Psychedelia
Late-1960s counterculture aesthetic of swirling paisley, kaleidoscopic prints, tie-dye, and bell-bottoms that visualised the LSD experience in fashion and graphic design.
- Palette
- acid orange magenta lime green sunshine yellow violet turquoise
- Signature garments
- bell-bottom flared jeans tie-dye t-shirts fringed suede vest kaftan or muumuu round John Lennon sunglasses
- Canonical brands
- Granny Takes a Trip Biba Anna Sui Free People Lucy in Disguise
About
Psychedelic fashion bloomed between roughly 1965 and 1971, articulated through London boutiques like Granny Takes a Trip, Mr Fish, and Biba alongside San Francisco collectives like the Grateful Dead's Family Dog scene. The look set out to render LSD's heightened colour and pattern perception in textile form: paisley, kaleidoscopic florals, op-art swirls, tie-dye and batik fabrics, and bell-bottom trousers paired with kaftans, fringe vests, and embroidered Indian cottons. Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, and the post-Sgt. Pepper Beatles canonised the silhouette. The aesthetic faded by 1972 under glam rock's tighter Lurex tailoring, but cyclical revivals — Anna Sui's 1990s Studio 54 collection, the 2010s Coachella era, and 2024 Gucci pre-fall — keep it in rotation. Resale demand on Etsy, Depop, and 1stDibs holds steady on original 1960s paisley shirts, kaftans, and Granny Takes a Trip pieces.
Not boho — psychedelia is more graphic, more synthetic, and more rooted in hallucinogens, while boho softens the same period into earthy, draped, white-cotton festival wear.
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$10Eliwesmom Vintage 1960 Mccalls 5555 Shirtwaist
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