There’s some confusion about the terms boho and hippie. It certainly is true that the styles overlap. More likely than not, you’ve seen styles marketed as boho hippie before. Much of the difference between the two actually can be pointed to their origins. Hippie fashion arose out of a political protest, while boho more arose out of a lifestyle preference and a means for personal expression. Boho also has more overlap with other styles, such as boho-chic and modern boho. If you had to generalize, Boho is also very much more multicultural and can lean elegant, and hippie is a more narrowly defined style.