If you know anything about the seventies then you probably know about the psychedelic coloured shirts to match the brightly colored trousers. You probably remember the bell-bottom pants with the huge flare at the bottom. Whether it is the Afro, the bouffant hair-do, or the disco-sequined shirts that you remember, it is sure to make for a great 1970’s fancy dress party theme.

Where do you begin one would ask. Well, if you were not apart of the 70’s then your first step would be to understand a few key things such as Disco, Fashion and Music. The 1970’s was the decade that the disco look began and if you’re going to throw a 1970’s fancy dress themed party than knowing about the leopard skin and the white clothes that glowed is very important.

It was a time of liberation and freedom. The civil rights movement had taken off in the 60’s and people were tired of the separation. The disco and fancy dress world was always looking for some way to unite everyone together. Any time that black and white both rock an Afro together we are talking about unity. When both races put on Lycra stretch disco pants in hot strident colours you’re talking about unity, big time.

What other fancy dress party theme can you have where you can hang a strobe light and a mirror ball from the ceiling? Or what about the collars on shirts that were flipped up in the air and the shirt left open at the top? You see anyone these days looking like that and you would probably think he was a freak but this was all too common then. As you can see fashion played a major role in the 70’s and it would be very important to understand it before having your 1970’s fancy dress themed party. The 1970’s fancy dress theme will be a smash hit as long as you wear your platform shoes or you could dress like Jane Fonda representing that fashion for fitness craze.

Never forget about the 70’s fancy dress party music. You would not have a fancy dress party without playing disco at some point in the night. It is important to understand that electric guitar, fast beat, and up-tempo music definitely describes disco music. Now we all know that the fancy dress costumes are the best part of the 1970’s fancy dress but don’t you just love that 70’s music. With the Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, and the psychedelic sounds of Pink Floyd you have to love it.

The 1970’s fancy dress costumes are another thing that makes the fancy dress parties a hit. You have characters from movies like Grease or Star Wars to really set things off. And really, how you forget about the characters from the Scooby Doo gang. Whether you loved the 1970’s fancy dress movies of the time or the music you couldn’t go wrong either way. Everyone loves 1970’s fancy dress parties.