Every now and tend a trend hits on fashion's radar that makes me feel unspeakably happy. Now , with the return of the seventies - I've plenty of reasons to smile.We've done the 50s, 60s and 80s and now, ladies, it's all about the 70s. Fashion has come over all Faye Dunaway and Farrah Fawcett as the flares and floppy hats return.
Many still perceive the 1970s as the decade that taste forgot. After all, who doesn't have a family photo featuring dad in flares and a droopy moustache and mum in a smock dress and afro?But look a little closer and it's clear to see that the 70s was a decade of originality, style, artistic achievement and creative passion.Contrary to popular belief, the 60s didn't actually swing for most people until the early 70s.
Clements Ribeiro, Stella McCartney and Marc Jacobs are just three labels whose current work pays, to put it mildly, very public homage to Seventies fashion. And the highstreet stores such as Marks & Spencer, Topshop and New Look have a decidedly seventies feel to many of their latest collections .
When it comes to nailing this look, there are two main aesthetics to consider: '70s Bohemian, and '70s sophisticated glamour. When it comes to the latter, think dresses that fall like shimmering water in the evening and high- waist pants with elegant blouses by day.If you are in need of a little inspiration,look to the ultimate style icon of the period Marianne Faithfull - one time girlfriend to Mick Jagger - and the poster girl for seventies chic.Perfect.
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| Collage by Georgina Heffernan |
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| Faye Dunaway |
Many still perceive the 1970s as the decade that taste forgot. After all, who doesn't have a family photo featuring dad in flares and a droopy moustache and mum in a smock dress and afro?But look a little closer and it's clear to see that the 70s was a decade of originality, style, artistic achievement and creative passion.Contrary to popular belief, the 60s didn't actually swing for most people until the early 70s.
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| Biba Girl |
Boutiques such as Barbara Hulanicki's BIBA offered an amazingly cool range of alternative, affordable, clothes to the under-30s. BIBA started small, but eventually changed the way clothes were designed and marketed forever.Now, the quintessential late Sixties, early Seventies fashion house, is all over the catwalks.
Yves Saint Laurent's leopard-print kaftan, slit to the thigh, is the latest must-have. The white suit, synonymous until now with Bianca Jagger and the Studio 54 set, is so hot it hurts. And the flowing peasant look, this season's front-running trend, harks back to key Seventies designers such as Ossie Clark and Zandra Rhodes.
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| Chloe Sevigny |
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| Grace Coddington |
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| New Look |
When it comes to nailing this look, there are two main aesthetics to consider: '70s Bohemian, and '70s sophisticated glamour. When it comes to the latter, think dresses that fall like shimmering water in the evening and high- waist pants with elegant blouses by day.If you are in need of a little inspiration,look to the ultimate style icon of the period Marianne Faithfull - one time girlfriend to Mick Jagger - and the poster girl for seventies chic.Perfect.
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| Marianne Faithfull |
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