Category Archives: 1970s Costume Ideas

1970s Costume Idea for Men and Women – The Punk Rocker

A costume idea for Halloween, costume or theme party that is suitable for both men and women is that of the punk rocker. The punk subculture is strongly associated with punk rock music which emerged in the mid Seventies in the United Kingdom, United States and Australia, although each country claims to have been the original home. Punk rock tends to be heavy on distorted guitars and heavy drumming, with the songs being quite short and with the lyrics expressing the ideologies of the punk movement. The vocals of many songs, especially the backup vocals, were often less sung than they were shouted. Somme bands would also incorporate elements of other musical genres. Punk rock was commonly self-published, or published with indie labels, in its early days, and this trend still continues with self-publishing over the internet.

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1970s Costume Idea for Men – Elvis Presley

One of the greatest rock and roll icons of the twentieth century is, of course, Elvis Presley – the King of Rock and Roll. Elvis had first shot to stardom in the 1950s, but by the Sixties he was starring in a lot of Hollywood films, primarily musical comedies. Elvis’s music was less successful, and less like by the King, during this time. Only two of eight singles released between January 1967 and May 68 made it into the top 40, and neither went higher than 28.

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1970s Costume Idea for Men and Women – Disco

One of the biggest musical trends of the 1970s was that of disco. Disco combined elements of many different genres, such as funk, pop, psychedelic, salsa and pop and was at its most popular in the Seventies. Since then it has seen little success and is often ridiculed, both during its decline and in later years, for a variety of reasons, some better than others.

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1970s and Movie Costume Idea for Men – Tony Manero

Here’s a costume idea for men for Halloween or theme party from a 1970s film, Tony Manero. The Seventies were the era of disco (for all its sins) and one of the most iconic movies of that period when it comes to disco music is Saturday Night Fever starring John Travolta as Tony Manero and with a soundtrack by the Bee Gees.

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