The 1970s TIMELINE OF EVENTS 1970 Kent State Shootings during anti war demonstrations in an Ohio university First Earth Day 1971 200 000 people participated in an anti war march in DC 1972 Nixon went to China Watergate scandal Nixon reelected 1973 End of Vietnam War Abortion is legalized Yom Kippur War 1974 Nixon resigns Ford becomes president 1977 King Tut exhibit tours the US Punk fashions are incorporated into Zandra Rhodes clothing line 1978 Diplomatic relations open between US and China 1979 Camp David agreement Three mile island nuclear plant failure Shah of Iran overthrown by revolution Soviet troops invade Afghanistan History National Environmental Policy Act Act of 1970 that established the EPA and addressed concerns about the environment Roe v Wade Supreme Court decision of 1973 that legalized abortion on the basis of the right to privacy Fake furs These synthetic fabrics were created partially due to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 Punk Genre of music and style of clothing that was characterized by leather micro minis fishnet stockings safety pins etc Dashikis Collarless wide shirts with kimono like sleeves Traditional African garments Corn row braids Traditional African hairstyle in which hair is arranged in myriad small braids Vietnam vogue Name used to describe military inspired clothing in the 70 s Wearable Art Combination of clothing and fiber art using mixed media Designer Jeans Jeans made by designers in the 70 s Twice as expensive as regular jeans with name of designer prominently displayed Licensing Use of designer names on a wide variety of products Body suits Garments that were used as an all know one underwear or outerwear when tucked into bottoms Leotard 2 piece knit tight garment made popular by a French acrobat Granny dresses Long daytime dresses derived from mod and hippie styles Hot pants Very short pants that were popular in the early 70 s Poorboy Sweaters Tightly fitting rib knit sweaters that look like they had shrunk Leg warmers Loose fitting footless stockings used by dancers A fad among young women Tennis This sport had a uniform reformation in the 70 s when Rosie Casals broke the tradition of wearing all white Color was now acceptable Shortie gowns Night gowns worn with matching panties Swirl skirt Skirt made of bias cut strips of multicolored fabric often from India Thong Swimsuit cut designed by Rudi Gernreich cut to reveal as much of the buttocks as possible while covering the crotch Wedge Short haircut popularized by Olympic medal winner Dorothy Hamill Diamonds by the Yard Designer Elsa Peretti s strings of gold chain with diamonds interspersed periodically Digital watch This kind of watch was first introduced in 1976 Leisure Suits Suits that included tops and pants of the same fabric Unstructured with shirt like collars or no collar Out of style by the end of the decade Velour Popular menswear fabric in the late 70 s used for robes in particular Animal labels The Garan Corporation developed this marketing technique for children s wear in 1976