I have been slightly preoccupied these last few days with a little trip back to my home town Durban! Home truly is a special place to visit and I wouldn't trade the time I spend at home with anything.
As I seem to travel frequently back and forth from the mother city to Durban, I find my magazine collection is expanding. My latest buy was the new ELLE! I was inspired by their article on 70's fashion! Now, before we all start perming our hair and bringing out the bell bottoms, lets just bare in mind that times have changed and I must insist that it is merley 70's influence, NOT actual 70's fashion!
The 70's were christened as the "me decade" by the ever famous journalist Tom Wolfe. During this period the womens liberation movement was at a high both politically and economically. Pop culture possessed a strong influence on fashion at the time including the most famous designer of the era, Yves Laurent.
It is challenging to distinguish what's "fashionable" 70's clothes and what should remain locked and buried in the 70's shame box (There is one of those boxes, I'm pretty convinced.) However with that said, if I were you, I would focus on 2 types of 70's fashion; Boho and denim.
Boho- To dress like a 70's boho I would suggest focusing on the chunky goods. For example, chunky rings and bracelets, chunky shoes (wedges, clogs etc. they really are everywhere, even Mr Price and Woolies) Wide brimmed hats, again I found a beautiful suede hat at Mr Price today, so affordable and so yummy! Crotcheted gilet (little crotcheted waist coats) and for some extra shazam, how about some coral lips, just for those flirty days;)
Denim- Rememeber when wearing denim, you want to avoid coming across too masculine, I would therefore suggest teaming your jeans or denim shorts with some lace or florals! Denim shirts are highly popular at the moment so team that up with a small waist belt. Clog shoes and denim shorts NEVER fail to impress and can make your legs look like Agnes Deyns (Im really not lying, if you dont believe me, see gossip girl season 3, Vanessa pulls the look off in some other kind of stunning way) To add to the denim look, team it with some fringed accesories, really embrace the 70's vibe!
There is many more ways to explore 70's fashion, colour blocking etc. but that is worth a whole post! Stay posted peeps! <3
P.S Just for some fun, I thought Id add a little clip from "That 70's Show" seriously funny stuff
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