70s - 24 Halloween Costume Ideas
70s costumes lean on bold patterns and glam styling, David Bowie's art-rock flair, Maxine Minx's disco-era glamour, Bobby-Lynne Parker's period-specific look. The decade shows up loudest in the prints and silhouettes, more than in any single item.
Platform shoes and wide collars are the fastest way to signal this decade specifically, since both are pretty distinct from the decades on either side of it.
Softer, more flowing silhouettes with bold prints, versus the 80s's more structured, bright looks. Check the specific character for exact cues.
They help a lot for period accuracy, this is one of the more distinctive footwear choices for the decade.
Thrift stores, as with most vintage decades on the site, real secondhand pieces read better than new reproductions.
