The 1970s can be described as the first of "civilian fashion": ready-made clothes rose and high fashion altered. In the spring and summer of 2011, this 70's fashion trend is back.

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Next Spring’s Trend: 1970s Retro Civilians Fashion
[bondage dress, Marc Jacobs, Fendi, Ferragamo, Anna Sui, Fashion Show]
The 1970s can be described as the first of "civilian fashion": ready-made clothes
rose and high fashion altered. In the spring and summer of 2011, this 70's
fashion trend is back.
Fashion has always been “from the people, for the people”. Throughout the past
hundred years of fashion history, the 1970s can be described as the first of
“civilian fashion”. The ready-made clothes rose and high fashion altered. The
hippie movement flourished, which spawned a wave of "anti-fashion", which
encouraged the return to basics. The middle-class young people pursued a life of
freedom and liberation. They abandoned the luxurious and bondage dress. They
put on the rustic "country girls costumes," casual bohemian dress, rebellious
bell-bottoms and the neutral clothing. In this way, they declared that that they
were separated with the elite society. At this point, fashion appeared in people's
eyes with an unprecedented "civilian attitude”. And its impact on the
development of the later fashion has been far beyond people's imagination.
Marc Jacobs, punk version of "peasant look”
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Fendi, "sexy" peasant look
Ferragamo, gypsy style dress series
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Anna Sui 2011 spring and summer series, the perfect combination of steppe
elements and bohemian
In the just-ended Spring/Summer 2011 Fashion Week, we were very pleased to
see the strong return of the 1970s "civilian wind". The fashion gurus invariably
draw inspiration from the 70 years of "civilian fashion. They paid tribute to the
1970s, which pursued freedom and liberation.
"Non-mainstream" peasant look
Peasant Look was originally loose cut "labor attire". It originated in Europe
underclass. Under the fashion guru Yves Saint Laurent’s effort, this "slack",
drawstring waist, cotton clothes become "non-mainstream fashion” of the 1970s.
To the eyes of the women in the west, it is full of romantic and free spirit, thanks
to the comfortable texture and lazy style of it.
In Spring/Summer 2011 Fashion Week, "peasant look" came back on the stage
again. In the "burnt" runway, Fendi began with a white cotton "peasant dress”.
There were the unique lantern sleeves, together with the embroidered gold
thread strapless design or loosely-cut blouse. This makes the original rustic
"peasant look" to be voluptuous.
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Fendi spring/summer 2011 Milan fashion show
Fendi spring/summer 2011 series, accessories filled with 70 retro feeling
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Fendi spring/summer 2011 series, accessories filled with 70 retro feeling
As for the Marc Jacobs fashion show, the designer was inspired by the 1970s
punk pioneer, the New York Dolls band, and the supermodel Naomi Campbell’s
dress party. Designer use the decadent punk makeup and exaggerated flower
accessories to decorate the simple and unadorned peasant look. It is really
"country girls" craze!
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Marc Jacobs, punk version of "peasant look"
The exaggerated flowers accessories is a major feature of the of Marc Jacobs
spring/summer 2011 series.
Hippies with Bohemian feelings
The hippies of the end of 1970 were the most "anti-fashion" ethnic groups. But
they dominated an era of fads by relying on Bohemian style and simple clothing.
Cotton dress and the mysterious ethnic elements are not only the clothing logo of
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the hippies who subvert the mainstream fashion, but also a steady stream of the
source of inspiration for the later designers.
In Spring/Summer 2011 Fashion Week, both Salvatore Ferragamo and Anna Sui
used cotton dress, which was full of texture feeling, to cherish the memory of that
pure and natural hippie era. In addition, Salvatore Ferragamo praised gypsy spirit
of freedom with calm earth colors, short coat and long dress.
Salvatore Ferragamo gypsy style dress series
Popular camel-colored and brown bags
On the other hand, Anna Sui especially likes the gorgeous print. It matches the
cotton bohemian dress with a long feather beaded necklace. This mysterious
exotic tribal feeling is so attracting.
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Anna Sui spring/summer 2011 series, the perfect combination of steppe
elements and bohemian
The neutral attitude of the independent woman
In 1970s, in addition to the hippie movement which subverted the mainstream
society, the second women's liberation was also a revolutionary force which
subverted the social "mainstream" thinking. Women’s pursuit of gender equality
makes the neutral fashion become the exclusive symbol of a new generation of
independent women.
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The Salvatore Ferragamo2011 spring and summer neutral suit series
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Cotton canvas neutral suit can fully show one’s free and easy temperament. And
the match with belt is just right.
In Salvatore Ferragamo Spring/Summer 2011 fashion show, the new designer
Massimiliano Giornetti paid tribute to the neutral style of the 1970s with a series
of clean lines neutral fashion. Compared to 1970s tough smoking style,
Giornett’s design emphasizes women’s free and easy nature. Cotton canvas
fabric texture makes the overall shape reckless but not too tough. The shorts
T-shirt with bell-bottom pants and flat Roman shoes make the wearer even more
sexy and charming.
LV 2010 Collection
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