1970s Disco Fashion

Leisure suits, platform shoes and boots, bell bottoms and wide collared shirts would come to define 1970s disco fashion. Leisure suits were made of polyester and came in a wide variety of colors. The famous white leisure suit worn by John Travolta in the move Saturday Night Fever became a famous suit worn by men. Matching belts and shoes would be matched with leisure suits of any color. Afros were also popular in the 1970s disco fashion scene and came to be sported by all ethnicities. Necklaces and rings were adorned by men with the complementary buttoned down shirt for flair and sex appeal. This was at a time when black, male sexuality was making quite a dent in the seventies thanks to the civil rights movement of the previous decade.

Women made their own imprint in the 1970s disco fashion scene with peasant tops, which were loose fitting tops that came in a variety of designs and colors. Platform shoes and bellbottom jeans were worn by both genders, but especially women. Platform wedge shoes were worn by both genders. Roller discos were also popular where women could be seen in rainbow knee high socks and short skirts or daisy dukes and the men could be seen sporting the full disco ensemble. Disco itself was about enjoying life and partying throughout the decade. Because of the civil right movement and the Vietnam War, many people needed a social outlet and disco was just that form of expression and relief from social turmoil.