1. Hippie
Subculture
Anna Skelding

2. What is a hippie?
• The youth subculture of hippies was established in
the 1960s.
• Appearance: Long hair, wearing beads, baggy and
colourful clothes
• They favour universal love and peace
• They are associated with taking soft and
hallucinogenic drugs

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4. Values..
• They are known for rejecting conventional values of society.
• They’re values are based around peace, love and respect for the environment
• Their values have influenced film, literature, music and the arts
• They dressed in a way to express rebellion and commonly accepted notions and
social norms.
Music..
• Hippies are interested in ‘Rock n Roll’/ ‘classic rock’ music
• Famous artists are: The Who, Pink Floyd, Grateful Dead and The Stones
• Hippies used to access their music mainly by attending music festivals, however
now it is easy to buy most genres of music online.
Interests..
• Hippies were interested in peace and love around the world and caring for the
environment
• They were interested in taking soft, hallucinogenic drugs such as ‘magic
mushrooms’, cannabis and LSD

5. Fashion/Appearance..
• Flowers in their hair
• Tattoos/body art
• Body piercings
• They support the ‘free look’ which focused on not what others thought of
their self-expression through their clothes, but believing in 'equality for all'
and protesting against social evils.
• The Hippie fashion statement in the 1960s was more of a rage with the youth
Influences..
• Hippies have influenced the art of the world
• They have influenced freedom and self-expression
• To an extent they have influenced taking drugs
• The Hippie movement was influenced by postmodernism and the end of the
war, supporting non-violence
• They have also influenced the music industry by promoting festivals