Just like seasons, fashion trends come and go. I think we can agree that some trends, like poodle skirts, need to stay where they belong, and that is in the past. However, one of the most fascinating things about fashion is the ability to look at an outfit that distinguished society at a certain point in time and bring back some nostalgia. Perhaps we don’t notice it in the present moment, but fashion, like music, works together and leaves its mark on human culture. When we place trends on a timeline, it allows us to observe its influence through the eyes of a historian. A fashion trend being recycled from eras past is not a foreign concept, and it happens more than we realize. Designers are able to take a little piece of fashion’s past and incorporate it into their collections.
When you attend a 1970’s decade party, there’s a reason the room is bustling with disco music and wide-collared shirts and bell bottom jeans as if you just walked onto the set of The Brady Bunch. That’s because the 1970’s marked a temporal, earthy and whimsical time, a time when people were finally able to make statements with their clothes and their music. Diversity and free spirits were in full force. The individuality within this decade was flourishing, just like the floral prints and mismatch, earthy patterns. This decade is easily distinguishable with its shift dresses, crochet tops, and sophisticated embroideries. The styles that came out of this decade stand the test of time even among all the new trends that always seem to be surfacing.
History is once again repeating itself, and recently you might have noticed some pieces that look quite familiar, as if they could be straight out of a Sonny and Cher episode. Today, bellbottoms, platforms and suede have become staple pieces in closets once again. It’s as if this retro era has been resurrected and is gracing the covers of countless magazines and fashion blogs. These decades-old statement pieces are adding some long-lost vibes to today’s outfits, and I have to say it is pretty groovy!
Trends come and go, but the eclectic, influential spirit of this distinctive decade will always leave fashion lovers reminiscing and mixing it into their wardrobe. Now don’t mind me, I’ll be queuing some Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd and grooving in my new bell-bottoms!
