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4. read the commentary. it says as much. A lot of the pictures are also from fairly upscale high

Reply to msongs (Reply #1)

Tue Feb 10, 2015, 01:37 PM

Feb 2015

schools, e.g. Beverly Hills. I doubt they were Sears shoppers.

But in 1969, the year of these photographs, hippie fashion was evolving from counter culture to, well, culture. And young people were informing the change. Most of the students you see here are wearing off-the-shelf fashions — still recognizably hippie, but more homogenized.

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huh? most of those "students" look like they got their clothes at sears lol. our crowd was msongs Feb 2015 #1

read the commentary. it says as much. A lot of the pictures are also from fairly upscale high ND-Dem Feb 2015 #4

They are far better dressed than what's commonly seen today LeftinOH Feb 2015 #2

Thank dawg I went to high school in the 90s.... giftedgirl77 Feb 2015 #3

+1....Although I would definitely be down with the "braless" thing... Blue_Tires Feb 2015 #18

True, however there are times I just saw screw it... giftedgirl77 Feb 2015 #19

lol! "recognizably hippy" HappyMe Feb 2015 #5

I thought that was odd too. In 1969, my high school still had a dress code, so we weren't permitted livetohike Feb 2015 #6

We had a dress code as well Oilwellian Feb 2015 #7

From the pictures HappyMe Feb 2015 #8

I think a lot of the pics looked posed or staged, KatyMan Feb 2015 #11

Ahh, memories. madamesilverspurs Feb 2015 #9

I always did like the girls' hair long CanonRay Feb 2015 #10

sorry, but none of the students in that pic look like this ... napkinz Feb 2015 #12

None of those in the pic look like hippies. JaneyVee Feb 2015 #13

I almost thought I saw myself in the picture! LiberalEsto Feb 2015 #14

How could these people learn without wearing uniforms? Johonny Feb 2015 #15

Uh, as an aging hippie, I'm not seeing any hippie attire in that photo. MineralMan Feb 2015 #16

I sure miss those years newfie11 Feb 2015 #17

The Mod Squad weren't really hippies Fumesucker Feb 2015 #20