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• Method 1 of 5: Tops
• Method 2 of 5: Bottoms
• Method 3 of 5: Shoes
• Method 4 of 5: Accessories
• Method 5 of 5: Hair and makeup
• Tips

Whether you're going to a fancy dress party or want to change your style, looking like a hippie isn't difficult; Ultimately, one of the most important principles of being a hippie is that you want to express your natural beauty - and that clothing is a way of expressing yourself, not improving yourself. To dress like a hippie, try the following suggestions.

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Method 1 of 5: Tops

1. Try to wear second-hand clothes. Shop at thrift stores and flea markets. While you can find new clothes that look hippie in other places (like in New Age stores or on eBay), hippie fashion is all about avoiding the big companies and preferring to wear secondhand and locally produced clothes.
   • Many hippies can sew, knit or crochet themselves; if you can make your own clothes that is even better. You can go a long way with a little effort; you will gain even more admiration with something you have made yourself than with something you have bought.
2. Opt for loose-fitting, comfortable, natural tops. A simple T-shirt will work fine if you decorate it with other accessories, but a washed-out, old or second-hand shirt is best.If you're a woman, wear a soft, cotton bra - with no underwire or padding - or no bra at all. Here are some options to vary with:
   • Include tie-dye shirts in your collection. You don't have to wear them every day, of course, but every now and then it is a nice alternative.
   • Dashikis can add color and a hip pattern to a boring outfit.
   • India is also a good source of inspiration for hippie clothing.
   • Pretty check long-sleeved shirts are also a popular choice among hippies.
3. Try a vest. A vest is a great option to brighten up other tops. In the 60s, at the height of the hippie era, suede fringed vests were a classic choice for both men and women. Lots of things say "hippie", but this one screams really "hippie". Alternatively, you can also try other types of vests or vests:
   • Long instead of short
   • Colorful instead of plain
   • Loose instead of tight
   • With flowers
   • With beads
4. Choose your jacket very carefully. While the vintage denim jacket is a classic hippie outfit, there are more options if you want something a little different. If it has beads, embroidery or patterns on it, go for it. Leather, suede, sheepskin, or even fur (although as an animal-loving hippie you might prefer not to) are all a great choice. A military jacket can also be good, although some hippies don't get that very well. You may want to consider putting on peace-loving spells to communicate your intentions.
   • Hoodies, even though they are very comfortable, are not really seen as hippie material. You can wear them in an emergency, but don't make them a habit.
   • Stick to old jackets as much as possible. You can still transform new T-shirts into hippie fashion, but new jackets are more difficult to integrate.

Method 2 of 5: Bottoms

1. Go for jeans with wide legs. Washed down, ripped or with patches, anything is possible as long as the rest of the outfit is clearly hippie, but the holy grail of the hippie bottoms is of course the jeans with wide legs. Men and women wore them; they are the staple of hippie culture.
   • Embroider a peace sign on your wide leg pants.
   • Rib or patterned fabric are fine too, as long as they run wide at the bottom. So these are great alternatives to jeans.
   • Having a hard time finding wide leg pants in this skinny jeans era? You can also widen the legs of your tight pants yourself by placing a piece in between.
2. Buy cut jeans, especially if they are ripped and frayed. Or better yet, cut your old pants yourself and make rips and fraying in them.
   • Really, the messier the better, especially for men. It doesn't have to look neat and sleek for a hippie.
3. Take advantage of all the options if you are a woman. There is so much more than wide-leg trousers. Weather permitting, you have a lot of choice. Think of:
   • Loose, flowy skirts (think gypsy style)
   • Dresses such as tunics or summer dresses
   • Even a mini skirt.
   • Many male hippies also wore skirts or dresses. These skirts were made especially for men. Don't be afraid to wear whatever you want regardless of your gender.

Method 3 of 5: Shoes

1. Choose the right kind of sandals or flip flops. Although hippies liked to walk barefoot, they often wore sandals when bare feet were impractical.
   • The sandals often associated with hippies are Birkenstocks. They have a cork sole and leather on top.
   • Also try leather slippers. You can easily put them on and take them off and go very well with dresses and skirts.
2. Try on hippie boots. Especially when it is colder, or if you want to change your outfit, you can put on boots. Hippie boots are usually made of suede or leather.
3. Know that many hippies also wore moccasins. All types of moccasins are good, but they should be comfortable. Many moccasins have beads somewhere on the shoe.

Method 4 of 5: Accessories

1. Wear special handmade jewelry. You get bonus points if you make them yourself. For a real hippie look, try the following types of jewelry:
   • Long beaded necklaces and macramé
   • Gemstones
   • Shells
   • Peace signs
   • Long, ethnic-inspired earrings
2. Choose your belt. A wide leather belt, a peace sign, or a chain with a chain are good. Anything homemade or vintage can never be wrong.
   • If you like to make things yourself, you can thread a simple lace through the loops of your pants and tie it with a bow. Many hippies did this who did not want to buy a belt but wanted to keep their pants up.
3. If you don't mind changing your clothes, add fringes. You can make fringes everywhere. They used to do that with pants, shirts, cardigans, jackets or whatever.
4. Embroider your clothes and paint your face. Embroider brightly colored flowers, stars, birds and sayings like "love" and "peace" on your clothes. On special occasions you can paint your face beautifully with make-up.
5. Put some bells around your ankles. They hear you from miles away, but you are super authentic (especially for girls). Ankle bells were the forerunner of the silent ankle bracelets, and it is exactly what it is - bells around your ankle. Sounds nice!
6. Go for granny glasses or sunglasses. In the 1950s, thick, black-rimmed glasses were in vogue (oh wait, or are we talking about today's hipsters?), And then came half-moon glasses. So if history repeats itself, this will be the new trend!
   • If you want sunglasses, you can opt for a John Lennon model. You know them. Hippies weren't so concerned about peripheral vision!

Method 5 of 5: Hair and makeup

1. Grow your hair. Whether you are male or female, long hair is the norm. This is mainly because you don't feel like getting it cut. It has to be clean, but it doesn't have to be more than that.
   • "Artfully disheveled" is a certain style that you can adhere to as a hippie. How your locks fall naturally is fine.
   • Men - let your beard grow too.
2. Wear a headband. Wear a headband across your forehead horizontally, not vertically, in your hair and decorate it with a flower.
   • You can also attach an artificial flower to the headband if you don't want to kill a flower every time.
   • If you can't find a headband, make your own from a piece of fabric. Try to find a stretchy fabric; cotton or any other fabric that doesn't stretch can hurt and leave a line on your forehead if you wear it for a long time.
3. Model your hair minimally. Leave your hair long, loose and don't overdo it. Do not put chemicals in it. The less you do about it, the better. If you're male, keep a long, messy beard.
   • If you need to secure your hair, put it in a low ponytail, two low tails, or a braid.
4. Consider getting dreadlocks if you think you can take good care of them. Dreadlocks are very difficult to maintain, but they are well worth it if you think you can.
   • You'll be stuck with it for a long time, so make sure you want it before you get started.
5. Keep makeup to a minimum. As a girl, hardly wear make-up. A little black line around your eyes is okay, but not much more than that. Do not use lipstick or bright colors. After all, you are a child of Mother Earth.

Tips

• Hippies often wear symbols, jewelry, and clothing inspired by Native Americans.
• Choose bright colors, which were worn in homage to psychedelic drugs, and floral patterns that were important to glorify the life of the country. Make sure to wear lots of natural fabrics such as cotton, wool and leather. Avoid synthetics as much as possible.
• Keep all your body care natural and unscented. If you do wear perfume, use essential oils such as patchouli, jasmine, or sandalwood.
• There was a subculture of romantic hippies who wore ruffled shirts, velvet jackets and pants, dresses and skirts (including the men), embroidered jackets and other 19th century things. Just look at pictures of the singer Donovan from his "A gift from a flower to a garden" period. David Crosby often wore a cape and hat, Melanie Safka wore long caftans, poet Richard Brautigan always had a top hat and an old-fashioned mustache. The famous designer Thea Porter came up with beautiful styles for Pink Floyd and other musicians based on The Lord of the Rings and other fantasy stories, which in turn were copied by fans of these artists. If this interests you, try looking for this type of clothing in secondhand stores.
• In the Haight-Ashbury scene, most of the hippies wore normal clothes during the day, and kept the extravagant costumes for festivals, street parades, etc. But that was a matter of personal choice. Take a look at YouYube movies about the hippie scene to get ideas.