https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boho-is-so-not-dead Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 11 Apr 2026 18:36:36 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boho-is-so-not-dead/page/2#post-907799 Sun, 14 Apr 2013 20:25:46 +0000 RoseandJoan 907799@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ How interesting, this is what festival style in the UK dreams of being but the reality is Hunter wellies, anoraks, face paint (or is that mud)&nbsp;and after a long day finding your tent has been washed away.<br /><br />I cannot do boho, it just does not jive with my personality, although a happy person I am not light or creative. I feel happier looking at the darkness somehow and this is probably why I'm at home with rock n roll. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boho-is-so-not-dead/page/2#post-907732 Sun, 14 Apr 2013 18:57:32 +0000 Hil 907732@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It is probably all to do with my wannabe artist thing but I do love me some boho - and I saw our Stuttafords has quite a range instore at the moment too so Yay!!!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boho-is-so-not-dead/page/2#post-907678 Sun, 14 Apr 2013 18:09:10 +0000 Laura 907678@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Boho never died for me! I have some stipulations about how boho I'll go. I never buy&nbsp;anything with&nbsp;fringe and I stick to&nbsp;nontraditional boho colors like blue and grey (no brown - I do not look good in brown!). That keeps the boho-ness of my style refined. I want to look like Laura, not Stevie Nicks. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boho-is-so-not-dead/page/2#post-907671 Sun, 14 Apr 2013 18:01:41 +0000 CocoLion 907671@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I love thread like this that delve into the details as well as discuss the cultural semantics behind style. &nbsp;Thanks for the link Vix. &nbsp;And I miss our very literate ManidipaM! &nbsp;I think she is busy with a new baby and have faith that she will be back with us before long.<br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boho-is-so-not-dead/page/2#post-907583 Sun, 14 Apr 2013 16:35:13 +0000 Vix 907583@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <span>Manidipa posted an AWESOME and long answer to the "What is boho?" question. We avid and toe-in boho lovers have had some good threads on this, complete with visuals. ;)<br /><br />Excerpt below, full link here (with lots of folks chiming in, providing links etc):&nbsp;<a rel="nofollow" href="http://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-and-others-what-is-boho"><a href="http://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-and-others-what-is-boho" rel="nofollow">http://youlookfab.com/welookfa.....at-is-boho</a> </a><br /><br />&gt;The more recognizably current boho chic is something that, if I recall correctly, started off in the 1990s and looks back to hippie style. The other, older boho has its sense in early 20th-century socio-political movements, and it is really odd to note *now* that Sherlock Holmes was described as bohemian by his author! Mark Twain considered himself a Bohemian --- and you see overtones of that in Tom Sawyer's attraction to Huck Finn's oppressed, deprived but free life.</span> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boho-is-so-not-dead/page/2#post-907513 Sun, 14 Apr 2013 15:02:43 +0000 Anonymous 907513@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I came of age in the 60's-early 70s and first got excited about clothing with the "hippy" styles that were so different from what my mother and aunts wore. I still like ethnic prints and fabrics but want more structure in my clothing. It would be fun to add some touches of boho. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boho-is-so-not-dead/page/2#post-907504 Sun, 14 Apr 2013 14:53:58 +0000 Kristin L 907504@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I just opened by Lucky magazine and there's a several page article about the "new" boho.. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boho-is-so-not-dead/page/2#post-907502 Sun, 14 Apr 2013 14:52:29 +0000 Angie 907502@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Thanks, Denise! I learned alot about Music Festival Style on this thread. I had no idea. Always learning :)<br /><br />Agreed. A little boho goes a long way. <br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boho-is-so-not-dead#post-907500 Sun, 14 Apr 2013 14:51:28 +0000 Transcona Shannon 907500@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Oh dear....I don't think I've worn a boho item EVER. Soooooo not my style. But I do enjoy it on others when done right.&nbsp;<br /><br />Is boho just a reinvention of "hippie"? My Mom was all over that style in the late 60's and 70's - she wore big dangly earrings, peasant skirts, multi coloured caftans... https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boho-is-so-not-dead#post-907492 Sun, 14 Apr 2013 14:46:44 +0000 MsMary 907492@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Denise, if you nailed it. A little boho does indeed go a very long way. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boho-is-so-not-dead#post-907382 Sun, 14 Apr 2013 07:02:11 +0000 Lantana 907382@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>When I was looking online for boots I came across handpainted Docs that were tagged "festival style". What we called hippy in the olden days? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boho-is-so-not-dead#post-907363 Sun, 14 Apr 2013 05:56:05 +0000 rute 907363@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm glad because i love to incorporate boho pieces in my outfits!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boho-is-so-not-dead#post-907361 Sun, 14 Apr 2013 05:42:09 +0000 CocoLion 907361@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ More coverage:<br /><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-coachella-2013-festival-fashion-rocks-20130413,0,5115576.story">Festival Fashion Rocks </a>(LA Times)<br /><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/music-festivals/1557278/festival-fashion-breakdown-style-tips-for-coachella">How styles differ</a> at the different festivals (Billboard)<br />And the <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.mercurynews.com/entertainment/ci_22988006/coachella-2013-music-festival-fashion-inspires-new-trends">retail trend perspective</a> (San Jose Mercury News)<br /><br />Please tell Greg I love the new hyperlinking feature!<br /><br />The "Festival Style" is probably a broader term than Boho, although Boho is part of the look. &nbsp;I think the bright colors of the Rave scene, as well as the freaky psychedelic tribal looks seen at places like Burning Man also play into the whole Festival Look. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boho-is-so-not-dead#post-907358 Sun, 14 Apr 2013 05:36:46 +0000 CocoLion 907358@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Yes Angie, the Coachella style is a less formulaic take on Boho and feels summery and West Coast.<br /><br />Free People is a lot of Boho at once. &nbsp;Although I do have some of their pieces, I wear them with non-Boho pieces. &nbsp;A little Boho goes a long way. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boho-is-so-not-dead#post-907353 Sun, 14 Apr 2013 05:23:40 +0000 ElleH 907353@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think people wanted to look like they were at Woodstock s started dressing boho at festivals. They dont look exactly Woodstock because they add modern touches like booties etc. Where I live people dress like that all year round but people come to our festivals dressed like that &amp; it feels odd to me, like they just dress like the at the festival. There are booths selling boho &amp; hippy stuff so if you don't get the memo &amp; feel out of place you can buy something. I don't mean to say. That people can't dress for the occasion if it isn't usually their style. I think it's betterif they feel comfortable in it though. If it is one of their go to styles. I have different styles based on location &amp; events but they are all me. There are a lot of styles that fit an event or location that I'm at but they don't fit me ski don't wear them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boho-is-so-not-dead#post-906836 Sat, 13 Apr 2013 15:09:10 +0000 Angie 906836@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Sorry for the mess, Tanya :)<br /><br />Denise, I prefer Coachella to Boho. It has more simplistic and modern style elements it seems. Would you agree? <br /><br />Mary, you and I will stick to '70s GLAM and bypass Boho. <br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boho-is-so-not-dead#post-906831 Sat, 13 Apr 2013 15:03:59 +0000 MsMary 906831@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Yeesh.&nbsp; I'm flashing back to the 70s.&nbsp; And not in a good way...<br /><br />;)<br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boho-is-so-not-dead#post-906815 Sat, 13 Apr 2013 14:43:15 +0000 CocoLion 906815@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.fabsugar.com/Coachella-Fashion-2013-Pictures-29298770?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+fabsugar+%28FabSugar+-+Have%2C+Want%2C+Need.%29">Festival style</a> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boho-is-so-not-dead#post-906811 Sat, 13 Apr 2013 14:39:53 +0000 Tanya 906811@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ He he, I would have also thought the pictures were from Anthropologie and not Nordstrom! &nbsp;<br />I do not have a huge boho streak, but I end up with a couple of pieces here and there, mainly because I love 70's style with super flared jeans which look a &nbsp;bit&nbsp;boho and pair best with boho tops.<br /><br />Angie, you comment about being as bohemian as Karl Lagerfeld almost made me spill my tea on the keyboard https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boho-is-so-not-dead#post-906806 Sat, 13 Apr 2013 14:36:45 +0000 velvetychocolate 906806@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I can't wait to say to my Mom, "It's not Boho, it's FESTIVAL" ....lol!<br /><br />I don't really have "boho" as an aspirational style, but at the same time, little pieces end up in there somehow. A necklace, belt or the occasional blouse. My Mom will say, "That's very boho-looking". <br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boho-is-so-not-dead#post-906797 Sat, 13 Apr 2013 14:32:12 +0000 Angie 906797@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Fun responses. You made me smile. <br /><br />Modern Fashion is about every style person. And Boho is one of them. I am about as bohemian as Karl Lagerfeld, but enjoy dressing my bohemian clients, and love seeing boho pulled together to perfection on this forum. <br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boho-is-so-not-dead#post-906502 Sat, 13 Apr 2013 01:22:07 +0000 Vix 906502@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Oh, someone said boho was dead?&nbsp;My Persnickety Bohemian/Boho Luxe side never got the message. ;)<br /><br />Most of my SP/SU clothing budget is going to more classic work wear, but if boho is trending and&nbsp;there's cool stuff&nbsp;that works for those with a few miles on 'em&nbsp;I may be in the same boat as Sarah.... https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boho-is-so-not-dead#post-906497 Sat, 13 Apr 2013 01:07:25 +0000 Jules 906497@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I haven't shopped at UB in 10 years but maybe I will take a look then! Free People and Anthro are just too pricey for me. But I suspect the vibe will be just too young. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boho-is-so-not-dead#post-906489 Sat, 13 Apr 2013 01:00:59 +0000 Day Vies 906489@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Not my personal favorite but I like to keep a few boho looks in my back pocket. <br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boho-is-so-not-dead#post-906483 Sat, 13 Apr 2013 00:56:25 +0000 Suz 906483@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Not my style, either, Thistle, but tonight in Urban Outfitters the whole floor looked like that.&nbsp; https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boho-is-so-not-dead#post-906473 Sat, 13 Apr 2013 00:52:19 +0000 Thistle 906473@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fun and arty. So pretty on others, but never really been my style. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boho-is-so-not-dead#post-906456 Sat, 13 Apr 2013 00:36:21 +0000 sarah 906456@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Oh no, that's my fantasy fashion persona. Now I'll have to work doubly hard not to succumb... https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boho-is-so-not-dead#post-906410 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 23:58:15 +0000 Jules 906410@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Good to know, I haven't found much boho inspiration yet this spring. Festival is a new term for me too. Fun </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boho-is-so-not-dead#post-906328 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 21:53:08 +0000 Karie 906328@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Although I have only a few items that could be called "boho" &nbsp;(ha ha I just corrected the mistake I made - I typed "hoho" - yeah, I dress like Santy Claus) - I love the boho style! https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boho-is-so-not-dead#post-906262 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 20:31:09 +0000 catgirl 906262@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Yeah, ours is like that too... and just got the "Beach Style" email with more!