{"id":409000354,"date":"2018-03-06T10:21:35","date_gmt":"2018-03-06T16:21:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/?p=409000354"},"modified":"2019-12-29T15:25:43","modified_gmt":"2019-12-29T21:25:43","slug":"70s-bohemian-style-brief-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/70s-bohemian-style-brief-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Bohemian &#8217;70s Style &#8211; A Brief History and Photo Essay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What I love most about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/explore\/70s-fashion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8217;70s style<\/a>\u00a0is how feminine and free it can be.<\/p>\n<p>Like most decades, there were a variety of trends born in a decade where Vietnam war ended and disco dancing, feminism and outsourcing of clothing and goods began.<\/p>\n<p>There was the overflow of mod styles from the rebellious <a href=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/60s\/fashion-in-the-1960s\/\">&#8217;60s<\/a>, there was the peace-love-brown rice passions of war protestors, the leisure suits of the too-cool-for-school dudes, the tight jumpsuits of the dancing divas, and more. It truly was a potpourri of an era, where\u00a0similarly <a href=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/80s\/\">to the &#8217;80s<\/a>, the motto &#8220;anything goes&#8221; was accurate and accepted.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8217;70s was an era where individuality was beginning to be emphasized &#8212; where you could be one of many styles and still technically be &#8220;following &#8217;70s trends.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>So do you think you have bohemian style? Chances are you do &#8211; be it fashion, lifestyle or both.<\/p>\n<p>Being a free spirit isn&#8217;t always easy, though. Comment away on how you live a bohemian lifestyle, and what aspects of this anti-society way of being appeals to you or is difficult for you. Free spirits, unite!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>xo, Sammy\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Table_of_Contents\"><\/span>Table of Contents<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_50 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\" role=\"button\"><label for=\"item-64911324295ce\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><input  type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item-64911324295ce\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-visibility-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/70s-bohemian-style-brief-history\/#Table_of_Contents\" title=\"Table of Contents\">Table of Contents<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/70s-bohemian-style-brief-history\/#Why_I_Love_%E2%80%9970s_Bohemian_Style\" title=\"Why I Love &#8217;70s Bohemian Style\">Why I Love &#8217;70s Bohemian Style<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/70s-bohemian-style-brief-history\/#So_What_Is_%E2%80%9CBohemian_Style%E2%80%9D\" title=\"So What Is &#8220;Bohemian Style&#8221;?\">So What Is &#8220;Bohemian Style&#8221;?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/70s-bohemian-style-brief-history\/#Who_First_Made_Bohemian_Style_Popular_in_Modern_Culture\" title=\"Who First Made Bohemian Style Popular in Modern Culture?\">Who First Made Bohemian Style Popular in Modern Culture?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/70s-bohemian-style-brief-history\/#Why_Was_Bohemian_Style_Popular_in_the_%E2%80%9970s\" title=\"Why Was Bohemian Style Popular in the &#8217;70s?\">Why Was Bohemian Style Popular in the &#8217;70s?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/70s-bohemian-style-brief-history\/#Modern_Boho_Style_Icon_Janis_Joplin\" title=\"Modern Boho Style Icon: Janis Joplin\">Modern Boho Style Icon: Janis Joplin<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/70s-bohemian-style-brief-history\/#My_Bohemian_Look_Gunne_Sax_Style_White_Dress_%E2%80%9970s_Style_Sunglasses\" title=\"My\u00a0Bohemian Look: Gunne Sax Style White Dress &amp; &#8217;70s Style Sunglasses\">My\u00a0Bohemian Look: Gunne Sax Style White Dress &amp; &#8217;70s Style Sunglasses<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/70s-bohemian-style-brief-history\/#1970s_Bohemian_Style_Video\" title=\"1970s Bohemian Style\u00a0Video\">1970s Bohemian Style\u00a0Video<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/70s-bohemian-style-brief-history\/#More_1970s_Bohemian_Styles\" title=\"More 1970s Bohemian Styles\u00a0 \n \">More 1970s Bohemian Styles\u00a0 \n <\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/70s-bohemian-style-brief-history\/#Where_to_Buy_1970s_Bohemian_Dresses\" title=\"Where to Buy 1970s Bohemian Dresses\">Where to Buy 1970s Bohemian Dresses<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/70s-bohemian-style-brief-history\/#More_on_the_1970s_Style_Era\" title=\"More on the\u00a01970s Style\u00a0Era\">More on the\u00a01970s Style\u00a0Era<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>1. Why I Love Bohemian &#8217;70s Style<\/p>\n<p>2. What is Bohemian Style?<\/p>\n<p>3. Who Made Bohemian Style Popular in Modern Culture?<\/p>\n<p>4. Why Was Bohemian Style Popular in the &#8217;70s?<\/p>\n<p>5. My Bohemian Look<\/p>\n<p>6. 1970s Bohemian Style Video<\/p>\n<p>7. More Bohemian Styles<\/p>\n<p>8. Where to Buy Bohemian &#8217;70s Styles<\/p>\n<p>9. More on 1970s Style<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_I_Love_%E2%80%9970s_Bohemian_Style\"><\/span>Why I Love &#8217;70s Bohemian Style<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/70s-bohemian-style-brief-history\/attachment\/p1050491\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-409000375\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-409000375\" src=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/P1050491-e1465412877938.jpg\" alt=\"1970s white bohemian dress\" width=\"540\" height=\"442\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/P1050491-e1465412877938.jpg 540w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/P1050491-e1465412877938-500x409.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>My favorite &#8217;70s trends are the lovely <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bohemian_style\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bohemian ones<\/a>. These styles delicately walk between laid back and ladylike &#8230; as if to say, &#8220;I am a lady, but I am also comfortable, and I am confident enough <em>not<\/em> to wear tight clothes while still rocking a dress and feeling sexy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>One of the most influential designers of the bohemian &#8217;70s fashion trend was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vanguardvintageclothing.com\/blogs\/the-archives\/95891142-gunne-sax-a-brief-history\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gunne Sax.<\/a> Search on eBay or Etsy for Gunne Sax today and you will find a plethora of dresses which are quite nicely priced for the vintage fashion market (normally $100 and up). In other words: If you thrift a vintage Gunne Sax dress, you&#8217;ve achieved quite the score and can most likely resell it for a profit.<\/p>\n<p>And that&#8217;s exactly how this 1970s Gunne Sax style (meaning, it&#8217;s not authentic Gunne Sax) white dress makes me feel. It makes me feel like a W-O-M-A-N, while still free enough to be loose, relaxed and wearing flats! This dress epitomizes a style that so many woman chose in the &#8217;70s when feminine freedom teetered between &#8220;career woman&#8221; and &#8220;hippie chic who lives outside of the box.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While I&#8217;m not career woman, I&#8217;m also not a fan of looking unprofessional, sloppy and too easygoing in my sense of style. Which is why this dress is such a perfect blend for the woman whom is a little bit of everything: a feminine priestess who stands strong for herself and her world. She is educated, she is kind, she is passionate. She has a mission and a legacy statement, and it&#8217;s quite literally worn on her as free-flowing, sensual but sophisticated style.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"So_What_Is_%E2%80%9CBohemian_Style%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>So What Is &#8220;Bohemian Style&#8221;?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The origin of bohemian style is mixed. Some say it began with the gypsies, men and women whom traveled throughout Central Europe and due to their on-the-road lifestyle, would wear numerous pieces of clothing which were loose (i.e. no corsets or constraining undergarments) and individual, since they were a piece of society which did not follow the trends of the affluent or aspirational. In a way, the gypsies were like the first fashion bloggers: unique and self-made.<\/p>\n<p>However, the gypsies were choosing to be &#8220;boho&#8221; because it was convenient and because in all honesty, they didn&#8217;t care one bit about &#8220;following the trends.&#8221; They were technically nomadic refugees, escaping the hard lives of their former countries. Because they were not patriotic to one place, they didn&#8217;t need to assimilate. They only needed to do what felt right for them.<\/p>\n<p>The word &#8220;gypsy&#8221; itself is derived from the French word\u00a0<i>boh\u00e9mien<\/i>,\u00a0which means gypsy. Hence the interchangeability of the word &#8220;boho&#8221; and &#8220;gypsy&#8221; as describing a woman or man with style of loose layers, ruffles, free flowing clothing, convenient bags and purses to their sides or backs, hats, jewels and a potpourri of pieces which, when blended together, create a &#8220;less kept&#8221; look\u00a0than the status quo may desire.<\/p>\n<p>Today, bohemian style is popular because it is a trend. It is a trend to seem anti-society and, in a nutshell, like someone who doesn&#8217;t report to a corporate job everyday and &#8220;follow all the rules&#8221; dictated to them by their parents.<\/p>\n<p>Bohemian individuals were described in 1862 by the\u00a0<i>Westminster Review<\/i>\u00a0as &#8220;simply an artist or <i>litt\u00e9rateur<\/i> who, consciously or unconsciously, secedes from conventionality in life and in art.&#8221; This &#8220;conventionality&#8221; was different era by era and century by century, so the true description for &#8220;boho&#8221; style cannot be pinpointed without comparison to what&#8217;s currently status quo.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_First_Made_Bohemian_Style_Popular_in_Modern_Culture\"><\/span>Who First Made Bohemian Style Popular in Modern Culture?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/70s-bohemian-style-brief-history\/attachment\/vanessa-bell\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-409000374\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-409000374\" src=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/vanessa-bell-e1465398937595.jpg\" alt=\"artist vanessa bell, sister of virginia wolf, wearing boho style in the early 1900s\" width=\"540\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/vanessa-bell-e1465398937595.jpg 540w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/vanessa-bell-e1465398937595-500x376.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Above, Vanessa Bell, fellow bohemian with her sister Virginia Wolf\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>When she entered her own adulthood in the 1910s of the 20th century, author Virginia Woolf decided that &#8220;everything was going to be new, everything was going to be different,&#8221; according to the 2002 biographical book on the bohemia lifestyle of Woolf and her sister, Bell, &#8220;Among the Bohemians.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Woolf&#8217;s declaration was not about becoming a grown-up, per say, but about deciding to navigate her own life&#8217;s journey against the formal, frivolous and downright snobby expectations of her parent&#8217;s Victorian generation.<\/p>\n<p>Her rebellious efforts included but were not limited to dressing against Victorian norms (no tight undergarments which were more self-destructive than self-loathing), non-monogamous relations and even subtle shifts in lifestyle, such as not having a perfectly decorated table or home.<\/p>\n<p>The bohemian rebellion of the 1910s and 1920s was a quiet revolution in comparison the wild &amp; wondrous era of the 1920s flapper. It did, however, lay the foundation for what was to come &#8211; a more open, adventurous and autonomous generation who found faith and direction in leaving the past behind &#8230; <em>for good.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/70s-bohemian-style-brief-history\/attachment\/virginia-wolf\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-409000373\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-409000373\" src=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/virginia-wolf-e1465404377597.jpg\" alt=\"virginia wolf wearing bohemian style fashion\" width=\"540\" height=\"791\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/virginia-wolf-e1465404377597.jpg 540w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/virginia-wolf-e1465404377597-341x500.jpg 341w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Above, Virginia Wolf, writer and bohemian changemaker\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Was_Bohemian_Style_Popular_in_the_%E2%80%9970s\"><\/span>Why Was Bohemian Style Popular in the &#8217;70s?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The &#8217;70s was the era when women began to take their power back. While the &#8217;60s presented seemingly scandalous trends (the mini skirt, bright patterns, chain metal tops, etc.) the &#8217;70s allowed a woman to be a nomad gypsy (as the true origin of being a bohemian suggests) in whatever manner she so pleased.<\/p>\n<p>This could be going to work. This could be burning her bra. This could be using birth control. This could be choosing not to marry. This could be choosing to have sex before marriage. This could be in &#8220;being the boss.&#8221; This could be, at least as this article suggests, in her fashion.<\/p>\n<p>So to choose bohemian style is to choose her own life. It is to say, <em>&#8220;I am adventurous, I am spirited, I am free.&#8221;<\/em> Free to be me, free to choose me. That is what the era of the 1970s gave the woman of that time: permission to break away from the norm.<\/p>\n<p>So, why was bohemian style popular in the &#8217;70s? Because for the first decade since the &#8217;20s, women were breaking free of the mold and defining their own path in the world as a working woman, wife, lover, mother, and as a stylist of their image to the world.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.harpersbazaar.com\/fashion\/trends\/a1641\/21-reasons-you-have-bohemian-style\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bohemian style<\/a> was originally for the unconventional in life and in art, therefore it only made sense that a woman choosing her own path would take on the drapery and stylistic delights representing those whom found their own way.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Modern_Boho_Style_Icon_Janis_Joplin\"><\/span>Modern Boho Style Icon: Janis Joplin<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/70s-bohemian-style-brief-history\/attachment\/janis-joplin-boho-1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-409000370\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-409000370\" src=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/janis-joplin-boho-1-e1465404027949.jpg\" alt=\"janis joplin bohemian style\" width=\"540\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/janis-joplin-boho-1-e1465404027949.jpg 540w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/janis-joplin-boho-1-e1465404027949-400x500.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Source: Young &amp; Thrifted\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Janis Joplin was perhaps the queen of boho in the &#8217;60s and posthumously in the &#8217;70s before her too-soon death in 1970.<\/p>\n<p>Her array of colors, fabrics, layers and accessories was in rebellion to the perfectly coordinated, matching and society-created &#8220;sexual&#8221; styles of the &#8217;60s.<\/p>\n<p>Janis did not show her legs or\u00a0wear mini skirts. In fact, it&#8217;s hard to find a photo of her on the internet wearing a dress at all. Rather, she wore pants, most commonly worn by men in that era. She wore big shaggy coats instead of fitted Princess ones. She added head scarves to her unkempt hair for adornment. She was layered in thrifted and secondhand goods which she found at charity shops on the road.<\/p>\n<p>Janis did everything counterintuitive to what the trends were saying at the time &#8230; therefore she was &#8220;boho&#8221; in her style. Ironically, her style became trendy and rather than unconventional, grew to become somewhat of a conventional thing for teens and 20-somethings experiencing the era and its fashion freedoms.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/70s-bohemian-style-brief-history\/attachment\/janis-joplin-boho-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-409000371\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-409000371\" src=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/janis-joplin-boho-2.jpg\" alt=\"janis joplin bohemian style\" width=\"460\" height=\"770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/janis-joplin-boho-2.jpg 460w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/janis-joplin-boho-2-299x500.jpg 299w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/janis-joplin-boho-2-179x300.jpg 179w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Source: Belgian Fashionista\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/70s-bohemian-style-brief-history\/attachment\/janis-joplin-3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-409000369\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-409000369\" src=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/janis-joplin-3-e1465404136521.jpg\" alt=\"janis joplin bohemian style\" width=\"540\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/janis-joplin-3-e1465404136521.jpg 540w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/janis-joplin-3-e1465404136521-500x344.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Source:\u00a0<span class=\"irc_ho\" dir=\"ltr\">Viva La\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Want to achieve bohemian &#8217;70s style for your modern life? Here&#8217;s my own personal take on the look and ideas on where to buy that will inspire the feminine vintage flow in you.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"My_Bohemian_Look_Gunne_Sax_Style_White_Dress_%E2%80%9970s_Style_Sunglasses\"><\/span>My\u00a0Bohemian Look: Gunne Sax Style White Dress &amp; &#8217;70s Style Sunglasses<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/1980s-vintage-polka-dot-romper\/attachment\/p1050485\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-409000270\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-409000270\" src=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/P1050485-e1465170398595.jpg\" alt=\"1970s white goddess vintage dress\" width=\"540\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/P1050485-e1465170398595.jpg 540w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/P1050485-e1465170398595-500x376.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/1980s-vintage-polka-dot-romper\/attachment\/p1050565\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-409000249\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-409000249\" src=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/P1050565-e1465327594913.jpg\" alt=\"1970s white goddess dress \" width=\"540\" height=\"618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/P1050565-e1465327594913.jpg 540w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/P1050565-e1465327594913-437x500.jpg 437w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/1980s-vintage-polka-dot-romper\/attachment\/sammy-nola-6_p1050479_oscar-furtado\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-409000272\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-409000272\" src=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/sammy-nola-6_P1050479_oscar-furtado-e1465170379706.jpg\" alt=\"1970s white goddess vintage dress\" width=\"540\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/sammy-nola-6_P1050479_oscar-furtado-e1465170379706.jpg 540w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/sammy-nola-6_P1050479_oscar-furtado-e1465170379706-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/sammy-nola-6_P1050479_oscar-furtado-e1465170379706-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/sammy-nola-6_P1050479_oscar-furtado-e1465170379706-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/sammy-nola-6_P1050479_oscar-furtado-e1465170379706-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/1980s-vintage-polka-dot-romper\/attachment\/p1050557\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-409000247\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-409000247\" src=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/P1050557-e1465327767381.jpg\" alt=\"1970s white goddess vintage dress\" width=\"540\" height=\"485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/P1050557-e1465327767381.jpg 540w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/P1050557-e1465327767381-500x449.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/1980s-vintage-polka-dot-romper\/attachment\/p1050561\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-409000248\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-409000248\" src=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/P1050561-e1465327855979.jpg\" alt=\"sammy davis of sammy davis vintage wearings 70s style sunglasses\" width=\"540\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/P1050561-e1465327855979.jpg 540w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/P1050561-e1465327855979-500x376.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/1980s-vintage-polka-dot-romper\/attachment\/p1050549\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-409000246\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-409000246\" src=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/P1050549-e1465327913566.jpg\" alt=\"sammy davis of sammy davis vintage wearings 70s style sunglasses\" width=\"540\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/P1050549-e1465327913566.jpg 540w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/P1050549-e1465327913566-500x476.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/1980s-vintage-polka-dot-romper\/attachment\/p1050579\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-409000250\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-409000250\" src=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/P1050579-e1465327997828.jpg\" alt=\"sammy davis of sammy davis vintage wearings 70s style sunglasses\" width=\"540\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/P1050579-e1465327997828.jpg 540w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/P1050579-e1465327997828-500x376.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Photos shot in New Orleans by my love <a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/oscar.furtado\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oscar Furtado<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1970s_Bohemian_Style_Video\"><\/span>1970s Bohemian Style\u00a0Video<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KXjwDI_9DLc\" width=\"540\" height=\"304\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"More_1970s_Bohemian_Styles\"><\/span>More 1970s Bohemian Styles\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/70s-bohemian-style-brief-history\/attachment\/gunne-sax-floral-dress\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-409000366\"><br \/>\n<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/70s-bohemian-style-brief-history\/attachment\/1970s-gunne-sax-ad\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-409000367\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-409000367\" src=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/1970s-gunne-sax-ad-e1465394496543.jpg\" alt=\"A 1970s gunne sax advertisement\" width=\"540\" height=\"818\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/1970s-gunne-sax-ad-e1465394496543.jpg 540w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/1970s-gunne-sax-ad-e1465394496543-330x500.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>1970s Gunne Sax sewing pattern<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/70s-bohemian-style-brief-history\/attachment\/gunne-sax-floral-dress\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-409000366\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-409000366\" src=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/gunne-sax-floral-dress-e1465394184551.jpg\" alt=\"bustown modern gunne sax vintage floral dress\" width=\"540\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/gunne-sax-floral-dress-e1465394184551.jpg 540w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/gunne-sax-floral-dress-e1465394184551-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/gunne-sax-floral-dress-e1465394184551-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/gunne-sax-floral-dress-e1465394184551-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/gunne-sax-floral-dress-e1465394184551-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/70s-bohemian-style-brief-history\/attachment\/vintage-gunne-sax-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-409000362\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-409000362\" src=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/vintage-gunne-sax-2-e1465394207547.jpg\" alt=\"a 1970s vintage white bohemian dress\" width=\"540\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/vintage-gunne-sax-2-e1465394207547.jpg 540w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/vintage-gunne-sax-2-e1465394207547-400x500.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/70s-bohemian-style-brief-history\/attachment\/gunne-sax-dress\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-409000361\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-409000361\" src=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/gunne-sax-dress-e1465394360784.jpg\" alt=\"a 1970s vintage white bohemian dress\" width=\"540\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/gunne-sax-dress-e1465394360784.jpg 540w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/gunne-sax-dress-e1465394360784-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/gunne-sax-dress-e1465394360784-400x600.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/70s-bohemian-style-brief-history\/attachment\/white-grecian-dress\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-409000363\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-409000363\" src=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/white-grecian-dress-e1465394219981.jpg\" alt=\"a 1970s vintage white bohemian dress\" width=\"540\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/white-grecian-dress-e1465394219981.jpg 540w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/white-grecian-dress-e1465394219981-500x415.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/70s-bohemian-style-brief-history\/attachment\/my-dress\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-409000364\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-409000364\" src=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/my-dress-e1465394228346.jpg\" alt=\"a 1970s vintage gunne sax style dress \" width=\"540\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/my-dress-e1465394228346.jpg 540w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/my-dress-e1465394228346-500x372.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>All above: authentic vintage &#8217;70s Gunne Sax or Gunne Sax style dresses. See below for ideas on where to buy similar styles.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/70s-bohemian-style-brief-history\/attachment\/lana-del-rey\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-409000365\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-409000365\" src=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/lana-del-rey-e1465394074518.jpg\" alt=\"lana del rey wears a vintage gunne sax dress from the '70s\" width=\"540\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/lana-del-rey-e1465394074518.jpg 540w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/lana-del-rey-e1465394074518-500x332.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Lana Del Rey wearing a vintage Gunne Sax dress while performing.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_to_Buy_1970s_Bohemian_Dresses\"><\/span>Where to Buy 1970s Bohemian Dresses<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Search eBay for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/sch\/i.html?_odkw=gunne+sax+dress&amp;_osacat=175759&amp;_from=R40&amp;_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.X1970s+bohemian+dresses.TRS1&amp;_nkw=1970s+bohemian+dresses&amp;_sacat=175759\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1970s bohemian dresses<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/sch\/i.html?_from=R40&amp;_trksid=p2050601.m570.l2632.R2.TR10.TRC2.A0.H0.Xgunne+sax+dress.TRS0&amp;_nkw=gunne+sax+dress&amp;_sacat=175759\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gunne Sax style dresses\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Search Etsy for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/search\/vintage?q=bohemian+dresses&amp;vintage_rewrite=vintage+bohemian+dresses&amp;original_query=2&amp;orig_facet=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1970s bohemian dresses<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/search?q=gunne+sax+style+dresses&amp;order=most_relevant&amp;view_type=gallery&amp;ship_to=US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gunne Sax style dresses\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Search Wanelo for <a href=\"https:\/\/wanelo.com\/search?ref=gslsb&amp;query=1970s%20bohemian%20dresses%20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1970s bohemian dresses<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/wanelo.com\/search?query=gunne+sax+style+dress\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gunne Sax style dresses\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"More_on_the_1970s_Style_Era\"><\/span>More on the\u00a01970s Style\u00a0Era<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/70s-bohemian-style-brief-history\/attachment\/dab1pbgnuwu\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-409000379\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-409000379\" src=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DAB1pBgNUWU-e1465417182768.png\" alt=\"1970s style inspiration\" width=\"540\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DAB1pBgNUWU-e1465417182768.png 540w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DAB1pBgNUWU-e1465417182768-333x500.png 333w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DAB1pBgNUWU-e1465417182768-400x600.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Everything You Wanted to Know About <a href=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/70s\/70s-clothing\/\" target=\"_blank\">the &#8217;70s<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/70s\/70s-dresses\/\" target=\"_blank\">1970s Dresses<\/a> That You&#8217;ll Love<\/p>\n<p>Where to Buy the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/bhp\/70s-fashion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Best &#8217;70s Fashion<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Who Were the <a href=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/70s\/1970s-celebrity-icons-influences-on-2011-fashion-part-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fashion Icons of the &#8217;70s?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>PLUS:<\/strong> The Best<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Bh2VmwiopXs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> &#8217;70s Vintage Fashion<\/a> Educational Video I&#8217;ve Ever Seen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What I love most about &#8217;70s style\u00a0is how feminine and free it can be. Like most decades, there were a variety of trends born in a decade where Vietnam war ended and disco dancing, feminism and outsourcing of clothing and goods began. There was the overflow of mod styles from the rebellious &#8217;60s, there was [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":409003300,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"categories":[3065,3852,1207],"tags":[1405,3805,3800,3803,3802,3035,3804,2394,961,3801,3811,3810,3809,3812,3806,3808,3807,1790,1786],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/409000354"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=409000354"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/409000354\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/409003300"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=409000354"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=409000354"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=409000354"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}