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Seventies Every hem line, pants leg width, and shoe height became accepted along with a causal and sexy dressing including jogging suits, sneakers, message t-shirts and hot pants. The mass use of polyester was commonplace and denim was studded, embroidered and embellished. Disco was launched in 1978 and punk style in 1979. Designers included Halston, Missoni, Betsey Johnson, Stephen Burrowns, and Zhandra Rhodes. Web Sites | Books | Videos Web Sites about 1970s Fashions and Culture Platform Diva: A History of the Platform Shoe http://www.geocities.com/FashionAvenue/1495 This great site tells you everything you didn't already know about platform shoes. It offers a low graphics option, but you'll want to see the stunning photos of shoes through history. In addition to seventies styles, there are some from the 1600s, 1930s, and today. Totally 70s http:/www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/5915 There's not much content but there's plenty of wacky seventies clothes in full color. There's also a collection of scary hairstyles and some pop culture trivia. Groovy Juice Virtual Store http://www.groovyjuice.com You might enjoy Groovy Juice, my very own web store selling costumes and groovy stage gear from the sixties and seventies. Learn about the trippy styles through photos and illustrations. Back To Top Books About Seventie Fashions and Culture Streetstyle : From Sidewalk to Catwalk TEXT Platform Shoes : A Big Step in Fashion... TEXT The 1970s (Fashion Sourcebooks) TEXT Fashions of A Decade: The 1970s by Jacqueline Herald This colorful take on the seventies is a quick outline of fashions and fads. There are useful photos, mentions of various subcultural styles, and a timeline. Further resources are listed and there¼s also a subject index. This is a good place to start your research, as it includes all major looks. Street Style by Ted Polhemus This is the best book available to explain fashion subcultures in words and pictures. This resource does an excellent job of explaining seventies styles that started on the streets, including punks, glam rockers, goths, and rastafarians. Also has a handy chart to keep all the counterculture straight. Great Fashion Designs of the Seventies Paper Dolls by Tom Tierney This book features leading names of seventies fashion, including Bill Blass, Laura Ashley, and Halston. The designs are drawn from couture and are more tasteful than the disco street styles associated with this decade. It¼s a fun read with detailed descriptions of every outfit on the inside front covers. Back To Top Magazines: Fashion Flashbacks - Exploring Retro Style http://www.best.com/~lanajean/flashbacks.html If you like this artice you'll appreciate my publication. I have written articles about polyester history issue one that includes an index of popular brand names. There's also a feature on Candies' shoes. In issue two, there¼s an article on Halston written by Daniem Matthews, my well - researched history of pantyhose with seventies images, and a seventies shampoo slogan quiz. Ordering information is on the web site. There¼s also seventies clothing in my exhibit photos. Back To Top Videos About Seventies Fashion and Culture Biography - Gloria Vanderbilt TEXT Fashionable Clothing from the Sears: Late '70s TEXT Saturday Night Fever An influential film on popular culture and fashion that captures and illustrates the disco movement. A must see for those who didn¼t catch it the first time around. Thank God It's Friday This movie shows a broad range of seventies clothing and hairstyles because of a large cast of extras and disco musicians. For disco die hards, it captures the disco music and social scene with better accuracy than Saturday Night Fever. Boogie Nights TEXT Dazed and Confused This film captures the clothes, attitudes, and essence of the seventies. There's also a scene that illustrates the hazards of wearing long bellbottoms with platform shoes. A must see! The Brady Bunch Movie Very Brady Sequel These two full length spoofs of the classic TV show are funny and accurately portray the seventies styles, especially Marsha's outfits. They also offer lots of wry jokes that only Brady insiders could love and thumping soundtracks featuring retro song classics. Spirit of '76 TEXT Back To Top

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