The hippies fashion was embraced by the youth and even seniors across the continents, in the 1960s. People, in general, wore clothes that they felt expressed themselves and their individualism and not for sake of pleasing the regular line of fashion. It was the age of casual attire; an age when people felt that drug addiction was alright to experiment with. The 1960s hippies fashion comprised of apparel that would probably appeal to only the youth of today. People did not hesitate to flaunt flowers in their hair. Hippies also enjoyed body painting, body piercing and tattoo body art. The 'free look' comprised not focusing on what others thought of their self-expression through apparel, believing in 'equality for all' and protesting against social evils. Hippies fashion trends offered clothing for work and leisure a very informal and casual look.
Disco looks began in the 1970s and was memorable for its hot pants look and Spandex tops. Shiny clinging Lycra stretch disco pants in hot strident shiny colours with stretch sequin bandeau tops were often adaptations of professional modern dance wear that found itself making an impact in discos as disco dancing became serious. Gold lame, leopard skin and stretch halter jumpsuits and white clothes that glowed in Ultra Violet lights capture the 70s Disco fashion perfectly. Disco gave way to dress codes. Disco wear was never acceptable for day wear, but for night it was the only possible wear to enable the participants to be part of the action, to be part of the atmosphere of strobe lighting, mirror balls and spotlighting of individuals at any time.
Today everyone knows what punk fashion is, but in 1970 it didn't exist. Punk first appeared in the mid 1970s in London as an anarchic and aggressive movement. About 200 young people defined themselves as an anti-fashion urban youth street culture. Closely aligned was a music movement that took the name punk. Punk was a rejection of anything that was considered good taste. Ripped and bleached clothes were part of the look, as was spiked hair, dyed in bright colours. Black make up and safety pins as earrings were often worn. Punk rejected the hippy style and the hippy view of the world. Punk itself lasted into the early 80s.
The New Romantic look most associated with 80s fashion. It was a reaction against Punk and an opportunity to dress up and do your own thing. Typical romantic glamour had the style of pirates and buccaneers. Full sleeved frilled pirate shirts were made from luxury fabrics. The New Romantic look was intended to be individual, unlike punk which tended to have uniformity. New Romantics longed for the fantasy of the nineteen thirties and fifties glamour of Hollywood. changed the female silhouette, making the shoulders broader and the hips appear narrower.
New styles are very similar with old styles. Yves Saint Laurent said: “Fashions fade, style is eternal“. The name changed and new styles received a little bit new air, new smell.
Tomboy
The base is a male style details. This girl does not like bright colors. She choose classic black, white, dark and light blue colors. She likes to create to create contrasting combinations of colors. The most popular is black trousers, it must to look like man‘s trousers. Wide shirts, you can put on a classic and respectable boyfriend jacket. Shoes for the whole combination can tilt in two directions: flat sole clodhoppers will magnify your image or classic high heels will provide elegance of famous designer Yves Saint Laurent the legendary Le Smoking suit-style. A modern Tomboy girl combine shirt with rub narrow blue jeans and she dresses hat on the head. Her hair is always tousled and she wear minimal make-up. Handbag recall large and wallet-friendly briefcase. Maybe there is only my personal opinion, but I think that this style is very practical and suitable for almost everywhere: at school, lectures, office. This image can boost with the negligent Boho chic style necklaces in school. You can choose more elegant handbag for lectures. You cant try to match high heels with red lips and black eyes make-up to reach serious femme fatal. This style is very comfortable and does not require much effort, so it is popular among young models. The most well-known fashion world tomboy model is danish Freja Beha Erichsen
Rock
This is not just a trend or Day-Pass fashion craze. This is individual way of life, or even world view. True rock chic style professing girls have something what an ordinary fashion victim should never have. This is the charisma and distinctive view and an unique courage and insouciance. She wears torn and rub Levi‘s jeans, brand new Rick Owens leather jacket, takes vintage Chanel bag and puts on iron rivets High heels shoes. Her hair is tousled and untidy. Her make-up is very bright: she surrounds her eyes with black pencil. The true inventors of rock style are Kate Moss, Olsen Twins, Daria Werbowy and Erin Wasson.
Boho
Boho style is feminine, inspired by the bohemian hippies style. This fashion consists of approximately 2000 to the present. Boho style means long dresses, natural materials, earth colors and a hint of year 70. It are dresses – long, short, tons of earth and suitable for many things. Floral motifs. Boho girl wears a lot of Accessories. They should be a lot and consistent with each other, priority gives to associated with nature. Boho girl choose sandals or high heels. Boho style also means individuality so you should not listen designers. Here you are a designer. This style associated with Sienna Miller, Kate Moss and Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen.
Preppy
This style is clean and classic. It follows a lot old rules about etiquette and modesty. No huge dekolte and no mini skirt. Skirt and dress is always better than trousers or shorts. Preppy girl wears pearls and diamonds. The are few rules: never do not mix black with brown, never do not mix gold and silver, always combine the belt with the shoes and always combine bag with shoes. Pantyhose are always worn with a dress or skirt, unless you wear open toe shoes. Suits with trousers and skirts are always perfect for a feminine preppy style. Excellent silk blouse always more appropriate than cotton. Preppy girl always looks after and never leave with bad look her hair. The most important are hair hoops and ribbons, but if hair is not collected, it must be well-organized. Accents are also important. Suitable gloves, hats, caps, bags, nails or lipstick are also considered. Full preppy style must be clean, conservative and fine-cut. The best known representative of the preppy style is character Blair Waldorf from "Gossip Girl"
Vintage
Vintage style is back. It prevails now everywhere - both in house interior and in street fashion. Teenagers who wish to separate with original appearance injects a little antiquity in their clothes. What is called "second hand" clothes in Lithuania, it becomes respectful and attractive in London. Clothes and accessories can be found from any decade in such shops and their prices, are like time matured wine, much higher than in the new clothes shop.
So, you can see that fashion is interesting thing and everyone have to know something about it and girls must know more than something. Donatella Versace said: „Fashion is all about happiness. It's fun. It's important. But it's not medicine“.
