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History of 1980's fancy dress

The fashions of the 1970s are varied from hot pants to full length skirts.

Glamorous halter neck jumpsuits and full length skirts as well as A line style dresses were popular for evening wear. They would often use sequinned or glitzy material. Hot pants would be found at trendy discos.

The flower power influence continued from the 60s .

A peasant fashion for eyelets with lacing, oversized ric rac braid with false bib parts of blouses became universal. Blouse sometimes had bell sleeves, which could be left open at the sides (angel sleeves).

Afgan coats and cheesecloth blouses began to be seen, although they did smell if they got wet!

Trouser flares got larger as the decade progressed towards 1975, they gradually became smaller, until being almost straight by 1980.

By the mid 70s, most ordinary people were wearing 2" platform shoes and ladies had taken to wearing pop socks.

We can't leave the 70s without mentioning the punk movement that begun in the mid 1970s. It all begun as a revolt against fashion, although bizarrely became a fashion in its own right.

1970s fancy dress suggestions:
Grease
Star Wars
ABBA
Kate Bush
3 Degrees

Men's ties broadened and became more colourful, as did dress shirt collars and suit jacket lapels.

In the era of 'glam rock' the brave would wear close fitting jumpsuits with massive platforms.

Mens hair was varied from tight afros, to long feathered looks, moustaches and sideburns were the thing to have.

Trousers were tight fitting with huge flares. Waistcoats were in, worn with a shirt underneath.

Punks appeared from the mid 1970s, right through to the 80s. A fashion directed as an anti-establishment statement. Clothes were ripped and held together with safety pins. Doctor Martens footwear became for rage for both men and women.

1970s fancy dress suggestions:
Elton John
David Bowie
Grease
Star Wars
ABBA
Bay City Rollers
Bee Gees
Kiss
Marc Bolan
Rod Stewart
Stevie Wonder
Slade
Sid Vicous
Punk
Glam Rock

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1970's fancy dress

History of 1980's fancy dress