1970s Flower Power
The Look Floral and cutouts galore, maxi dresses and washed-out colour palettes. Anna Sui took on the 1970s in the most literal sense with see-through floral chiffon dresses, some adorned with bits of fringe, not to mention flower wreaths worn on top the head for a music festival vibe. Robert Cavalli silkscreened kaftan dresses with a snakeskin print, or combined cutouts with lace for a double whammy effect. Mulberry took a more modern approach to the flower power motif, stitching an oversized floral design over silk shirts and dresses.
We Say Grace Slick. Though the 1960s are often associated with the era of Janis Joplin and acid rock, Jefferson Airplane’s Grace Slick embodies the trend best with her Sixties shag, love for fringe and tapestry prints, and one serious rock ’n’ roll attitude. During Jefferson Airplane’s Woodstock performance in 1969, Slick wore a white fringe dress laced up at the front, a dress that easily could have been from the Roberto Cavalli collection this season. But it’s the spirit of Slick, a sort of free-spirited nonchalance, that makes her the icon of this trend, which conveys the same “I’m bored” look we see beaten to death in Saint Laurent ads.