Editing Disco (section)

===Fashion===
[[File:Fotothek df n-15 0000413 Disko.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|Dancers at an [[East Germany|East German]] discothèque in 1977. Due to the constant scarcity of consumer goods in the then [[Socialism|socialist]] part of Germany, particularly more exotic fashion items like disco wear, people often [[maker culture|sewed them themselves]].]]

Disco fashions were very trendy in the late 1970s.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/WJZ-EVMAG-054-001 Evening Magazine: NY's Freakiest Night Spot : WJZ-TV on Internet Archive]</ref> Discothèque-goers often wore glamorous, expensive, and extravagant fashions for nights out at their local disco club. Some women would wear sheer, flowing dresses, such as [[Halston]] dresses, or loose, flared pants. Other women wore tight, revealing, sexy clothes, such as backless [[halter top]]s, [[disco pants]], "hot pants", or body-hugging [[spandex]] bodywear or "catsuits".<ref name="ultimatehistoryproject.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimatehistoryproject.com/disco-fashion.html|title=Disco Fashion: That's the way They Liked It|website=The Ultimate History Project|access-date=October 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171006032157/http://ultimatehistoryproject.com/disco-fashion.html|archive-date=October 6, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Men would wear shiny polyester [[Qiana]] shirts with colorful patterns and pointy, extra wide collars, preferably open at the chest. Men often wore [[Pierre Cardin]] suits, [[three piece suit]]s with a vest, and [[Double knitting|double-knit]] polyester shirt jackets with matching trousers known as the [[leisure suit]]. Men's leisure suits were typically form-fitted to some parts of the body, such as the waist and bottom while the lower part of the pants were flared in a [[bell bottom]] style, to permit freedom of movement.<ref name="ultimatehistoryproject.com"/>

During the disco era, men engaged in elaborate grooming rituals and spent time choosing fashion clothing, activities that would have been considered "feminine" according to the gender stereotypes of the era.<ref name="ultimatehistoryproject.com"/> Women dancers wore [[glitter]] makeup, [[sequin]]s, or [[gold lamé]] clothing that would shimmer under the lights.<ref name="ultimatehistoryproject.com"/> Bold colors were popular for both genders. [[Platform shoe]]s and boots for both genders and [[high heel]]s for women were popular footwear.<ref name="ultimatehistoryproject.com"/> [[Necklace]]s and [[medal]]lions were a common [[fashion accessory]]. Less commonly, some disco dancers wore outlandish costumes, dressed in [[drag (clothing)|drag]], covered their bodies with gold or silver paint, or wore very skimpy outfits leaving them nearly nude; these uncommon get-ups were more likely to be seen at invitation-only [[New York City]] loft parties and disco clubs.<ref name="ultimatehistoryproject.com"/>