Explaining 1960s Hippie Style & Counterculture

Hello dolls, 🌼
and welcome to "Explaining 1960s Hippie Style & Counterculture"!
Today I’m taking you seekers of truth and flower children, to an exploration of one of the most iconic and revolutionary movements of the 20th century: the 1960s counterculture and the rise of the hippies. While focusing on their history, beliefs and of cause the fashion.
In the late 1960s the hippie subculte emerged amongst the youth. Influenced by the Anti War Movement and music from the US that soon became popular as Festivals like Woodstock and the Monetery Pop gathered Hippies and music enthusiasts.The counterculture of the 1960s, epitomized by the hippie movement's pursuit of personal freedom and peace, found a powerful catalyst in the anti-war sentiment sweeping across America, as young people protested against the Vietnam War and advocated for a more compassionate and harmonious world.
Protests and demonstrations became a common sight across America, with young people taking to the streets to demand an end to the war. The most famous of these protests was the March on Washington for Peace in Vietnam, which took place in 1967 and drew hundreds of thousands of demonstrators from across the country.
Fashion played a central role in the hippie movement, serving as a visual expression of their rejection of traditional societal norms and their embrace of alternative lifestyles. Rejecting the rigid conformity of the 1950s, hippie fashion celebrated individuality, creativity, and self-expression.

A lot of women started working as shopgirls giving them a feeling of freedom and a glamourous sense of dressing up while the MOD boys rode arounf town on their scooters.
Bands like The Who and The Yardbirds emerged from this scene making music for Mods that for and all of those who wanted to be like them.
Movies like "Blow Up" or "Thank you very much" were widely successfull while the Who sang about "My Generation".

While being short lived the Mod Subculture had great influence on fashion, music and art and is still referenced in pop culture to this day. Modfashion has become a time capsule standing synonymously with London in the 1960s and a new generation of musician, artist and designers and influencing many to write and sing about. It’s well preserved in those tunes and the wonderful fashion referenced and replicated until today.
As the 1960s drew to a close, the influence of the hippie movement began to wane, but its legacy lived on in the enduring symbols of peace, love, and freedom that continue to resonate with generations of dreamers and idealists. Today, the spirit of the 1960s counterculture lives on in the colorful, eclectic fashions of bohemian and festival style, reminding us of the power of fashion to inspire social change and collective expression.

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xx Emma 💌

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⭐️ Hello dear dolls and welcome to my channel! My name is Emma Rosa Katharina and I'm making videos all about 1960s & 1970s fashion, makeup, music and pop-culture. I had a baby last spring and I'm uploading vlogs regularly sharing our life as a young family with you. So if you fancy the spirit of these long lost days I wanna welcome you to my world! On this channel, I upload videos every week surrounding topics such as vintage fashion, thrifting and all about the people that made the 60s & 70s so wonderful. So if you're looking for a little time travel back to the days of The Beatles, The Doors and the Rolling Stones I am happy to welcome you to my world! ⭐️

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