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Rare Woodstock Pictures Reveal What Really Happened in The Legendary 60’s

The Origin of the Tie-and-Die Trend

Tie and dye is the current trend and can be seen donned by numerous youngsters these days. It seems like the free-spirited people in the 60s selling their wares discovered this trend. Adding color to the U.S. culture was also an initiative taken by the event. No official merchandise was sold at the festival, and people had to do the local art.

The fabrics on display can be used in multiple ways, as a scarf or as headgear. People in the 60s looked quite experimental with their clothing choices. These colored clothes truly represent the vibe of the event.

The Origin of the Tie-and-Die Trend

Tie and dye is the current trend and can be seen donned by numerous youngsters these days. It seems like the free-spirited people in the 60s selling their wares discovered this trend. Adding color to the U.S. culture was also an initiative taken by the event. No official merchandise was sold at the festival, and people had to do the local art.

The fabrics on display can be used in multiple ways, as a scarf or as headgear. People in the 60s looked quite experimental with their clothing choices. These colored clothes truly represent the vibe of the event.

…Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair

The flower crown remains a classic and serves as the best companion to attend a festival event today. A crown made up of freshly plucked flowers adds up to the charm and completes the overall look. The love for nature and accessories extracted from it can naturally beautify her, and that is precisely what’s on display.

Tiaras are usually worn by queens and women who win beauty pageants. Hence, the girl seen in the image shall not wait to participate in a pageant and be the queen of her world at this moment.  However, the flower species could not be figured out.

All Set to Raid the World

The loose flowing hair in these pictures is symbolic of the liberty and freedom that the youngsters experienced in the 60s. In the candid photo, the girls seem interrupted in the middle of their bike ride to pose for an image.

It was young people like these who filled the playground of the Woodstock event as the event is known for charging no entry fees. The bike enthusiast girls and many more like them contributed to flocking the event. The idea of the event was to earn money initially, but when the grounds were flooded with people, the event was made entirely free.

Music that Left Them All Smiling

Woodstock was primarily a musical event and had attracted an audience of 400,000. Thirty-two acts were performed even after sporadic rain. Pictured here are members of the band Jefferson Airplane, with singer Grace Slick in the center dressed in white.

It seems like their music had an essence of comedy and sarcasm that left the viewers in splits. The smiles on each of their faces are evident that the event was a success story in delivering what it wanted “peace and music” .Long hair also seems to be an everyday hairstyle in the 60s. Almost everyone seems to embrace those dreads.

Draped in All Leather

What took place 52 years ago still seems classic as it had registered itself in history. The festival site is now home to the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, which hosts concerts all year round.

The girl in the picture is seen wearing a leather top with a headband that also seems to be leather. Her shoulder band appears to be carved out of wood. Leather is the current fetish for all the fashion influencers, not only for bags but also for apparel. But the image clearly shows that it is a vintage concept that is being redone.

Boarding the Bus

Even after the massive substance consumption openly, there were no arrests made. The festival glorified all the teenage and youngsters-related stigmas in the most fantastic way possible. The people in the image have climbed up the roof of the bus to witness the fair.

The occupants consist of couples and solos who were sitting and enjoying the show unfolding in front of them. Also, the flowers and the butterflies painted on the roof appear to be custom-made to match the event’s vibe. It seems like all the men decided unanimously to let go of their top wears as most of these can be seen bare-chested.

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