Seventeen Magazine’s Boho Peasant Look of 1970

One of my very favorite vintage fashion styles is the folksy peasant look of the late 60s and into the 70s. In fact, I wore it then and still wear it today to a certain extent (limited to a piece at a time; I can’t do the full-blown look anymore). It is still on-trend today, with vintage pieces being marketed as Boho, hippie, ethnic, gypsy and festival. So when I saw this fab fashion spread in the October 1970 issue of Seventeen magazine, I smiled and felt a certain satisfaction that this look continues on, 44 years later!

I love these rich challis printings in a flurry of paisley! With peasant styling, in mini and maxi lengths, there is a lot of color and pattern mixing.

Then, as it is now, the color-chimed prints of India were popular. The Indian patternings painted brilliant tapestries in a harvest of separates.

Tops zing close, skirts swing loose—long or longer. This is one look that always comes back in style!

~Marilyn