CeeCee
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I had those in beige.
Also had Candies wedges.
Apparel From The Past🌹🌷
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Also had Candies wedges.
hearlady
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Earth shoes were comfy.
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Jules
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I’d wear them now with my jeans. Nice wide toe area and adjustable strap.
hearlady
Every Day is a New Day.
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I would too.
StarSong
Awkward is my Superpower
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I had those and loved them. They were great until you accidentally half stepped out of them. That wood was hard on the instep!Dr. Scholl's sandals
StarSong
Awkward is my Superpower
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Never did earth shoes - they were too ugly for me. Never embraced Candies either, but wore a lot of high spike heels from the late 70s until deep in the 00s.
RadishRose
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Seems like everyone I knew had those sandals.
StarSong
Awkward is my Superpower
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Since they were adjustable, they fit everyone, and I never knew a soul who actually wore them out!
Pappy
Living the Dream
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Wore these as a teenager. Loved them and they were comfortable.
I remember the white powdery little pouch used to clean those white bucks. I didn't have them, but my
older sister did.
RadishRose
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Loved my mocs
PeppermintPatty
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Flowered or patterned bell bottoms
Yayy man! Groovy! Peace
Yayy man! Groovy! Peace
jujube
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I was absolutely pining away for a pair of "Peter Gunn Boots", a short-lived fad based on shoes worn by the main character in the Peter Gunn (Gun?) TV series. Finally I got a pair.
My dad always referred to them as Peter's Gun Boats. I had big feet.
EDIT: Gun boats, not boots.
My dad always referred to them as Peter's Gun Boats. I had big feet.
EDIT: Gun boats, not boots.
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PeppermintPatty
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StarSong
Awkward is my Superpower
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- Los Angeles Suburbs
White bucks! I wore them as a HS cheerleader!
StarSong
Awkward is my Superpower
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- Los Angeles Suburbs
I loved desert boots.
Wore Bass Weejun penny loafers (in this color) were my primary go-to shoes in HS. Instead of pennies, we'd put dimes in the coin slot (for emergency calls at phone booths).
hollydolly
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Lewkat
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- New Jersey, USA
Zoot Suit.
Lewkat
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- New Jersey, USA
I still wear these today. Cannot live without them.
StarSong
Awkward is my Superpower
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- Los Angeles Suburbs
We call that style overalls, bib overalls, or coveralls. "Dungarees" was a generic 60s and earlier term for denim jeans and sometimes overalls. At least to the best of my recollection.we were big lovers of Dungarees for a while. Mainly sateen for going out at night or corduroy for daytime. Apparently in swinging London of the 60's.. ( I moved here in '74) it was chic for a man to wear them as well as girls.. but in our city in Scotland if a boy turned up in these in the 70's.. he would have been laughed out of town
hollydolly
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they're called Dungarees here for fashion .. when they're called Overalls that tells you they're for work...
Lewkat
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- New Jersey, USA
Dungarees are the same as jeans in the US and usually refer to what sailors wear.
hollydolly
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my ex husband was in the navy almost all of our marriage, his trousers were definitely not called Dungarees... the Navy numbers their Uniforms... number 1 Dress.. number 2 dress, number 3..to 5..
Number 5 dress is a general working uniform, and includes Overalls... and also a blue thick cotton shirt ( while generally the Navy wore white shirts)... the work shirt was number 8 Dress..
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniforms_of_the_Royal_Navy