what to wear: hippie chic
Take a step back from your normal day-to-day dressing and time travel with us back to an era when Led Zeppelin was the record that was played and replayed and when girls spent most of their time perfecting their Farrah Fawcett inspired hairdo. As you may know by now, 60’s and 70’s inspired looks are making a comeback, and we are seeing everything from extreme flare bell-bottoms to flower child inspired floral crowns, and even John Lennon’s iconic round frame sunnies are back. Seeing this relaxed and laid back styling gain ground in the fashion arena is both a breath of fresh air and much welcome as the weather warms up.
Although hippie inspired styling comes across as easy and effortless, there is thought that goes into pulling together a 70’s look. You can easily go overboard by layering too many retro inspired pieces, and the end result can come off looking more like you are headed to a costume party than to your weekly happy hour. The key to styling a hippie chic look is in playing with earth tones and fabrics and mixing and matching these pieces with modern items to keep the look updated and fresh.
We styled this hippie chic look on local style blogger Natalie of The Fashionably Broke and she pulls off the look flawlessly. We paired her dark denim flares with a crochet cape and then finished the look with gold statement jewelry and a hemp backpack that is perfect for toting your purchases around while shopping. Flared denim tends to run long, so wearing a pair of wedge sandals is the perfect complement to this look, and it keeps your jeans from dragging on the floor! So ditch the extreme skinny jeans this summer and opt for something more laid back. We promise you will feel as groovy as you look!
Natalie is featured wearing a cream crochet poncho with tassels, a cream tank top, dark denim high-rise flare Joe’s jeans, a 24k gold plate necklace with moonstone, 24k gold plate Greek-key style rings, and a 24k gold plate cuff adorned with chalcedony.
