The 1960s saw the rise of the hippie counterculture movement. Hippies embraced colorful, psychedelic styles like tie dye and floral prints, grew their hair long, wore flowers and beads as accessories. They listened to psychedelic and folk music, and often used LSD, cannabis and mushrooms to explore altered states of consciousness. Hippies promoted peace, love, environmentalism, spirituality and freedom, and protested against the Vietnam War through peaceful demonstrations featuring flowers and peace signs.

1. 1960’s
By Julie Luong

2.  The hippie subculture originated in The United
States then spread to other countries.

3.  Brightly coloured clothing
 A range of colourful funky patterned clothing
 Tie dye print
 Floral print
 Long hair/facial hair (for men)
 Flowers/headband in hair
 Lots of ‘hippie’ jewellery such as anklets and
bracelets
 Round sunglasses

4.  Hippies in the 1960’s listened to psychedelic
music (inspired by LSD) and folk music (used
in protests)

5.  Hippies were known to take LSD, cannabis and
mushrooms to explore altered states of
consciousness.
 They were very interested in promoting peace,
love, vegetarinism (as many were vegetarian),
looking after the environment, spirituality and
freedom.
 Hippies embraced the sexual revolution.

6.  Peace signs and the ‘flower
power’ movement were very
symbolic of the Hippie
subculture. They protested
against the Vietnam war,
encouraging peace and love and
wore flowers and distributed
them too.
 Peace was important as they
embraced happiness and love in
the world/.

7. This contradicts their representation in the media
because they’re portrayed as peaceful and loving
however this article suggests a contradictory view.

8. However, here they are embracing their hippie
style at a music festival. This is what hippies are
mostly represented in the media as. Loving
music, having fun and being colourful.