Bohemian style, often referred to as “boho” or “boho chic,” popularized during the 1960’s and 1970’s appeared in France after the French Revolution. Deprived of the former system of patronage where wealthy clients supported the arts, artists were plunged into poverty. Many took up a nomadic lifestyle, lived cheaply, and wore worn-out, unfashionable or used clothing. From its birth in Paris in the 1850s, and the huge success of Murgier’s play Scenes from ‘La vie de Boheme,’ the ethic spread…
