The document discusses hippie fashion from the 1960s and fashion today. It describes key aspects of hippie fashion such as loose, colorful clothing made from natural materials that reflected a relaxed, carefree attitude and a love of peace and nature. It notes how hippie fashion rejected traditional styles and created a new bohemian look. While today's fashion allows self-expression, the document argues that hippie fashion was more than just appearance and reflected an alternative lifestyle and quest for new meaning.