The outfits that we sometimes consider costumes today are the product of the hip and cool 70s fashion of the period. Everything was loud and unapologetic. The most ridiculous make-up and party attires were worn by popular rock stars and celebrities, and they were imitated by millions of their loyal fans.

70s disco clothes are spectacular and truly out-of-this-world. Fashion rules were broken and the deviants belonged to the IN crowd. Men and women alike wore outfits that challenged traditional color schemes and conventional fabric combinations. Who said animal prints and ruffles together are way too over-the-top? The 70s didn't just pioneer revolutionary changes in lifestyles. The people of that era were great fashion innovators, too.

You know you are in a 70s costume party when you are surrounded by a sea of people wearing flared pants and matching suits with striking colors. Mini dresses in bright floral prints paired with high cut boots in equally brilliant color is just a taste of the stunning combinations that women of the 70s concocted for their disco attire. Everyone wants attention and they must want it badly because people going for an over the top 70s look today will take the time and effort to put on outrageously big afro wigs and heavy make-up that makes the men's faces beyond recognition. If you think women are incredibly eye-catching, wait ‘til you see the men in their ruffled shirts and animal printed elephant pants.

The color schemes of 1970s fashion display all of the fresh colors of summer except that they can be worn during evening disco parties and still look hip and somehow fabulous. Glam rock and punk rock styles were IN, thanks to the rock stars and movie stars that perpetrated the unusual and glamorous trends. Everybody was loving these outfits during their prime. Added to the hippy outfits left over from the early part of the decade, the mix of styles created an eclectic vibe that refuses to be forgotten.

These incredibly breathtaking 70s outfits have now made it to the future and they are patronized most by people who have a penchant for a retro vibe. Vintage stores in your neighborhood may still have a few of these priceless pieces of clothing, but now they are becoming so popular that they get purchased very quickly. You can find a wide selection of these fun, chic and glamorous 70s clothes right here! Some are new and some are vintage. I hope you enjoy them.

I don't know if it is nostalgic memories of hippies and disco devotees, or younger folks who want to live the 70's dream, but there is definitely something there. It isn't any kind of surprise then that 70's costumes are a real favorite right now.

The great thing about 70's costumes is that they give you a couple of ways to go. If you really like the hippie styles of the early part of the decade, you can bust out that fringed vest you've been storing in the back of the closet and see how close you come to fitting into it. If you never really got over the disco fever you caught in the latter part of the decade, you can break out your favorite old disco outfit and take one more spin on the dance floor when you head out to Halloween parties this year.

Of course it is getting harder and harder to find original vintage 70's gear for putting together a good costume. Even thrift shops, which used to be a picker's paradise, don't seem to have nearly as much original vintage clothing anymore. When it does show up, it is often scooped up immediately either by vintage fashion lovers or people who have plans to sell the merchandise on eBay.

That really is not a major problem though for people who are looking mainly for a costume to make them look like they just stepped out of a time machine. There are many options for 70's costumes available (right here, in fact). Some people like to buy a complete costume that comes as one package deal. Others like to put together their own look using hippie or afro wigs and a variety of retro style pants, shirts, dresses, vests, and even footwear. Adding GoGo boots to a 70's style mini is just the right finishing touch.

One thing to consider is that it can often be the details that make a costume go from good to great. You may want to consider accessorizing things a bit. This is where a trip to a garage sale or estate sale can often be a worthwhile investment of time. You may still find entire 70's outfits at these events, but even if they are long gone, there is still a good chance that you will be able to find things like vintage jewelry or other small items available that someone had stored away for years. Vintage peace signs, or outrageous 70's style gold disco medallions can sometimes be found at rock bottom prices if you look hard enough. Of course, if the seller realizes that they have something that people want, they may have their prices marked up a bit. In that case, make your best offer and move on unless you are looking to build a collection of original 70's clothes or other memorabilia.

If there was a decade that showed one of the most outstanding arrays of fashion trends, then it would have to be the 70s. The fashion styles that circulated during that decade were incredible and unbelievably extravagant. There was nothing safe, dull or simple about them. Everything retained its certain level of uniqueness and the power to make the crowd stop and stare. It was awesome how vibrant colors and vivid, psychedelic patterns were combined and how they resulted into something fantabulous and eye-catching. 70s clothes certainly had that wow factor that only outfits with glamour and pizzazz can exude. The fashion adventure was phenomenal with each and every outfit taking your breath away. They offered a different kind of flavor that not everybody can be comfortable with, but it seems that with the variety of fashion trends that dominated the genre, there was no chance that someone would not be able to find his or her fashion niche. The positive reception of today’s world for 70s fashion is definitely a testament of how transcendent the era was.

Call me a silly American, but when I first heard somebody talking about 70s fancy dress, I assumed they were talking about something that would have been worn to a big wedding before going home to watch Charlie's Angels back in the 1970s.  I kept on seeing the phrase popping up though as Halloween approached and I noticed that it was getting mentioned in the same context as 70s costumes.  It was then that the light bulb finally went on.  It was another one of those weird "English" phrases that never quite made the translation to Americanized English!  I've got this website devoted to talking about vintage 70s items that has a 70's store attached to it, and I didn't know what the phrase means.  I'm pretty disappointed in myself.


Here I am writing about 70s clothes and disco outfits, and I didn't even realize what I was missing.  I may still misunderstand, but it seems to me that when you hear someone from across the pond talking about fancy dress, they have some type of costume in mind.  So, Halloween fancy dress is like saying Halloween costume...  Got it, I think.

OK, so moving right along, what I noticed as I started looking more into this was that people are not just looking for this stuff during the time leading up to the end of October.  There really is a market for these items all year long.  Fancy dress shops selling fancy dress outfits and fancy dress wigs are in demand no matter what season it is.  People just can't seem to get enough of that 70s magic.

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The designs and styles of outfits that became popular during the 70s were eye-catching and definitely glamorous. The vibrant display of colors and patterns were the qualities that defined 70s fashion. Everything possessed that element of attractiveness and spectacle that had the influence to amaze and inspire the crowd. Most women tried out the hippy outfits with flared pants and vividly printed vest that covered a plain or printed blouse as well, while others were attracted to the glittery and glossy appeal of sequined mini dresses and tight-fitting, bold-colored body suits that oozed with undeniable feminine sex appeal. For the men, the pimp look was popular because it entailed the confidence and guts that men have to be able to pull off that look. They were also into floral and psychedelic patterns when it comes to their shirts and pants that they matched the ladies outfits just fine. There was no apparent boundary to the fashion freedom that was experienced by the people during that decade.

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The fashions that came along with disco didn't totally abandon the hippie look from the early part of the decade. People were looking to have fun, so they took what they liked from the earlier part of the decade and gave it a flashy twist!


I was surrounded by disco fashion and people wearing disco outfits back in the 1970's, but I was too young to be taken in by it.  As I mentioned in a previous post, I was still wearing my Sears Tuffskins.  My older sister and her friends though...they'd go and disco the night away. Disco dance clubs were opened and people flocked to them donning the flashy styles of the day.

You didn't really see the most extreme of the 70s disco outfits come out during the light of day too much.  They were, of course, designed to show up in the strobing lights of the dance floor.  Exposed to direct sunlight, who knows what might have happened.  That might explain the Village People.

In truth, disco fashion did reach out and touch those outside the disco fantasy world.  Business attire changed and I doubt that some of the "business" clothes of that period would cut it today.  Different strokes for different folks though.  I remember my sister taking me to get my first haircut that wasn't at a "regular" barber shop some time in the late 70's or early 80's.  The guy who did the cutting was nice enough, but for all of my memory blocking attempts, I can't forget the shiny shirt unbuttoned half way down his chest and the gold jewelry swinging beneath it.  I left with bangs removed and a brand new "feathered" look.  I have never been so glad that my family didn't take a lot of pictures of me back then.  I know they had good intentions, but MAN!