Fri Aug 16, 2019, 08:11 PM

TruckFump (5,007 posts)

1970's Hot Fashion Items

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OMG...I'm old enough to remember this! And...it looks worse than I remember!!!!

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1970's Hot Fashion Items (Original post)	TruckFump	Aug 2019	OP
I remember some seriously ugly fashions from that time, but	The Velveteen Ocelot	Aug 2019	#1
Ah, yes, the Leisure Suit...	TruckFump	Aug 2019	#4
Have to say I still have a soft spot for all that 70's hair.	Merlot	Aug 2019	#14
Heads...	Harker	Aug 2019	#37
I actually still like the leisure suit. Fashions go in cycles, so like bell bottoms and elephant ear	iluvtennis	Aug 2019	#18
I like the style of the leisure suit too.	WePurrsevere	Aug 2019	#33
I had to read that THREE times before	blaze	Aug 2019	#36
OMG! LoL! Fixed it! I HATE friggin autocorrect, Dang!	WePurrsevere	Aug 2019	#42
aww, so sweet 🥰	iluvtennis	Aug 2019	#39
Hmmm.	Sanity Claws	Aug 2019	#2
Two wild and crazy guys!!	The Blue Flower	Aug 2019	#3
Then came the 1980s...	TruckFump	Aug 2019	#5
And shoulder pad overload	dflprincess	Aug 2019	#23
I remember the 1970s models who used to be pointing at something	applegrove	Aug 2019	#6
Holy crap! I dunno about that look at all. Imagine sitting next to one them in a meeting.	brush	Aug 2019	#7
Tight shorts and lots of leg hair. Eww.	The Velveteen Ocelot	Aug 2019	#10
I kind of want one of the ties	ProudLib72	Aug 2019	#8
Nope...	TruckFump	Aug 2019	#9
I think you need to be a eunuch to wear those shorts	ProudLib72	Aug 2019	#15
Actually the ties are kinda trippy!	calimary	Aug 2019	#22
Just ....putrid....	Ohiogal	Aug 2019	#11
Im so glad I was born in '78 and got to miss this 'period'	912gdm	Aug 2019	#12
"Fashion Shorts!" "Walk Socks!"	Merlot	Aug 2019	#13
Wondering if the photo was staged to attract eyes to the ad.	Beartracks	Aug 2019	#27
So that's 70's business casual?	MustLoveBeagles	Aug 2019	#16
I don't remember this either. My dad...	Beartracks	Aug 2019	#30
They couldn't pay me enough money to show up at work in that get up.	brush	Aug 2019	#32
Those fahion shorts are a new one to me, also	malthaussen	Aug 2019	#35
Lordy the shorts on the left??	MontanaMama	Aug 2019	#17
This isn't what guys really wore. This is what some clueless petit bourgeois retail fashion outlet	lutherj	Aug 2019	#19
I'm old enough to remember, but guess I don't, and glad of it. Was stuck in scrubs working my tail	Thekaspervote	Aug 2019	#20
This blog is a laughter goldmine,	volstork	Aug 2019	#21
Laughter goldmine, indeed. I am laughing so hard...	3catwoman3	Aug 2019	#28
Rofl. These 70's-themed posts are hilarious! Thanks! n/t	Beartracks	Aug 2019	#31
Hilarious!	FakeNoose	Aug 2019	#38
I've spent way too many	volstork	Aug 2019	#41
I don't remember anyone	murielm99	Aug 2019	#24
Me neither. Nothing as hideous as what's presented here.	YOHABLO	Aug 2019	#25
Same inseam as OPs.	Tikki	Aug 2019	#26
Ok, sure I bought the shorts	Captain Zero	Aug 2019	#29
I don't remember seeing anyone wearing that combo...	WePurrsevere	Aug 2019	#34
That's odd sizing for the shorts. What country did this ad appear in?	mahatmakanejeeves	Aug 2019	#40

Response to TruckFump (Original post)

Fri Aug 16, 2019, 08:14 PM

The Velveteen Ocelot (105,719 posts)

1. I remember some seriously ugly fashions from that time, but

I don't think I ever saw anything quite that hideous. Leisure suits were pretty close, though.

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Response to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #1)

Fri Aug 16, 2019, 08:16 PM

TruckFump (5,007 posts)

4. Ah, yes, the Leisure Suit...

...made out of bullet-proof polyester!

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Response to TruckFump (Reply #4)

Fri Aug 16, 2019, 09:46 PM

Merlot (9,360 posts)

14. Have to say I still have a soft spot for all that 70's hair.

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Response to Merlot (Reply #14)

Sat Aug 17, 2019, 10:56 AM

Harker (11,696 posts)

37. Heads...

or legs?

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Response to TruckFump (Reply #4)

Fri Aug 16, 2019, 11:11 PM

iluvtennis (17,849 posts)

18. I actually still like the leisure suit. Fashions go in cycles, so like bell bottoms and elephant ear

pants are now back "in style", leisure suits will be back.

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Response to iluvtennis (Reply #18)

Sat Aug 17, 2019, 02:37 AM

WePurrsevere (24,259 posts)

33. I like the style of the leisure suit too.

Last edited Sat Aug 17, 2019, 05:36 PM - Edit history (1)

The one to the right is the same style, that my a husband (but still a dear friend) wore while we were dating and for our wedding. I always thought it was a very flattering look on him.

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Response to WePurrsevere (Reply #33)

Sat Aug 17, 2019, 10:34 AM

blaze (5,326 posts)

36. I had to read that THREE times before

I realized that you meant dear friend!

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Response to blaze (Reply #36)

Sat Aug 17, 2019, 05:38 PM

WePurrsevere (24,259 posts)

42. OMG! LoL! Fixed it! I HATE friggin autocorrect, Dang!

Thanks for letting me know btw... it's been one of those lifetimes today.

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Response to WePurrsevere (Reply #33)

Sat Aug 17, 2019, 01:19 PM

iluvtennis (17,849 posts)

39. aww, so sweet 🥰

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Response to TruckFump (Original post)

Fri Aug 16, 2019, 08:15 PM

Sanity Claws (21,186 posts)

2. Hmmm.

That would not have been right for Woodstock.
I guess there were a lot of style changes between 1969 and the 1970s.

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Response to TruckFump (Original post)

Fri Aug 16, 2019, 08:15 PM

The Blue Flower (5,078 posts)

3. Two wild and crazy guys!!

70s fashion was a result of the 60s. Really out there.

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Response to The Blue Flower (Reply #3)

Fri Aug 16, 2019, 08:17 PM

TruckFump (5,007 posts)

5. Then came the 1980s...

...and some thought they had invented SHOULDER PADS!!!!

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Response to TruckFump (Reply #5)

Fri Aug 16, 2019, 11:19 PM

dflprincess (27,315 posts)

23. And shoulder pad overload

Your blouse, your suit jacket, and your cost! I started ripping mine out when I started looking like I was dressed for playing football

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Response to TruckFump (Original post)

Fri Aug 16, 2019, 08:23 PM

applegrove (111,163 posts)

6. I remember the 1970s models who used to be pointing at something

off camera like "look there is a bird". That was a thing back then. LOL!

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Fri Aug 16, 2019, 08:27 PM

brush (46,201 posts)

7. Holy crap! I dunno about that look at all. Imagine sitting next to one them in a meeting.

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Response to brush (Reply #7)

Fri Aug 16, 2019, 08:48 PM

The Velveteen Ocelot (105,719 posts)

10. Tight shorts and lots of leg hair. Eww.

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Response to TruckFump (Original post)

Fri Aug 16, 2019, 08:35 PM

ProudLib72 (17,984 posts)

8. I kind of want one of the ties

Does that make me weird?

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Response to ProudLib72 (Reply #8)

Fri Aug 16, 2019, 08:37 PM

TruckFump (5,007 posts)

9. Nope...

...as long as you don't wear the rest of one of those outfits!!!!!

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Response to TruckFump (Reply #9)

Fri Aug 16, 2019, 10:18 PM

ProudLib72 (17,984 posts)

15. I think you need to be a eunuch to wear those shorts

Otherwise, YOW!

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Response to ProudLib72 (Reply #8)

Fri Aug 16, 2019, 11:17 PM

calimary (73,982 posts)

22. Actually the ties are kinda trippy!

Sure could start a conversation with one!

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Response to TruckFump (Original post)

Fri Aug 16, 2019, 08:59 PM

Ohiogal (26,432 posts)

11. Just ....putrid....

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Fri Aug 16, 2019, 09:05 PM

912gdm (959 posts)

12. Im so glad I was born in '78 and got to miss this 'period'

I always roast my dad's wedding picture cause he was wearing a powder blue suit with dark blue accents, and a frilly button-down shirt. I love ya dad, but god-damn what were you thinking

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Fri Aug 16, 2019, 09:45 PM

Merlot (9,360 posts)

13. "Fashion Shorts!" "Walk Socks!"

Should you really wear your fashion shorts with your business shirt?

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Response to Merlot (Reply #13)

Sat Aug 17, 2019, 12:20 AM

Beartracks (12,027 posts)

27. Wondering if the photo was staged to attract eyes to the ad.

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Response to TruckFump (Original post)

Fri Aug 16, 2019, 10:22 PM

MustLoveBeagles (10,697 posts)

16. So that's 70's business casual?

Were fashion shorts really a thing? I don't remember men dressing like this back then.

The dude in the brown shoes looks so embarrassed.

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Response to MustLoveBeagles (Reply #16)

Sat Aug 17, 2019, 12:24 AM

Beartracks (12,027 posts)

30. I don't remember this either. My dad...

... worked in a suit-and-tie environment, but he had good taste. Lol. No leisure suits or big collars, and certainly no shorts on casual Fridays. Of course, there was lots of polyester; you couldn't escape it.

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Response to MustLoveBeagles (Reply #16)

Sat Aug 17, 2019, 01:42 AM

brush (46,201 posts)

32. They couldn't pay me enough money to show up at work in that get up.

Not even with a gun to my head.

But seriously, no one wears short-sleeved shirts with a tie. It's beyond gauche even. And don't get me started on those short shorts. Those effin' things are dangerously close to Daisy Dukes territory.

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Response to MustLoveBeagles (Reply #16)

Sat Aug 17, 2019, 10:18 AM

malthaussen (15,778 posts)

35. Those fahion shorts are a new one to me, also

I certainly wouldn't have been caught dead in them, then or now. The rest of the outfit is typical '70s gear. I had a tie much like the brown one (minus the larger squares).

-- Mal

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Fri Aug 16, 2019, 10:58 PM

MontanaMama (21,235 posts)

17. Lordy the shorts on the left??

Holy hell. Even my 14 year old son refuses to wear any shorts with les than a 10 1/2” inseam.

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Fri Aug 16, 2019, 11:12 PM

lutherj (2,250 posts)

19. This isn't what guys really wore. This is what some clueless petit bourgeois retail fashion outlet

thought would be trendy. This is capitalism’s first attempt to co-opt and shape the counterculture. They’ve become slightly more sophisticated since. But not much.

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Fri Aug 16, 2019, 11:13 PM

Thekaspervote (28,661 posts)

20. I'm old enough to remember, but guess I don't, and glad of it. Was stuck in scrubs working my tail

off in emergency rms and icu. No men’s shorts there

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Fri Aug 16, 2019, 11:14 PM

volstork (5,240 posts)

21. This blog is a laughter goldmine,

and a hilarious continuation of this post:

http://15minutelunch.blogspot.com/2007/10/strap-in-shut-up-and-hold-on-were-going.html

http://15minutelunch.blogspot.com/2008/08/so-once-upon-time-i-found-this-catalog.html

http://15minutelunch.blogspot.com/2008/08/electronics-and-exercise.html

Courtesy of Johnny Virgil at "15-Minute Lunch" Blogspot

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Response to volstork (Reply #21)

Sat Aug 17, 2019, 12:20 AM

3catwoman3 (21,376 posts)

28. Laughter goldmine, indeed. I am laughing so hard...

...I'm afraid I will wake the neighbors across the street.

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Response to volstork (Reply #21)

Sat Aug 17, 2019, 01:24 AM

Beartracks (12,027 posts)

31. Rofl. These 70's-themed posts are hilarious! Thanks! n/t

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Response to volstork (Reply #21)

Sat Aug 17, 2019, 01:11 PM

FakeNoose (27,706 posts)

38. Hilarious!

I love these blogs - 15 Minute Lunch - and I'd never seen it before. These were actually posted 11 or 12 years ago which makes them ancient in internet years.

Thanks for posting links!

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Response to FakeNoose (Reply #38)

Sat Aug 17, 2019, 02:41 PM

volstork (5,240 posts)

41. I've spent way too many

happy hours laughing myself to tears over his blog. Such a funny guy-- check out almost any one of his posts (but empty your bladder first...)

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Response to TruckFump (Original post)

Fri Aug 16, 2019, 11:20 PM

murielm99 (29,497 posts)

24. I don't remember anyone

wearing anything like this.

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Response to murielm99 (Reply #24)

Sat Aug 17, 2019, 12:02 AM

YOHABLO (7,358 posts)

25. Me neither. Nothing as hideous as what's presented here.

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Sat Aug 17, 2019, 12:04 AM

Tikki (14,309 posts)

26. Same inseam as OPs.

Tikki

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Sat Aug 17, 2019, 12:22 AM

Captain Zero (5,245 posts)

29. Ok, sure I bought the shorts

but the rest of the look? uhhhm, Nope.

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Sat Aug 17, 2019, 02:41 AM

WePurrsevere (24,259 posts)

34. I don't remember seeing anyone wearing that combo...

Thank goodness.

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Sat Aug 17, 2019, 01:31 PM

mahatmakanejeeves (50,276 posts)

40. That's odd sizing for the shorts. What country did this ad appear in?

Last edited Sat Aug 17, 2019, 02:15 PM - Edit history (1)

The belts are 1-1/2" wide, not metric, so that narrows it down. You wouldn't be able to get any use out of these clothes in Canada. Bermuda?

Plaid Stallions runs ads like this one all the time.

http://plaidstallions.blogspot.com/2019/08/the-mixables.html

http://plaidstallions.blogspot.com/2016/04/wide-wide-wale-velvet-corduroys.html

Look at the waist sizes. They go down to 27". I dream of finding stacked shoes like that pair. Any pair of shoes with that much lift is in Donald Trump's closet.

Previously at DU:

This time, Plaid Stallions has gone too far.

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