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Sound Style
written by Casey Martin

Music and fashion have been altered thousands of times. One minute you are listening to Mozart dressed to
the nines in your best trousers, waist coat and cravat and the next you are at Electric Daisy Carnival wearing
only underwear and body paint. As we take a little walk through last century, one thing should be clear. With
every drastic change in music, a drastic change in style did not only followed, but also mirrored the sound.

© John Kobal Foundation

JAZZ 20’S
In the classic jazz era, style
matched the incredible dance
music of artists like Louie
Armstrong. The simple yet
sexy Flapper dresses allowed
women to dance freely. This
fashion era took a sprint for the
future and never looked back.

ROCK ‘N ROLL 50’S
Artists like Chuck Berry, Bo
Diddley and Little Richard gave
birth to rock and roll music, but
Elvis Presley’s rockabilly style
cast a long shadow over 50’s
rock fashion. The slicked back
hair or “duck butt”, leather
jackets and blue jeans became
the look for men, while women
most commonly sported a mix
of poodle skirts and blouses.

© Terence Donovan Portraits

© Michael Ochs

PSYCHEDELIC 60’S
This was a fantastic time for
music and fashion. Countless
groups like The Beatles, Pink
Floyd, and The Doors exploded
on the scene with mass appeal
to shaggy-haired, free-thinking
hippies. The vibrant fashion of
Jimi Hendrix speaks for itself
and perfectly embodies this
counter culture era.

PUNK ROCK 70’S
Punk Rock spawned from its
rock predecessors where bands
like The Ramones, Sex Pistols
and The Clash paved the way.
The culture and fashion of punk
was in all ways a middle finger
to the establishment. Offensive
shirts, leather jackets adorned
with spikes and patches, died
hair and body piercings were
just some of punk’s anti-fashion
trends.

© Frank Micelotta

HIP HOP 80’S
Hip hop was born in 1973 in
the South Bronx but its golden
years were in the late 80’s and
early 90’s. The style was Kangol
hats, gold chains and sneakers
with fat laces. In the early 90’s,
groups like De La Soul and A
Tribe Called Quest embraced
Afrocentrism in their fashion
with African prints and colors.

HAIR METAL 80’S
When it came to any metal
group in the 80’s, big hair
and skin tight clothing comes
to mind. Bands like Twisted
Sister and Poison also weren’t
shy about wearing a little or
a lot makeup either. This was
easily the best and only time in
history to sport a mullet, ever.

ELECTRONIC 90’S
Techno and acid house spawned
in the mid 80’s and 90’s and the
lovable party culture became
more mainstream. In these
times, a casual sense of style
was popular. Kandi bracelets,
pacifiers and glow sticks were
common accessories to baggy
jeans and tank tops instead of
the modern thongs and daisy
bras. But hey, whatever’s clever.

© Dora Handel/Corbis

GRUNGE 90’S
The minimalist fashion of
grunge was the style Seattle
was known for. It was a bit like
punk without any effort. You
couldn’t go wrong with a pair
of jeans and a flannel. Although
he isn’t the creator of grunge
music or fashion, Kurt Cobain’s
style sums it up perfectly.
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