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I lived through the ‘70’s.

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The 70’s were an interesting decade.

It was an era of political upheaval and social unrest. Vietnam and Watergate were serious issues.

Shag carpeting and lava lamps were not.

I was a kid and fondly remember wearing a purple suede fringed vest with purple and grey striped bell bottom jeans. Mini skirts, halter tops, thigh high boots… women’s fashion was bright, bold, colorful and an awful lot of fun.

Men’s?

Not so much.

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Sorry guys.

I still have nightmare about your leisure suits.

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39 thoughts on “I lived through the ‘70’s.”

  1. I remember a neighbor man named Skip who wore leisure suits and had his hair permed into a frizzy round mess like the dad on the Brady Bunch. He rocked that look like no one’s business.

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  2. lol omg out on the dance floor my friends looked so good in them with their platform shoes. We saw micro mini’s, maxi’s, Nehru jackets (mandarin collars), gauchos, elephant bells, midriff’s oh those were the days. I graduated at 18, in 74(March child). I went from American Bandstand to the disco floor and strobe lights.

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  3. I, too, grew up in the 70s, the era of “Disco”, and I can tell you even then I would not have dressed like these toasted geeks. Can you imagine showing up to a Disco Night wearing these thrift store rejects? Is that Guy on the right wearing one black and one gray sock? Geeze. I am pretty sure this catalog shot was the exact point that Sears started their slide into obscurity.

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  4. When my dad got married to his second wife, his best man/brother threatened to wear a baby blue tux with ruffles. Instead, they both wore brown tuxes. I still think baby blue would have been an improvement.

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  5. What in the heck is up with those yellow men’s shorts?!?! Yeah I remember my dad owning not one but two pairs of white loafers. As a kid I didn’t really pay attention to what my parent’s wore, but a couple of years ago going through a box of old photos I came across my dad’s lack of fashion sense…..lol.

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    1. That is funny. I remember my mom finding a beautiful dress for me at Lord & Taylor in NY. The only thing was I had to be sewn in and refitted for my stay over birthday party. I still remember the velvet and the frills and being teased about being sewn up.

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      1. That’s quite a story! My mom was bipolar and she would stay up all night sewing. At one time I had more than three dozen dresses in my closet that she made for me. All I wanted was a pair of jeans or bell bottoms.

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      8. Yes, although I remember telling one of the girls at the party and she promptly babbled it to everyone. funny the things you remember. My mom had a great sense of style and fashion though. I do remember that.

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  7. We speak of following today-how many followers do you have for Instagram, social accounts, YouTube, etc. but I now have new evidence from the posted JC Penney Catalogue that it began earlier. Sometimes when I was growing in the 70’s….

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  13. I remember men wearing polyester leisure suits; ugh, not breathable, and we lived in South Florida. Can you imagine?

    I was young, but I remember having white Go-Go boots! 😉

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