Later, in the 19th century, the bohemian movement shifted to despise the industrialization of the world and sought to embrace the old forms of art and expression. Their style and lack of concern for fashion, wealth, or status was a commentary on the class dichotomy in Europe during the time, and bohemians were embracing their juxtaposition from the upper class. These people eventually became travelers across Europe, often referred to as gypsies. Individualism, rather than conventional forms of income, became the priority for this group of artists. Thus the artists became their own sort of clique that glorified their ruggedness and eccentric personality. The bohemians began as a counter-cultural movement after the French Revolution when artists were often poor and even nomadic due to a lack of clientele as the wealthy could no longer purchase art and the bourgeois attitude was rejected. But moreso than wanna-be hippies, the bohemian style goes back almost 200 years. Today, “boho” is a style often characterized by the eccentric, lacey, floral-patterned, earth-toned, flower-crowned style that is often spotted at Coachella.

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