"Flower Power" It may seem very cliche, but flowers were very symbolic in the hippie movement. The hippies represented peace, and the flower was a symbol of peace. Nothing represented peace and love like a flower did, and so as a matter of fact, flowers were everywhere. Floral patterns were immensely popular on tops and dresses, as well as patches of them adorned on skirts and jeans. Flowers were also worn in hair as well as painted on the face. Hippies argued that it was necessary to exhibit as much natural beauty as possible. Hippies also wore accessories, but they were extraordinarily simple. Women's jewelry was handmade, most of the time, or resulting from designs that were influenced by nature. Beads were extremely popular, especially peace signs. Typically, the artwork produced by the hippies were extremely colorful. It also often used certain symbols, these symbols sometimes had to do with nature, for example, flowers and the sun. Peace signs were also a common symbol hippies used in their artwork. Swirls and paisley were elements to be expected as well. The main type of artwork that the hippies created was psychedelic art. |
The 1960s in America were an era of new ideas such as new religious movements, spiritual awakening and freedom from conformity. Hippies began to rebel against established traditions such as their parents' religion and cultural expectations. They also took part in the Anti-War Movement believing in "Make Love Not War".Influence of Hippie Fashion
Not being the first time in the fashion industry that a youth movement influenced the clothing industry, it did have the strongest impact. Designers found themselves taking suggestions from the young people on how to design clothing. Trends continued to come and go, but finding own styles and identities, as the women in the 1960's have, would never let it go and will pass it from generation to generation. A typical hippie might be a little like this: DRESS: -Loose, flowy and carefree clothing -Long, ungroomed hair for women -Often went shoeless or wore sandaled -Frequently seen wearing peace-sign or ethnic jewelry. -colorful and bright patterns and colors were worn - cotton tops with protest slogans or tie dye - floral tops- Popular patterns included psychedelic designs, which were spirals, stripes -tye dye -cotton blue jeans -men wore paisley tops and bell bottom pants -clothes were inspired by the African, Latin, and Native American designs ACCESSORIES -rings earrings -fold chain belts -rarely wore makeup but wore body paint PHILOSOPHY -Believed in "free love" - majority of the people who attended Woodstock were teens. Their believes were -peace -Strongly desired equality for all people, regardless of gender or color -Cared deeply about nature -many were vegetarians. |