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Mark your diary! : “Haute-hippie aesthetic”- a comprehensive exhibition on the designs of Thea Porter at the Fashion & Textile Museum, London

09 Monday Feb 2015

Posted by meappropriatestyle in colour, colourspeak, design inspiration, exhibitions, fashion exhibitions, free to be me, mark your diary, style inspiration, womenswear

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The Fashion and Textile Museum, London

presents an exciting exhibition showcasing the work of

British designer, Thea Porter (nèe Dorothea Noelle Naomi Seale).

 

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thea porter, portrait

designer, Thea Porter ( 1927 – 2000)

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Her clothing epitomised the free-spirit mood of the ’60s and ’70s.

At the forefront of hippie chic fashion-

her designs attracted a celebrity following who flocked to her

showroom in Soho, London.

 

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(image from sighswhispers):

joan collins in a thea porter dress

The actress Joan Collins, photographed in a Thea Porter creeation

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Her design aesthetics was influenced by her upbringing in Damascus, Syria

and years spent living in the Middle East and Europe;

it mirrored a global perspective, which was integral to ’70s fashion.

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(images from vogue.co.uk):

thea porter, 1970thea porter 1970

A burst of romantic, whimsical, colourful design (1970)

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thea porter, drawing

Drawing and fabric choices

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thea porter, gypsy dress

Gypsy dress

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(image from vam.ac.uk):

Thea Porter, maxi dress, 1970

Mixed fabrication (1970)

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(images from liveauctioneers.com):

thea porter, red/pink kaftan

Red / pink kaftan

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thea porter, patchwork tunic

Patchwork tunic  (early 1970s)

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(image from fid.museum.org):

thea porter dress, 70 -72

Midi dress  (1970 – 1972)

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Today, acknowledgment and appreciation of her designs are

enthusiastically fueled by a revival of ’70s -inspired designs.

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THEA PORTER 70s Bohemian Chic

at the Fashion and Textile Museum, London

until 3 May 2015

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For further information, visit:

http://ftmlondon.org/ftm-exhibitions/thea-porter-70s-bohemian-chic/

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The Soul Train Line: dance moves, fashion grooves

08 Sunday Feb 2015

Posted by meappropriatestyle in fashion and music, fashion fun, free to be me, music influence - fashion, music notes, musical interlude

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'70s fashion, '70s music, 'Soul Train', music and fashion, Soul Train Line, Soul Train- tv show

 

 

 

On the air for thirty five years,

Soul Train

was an American music and dance television programme

which spotlighted Black-American music talents.

It was created by trailblazing producer, Don Cornelius.

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From the show’s inception in 1971,

the Soul Train Line

 was probably the most popular segment of the hour-long programme-

dancers executed the latest moves in the latest fashion.

It was a ’70s music and fashion parade.

 

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(image from pixgood.com):

soul train line, colour image

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The Soul Train line consisted of two rows of dancers:

guys on one side, gals on the other and a space between.

In couples, they progressed in consecutive order-

performing their best steps to the best tunes

on the airwaves.

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Flashback to the ’70s

music sounds and fashion images

that rolled in on the ‘Soul Train’

The ‘hippest trip in town!’

 

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Soul Train Line, 1974

to the sounds of

The King of Soul, James Brown:  ‘Cold Blooded’

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Soul Train Line, 1975

to the sounds of

Rufus ft. Chaka Khan:  ‘Once You Get Started’

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Wishing you “Love. Peace. and Soul!” : meet Donald Cortez “Don” Cornelius- ’70s TV producer, TV host and flash fashion icon

07 Saturday Feb 2015

Posted by meappropriatestyle in fashion and music, men's suiting, men's suits, menswear, retro-spection, signature look, t. v. programmes, ties

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The ’70s American dance and music show

Soul Train

was must see t.v. viewing.

 

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(image from weeklings.com):

soul train, train

“The S-ooo-uuu-l (Soul) Train’

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The show featured performances by chart topping Black recording artists.

 

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Abroad the Soul Train stage

(image from eurweb.com):

soul train, gladys knight and the pips

Gladys Knight and the Pips

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Soul Train, Sly Stone

Sly Stone

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soul train, the jackson 5

The Jackson 5

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The Soul Train t.v. programme was the brainchild of

Donald Cortez “Don” Cornelius.

 

(image from vibevixen.com):

don cornelius

Don Cornelius

writer, producer, host

Soul Train

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A native Chicagoan, Don Cornelius was born in 1936.

He  aspired to a career in broadcasting

and realised his ambition when in 1966

he landed a job as an announcer and disc jockey at a local radio station.

He later conceived the idea of a television programme

to serve as a platform for established and rising Black recording artists.

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In 1971, Mr.  Cornelius launched Soul Train on a Chicago t.v. channel.

He moved production to Los Angeles

and the show quickly went into national syndication.

Viewers eagerly clamoured to board the Soul Train.

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The show exported Black music to an enthusiastic viewing audience

both in the United States and around the world.

It became integral to the music and fashion scene of the ’70s and beyond.

Commencing with the inaugural show in 1971,

Mr Cornelius would serve as producer and host for the next 22 years.

The Soul Train show continued on air for an amazing 35 years in total.

It was one of the longest running syndicated shows in U. S. television history.

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Each week guest artists performed their latest chart hits.

Dancers moving down the ‘Soul Train Line’

inspired copy-worthy steps and fashion styling.

Piloted by Don Cornelius, the Soul Train  ‘had it all going on!’

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(image from rollingstone.com):

soul train dancers, on the dance floor

On the Soul Train dance floor

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(image from papermag.com):

soul train, soul train line,

The ‘Soul Train Line’

steering the latest dance moves and fashion trends

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Interviewed in 1995, by James McKinley, Jr. of the New York times-

Mr.  Cornelius stated,

“Soul Train was developed as a radio show on television,

 It was the radio show that I always wanted and never had.

I selected the music, and still do,

by simply seeing what had chart success.”

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Added to the music, dance and fashion

was the impressive figure of the host himself.

Tall, handsome, mellow-voiced

and always attired in his signature look

flash fabulous be-spoke suits-

Mr. Cornelius cut an enviable fashion figure.

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Don Cornelius

At the ’70s fashion front

wide lapel, form fit suits

wide width ties

colour, graphics, patterns

minimal jewellery

maximum blow out Afro

(image from cnn.com):

don cornelius

In statement black with silver, white accents

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(image from gildenmagazine.com):

don cornelius, tan, check print

Beige, check print suit

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(images from flickr.com):

don cornelius

Green all in

velvet suit,  satin tie

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don cornelius, white, graphic, suit

Bold graphic print, soft grey suit with slate grey outlines

graphic print tie in blue, green colour story

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(images from mcrfb.com)

don cornelius, denim patchwork coat

Denim patchwork, long length coat

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(images from imgarcade.com)

don cornelius, brown, brocade

Black brocade suit

autumnal colour tie

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don cornelius, suit, milky mint

Milky mint green wide collar, wide label, double breasted suit

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Sadly, in 2012 at 75 years old,

Don Cornelius was found dead at his Los Angeles home-

officially declared a suicide.

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Upon learning of the untimely death of Don Cornelius-

champion of the Black American music industry,

people in Times Square, New York City

spontaneously formed a Soul Train line.

They danced to the music beats, which Mr. Cornelius

helped to popluarise and bring to the mainstream.

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Soul Train Line Tribute to Don Cornelius

Times Square, NYC

(image from prince.org):

soul train, line, times square

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(image from jjb.yuku.com):

soul train, line, times square

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At the end of every weekly Soul Train ride,

Mr. Cornelius bid the viewing audience farewell with the words:

“You bet your last money,

it’s all gonna be a stone gas, honey.

I’m Don Cornelius

and it’s always in parting we wish you

Love.  Peace.  and Soul!”

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Don Cornelius signing off, 1977

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(image from dr.jays.com):

Don Cornelius

(1936 – 2012)

don cornelius, older, black, pinstripe suit

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That ’70s Fashion Show!

07 Saturday Feb 2015

Posted by meappropriatestyle in accessories, andro-chic style, casual wear, colour, colourspeak, denim-wear, design collaboration, design inspiration, design philosophy, dress dimension, fabric, fashion cultural reference, fashion fun, free to be me, gender-less fashon, hats, iconic garment, iconic shoe, jeans, knitwear, menswear, shoes... glorious shoes, signature piece, skirt season, trouser fashion, unisex wear, womenswear

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'70s fashion, '70s iconic fashion pieces, accessories, fashion as social statement, fashion history, flared trousers, gen, hats, hem lengths, miniskirt, music and fashion, platfrom shoes, shoes, unisex clothing, unisex fashion item

 

The 1970s was a decade which rocked the fashion world.

 

(getty images)

70s diso banner

Ushered in on the coat-tails of the ’60s hippie sartorial statement,

the ’70s evolved into an era of fashion flamboyance:

a melting and melding of influences from every global corner.

 

(image from vintagefashionclub.com):

afghan coat

Popular outerwear

’70s design interpretation of an Afghan coat

Called a posteen, it is the

traditional overcoat of Afghani tribes

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It was an era of fervent political activism dominated by

increased anti-Vietnam War protests, anti-apartheid rallies

and the second wave in the surge of feminist advocacy.

Cries for global peace and people equality

were the earnest pleas of the ’70s generation.

 

(image from archive. library. illinois.edu):

70s fashion, anti vietnam war protests, archive.library.illinois.edu 0123

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(image from culturaldiplomacy.org):

70s fashion, feminist movement, demonstrations, italian, culturaldiplomacy.org972d0fec625e21e8f2a404747ff1b72f

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70s fashion, feminist march, black women, pbslearningmedia.org.WETA_For_All_Women_Thumb.jpg.resize.710x399

 

 

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It was the decade of dance floor decadence,

exaggerated at celebrity hotspot Studio 54 (NYC)

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(image from guardian.com):

studio 54

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(image from visforvintage.net):

studio 54

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(image from youtube):

studio 54

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It was a span of pure fashion fun

which spoke to the passions of a generation.

It was That ’70s Fashion Show.

 

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A few people, garments, bits and things that made

the credit list of That ’70s Fashion Show:

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Iconic Garments

Trouser-wear

During the high-stepping ’70s, trouser fashion had a definite leg up.

It is arguably the first decade during which women

uninhibitedly donned trousers for any occasion-  liberating!

 

(image from look.co.uk)

trouser suit, white, bianca jagger, heathrow, '72

White trouser suit

worn by Bianca Jagger at Heathrow Airport, 1972

 

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Later in the decade, actor John Travolta donned a white suit

to make cinema history with a big scene on the big screen-

 disco-dancing in the movie Saturday Night Fever.

(image from telegraph.co.uk):

70s fashion john travolta

White trouser suiting

‘Staying Alive’ on the disco dance floor

actor, John Travolta in the movie Saturday Night Fever, 1977

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The jumpsuit was the trouser fashion one-piece wonder.

Worn by ladies and gents, it was the ultimate in unisex wear.

 

(images from wanken.com):

jumpsuit, unisex

jumpsuit, man

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(image from inquirelive.co.uk):

jumpsuit, ladies, 70s

 

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(image from tumblr.com):

strapless jumsuit

Strapless jumpsuit

worn by American model, Jerry Hall

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Hot pants, which bared bottoms,

also had their moment in the spotlight.

 

(image from imgarcade.com):

 

hot pants

Hot pants sizzles on a pedestal

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However, it was the flared (wide-leg)  trousers

which became synonymous with ’70s fashion.

 

(from getty images):

hot pants, flares

Hot pants ensemble (l)

Embroidered flares (r)

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(image from airmech.co.uk):

flared trousers

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(image from weheartvintage):

flared trousers/platform shoes

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(image from zuzufabio):

ladies in flares, cropped tops

Cropped tops and flared trousers

 

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Jeans were worn tight, tighter, and tighter still.

(image from flashback.com):

70s fashion, skinny jeans, ladies, flashbak.com vintage-slacks-10

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(image from duke.edu):

70s fashion, men, hair_flares, duke.edu Brother-Bait

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Trouser fashion combined with the free-spirited vibe of the era,

lent itself to unisex design and styling.

 

'70s unisex fashion

 

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Mini, Midi, Maxi – More

Skirt hem lengths were a barometer of ’70s attitude:

up,  down and everything in between.

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Introduced in the late 1960s,

purportedly by British designer Mary Quant-

the ’70s saw the mini hem inch its way further up the knee.

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(from favimages.net):

mini hem length

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(from 70sfashion.org):

mini dresses

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mini skirt, over knee boots

Mini lengths accessorised with over the knee leather boots

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The calf-length midi and floor-sweeping maxi

were also en vogue skirt length options.

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(image from studyblue.com):

midi lengths

Midi- lengths

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(image from sammydvintage.com):

70s fashion, maxi, trousers, mini

Graphic maxi and fashion pals (from l to r)

trouser suiting, mini skirt, maxi, and mini dress

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(image from flickrhivemind.net):

70s fashion, maxi skirt

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(image from sueddetusche.de):

maxi length wtih fringe hem

Maxi- length with fringe hem

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(image from vanityfair.com):

skirts, to knee

And of course, hem-length to knee!

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There was no skirting the issue:

the ’70s was a decade of fashion variety-

imbued with a little bit of everything.

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Topsy Turvy

For the ladies, tops ran the gamut from the flowy peasant blouse-

inherited from the ’60s hippie fashion scene,

to the stretchy tight tube top trend.

Whatever suited ones fancy.

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(from favimages.net):

peasant blouse, maxi skirt

Peasant blouse

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(image from pixgood):

tube top

Tube top

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crop top, flared striped trousers, mary quant, 71

Cropped, striped halter top, matching flared trousers

and platform shoes (1971)

by designer Mary Quant

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Men, shunned solid colours, and embraced patterned shirt designs with

every conceivable geometric shape and imaginable psychedelic swirl.

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(from atomretro.com):

mens psychedelic shirtsmens psychedelic shirt

Kaleidoscopic effect

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Whatever the garment, prints and patterns were central motifs .

(image from umich.edu):

70s trouser suiting

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Designing Visions

There were several innovative designers whose clothing

seem to capture the prevailing social sentiments:

inclusivity, global awareness and global peace.

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Fashion label, political tag

by Diane Von Furstenberg

Designed by Diane Von Furstenberg in 1972

the wrap dress seemed to fashion represent qualities expressed

by the then women’s movement:

unambiguous in intent, universal in appeal.

The DVF wrap dress became an iconic garment:

cut to compliment any size, any shape-

an “I’m Every Woman’ piece.

(image from fashionschooldaily.com):

DVF, wrap dress

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Following a moral compass

by agnès b

French designer, agnès b (née Agnès Andrée Marguerite Troublé)

launched her clothing label in 1973.

Ever the idealist, she vowed

never to advertise-

considering it “immoral” to do so;

never to manufacture her clothing outside of France-

in effort to avoid participation in exploiting foreign labourers.

She promoted an idea of “democratic fashion”,

an accessibility of style choices.

Her design philosophy mirrored social sentiments of the time.

 

(from agnès b.com):

agnes b, striped t shirt

Signature piece from agnès b

simple, striped, fashion-accessible cotton t-short

 

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World Wide Fashion

by Kenzo

No one fused various ethnic elements into clothing constructs

better than Japanese designer, Kenzo Takada.

His collections on the Paris runway,

were an eclectic, cosmopolitan style.

(image from kenzoparfums.com):

kenzo, ethnic influences

Of global perspective

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Fashion Romanticism

by designer Bill Gibb

and knitwear master Kaffe Fassett

 

Scottish designer Bill Gibb and American textile artist Kaffe Fassett

collaborated to create clothing, which embodied key ’70s leitmotif:

colourful, romantic, exotic.

To the design equation,

Gibb factored in the element of romance, fantasy

and Fassett ignited the colour explosion.

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by designer Bill Gibb

(image from redlist.com):

bill gibb dress

Of romantic fairy-tales

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(image from vam.org):

bill gibb, drawing

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bill gibb, leather and sequin

Leather and sequins

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(image from bee and lotus):

bill gibb and kaffe fassett, vest, knit

Knit vest

by Bill Gibb and Kaffe Fassett

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(image from moon and buddha):

gibb and fassett, a/w 75-76

Double breast knit maxi coat, a/w ’75 – ’76

by Bill Gibb and Kaffe Fassett

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(image from handandeyemagazine.com):

kaffe fassett, knit, full length jumper

Full length jumper

by Kaffe Fassett

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Accessorise me

At the bottom:  it’s a shoe in

The accessory of the decade was a pair of  platform shoes.

In the early 1970s platform shoes started with a quite slim sole.

As the decade progressed, this moved from ¼ inch up to about 4 inches-

an elevated status.

Worn with a pair of flared trousers, this look became

the iconic fashion image of the decade.

(image from topyaps.com):

platform shoes

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(image from wmagazine.com):

platform shoes

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(image from bbc.co.uk):

flares and platform shoes

Flares and platforms

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(image from nzhistory.net):

flared jumpsuit, men, platforms

Flared leg jumpsuit and platform shoes

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On top:  floppy hats

(image from examiner.com):

floppy hats

Made of felt wool, with or without a band

the floppy hat was s ’70s hat wear of choice

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The ’70s fashion was invitation to a Mad Hatter’s Tea:

exciting, emotive, outrageous, surreal.

It was a time of a fashion revolution,

polyester ruled fabrication and bright colours held court.

There were ups and downs in hemlines;

a range of light-fit and loose-fit attire-

all elevated on platform shoes.

 

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It was a monster mishmash of ideas.

It was fashion fun and then some.

 

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