The hippie movement has been known for over half a century. Representatives of the direction, as well as fans of other youth movements, can be immediately recognized by their clothes, hairstyles, and demeanor. Hippies are perhaps the most harmless subculture that promotes a nomadic lifestyle. "Children of Flowers" are pacifists by nature, not harming any living organism on earth. Freedom-loving, they prefer freedom in everything: art, hairstyles, clothes.
History of the birth of the hippie style
The movement was born in the mid-60s of the last century in the United States of America. Its peculiar symbol was fresh flowers and buds, which were distributed by representatives of the movement to everyone who met on their way. Therefore, floral motifs are present in hippie style clothes.
The reasons for the emergence of subculture was the injustice of the customs of the social environment: the worship of we alth, the leveling of spiritual values, the dominance of materialism. All this hurt the tender souls of some young people, who decided to unite in a new direction. Movement name"hippie" is translated from English as "understanding, knowing." Indeed, "flower children" try to understand and love the world around them, no matter how cruel it may be.
Features of clothing
A distinctive feature of the style of the eternal wanderers is a minimum of clothing. Hippies do not consider it shameful to be bare to the waist on hot days. The naked body emphasizes the freedom and defenselessness of the "flower children".
And yet you have to dress. Dresses in hippie style cannot be confused with any other clothing. The basic principles of referral are:
- Loose, non-restricting garments with a simple cut. In this case, underwear may be completely absent, since it is inconvenient to be in it. Often girls wear sundresses on their naked bodies, which makes them extremely attractive. However, an open bra is also appropriate today.
- The hippie style is characterized by eclecticism, that is, a kind of mixture of different directions. Sometimes these things don't go together. But from this, clothes only become more interesting and original. The main thing is to rely on your own intuition and imagination.
- In the things themselves there is a combination of fabrics that at first glance cannot be combined in any way. Leather or denim patches can be sewn over a loose linen blouse, and the seams are finished with woolen threads.
- All hippie style clothing is not new or specially aged. It should not have any identifying marks - any kind of labels or company labels.
- Clothes inhippie style for girls is characterized by various ethnic motifs. Folk ornaments richly decorate wardrobe items. There are also inserts made of genuine leather, suede or quality substitutes.
- An important thing in the wardrobe is a vest, and best of all, if there are several of them. Tank tops can be made in a variety of fabrics, as well as leather and suede.
Fabrics and colors of things
The main principle of this style is naturalness, so clothes made from natural materials are preferred. A unique image is created thanks to a combination of seemingly incongruous elements and bright colors.
The materials used to make wardrobe items are:
- cotton fabrics;
- linen;
- suede;
- leather cuts;
- fur;
- denim that is artificially aged.
As humanity fights for animal rights today, quality substitutes are increasingly being used instead of genuine leather and suede. Recently, fabrics with interwoven synthetic fibers have been used in the creation of clothing.
The colors of wearable things are very diverse. As the photos show, the hippie style is characterized by optimistic colors, bright, juicy, and sometimes acidic tones. But most preferably, as a tribute to the past, the natural warm range remains:
- all shades of brown;
- burgundy color and its derivatives;
- red, orange and yellow tones;
- green and blue.
Such colors are by no means bright, but pastel,muted.
Summer time wear
Silhouettes of modern outfits for girls are spacious hippie dresses, sundresses and loose blouses. Fabrics are mostly natural: cotton or linen. If the top is a freestyle T-shirt or tank top, then the bottom is a wide maxi skirt with frills or linen / denim shorts or breeches.
Once upon a time, hippie style clothing was unisex. Therefore, both men and women could wear similar things. Today, women's clothing is significantly different from men's. She is more flirtatious, decorated with many ruffles and flounces, with a fitted silhouette. Summer tops - short T-shirts with elastic at the bottom edge, which make the girl's figure more attractive, are very popular. Such tops are successfully combined with non-removable jeans or denim breeches. They also create a beautiful ensemble with a wide skirt and a loose sundress with straps.
Warm clothes
The hippie style of clothes for girls suggests a winter wardrobe. The same loose denim jacket, which in our time is often equipped with a fur lining, acts as an insulated outerwear. Especially popular, as before, are coarse-knit sweaters trimmed with fur, feather and leather inserts. Now, however, they have changed somewhat. Sweaters have become more neat and flirty, warm cardigans with symbolic hippie patterns have appeared. Warm knitted or knitted poncho capes are also appropriate. They are also generously decorated with all sorts of ribbons, feathers and lacing. If earlier the poncho was made according to the principle of a square withhole for the head, now it can have a fastener in the center and even openings on the sides for the hands.
Eternal Jeans
In both hot and cool weather, those who like hippie clothes are happy to wear denim trousers. The most stylish piece of clothing are slightly flared jeans with ethnic inserts. Often they are decorated with embroidered patterns and all kinds of lacing, fringe and wooden decorations.
The iconic trousers are almost to the ground in length and cut like classic jeans. Only minor flare is allowed.
Often denim trousers are plain, but to emphasize their belonging to this direction, jeans are simply painted with original drawings or patterns, embroidered with threads and even beads. All manifestations of fantasy and handmade hippie girls are still welcome.
Shoes and hats
In summer, real hippies prefer to go barefoot to feel the warmth of mother earth. However, in modern style, shoes are used along with other wardrobe items. Unlike bright and catchy clothes, the characteristic footwear of this trend is minimal and completely invisible. Most often, these are woven sandals, slippers or flip flops. Sneakers or rag moccasins are also characteristic.
In the cold season, stylish boots or boots trimmed with fringe or lacing are used. Shoes are usually low-heeled for greater ease of movement. However, modern desperate fashionistas still use shoes with heels or platform.
Hippie style headwear is also original. Wide-brimmed straw hats, rag hats or cloth headbands are sometimes complemented by multi-colored rasta-style berets. And if hats reliably cover the head from the scorching rays of the sun, then knitted hats are designed to protect in winter.
Accessories
Characteristic decorations of this direction are all kinds of bracelets and woven baubles that young people can make with their own hands or order from craftsmen.
Pacific sign or inverted chicken foot is still used as symbolic decorations.
Baubles and headbands are made from all kinds of materials: wooden beads, beads, ribbons, feathers, floss threads, etc.
A characteristic accessory is a handbag over the shoulder or around the neck - a sack. The modern look of the ksivnik has changed somewhat. It has become more accurate, and now not only strips of fabric can be used as straps, but also large beads, interlaced multi-colored ribbons, leather or suede handles, etc.
From the bright scorching sun, in addition to hats, the girls are protected by tinted glasses, the glasses of which can be of various sizes and shapes. Heart glasses are especially popular.
Colorful earrings, which are often the result of handmade, are put into the girl's ears. Today, natural jewelry materials are intertwined with elementsjewelry.
Bright neckerchiefs, which are often used for other purposes, are also an undoubted decoration: they tie jeans and skirts instead of a belt, or even simply intercept a knee or elbow.
Beads, rings, bracelets are worn in large quantities and in an unusual combination according to the generous-rich principle.
Hippie hairstyles
Today, in addition to the original clothes and attributes, there is a characteristic and special hairstyle. Actually, like everything natural, the curls of the girls are not subjected to any special styling. Or the use of styling products is minimal.
Girls prefer to wear long flowing hair, intercepted with colorful ribbons, hoops or decorated with natural flowers.
Hairstyles, like other style attributes, symbolize freedom-loving nature. The classic hippie hairstyle is loose hair, intercepted with a bandage in the middle of the forehead. However, there are various modifications of it:
- two side braids with bright ribbons woven into them;
- two thin braids coming from the temples and fixed at the back of the head;
- tails tied in several places with colorful ribbons and rubber bands.
Today, for example, famous Hollywood stars wear hippie curls: Madonna, Nicole Richie, Mischa Barton. The popularity of this styling is largely due to its simplicity and sophistication.
