Disco fashion

As is typical with music of every decade, disco had a huge influence on 70’s fashion. The music was all about feeling the beat and dancing all night long. Whether it was a mini-skirt, halter catsuit or hot pants, women wore a sexier, more revealing silhouette. Bell-bottoms and platforms were especially hot for weekend wear. Also, knitwear, flared trousers and trouser suits became must-have trends.

But not everyone participated in disco fashion; one movement, in particular, suggested the disco look exploited women. As a result, designers created the "granny" look with long, floral, drab dresses in dark brown, avocado green and orange. According to the movement, wearing these clothes made girls look smart and educated rather than provocative and flirty.

Locks with luster

Look of the 70's: During the day, hair was done a la Charlie's Angels — long, soft and flipped out or "surfed" as it was called. With dramatic styles fashionable at night, disco hair became big and often held an entire can of hairspray.

Men let out their ponytails to reveal shoulder-length, feathered hair. Preferring the natural look, many African Americans (and some Caucasians) also let their hair loose and opted to wear afros. In addition, beards and mustaches made a stylish comeback during this decade of dance (think ABBA and Bee Gees).

Recreate it today: To get 70's bouncy hair, use a curling iron on dry, flat hair and curl away from the face; then brush or blow dry out to create the feathered look and use a lot of hair spray. For the daytime, go simple: long and straight with a part in the middle.

Sparkling eyes

Look of the 70's: In general, women coordinated their daytime makeup with their outfit. For instance, they’d accessorize a brown granny dress with brown shadow and matching mascara and perhaps a light red lipstick.

However, disco beauty trends stomped on simple and demure, and instead splashed on the shine, color and maximum glamour. Disco divas piled on black mascara, shimmery eye shadow and white eyeliner.

Blondes with blue eyes loved wearing frosty white or blue eye shadow. Women with olive skin tones and brown or green eyes, however, picked earth tones, instead.

Recreate it today: Replicating a beautiful, shimmery eye is easy if you choose the right eye shadow. Select from an array of Duwop Eye Color Palettes, kits that include various shades of eye shadow and a creamy liner. Apply the eye shadow on the upper lid close to the brow bone.

Accentuate your eye shadow color with a white, shimmery product like Duwop Shadowlift Tide. To further enhance the look, using a white eyeliner pencil, line the bottom inner lid carefully. Then using your ring finger, blend in the line for a frosty wide-eyed look.

For superior, long disco lashes, apply Blinc Kiss Me Mascara in Black.

Getting cheeky

Look of the 70’s: Although blush was returning to the beauty scene in the 70's, colors remained pastel and pale. Women used baby pink to match frosty white or blue eye shadow. Those with olive skin tones applied shades of peach.

Recreate it today: For pale 70’s blush tones, try Illuminare Perfect Color Blush Portofino Porcelain.

Glossy pout

Look of the 70's: Lips were luscious and shiny with colors of pale pink, pearl and red.

Recreate it today: For a great, glossy look and protection from the sun, try Philosophy Kiss Me Red. To achieve a perfectly pink pout, apply DuWop Liplingo Pink Palette.

Golden skin is in

Look of the 70's: The tan trend from the 60’s trickled down to the 70’s. Men wore buttoned-down shirts that exposed their tanned chests and ladies were as bronzed as ever (though today’s tanned skin would give the disco diva a run for her money). Having a tan implied you were living the good life — lying on the beach by day and dancing in the clubs by night.

By the 70’s, information about skin cancer was available, but many still ignored the warnings, continuing to apply baby oil. In addition, the concept of the Sun Protection Factor (SPF) replaced the rudimentary sunscreens of the late 60's.

Self-tanners also hit the market, but their tendency to turn the skin a bright orange turned many off.

Recreate it today: Fortunately, self-tanners have come a long way from coloring your skin an oompa-loompa orange to giving you a natural-looking tan and even offering skincare benefits.

For instance, with its greaseless formula, Peter Thomas Roth Natural Looking Self-Tanner provides a great, golden tan for both face and body. Anthony Logistics Self Tanner with Anti Aging Complex — with fruit acid extracts, green tea and peptides — not only creates a flawless tan but also provides antioxidant protection and encourages healthy-looking skin.