Like the decades before it, fashion in the 1970s changed drastically from the beginning to the end. But the seventies certainly can't be compared to the sixties in that sense.
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| Fashion styles of teenage girls in the 1970s |
The 1960s fashion style was still in effect with rebellious hippies and unconventional mods fighting it out in department stores. Seventies fashion was a mish-mash of a bit of everything.
In the end, comfort and casualness won the 70s fashion battle. All looks fought it out over the decade adapting the mod style into a less plastic, simple ease and the hippie look into a tailored chic. Both turned to the use of color; brights for the mods and earth tones for the hippies. As well as bold patterns.
Take a look at these found snapshots from Steven Martin to see what fashion styles of teenage girls looked like in the 1970s.
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| Blonde girl standing by car, 1970 |
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| Girl having tea with her grandma, 1970 |
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| Girl in bikini in surf, 1970 |
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| Schoolgirl portrait, name Susan Beltz written on back, 1970 |
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| Teenage girls pose poolside, October 1971 |
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| Written on the back: "Jamie - 14th Birthday, October 18th, '71. Taken in family room" |
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| Girl before Eiffel Tower, 1975 |
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| Girl on bar, 1976 |
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| Lovely girl in bikini, Jube 1976 |
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| Girl in bathrobe holding gift, 1977 |
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| On the back reads: "Denise, 1977" |
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| Teenage girls on blanket, August 1977 |
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| Girl holding shark teeth, 1978 |
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| Girl poses with her younger brother, 1978 |
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| Two girls with dog, 1978 |
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| Backyard teenage girl party, circa 1970s |
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| Girl at door, circa 1970s |
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| Girl in green blouse in cemetery, circa 1970s |
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| Girl in water, 1979 |
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| Girl poses with family on sofa, circa 1970s |
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| Girl seated at kitchen table with newspaper, circa 1970s |
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| Girl seated in chair, circa 1970s |
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| Girl sitting on couch, circa 1970s |
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| Girl standing by Texas Girls Choir sign, Fort Worth, circa late 1970s |
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| Girls at dining table, circa 1970s |
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| Girls making leis, circa late 1970s |
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| Middle school girls, circa 1970s |
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| Red crop top, circa 1970s |
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| Sisters, circa 1970s |
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| Two girls behind bus, 1979 |
