Hippie movement

A Look Back at Woodstock In evaluating the generations, the Baby Boomers are often looked upon as the “hippies”, love children, and peaceful protesters (not to mention avid drug users). While these statements are typically true of the Baby Boomers, another thing instantly comes to mind when they are brought up: Woodstock. Woodstock was a 3-day festival that occurred in Bethel, New York in August of 1969 with nearly half a million attendees. Famed for its stellar lineup and notorious amounts of…

In the summer of 1967, young people came from all over the world to San Francisco. The idea of having a utopia world of peace and love has inspired many of the younger generation. Hippies are youngsters that wanted a new way of life, a new begging, and a new turn over. The developing new ways of living in which they believed that money was the root of all evil. Sharing peace and love listing to the music, smoking marijuana and taken LSD. The hippie’s dreams developed into misinterpretation by…

Back in the 1960's the style was very weird and odd and looked uncomfortable. The clothes back then look way different than they do now. There are some styles and clothes pieces that are still popular or came back. From shoes to shirts clothes have changed a whole lot. Sport shoes and clothes have had a dramatic change and some things have also changed a little bit. There were clothes for the poor and for the rich too. Shoes played a big part in the 1960s involving fashion, sports, and a…

During the World War II, thousands of people came back to San Francisco from the Pacific battlefronts. The U.S military actively sought out gay and lesbian service members and dishonorably discharged them solely on the basis of their sexual orientation. San Francisco was a city which tolerant those people and show them relatively openness. Homosexual population grew steadily after World War II. Many homosexual veterans remembered San Francisco as a open-minded city and returned after the war.…

Throwback to 80’s Fashion Present day fashions such as skinny jeans, head-to-toe black outfits, and Converse shoes are very popular. Not only are those trends coming back, but fur is also coming back into the fashion world. The fur vest is a very popular item added to outfits, making themselves very stylish. In the 80’s, stylish trends were also popular. AIDS, fashion trends, such as women’s apparel, and musical celebrities influenced the 1980’s fashion world. The AIDS scare…

Hairstyles Over The Decades Hairstyles change over time just as women’s minds are constantly having new ideas adding to the fashion ideas of that specific period. The 60s to now have distinctive styles that represent each time era. Are the hairstyles in the 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s still ones that show up in current day hairstyles? 1960s brought several popular hair ideas into the world. Like most fashion trends, celebrities and movie stars also influenced hairstyles in the 60s. Hair was just…

Dippy Hippie I am describing Dippy Hippie from Max the Mighty. Dippy Hippie is an older guy with gray hair with two braided pigtails. He’s chubby with a bright smile. He has a large nose, but not lots of chin. He wears a Hawaiian shirt and glasses with lenses thick and round. I know this, because on page #40, I read “He’s this old dude with silvery white braided hair into pigtails and a huge lumpy nose and not much chin. He’s got a big wide smile and a Santa Claus fat belly, and he’s wearing a…

The 90s was also a groundbreaking decade for many different male hairstyles and hair care products. Men were known to be busy in this particular decade as well, so they often opted for different low-maintenance styles like the women. As stated by Fabulous Fashion of the 1990s “Men wore their hair short and well groomed, some people shaved their hair, often inspired by celebrities like Michael Jordan. Some men wore sideburns which was a throwback to the 60s and 70s”(Niven 11). While sideburns…

In the early 1970s a movement swept across the United States, United Kingdom(“The Art of”). This movement influenced and gave music, fashion, and attitude a new name. So what is this movement I’ve been talking so highly of? The Punk Movement. This movement was had a major effect on the younger generation, and was not just a music genre. It was much larger than that; a statement, an attitude, a fashion, and a lifestyle. It started in the early to mid 1970s around 1974. “Punk was created by youths…

Counterculture revolution. The 50s was a time of great prosperity but also great conformity. Baby boomers of this period rejected the conformity of their parents. They wanted to stand up to the government and against the Vietnam War. Most of the movement consisted of teens and college students. They had lots of time to really analyze social…