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The 70S Are Sometimes Referred To As “The Decade That Taste Forgot” – S Fashions For Your Fancy Dress Party

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fashion party dresses So 70s are sometimes referred to as the decade that taste forgot.

Bold bright colours, psychedelic patterns, PVC boots, the literally staggeringly high platforms -and that was just for the men!

On top of fancy dress shops selling and hiring all manner of 70s fancy dress items, the seventies revival has seen a huge increase in the popularity of vintage clothing boutiques. We remember fondly the endlessly long hot summer of 1976, disco dancing to the great music and Starsky and Hutch on the telly. Nobody could ever call the 70s dull, especially when it came to the fashion, whether you agree with that sentiment. Also, somewhere in the back of our minds we file away memories of the Winter of Discontent, the strikes and the standpipes in the street throughout the drought.

fashion party dresses In recent years, there was something of a revival of the fashions of the 70s and we have even begun talking nostalgically about that decade.

I’m sure that the Afghan coat.

Halternecks were little backless tops for the girls, that tied up round the neck and midriff and were great to wear in the summer or when disco dancing, teamed with mini skirts and PVC boots. Therefore the fashions of the seventies were many and varied. Hot pants were very popular in the early seventies and are often worn to 70s fancy dress parties. Flares became increasingly wider, as much as 24 inches if you wanted to be seen as really cool, as the seventies worn on. These crinkly items were very comfortable and were often in a checked pattern and, for the girls, had two long bits at the front which you will tie just above your navel.

They went very well with jeans and a big metal buckled belt.

Espadrilles were woven or canvas wedge sandals with long ties to crisscross up the legs.

They are shorts with a bib and brace and the early ones were created from Crimplene. With that said, this was from the early seventies and was a ‘kneelength’ sheepskin coat with a huge fur collar and trim. Now it’s best if you wear this to a winter 70s fancy dress party as so that’s incredibly hot to wear and very heavy. Seriously. Cheesecloth shirts and blouses were great for people who hated ironing. This is where it starts getting really intriguing. Bell bottom trousers were trousers or denim jeans that flared out from the knee and swept along the ground as you walked.