Hippie Style

ヒッピー・スタイル / 1960s–1970s / Style / Subculture Style

Made the counterculture visible by refusing ready-made clothes — handwork, folk dress and secondhand mixed — bringing DIY and eclecticism into fashion.

Handwork and embroidery / Mixed folk dress / Customized denim / Long hair, back to nature

Hippie Style — ヘイト・アシュベリーのヒッピー 1967Hippie Style — 「ヒッピーの死」の葬列 1967Hippie Style — ウッドストックの群衆 1969（CC BY-SA 3.0）
ヘイト・アシュベリーのヒッピー 1967 ／ 「ヒッピーの死」の葬列 1967 ／ ウッドストックの群衆 1969（CC BY-SA 3.0）

Dictionary entry

Best used for
Comparing primary sources and exemplary cases · Extracting principles that transfer beyond dress
Type
Observe the letters and signs of the era and community referred to
Composition
Translate silhouette and proportion into composition
Material
Verify the material conditions: cloth, tailoring, the wearer's body
Caution
Never peel off the garment's signs alone. Verify who wore it, why, and against what.
Further study
The Summer of Love, 1967 / appropriation questions around folk dress / communes and handwork

Related entries

Source: V&A — You Say You Want a Revolution? Records and Rebels 1966–70

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