Fashion in the 1970s

By Daniel Milford-Cottam

The 1970s was a decade of style contrasts. More so than in any other decade, every extreme of fashion was met by an equally trendy opposite reaction. Ankle-length maxi skirts vied for attention with super-short hot-pants. Outfits in vibrant prints and obviously man-made fabrics contrasted with subtly-colored ensembles in wool jerseys and silky crepes.

Delicate floral cottons, hand-knits, and hand-tooled leather came up against boldly synthetic and plastic looks perched atop platform shoes--for men and women alike. More so than at any other time, fashion looked backwards in order to dress the future, with quirkily ironic retro looks, while alternative street-style movements such as Punk used appearance to startle and challenge the establishment.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1784423041
• ISBN13: 9781784423049
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: Shire Publications
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.9" x 8.2"