Top 8 trendy boho fashion elements: A guide to boho style.

If someone asks me to summarise BOHO fashion for them; it would go something like this….first Boho style is not just any fashion style, it's an important facet of the hippie culture(the bohemian culture. The boho fashion represents the liberating ideology behind the boho culture. It is liberating, relaxing, flowy, artistic, earthly and very feminine.

So all my beautiful readers let's get started, and discuss top 8 trendy boho fashion eleements..

WHAT IS BOHEMIAN STYLE/FASHION?

Boho-chic is a style of fashion which draws its inspiration from various bohemian and hippie influences.The boho look aka the hippie style developed in the middle of 1960s.It was the residents of  a district named North Kensington which is an area of London;who had been practicing the bohemian culture for a very long time . Later in 2004 Sienna Miller adorned the bohemian style at the Glastonbury Festival and it became a hot trend soon.

It all started at the time of the french revolution when due to the economic and social reforms artists suffered a huge setback and were forced into poverty.These poverty struck artists started wearing crumpled old clothes and expressing their artistic talents through dresses and clothing. This fashion was not only artisti but also eccentric. There was a general perception that these artists were dressing similar to the gypsies of the balkan area (Bohemia), and hence the synonym “boho” started being used.What started as a necessity( due to poverty) soon became an ideology against communalism,materialism and also against the stiff corsets used by the high class ladies during the era. This liberating era came to be called the aesthetic movement. They focussed on loose fitting clothing against corsets, used earthly shades to oppose materialism and used hand embroidered material and hand made jewellery to support the artists.

Interesting right ?

That's all folks for the history, now let's talk boho fashion. I am sure you shall understand the boho fashion very well by the end of this article.

PERSONAL GUIDE TO THE BOHO FASHION? CHOOSING THE RIGHT ELEMENTS:

Let us enlist our top 8 essential elements of the Boho style , which you can have in your wardrobe and rock the look. The best part about boho fashion is that it's very easy. Literally everything goes with everything and the looks are still so unique. We shall start with the common colors used in boho style.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT COLORS:

Remember boho culture was all natural, choose natural colors and hues like pastels and neutrals. Combine shades of brown color with shades of blue for example. You need to keep special focus on the color brown as it's used most commonly in almost every boho look. At any time you must avoid artificial colors like neon and other florescent colors.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT FABRIC:

• Lace and crochet – bohemian lace is usually more rustic/ inexpensive  than delicate costly silk lace.
• Leather – faux or genuine, in shades of natural brown and usually worn-out;
• Denim – light, dark , rustic in look 
• Suede –  used in the accessories and as a staple of boho footwear;
• Wood – yes you heard it right , boho style used wood for shoe platforms, bangle bracelets, beads and  jewelry pieces;
• Turquoise – the most popular bohemian gem, decorating the jewelry;
• Rattan – used in the creation of bags and shoes.

COMMON BOHO PATTERNS

• Floral – beautiful down to earth floral are available in boho designs;
• Tribal – inspired by the African cultures, tribal prints are very common in boho clothing.
• Trellis – a symmetrical pattern that comes in varied forms;
• Kilim – Turkish rugs reinvented as winter coats, bags and vests, featuring handmade flat tapestry designs;
• Paisley – Persian in origin, paisley is an exotic pattern that is highly intricate, often featuring mysterious hidden symbols.

COMMON BOHO EMBELLISHMENTS

• Embroidery ;
• Fringe – similar to rags crafted from leather, rope or yarn( you can call them leather rags) and used to adorn boots and bags;
• Pom-poms – a more recent addition to bohemian aesthetics,
• Studs – (similar to embellishments used in India)another embellishment used mainly on accessories and footwear, but also on outerwear;
• Tassels – like the tassels we use for our earrings and the Kurtis.

BOHO TOPS

Boho tops are usually with  loose, relaxed fits. They are complimented with Bell, trumpet and bishop style sleeves. Such tops are decorated with tassels,pom poms, ethnic prints and fringes .

Boho tops designs to follow.

• White embroidered flowy tunic
• Elle Women White Solid Kaftan
• Rust and orange red ethnic A line dress
• Pink white floral printed flowy maxi dress

BOHO BOTTOMS

Choosing a bottom wear for boho style is easy. Go for bell bottoms, flared jeans, distressed denim shorts, harem pants and if you want to go really feminine; choose the pretty boho print maxi skirts. Remember my three words for th Boho dresses “ flared, flowy and flouncy”; and you will never go wrong.

BOHO OUTERWEAR / LAYERING BOHO TOPS

boho printed flared maxi skirtBoho printed navy blue stoleBoho dream catcher earringBoho style brown sling bagBoho style brown flat mules

Layering is an integral part to the boho style and adds the rustic look to your overall attire. Again the elements that are important white choosing the outerwear are the distressed elements like a distressed denim jacket, slightly over sized silhouettes, cozy garments, jackets with patch works.

BOHO FOOTWEAR

Go for the natural,warm hues like browns, beige and grey while choosing the footwear. This are often decorated with fur or with leather fringes.

BOHO ACCESSORIES 

Be on the look for handmade jewelry especially the ones with green turquoise stones. Leather bags decorated with tassels and fringes, drawstring purses, over-sized ethnic print stoles and round framed aviator glasses.Its all about mixing and matching and as i say you can rarely go wrong with the bohemian style.

Thats all folks! i hoped you liked our top 8 trendy boho fashion elements and our complete guide on boho style . Any queries are welcomed in the comments .