There are not many cooler outfits to wear out there than a hippie fancy dress costume. This colourful, groovy 1960s or 1970s outfit looks equally great at costume parties or Carwash style night clubs. What is more, hippie fancy dress outfits are one of those types of costumes that you can make yourself, on a budget, and can still look pretty authentic.
Whether you resolve to buy a hippie fancy dress outfit online or make one yourself, you are right on going to need to purchase some cool accessories to make sure that your 1960s or 1970s outfit genuinely does look the part. Below are my top cool tips to best accessorize your hippie fancy dress costumes for the upcoming party.
Hippy Clothes
Cool Tip 1: Peace pendant and earrings
One of the most preeminent icons of the sixties and seventies, which was intimately linked with the whole hippie movement during that time, is of policy the peace pendant. This then is the must have accessory to go with your outfit, and the female hippies among you might even want to go for a peace pendant and earrings matching set.
Cool Tip 2: Heart shaped glasses
A pair of heart shaped glasses, with metal rims and coloured lenses, are a groovy accessory to go with your outfit. These are a great unisex item, but please make sure you match the colour of the glasses with the colour of your costume.
Cool Tip 3: Hippie wig
I find that wigs all the time make a huge contrast with the overall look of your costume. There are some genuinely great hairy wigs ready for the male hippies, while the ladies may want to go for a long blonde wig with beads and braiding.
Cool Tip 4: Love child boots
This is one just for the female hippies among you, but a very important accessory nonetheless. A pair of yellow "love child" boots, with a flower cut-out pattern, will genuinely transform your costume and give it that extra touch of authenticity.
Cool Tip 5: Hippie musical instruments
Finally, I find that a genuinely cool accessory for both sexes is to choose one of the many types of hippie musical instruments that are ready to purchase. My personal favourites are the peace tambourine and the inflatable bongo drums. These are the ideal accessory for any hippie costume and will make you feel like you are there grooving at Woodstock, all those years ago.
Hippie Fancy Dress - 5 Great Accessory Tips For Your Groovy 1960s Or 1970s Outfit