70s Fashion & Style Icons Ideas For Women

While you may have often looked to the sixties for your mini skirt inspo or to the eighties to take lessons in how to wear the shoulder pad according to Princess Diana, have you ever considered approaching the seventies for something a little more relaxed?

No doubt - whether knowingly or not - you looked to some of the decade's most iconic trends whilst packing for all your teenage festivals, with the majority of us having at least dabbled in the occasional piece of classic seventies sartorial memorabilia.

But it's not just the crochet tops, fringed jackets or halter necklines that we've adopted from the decade's much-loved and iconic boho style.

Flared trousers, bell sleeves and even floral dresses were huge in the seventies, and have pretty much all earned permanent positions on the fashion world's radar today. But for autumn 2021 in particular, look to flare-legged statement suits and LOTS of sequins to provide you with bang-on-trend fashion nostalgia.

Rarely out of style, high waists are another seventies staple much-loved by our current style set, while the majority of floaty midi dresses seen on Instagram these days could've been taken straight from any day fifty years ago.

But while there may have been a distinct lack of social media back in the 1970s - and therefore, of course, 'influencers' as we know them today - there was an impressive and much-adored set of style icons who helped spearhead some of the decade's most memorable fashion moments.

From Farrah Fawcett's relaxed, almost androgynous elegance and inimitable hair flicks to Studio 54 stalwart Bianca Jagger and legendary supermodel Iman who dominated just about every runway including Gianni Versace's, Calvin Klein's, Issey Miyake's and Donna Karan's, it was a decade bursting with well-dressed women.

As a seventies revival storms ahead (and you no doubt sit there reading this decked out in either a high-waisted jean or a floral dress) rifle through our definitive list of the decade's style icons for inspiration a-plenty...

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