’t feel too patterned). Perhaps a flared denim or corduroy bottom will be a good way to embrace the shapes of the era to as you say tone down or dress up. Have fun ☺️✌️
I might be completely off, but the Viviene Westwood mentioned in the part of the video about punk, is the same as the famous designer that is now known for her elegant wedding dresses??
Glad you liked it! ☺️ Most decades have fashions that appeal to me so it’s hard to pick a favourite…my style probably leans towards 60’s and 90’s mix (but recently I’ve been getting more into the 70’s too!) What about you?
@@kirbyandstargaming8886 you can have weird stage clothes,but the designer said they didn't have to pay taxes because they were only worn on stage and that makes a difference apparently.
America created all the 70s trends... Just like we created the 80s, 90s,00s trends... We been setting the trends since the second world war... Brits just rode our wave
