Hippy Costumes

Today is all about Hippy costumes as we are now a week from the mid-summer solstice (it’s on the 20^th), and because many associate this event with hippies (much to the annoyance of the Druids who used to have Stonehenge and the like to themselves) we thought this was a good excuse to spend a day or two back in the Sixties – getting back to the roots of the Flower People, so to speak. The term Hippy arguably derives from the term ‘hip’, interchangeable with ‘cool’ and ‘way-out’ in the vernacular, and the look is typified by an overtly casual look –T-shirt and jeans at the most basic level, but more commonly associated with bell-bottom trousers (or full length flower fabric skirts) and tie-dye tops. Hair was worn long and straight and outfits were accessorised with flowers, love beads and small Indian bells (because of their association with meditation, which was very in vogue in the Sixties, especially when the Beatles took it up). Button badges with appropriate slogans may also be used on clothing and the more creative types might wish to use face and body art to reinforce the ‘non-conformist’ look, face painting being a rare and exotic thing back in the Sixties.

The hippy look continued in to the 1970s, so can still be used for a 70s themed fancy dress party.

Props & Frocks stocks some great Hippy costumes for men & women, but if you do not want an entire costume we also stock a fabulous range of hippy accessories, including:

Wacky weed
Giant spliffs
Peace Medallions
Hippy wigs
Round Glasses
Flares
Flower Power Glasses
Hippy Kits

Facebook

Today, we thought we’d like to suggest Flower Power as our fancy dress theme.

This is a really great costume theme as you can do as much or as little as you want to. For example, if you are not keen on dressing up (yes, we understand that there are some of you who actually do not like wearing a fancy dress costume!) why not just wear some flowers in your hair? A bit more adventurous? Add a long wig and some glasses.

There are so many hippy accessories that you can purchase that you do not actually need to purchase, or hire a flower power hippy costume

And, of course, Props & Frocks stocks a wide range of Hippy costumes for all the family to suit all budgets. Our budget male hippy (right image) is our best selling male hippy costume

But you do not need to go down the traditional 60s hippy look. Why not wear ‘normal’ clothes with a flower print? Or what about dressing up as a flower, or an insect that pollinates flowers such as a bumble bee?

The start of another working week (or at least it was working last time we looked). Anyway. today names are much on our minds: Apparently on this date in 1847 in California, Yerba Buena (‘Good Herb’ – a settlement named after an abundance of mint-like plants which grew in the area) changed its name to the much more catchy San Francisco – probably explains the enthusiasm for Flower Power in the Sixties.

The thing about names comes from the fact that at this time of the year we’re looking to be bringing in new stock for the coming season and whilst we do create a lot of costume magic here at Battlesbridge ourselves, we sometimes have to rely on other suppliers whose ingenuity in naming costumes so as not to infringe copyright can be quite entertaining. ‘Dog Lovin’ Diva’ is a rather weird way of describing one of the many Cruella-like costumes, and in a more general arena, what the heck is a ‘Midnight Acolyte’ (and what does he/she/it do as a day-job?). Actually it sounds better than just ‘Priest/Priestess’, which is probably the whole point, and when it comes to working with (and cataloguing) costumes, names work better than numbers. So pop along to Props & Frocks and we’ll make the introductions – bringing the costume to life is up to you.

Category Archives: Hippy Costumes

Flower Power Fancy Dress Theme