FAS 301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: New York Dolls, Lady Marmalade, 1973 Oil Crisis
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Camp david accords in 1978 with president jimmy carter: the 1970 bhola cyclone kills an estimated 500,000 people in the densely populated ganges delta region of east pakistan in november 1970. Popular sayings: do your own thing be yourself. If it feels good . do it: laid back, dig it. Groovy: play that funky music, stairway to heaven, wild thing, lady marmalade (1st time patti labelle, afternoon delight, ballroom blitz. Politically, socially and economically the 1970s a time of rebellion. Fashion reacted against the futuristic, mass-produced fashion, preferring a more individual look. Girls wore their hair long and parted down the middle. Transitional mid-"70s: bold colors, platform shoes flare-leg pants leisure suits traditional plaids tweed-textured fibres, relaxed view of gender - new freedom of choice for both sexes. Jeans and flares became favourites for men and women: evening, women wore trouser suits, full length maxi dresses, halter-neck cat.
