Editing Funk (section)

===Costumes and style===
Funk bands in the 1970s adopted Afro-American fashion and style, including "[[Bell-bottoms|Bell-bottom pants]], platform shoes, hoop earring[s], Afros [hairstyles], leather vests,... beaded necklaces",<ref>Lacy, Travis K., ""Funk is its own reward" : an analysis of selected lyrics in popular funk music of the 1970s" (2008). ETD Collection for AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library. Paper 22. p. 62</ref> [[dashiki]] shirts, jumpsuits and boots.<ref>Lacy, Travis K., ""Funk is its own reward" : an analysis of selected lyrics in popular funk music of the 1970s" (2008). ETD Collection for AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library. Paper 22. p. 68</ref> In contrast to earlier bands such as [[The Temptations]], which wore "matching suits" and "neat haircuts" to appeal to white mainstream audiences, funk bands adopted an "African spirit" in their outfits and style.<ref name="autogenerated66"/> [[George Clinton (funk musician)|George Clinton]] and Parliament are known for their imaginative costumes and "freedom of dress", which included bedsheets acting as robes and capes.<ref>Lacy, Travis K., ""Funk is its own reward" : an analysis of selected lyrics in popular funk music of the 1970s" (2008). ETD Collection for AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library. Paper 22. p. 69</ref>