Fashion In The '70S

Fashion In The '70SWhereas the 1970s opened with a fashion hangover from the 1960s, with looks such as mini skirts, bell bottom trousers and the hippie look still enduring, the decade soon took on its own sartorial identity. The most prominent trends were the peasant look, glam (influenced by glam rock) and disco, popularised by the 1977 film Saturday Night Fever. Many other individual fashion items went mainstream, none more so than platform shoes, flared trousers and

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