In 1978, the movie Saturday Night Fever starring John Travolta was one of the biggest film ever. He stars as a young man named Tony Manero in Brooklyn whose weekend activities are visits to a local discotheque. It temporarily helps him forget the reality of his dead end job. Also the clashes with his unsupportive parents and his associations with a gang.
The movie created a disco craze across the country. Travolta’s dance moves and disco fashion inspired inner city teens to dance, choosing the colored strobe lights and disco clubs. High school and collage students began to wear blue jeans and t-shirts. Sleeveless tops and muscle shirts also gained popularity with both men and women. Women began to wear hip-hanging clothing that showed of their curves. They also copied fashion from the ABBA a disco group. They added a string of tiny rhinestones to their eye lids for extra glitz and wear high heeled shoes. Men wear flashy suits with silky shirts opened to mid chest to show off their gold chains around their necks. Their suit pants were bell bottoms. By 1980 ,there were at least 10,000 discos in the U.S and the industry earned more than $4 billion per year. Americans waited eagerly for the weekend, when they could dress up dance the night away.
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