Disco fashion of the 70’s
When people think of the 70’s there are certain things that pop into
their minds, things like disco, glam rock, trouser suits, bell bottoms
and platform shoes. These simple trends are quite memorable and even
those who were not interested in the fashion topic managed to fit in the
overall style imposed by this era. Unlike other famous fashion decades,
the 70s are remembered as a complete revolution, which important changes
in all of the domains which are mildly related to fashion.
Talking about platform shoes for a bit, when the 70’s started the
shoes had quite a slim sole which gradually moved from a quarter of an
inch to four inches at the peak of their popularity. At that height the
soles were usually hollowed out somewhat in order to make them weigh
less. By the mid seventies most people wouldn’t think twice about
wearing two inch deep platform shoes, but they did pose a sort of a
thread and many ankles got twisted thanks to them. Also as the 70’s
progressed the running shoe started to gain in popularity and it would
very soon overthrow the platform as a fashion trend.
Disco is probably more than everything the first thing that comes into
the minds of people when they think of the 70’s; the disco scene was
indeed huge and the many disco dance clubs spawned a certain type of
clothing called disco wear which basically was about stretch clothes and
light reflecting fabrics that would shine under disco lighting.
 Disco
music introduced a sort of dress code and a door screening policy,
people needed to be dressed a certain way in order to enter clubs. The
sort of clothes one would wear for the club would never work as day
wear, but under the atmosphere of strobe lightning, spotlights and
mirror balls things like satin jackets that reflected the light and
shiny medallions were the required “uniform”. The definite example of
the disco fashion has to be John Travolta’s character in “Saturday Night
Fever”. The 70’s was the decade when women truly started choosing who
they wanted to be and what they wanted to wear. If they wanted to wear a
mini skirt today and a midi skirt tomorrow then that’s what they did.
When it came to evening attire during the 70’s, one popular choice was
an old-style granny dress. Another popular style for evening wear was
the halter neck dress whether it was maxi or above knee. When they went
at the disco, girls wore hot pants for a while as a response to the
exploitative nature of the mini skirt. Despite this the mini skirt
continued to be popular during the 70’s and has continued to have a
presence ever since. In the end, the 70’s fashion can be described as
a time for experiencing with new ideas and thinking outside of the box.
People weren’t afraid to try out new and original types of clothing and
they came up with some interesting and original ideas. |
