Fashion and Protest - What Makes The 60s Hippie Style
You don't need to be an expert on the 60s to know how much activism took place during the decade. Our brand new handmade collection 'Love Street' took its main inspiration from the hippies from the late 60s who protested against The Vietnam War, so we thought it was only right to take a look back at how expression through clothing became a way of communicating political stances in the 1960s. Though the hippie style takes influence from so many textures, shapes and colours from across the world (particularly India and Africa), the counterculture was centred around promoting peace and love globally, in contrast to the war, restriction and segregation happening socially. Let's dissect some of the most notable elements of hippie style, and how they link to protest and rebellion. Prints and colours It can't be ignored that psychedelic drugs were part of the 60s hippie counterculture, and particularly the LSD of the decade often allowed people to see the world in technico