Hi--
A few of us have shared the fact that we are "hippie chicks," and I'm wondering how many others there are on WP.
The hippies were a huge part of my childhood. I remember going to the public gardens in Boston when I was maybe 5 years old (around 1963). In those days, most people still got dressed up to go into town, and we were all wearing our nicest clothes. In the park, there were some teenagers in jeans and t-shirts and beads, with long hair. I don't think I'd have noticed them, but my grandfather started waxing indignant about them, which of course made them quite interesting to me. I couldn't figure out why it mattered what people wore when they went into town. An early Aspie moment, I guess.
Anyway, I grew up during the war and completely identified with the hippie chick, peacenik, flowers in your hair approach to life. My clothing of choice consisted of embroidered peasant shirts, India prints, painter's pants, long skirts, bell-bottom jeans with lots of patches (the more the better), beads, and huarache sandals. Oh, and of course, I had long hair. And drew mod flowers on everything.
Anyone else?