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| 1970's Sundresses |
By:
Ariel Honomua |
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The 1970s engendered an attire upheaval. Feminist fashion permitted women to choose how they felt like dressing each time, even if it changed from time to time. Brief skirts, long dresses, mid-length skirts, hot pants, women's pants, and sundresses echoed the designers that were searching for insight. The patterns for these sundresses combined unusual and tropical motifs, ever influencing the would-be fashion designer. Formal affairs allowed for flared or pret a porte sundresses that fused sequined material or unusual patterns. These dresses borrowed from high traditional necklines covered in lace trim to brief and mini dresses which stopped at the knee or above. Sundresses from the Nineteen Seventies were made with a yoked neck, or dresses with a square neckline bodice. In either instance, these dresses shaped the yen to tan. The halter neck sundress was the biggest success of the Nineteen Seventies in the world of formal wear and day time clothes. The cuts were maxi or above one's knee making it the center of attention at the discos.
Travel was more affordable during the 1970s that changed the culture of self-styled beatnik clothing that combined trimmings and principles from every individual village. Enclosed heated vehicles and central HVAC systems demanded dresses which were lighter and user friendly to the high temperature. While liberating women through acquaintance, sundresses were perfect for traveling and women no longer needed to wear a full length coat. The United Kingdom adopted central heating in each house and market, making it simple for women to put on sheerer and more revelatory dresses knowing that they would only withstand cold for the period endured walking between cars and their houses. Sundresses were accessorized with lighter wool velour jackets, colored raincoats, napped jackets, and padded duvet coats.
Other countries held sway on 1970s sundresses with colorful cloths and designs. Nehru jackets were worn with dresses, while Yves St. Laurent carefully copied ideals from djellabas from Northern Africa, jalabiyas, caftans, kaftans, muumuus, and kimonos to give rise to leisure dresses and household style gowns. The racial influences of the 1970s sundresses did not cease here. Crochet waistcoats, shawls, ponchos, bikinis, and bordered petticoat hemlines underneath sundresses became quite legendary. Softly pleated skirts were joined with quilted patterns with other effects to engender a feminine fashion lineup. Indian designers produced dresses fashioned of cotton voile and overprinted in gold. These colors expounded upon the neutral plaid of the first sundresses and integrated bright pinks, blues, and aqua.
Ethnic themes were extended with Afghan fur trimmings as well as cheesecloth fabric during the 1970s. Chiffons were combined with cotton voiles while Broderie Anglaise designed an innocent fashion style and cheesecloths were shaped and flared away from the midriff, a higher flare than the first sundresses that started beneath the waist. Modifying the sundress' vibe was platform soled shoes. These shoes peaked with 4 inches of additional height with a sole 1 inch thick. Beige colored sundresses were in favor when accented with black platform heels. Mixing and matching knitwear accessorized the sundresses of the 1970's. Making them respectable day wear in the autumn and frosty spring mornings, matching knitted and jersey fabrics were produced in zig zag patterns and cheerful hues, accessorizing an everyday sundress or accenting a patterned dress. When cooler weather arrived, acrylic scarves, wool scarves, knitted chenille hats, and mated gloves were combined with knitted sweaters on top of dresses.
Ariel Honomua is an ardent traditional quilt maker and lifelong Hawaii resident. She lives with her two dogs and husband on the island of Maui where she continues to write and sew. Find her latest sundresses at http://www.sundresses.net
http://www.sundresses.net
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