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    Fashion Essay

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    way like never before. To exemplify‚ The Beatles were fashion icons and many copied their long hair. Others imitated the rebellious look of Bob Dylan and Rolling Stones. Also Hippie look was formed. Both sexes wore frayed bell-bottomed jeans‚ tie-dyed shirts and colorful headbands. Wearing sandals was also part of the Hippie look. At the same time‚ women wore suits‚ usually in pastel colors‚ with short boxy jacket and oversized buttons in general. Simple‚ geometric dresses were also in style.

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    1960’s specifically were known as the “Flower Power” era‚ or the hippie movement. One of the social youth groups preceding the Flower Power era was referred to as the rockers. The rockers were a group of younger generations who typically wore black clothing such as leather jackets. Their style is echoed in greatly in the idea of punk rock and originated in Europe. In America there was almost retaliation with the fashion here. The hippie movement served as the new type of fashion here in America. Tie-dyed

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    Hippies In The 1960s

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    impact on the time. With their open-minded ideals‚ they created a powerful group compelled to change the country. To understand what this time was really like‚ one should know how the hippie movement began‚ the distinct ideals and lifestyle choices of the hippies‚ how this led to Woodstock and the end to the hippie movement. The 60s were viewed as an exciting and impactful time; however‚ some alluring events and groups preceded

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    Subculture Interview Hippie 10 Facts about hippie subculture 1.They had long hair and casual‚ dress sometimes in “psychedelic” colors. 2.Member‚ during the 1960s and 1970s 3.They were from a countercultural movement that rejected the mores of mainstream American life. 4.The movement originated on college campuses in the United States. 5.It spread to other countries‚ including Canada and Britain .6. The name derived from “hip‚” a term applied

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    movement were successful at awakening awareness on many causes that are being fought in modern American discourse. If not for the Revolution that the hippies began‚ political or social reform and the People’s voice would be decades behind. While the hippie movement has subsided‚ as it became too "cool" and entrenched in mainstream society‚ the spirit of the Hippies lives on‚ as their work was only the framework for decades of reform to come. Civil Rights The work that hippies did‚ hand in hand with

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    Imagine a world without hippies‚ or hippies at heart. What a dull world it would be. Hippies were the counterculture of our world. Many people tend to think that the term hippies and hipsters are the same thing. In reality‚ A hippie and a hipster are absolutely two different things. The term “hip” was made during the jazz age. Hipster is a subculture‚ while hippies are a counterculture. Hipsters started during the 1960’s‚ just as hippies did which is why there is so much confusion between the two

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    A.Definitions of the CountercultureIn its most common and initial sense‚ the counterculture refers to the culture‚ especially of young people‚ with values or lifestyles in opposition to those of the established culture in the dictionary. Until its appearance in 1969 in Theodore Roszak’s influential book‚ The Making of a Counter Culture‚ "counterculture"‚ written as one word or two‚ has become the standard term to describe the cultural revolt of the young. Although distinct countercultural undercurrents

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    were all at the forefront of mainstream society‚ they all appeared to unify and consequently develop a new counterculture in The United States; the hippie. When the “hippie movement” is mentioned‚ one cannot think of it without Timothy Leary‚ The Beatles‚ Woodstock‚ and subsequently‚ the rise in LSD and marijuana use being brought to mind. The hippie did not attempt to alter society with the use of violence‚ but as an alternative‚ tried to revolutionize society by means of peace and love. These international

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    This place is really lively and there is fun around every corners. The architecture is quite intersting. It is ordinary but there are remants of the Beatnik period. For example‚ there a recolourful paintings on the walls which were painted by some hippie community. Actually‚ at the beginning‚ Point Place was the place where Beatniks settled after being expelled from Kenosha. Then‚ Point Place started to become a town like any other town with shops‚ restaurants‚ bars… Anyway‚ this town is really

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    So‚ were the hippies of the 1960s a conformist or non conformist movement? Well‚ the term “Hippies” refer to a subgroup of the 1960s counterculture lifestyle that began in the United States. The hippy subgroup was composed of mostly white teenagers and young adults between the ages of 15 and 25. They shared a hatred and distrust towards traditional middle-class values and authority. Hippies were against "political and social orthodoxy"‚ favoring "peace‚ love‚ and personal freedom." The hippies of

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