The peace-loving hippies shared their love with each other, and as a sign of their affection for fellow human beings, they wore love beads. Handmade beaded necklaces were the universal symbol for brotherly love and acceptance.
Love beads could be big or small, long or short, exquisitely crafted or simple and plain. Each necklace was different but guaranteed to be beautiful, just like its wearer.
People traded their love beads, much like the fad of friendship bracelets in the following decade.
With a dangling strand of love beads about your neck, you were ready for the love fest, whether it be Woodstock or Haight-Ashbury.
Long scraggly hair, bellbottoms, a suede fringe vest, a bare chest, and some love beads were all you needed for the complete hippie look.
Oh, and love.
Related Posts
Filofax Although synonymous with all those 1980s cliches of power-dressing, double-breasted suits and big hair, the Filofax has actually been around…
Psychedelia In the late 60s, the duffle coats and scarves of yesteryear were replaced by kaftans, beads, bells, velvet loon pants,…
Avon Ladies "Ding Dong, Avon Calling" The most successful door-to-door makeup enterprise in history, Avon has been bringing front door service to…
Mood Rings The idea behind a mood ring was simple: You wore it on your finger and the colour of the stone…
Twiggy Twiggy's success story began in 1965 when Nigel Davies – a jack-of-all-trades who had worked as a bookie's office boy,…
Mary Quant Immortalised by fashion iconography as the originator of the mini skirt, London designer Mary Quant was born on 11 February 1934…
Peace Sign The ubiquitous icon of the Aquarian age and one of the most widely known symbols in the world. In Britain…
Afro The hair-do that simply exploded out of the head - BOOM! Also the hair-do that told everyone you were bigger,…
Love beads could be big or small, long or short, exquisitely crafted or simple and plain. Each necklace was different but guaranteed to be beautiful, just like its wearer.
