Rock'n'Roll romk "Almost Famous": A Guide to the Style and Spirit of the 70s
We pay much attention to tendencies and modern fashion, but it should be understood that they are only guidelines that each interprets in its own way. The style is shaped, among other things, by the influence of the surrounding reality and culture, including art, films or video clips. From time to time we analyze works from which one can draw a lot of knowledge about the fashion of the epoch and adopt bright stylistic techniques applicable to the present day.
In connection with the actualization of the 70s fashion, today we will talk about Cameron Crow's “Almost Famous” film strip with young and beautiful Patrick Fjugit and Kate Hudson in the lead roles. Music and clothing give the film Crow a rhythm and flavor, without which the seventies are unthinkable. "Almost famous" is at the same time a guide of the 70s style, a textbook for beginning journalists and just a fun beautiful movie that teaches the right attitude to life: not to boast of money and fame, easily and painlessly perceive successes and falls, follow the dream .
“Almost Famous” is a film about the seventies, not only because the events unfolding in it at this time, but also because the desires of the characters, the adventures that happen to them, are directly related to the general mood of the decade. So, the aspiration of the heroine Zoi Deschanel - Anita - to a free life, the conflict with her mother and her departure from home looks like a people's manifesto. "No rules, complete freedom" - the main thing in the seventies, and it is very important that the movie begins with this.
This principle well manifested itself in the fashion of the time, and this is also reflected in the film. The decade really turned out to be eclectic and stylistically diverse: some designers to ethnics, to folk costumes and folklore traditions, the second - to the 20th, 30th and 40th years of the 20th century, the era of jazz and Hollywood divas, others developed such directions, like glam rock, pop, punk, disco - something completely opposite to that naturalistic and romantic beauty. We chose stylistic techniques from the film, which are now worth taking note of.
Glasses with colored glass, like the heroine Kate Hudson - Penny, can cheer up the most overcast day. The more bizarre, the better.
Headbands, fringe, translucent fabrics, big glasses, a lot of large jewelry, similar to homemade, is worth trying to wear everything at once. Focus on the latest collections of Gucci.
Wear a cool brown suede sheepskin coat with a collar and fluffy white fur cuffs over t-shirts or tops in a linen style. You can find one in any large vintage store.
Jacket of multicolored feathers - one of the options for the New Year's Eve. Similar was in the collection of Saint Laurent, only from fur.
Buy a funny fur hat-ball - it was created specifically for those who are not without self-irony. From season to season, these are sold in Topshop and ASOS, but from faux fur.
Pay attention to women's and men's hairstyles of all the characters - they are not much different. Disheveled hair and no time styling - full compliance with the current spirit of the times.
Combine mini and high boots, in a modern variation it is better to add a long coarse-knit sweater - the case when the law of "length compensation" is observed with a bang.
The heroes of the film say that there should be a lot of shirts - for all occasions. By the way they are worn in the film, you should take a closer look: the members of the Stillwater group go to almost gypsy or quiet plain-colored versions with tucked sleeves, combining them with classic blue jeans.
Embroidery, patchwork and macrame are relevant today. But, unlike the heroines of the film, combine them with modern things and materials: mom-jeans, wide trousers and minimalist midi skirts.
The romantic image of a long-haired, freedom-loving hero, a "life-seeker" meets the new needs of the fashion and beauty industry. Today, the characters Jason Lee and Billy Crudap could become the faces of big fashion houses - it would be a hundred times more incendiary than any Johnny Depp.
Photo: Sony Pictures
