drawing on various bohemian
and hippie
influences, which, at its height in 2004-5, was associated particularly with actress Sienna Miller
and model Kate Moss
in the United Kingdom
and (as "bobo" chic) actresses Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen
and Nicole Richie
in the United States. It has been seen since the early nineties and, although appearing to wane from time to time, has repeatedly re-surfaced in varying guises.
"By June, Sienna Miller had made a mark with her sexy boho style. At Glastonbury she wore grungy dresses, belts and cowboy boots, confirming her status as a fully fledged style icon." - Style, 26 December 2004
"A slouchy, baggy cardigan is the essential new boho styling prop" - Sara Hassan, Style, 1 May 2005
"Put some unstructured bohemianism into your beach life" - Lucy Ewing, ibid.
"A recent study concluded that car boots are the only truly classless British event, attracting the unwaged, boho trendies and middle Englanders" - Carol Midgley, Times Magazine, 11 June 2005
"Trousers ... have taken a backseat this summer, overtaken by the ubiquity of boho skirts" - Lisa Armstrong, ibid., 13 August 2005
"The younger bohos still love W10" - The Tatler, May 2006
"We thought Miss [Sienna] Miller had hit her fashion peak when she sparked a single-handed craze for all things boho, but this new Bob showed the world this Style Queen has staying power" - Hair, June 2006
"Proper trousers are not boho" - Lisa Armstrong, Times Magazine, 17 June 2006
"Do you wonder what happened to those beautiful boho babes who floated through last summer in their eclectic finery?" - Claudia Croft, Style, 2 July 2006
"Heavily embroidered folklorique pieces - this summer's answer to last year's boho" - Lisa Armstrong, Times Magazine, 5 August 2006