How are hippies influenced by other cultures such as native amerians, latin americans, asians and africans?
In the ’60s, without warning, hippies turned fashion upside down and inside out. They brought a tsunami of new styles and colors into fashion like never before. From the Haight-Ashbury to London to Katmandu, the hippies took fashion on an eye-popping psychedelic journey. The fashion rule in the ’60s was that there were no rules. Anything went as long as it wasn’t based on the drab, conservative styles of the early ’60s. Doubt if fashion designers were able to keep up unless they dropped acid. The only thing they seemed to be able to influence was the miniskirt. This is because many of the hippie fashions were based on traditional designs from India, Nepal, Central America, Bali and Morocco. Many new fashions emanated from San Francisco and London to some extent. The fashion leaders were the icons of our day. Rock ‘n roll stars like Jimi Hendrix and The Beatles appeared in public and on record albums in all sorts of colorful costumes. Of course your average hippie couldn’t afford to sho
