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Loose fitting kaftans and muumuus were also very popular.

This was a method that people could do at home to customize their own garments, which helped greatly with its popularity.(A variety of women’s collars, via Sewing Happy Place) Hemlines for skirts and dresses ranged in length from mini to maxi during the 1970s; a concept that had never been seen before.Until then, each decade tended to have one uniform fashionable hemline length.As in every decade, the fashions of the 1970s were influenced by the social and political issues of the era.During the early 70s, fashion reflected the anti-war, pro-peace mentality that had begun toward the end of the 60s, and flourished as the hippie look became more mainstream.

(70s pointed collar lapels, via Vintage Patterns Wiki) Some other collar types that were fashionable at the time were Peter Pan, collars with long ties attached that could be tied into a bow (known as a Pussy Bow), and Mandarin.