Our clothes. Why did we think that looked good?

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Every once in a while, I click on "Denice, The Menace". I had tee shirts just like him. I don't know why but back then, a guy's crotch had to be near his knees. just like him. Then there was the skinny tie and super thin belt for guys- and of course, the poodle skirts. Of course, if you wore jeans to school, you were a "JD"-a juvenile delinquent. I'm not sure what you call it, but in the early 60s, girls had to wear that ribbon thing in her hair. Then every girl had to be like Mary Travers ( Peter, Paul, Mary) with long strait hair, which you had to iron.
You must remember some other trends.Peter_Paul_and_Mary_1970_Crop.jpg
 

Jeans at school? You have to be way younger than me! I graduated high school in 1964, and we weren't even allowed to wear slacks to school, never mind jeans. Girls had to wear skirts, boys had to wear slacks, shirt and tie, and a jacket or sweater. Absolutely no sneakers.

That was back in the days when the bad kids smoked cigarettes and the extremely bad, delinquent kids drank beer.

The "in" thing my senior year was mohair sweaters, which were fuzzy and shed all over the place...
 
I am still amazed that, during the 70s, men were so willing to dress like used car salesmen in leisure suits. I am glad that I was not in a position in which I had to dress like that.

Tony
 

Women's macramé jumpsuits were definitely ahead of their day (back in the day).

1970s Jumpsuit
 
As far as thinking what looked good, the style of the day largely determined the way people dressed, though I was never one to keep up with the times, not when I was younger, and definitely not when I got older.

I do remember thinking that if the day ever came that bell-bottoms vanished, what a travesty that would be. LOL!
 
Fortunately for me, I was in the Navy starting in 1960 so my dress code was preordained.

But off duty, I did have to try one of those goofy leisure suits, bellbottom pants, and hippie tire tread sandals.
And who was it that convinced men that we needed to wear gold neck chains? Yes, regretfully I did that too, but I was wise enough to not get my picture taken wearing one.

Saturday Night Live and Mr. T did us no favors.
 
Huuuuge shoulder pads, which made you look like a Green Bay Packer linebacker in drag.

Giant clunky shoes, worn with tiny little miniskirts. I looked like something growing out of a flowerpot.

Micro mini skirts. Oh, well, I had the legs for them but bending over to pick anything up was a major undertaking.

And, as Pecos mentioned, top-stitched leisure suits for the guys, quite often in pastel colors. My late husband had one that he wore with a flowered Qiana big-collared shirt and a rawhide choker. I had one of those black wrap-around disco dresses. We had matching curly 'fros. I thought we were pretty damn cool. Now I look at the pictures and sigh.
 
jujube said:
Huuuuge shoulder pads, which made you look like a Green Bay Packer linebacker in drag.

Giant clunky shoes, worn with tiny little miniskirts. I looked like something growing out of a flowerpot.

Micro mini skirts. Oh, well, I had the legs for them but bending over to pick anything up was a major undertaking.

And, as Pecos mentioned, top-stitched leisure suits for the guys, quite often in pastel colors. My late husband had one that he wore with a flowered Qiana big-collared shirt and a rawhide choker. I had one of those black wrap-around disco dresses. We had matching curly 'fros. I thought we were pretty damn cool. Now I look at the pictures and sigh.
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ROFLMAO!

I remember those hideous looking shoulder pads!

Totally forgot about them until you mentioned it!
 
Pecos said:
Fortunately for me, I was in the Navy starting in 1960 so my dress code was preordained.

But off duty, I did have to try one of those goofy leisure suits, bellbottom pants, and hippie tire tread sandals.
And who was it that convinced men that we needed to wear gold neck chains? Yes, regretfully I did that too, but I was wise enough to not get my picture taken wearing one.

Saturday Night Live and Mr. T did us no favors.
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I'll just bet you still looked as handsome as ever, Pecos! :)
 
There were so many outfits that the fashion industry sold us. The worst fashion statement was from the hair industry. That monstrous perm that both men and women wore. 😱 Adding, me included.
 
jujube said:
Huuuuge shoulder pads, which made you look like a Green Bay Packer linebacker in drag.

Giant clunky shoes, worn with tiny little miniskirts. I looked like something growing out of a flowerpot.

Micro mini skirts. Oh, well, I had the legs for them but bending over to pick anything up was a major undertaking.

And, as Pecos mentioned, top-stitched leisure suits for the guys, quite often in pastel colors. My late husband had one that he wore with a flowered Qiana big-collared shirt and a rawhide choker. I had one of those black wrap-around disco dresses. We had matching curly 'fros. I thought we were pretty damn cool. Now I look at the pictures and sigh.
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LOL I still have a couple of those blouses in my closet. No one ever called me a fashion statement :). BUT, I did cut the shoulder pads out of them! And I still wear them now and then! Dating myself?? Probably.
 
Autumn said:
Jeans at school? You have to be way younger than me! I graduated high school in 1964, and we weren't even allowed to wear slacks to school, never mind jeans. Girls had to wear skirts, boys had to wear slacks, shirt and tie, and a jacket or sweater. Absolutely no sneakers.

That was back in the days when the bad kids smoked cigarettes and the extremely bad, delinquent kids drank beer.

The "in" thing my senior year was mohair sweaters, which were fuzzy and shed all over the place...
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And we had to use proper fountain pens with ink...absolutely no biros!
 
jujube said:
Giant clunky shoes, worn with tiny little miniskirts. I looked like something growing out of a flowerpot.

Micro mini skirts. Oh, well, I had the legs for them but bending over to pick anything up was a major undertaking.
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Our clothes. Why did we think that looked good?

Uh, because that did
Forgive me
I'm a leg man

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Why? Because we wanted to look like everybody else. Ick.
My style now is “ blend in, clean, neat, inconspicuous.”
 
The new style men's shirt collars that are wider exposing the portion of the tie that wraps around the neck look like something a wino would wear.
 

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