The new look was flower power, hippies, and a return to earth lifestyle. Students wore long flowing hair and typically sported faded denim jeans with army surplus shirts and combat jackets at anti-war rallies. The no make-up look and swirling psychadelic patterns became extremely popular. Beaded accessories were sold in elegant stores. Fashion shows included fringe and tassel dresses worn with head bands and sold only in exclusive stores.Flower power and free love were the main themes of the Hippies and their fashion. LSD and hallucinogenic drugs were the inspiration for the psychadelic patterns that became extremely popular in tie-dyed fashions.In 1969, from August 14th to the 17th, 400,000 people gathered together in Woodstock, NY. This was the Summer of Love. The popular phrase during this time was "make love, not war." At this free rock concert, there were peace signs, daisies, and love hearts everywhere. Time magazing quotes it as "the great ground swell of popular movements that affect the minds and vaules of a generation of more."The ever popular mini-skirt was popular, worn as a symbol of women's sexual freedom. With see-through blouses and braless breasts, the hippie era of 1969 was a definite sexual revolution!
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