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Subject: What was your favorite thing to wear in the 70s?

Written By: barefootrobin on 11/16/05 at 9:38 am

I'll never forget Star jeans - I recently found an Eatons catalogue from 1976 and there they were!  $22.00!  Oh yeah!  I wonder what my bum would look like in them now?! 8)

Subject: Re: What was your favorite thing to wear in the 70s?

Written By: Marty McFly on 11/16/05 at 9:51 am

I was born in '81 (around the time the Late 70's faded away for the most part), so I'll have to take a slight variant and say, my favorite thing to wear back then, would have been the styles you see from That 70's Show.

In a way it was the casual look of today (jeans, rock T-shirts, and maybe a jean jacket or something along those lines) mixed with the more carefully/cool dressed look of the 80's.

In other words, it was easygoing, but not the "sloppy" or hip hop-esque styles that have been popular the last 8-10 years.

Subject: Re: What was your favorite thing to wear in the 70s?

Written By: robby76 on 11/16/05 at 9:54 am

I used to love my bell-bottoms! I even had a tartan pair!  ;D

Subject: Re: What was your favorite thing to wear in the 70s?

Written By: 80s gail on 11/16/05 at 1:30 pm

back in 76 when i was 10 i adored my gypsy top and gathered skirt, reminds me of holiday in blackpool and my cousin,catherine,being born, good year 76

Subject: Re: What was your favorite thing to wear in the 70s?

Written By: Davester on 11/16/05 at 2:20 pm

  All through grade school was it Toughskins corduroy bell bottoms.  Had them in several different colors...

Subject: Re: What was your favorite thing to wear in the 70s?

Written By: IanWinn on 11/16/05 at 2:30 pm

Ben Davis shirts, like this one here

http://froogle.google.com/froogle_image?q=http://gr8gear.com/ProductImages/apparel/ben%2520davis/shirts/short%2520sleeve/shirt%2520170%2520blu%2520stripe.jpg&size=4&dhm=2cb024c&hl=en

Subject: Re: What was your favorite thing to wear in the 70s?

Written By: Davester on 11/16/05 at 3:07 pm


Ben Davis shirts, like this one here

http://froogle.google.com/froogle_image?q=http://gr8gear.com/ProductImages/apparel/ben%2520davis/shirts/short%2520sleeve/shirt%2520170%2520blu%2520stripe.jpg&size=4&dhm=2cb024c&hl=en


  Yup.  Mostly in the 80's, for me.  I still have one around here, somewhere...

Subject: Re: What was your favorite thing to wear in the 70s?

Written By: Tia on 11/16/05 at 5:53 pm

i was a tiny little rodent for most of the 70s. i had these four little turklenecky 70sed-out alan alda-ish shirts with wrenches on em. four of em, blue, red, yellow, and green. i had a space:1999 game where i ranked em, and so when i wore the green one i was like an ensign and i could only fly the eagle four but when i wore the blue one i was the captain and i could fly the eagle one.

cuz, like, eagles rocked.

http://modelscale.free.fr/histoire/KONA_1999_P/img7.jpg

now that i look at them again they're actually rather alarmingly phallic.

Subject: Re: What was your favorite thing to wear in the 70s?

Written By: Banks on 11/16/05 at 8:04 pm

I was 7 in 1979, so my favorite thing to wear back then was my Superman outfit. I wore that thing everywhere. Out shopping, to the movies (yes even to non-Superman movies), out for drives, you name it I wore my Superman outfit to it.

I guess my favorite NON-costume outfit wouldve been my Grosbey (Sp?) shoes. I remember John Wayne did an ad for them here in Australia. I also used to like my Barter Scouts. I remember the theme song was to Dirty Deeds by ACDC.

I also used to like wearing my Led Zeppelin 3 T-shirt. I wore that until I got so big for it it began to fall apart at the stitching. I still have the front part of it though.




AN

Subject: Re: What was your favorite thing to wear in the 70s?

Written By: gemini on 11/16/05 at 8:50 pm

I was a teenager in the 70s and I loved to wear my levis bells, t-shirts with sayings on them, CPO jackets, peasant shirts, desert boots (those are back, BTW), wow the list could go on, I'll have to think of what else I wore.  :)

Subject: Re: What was your favorite thing to wear in the 70s?

Written By: quirky_cat_girl on 11/16/05 at 8:57 pm

Well, I was born in 1977....so, I didn't get to wear a lot of the styles..however, I do remember seeing pictures of myself with little bell-bottoms on! ;)





Erin :)

Subject: Re: What was your favorite thing to wear in the 70s?

Written By: GREEN67 on 11/16/05 at 10:14 pm

8) got a pair of Big Bells...with a black panther down the left side....Fave of ALL time..a friend of mine..big brother let me have them after I flipped over them..the bottoms were sooo big SEV times I went to school and never even wore shoes...couldnt see my feet!!  ;D

Subject: Re: What was your favorite thing to wear in the 70s?

Written By: tomario on 11/17/05 at 9:18 am

gotta be my loon pants blue and purple - awsome !!!

Subject: Re: What was your favorite thing to wear in the 70s?

Written By: Southern Image on 11/17/05 at 1:50 pm

Tuff skins  ;D

Subject: Re: What was your favorite thing to wear in the 70s?

Written By: belladonna on 11/20/05 at 6:23 am

The big thing in my high school in the late 70s was overalls.  Especially baby blue micro wale corduroy.

Subject: Re: What was your favorite thing to wear in the 70s?

Written By: vinyl lover on 11/21/05 at 11:12 pm

i used to like levi cords and an" o.p."(ocean pacific) shirt...i was so cool.......

Subject: Re: What was your favorite thing to wear in the 70s?

Written By: ktelqueen on 11/21/05 at 11:48 pm

when i was about five,my 'crickets' that were burgundy at the bottom and faded into lighter shades as they went up were the best.. 8)

i also enjoyed t-shirts that had decals..corduroy gouchos,
crocheted ponchos,satin shorts and satin jackets etc etc etc.. :D

Subject: Re: What was your favorite thing to wear in the 70s?

Written By: whistledog on 11/22/05 at 12:15 am

Diapers.  I was just a baby in the 70's  ;D

Subject: Re: What was your favorite thing to wear in the 70s?

Written By: IanWinn on 11/22/05 at 1:04 am

Oh, Lordy, Levi's corduroy pants!!!  I remember wearing those in Jr. High.  Cuh-Rimony!  What horrid memories have been resurrected!  ;)

Subject: Re: What was your favorite thing to wear in the 70s?

Written By: w on 11/24/05 at 5:58 pm

My ruby red satin shirt. It was cool even if I wasn't.  w.

Subject: Re: What was your favorite thing to wear in the 70s?

Written By: barefootrobin on 11/24/05 at 8:26 pm


My ruby red satin shirt. It was cool even if I wasn't.

Subject: Re: What was your favorite thing to wear in the 70s?

Written By: snozberries on 11/26/05 at 3:35 pm

Had to be my raspberry colored dittos

Subject: Re: What was your favorite thing to wear in the 70s?

Written By: Perryfan on 11/27/05 at 7:45 pm

I had a pair of Hee Haw overalls that I LOVED! ::)  I also like my coca-cola pants (white with red coke logos all over them).  Earth sole shoes, bellbottoms, go go boots, crocheted ponchos, Dingo cowboy boots.

Subject: Re: What was your favorite thing to wear in the 70s?

Written By: GREEN67 on 11/28/05 at 5:58 am


i used to like levi cords and an" o.p."(ocean pacific) shirt...i was so cool.......
8)  OOHH Yea...Had all colors of Levi cords.....and in the summer...OP was thi SH*T....had a Sex Wax T Shirt I got after seeing Fast Times..80s tho Im sure...anyone remember the Sleeveless jaclets??? might have been eary 80s..not sure..you know it looked like a reg winter jacket but with sleeves that would zip off...lol..couldda been 30 and I wouldnt put those sleeves on..LOL! :D

Subject: Re: What was your favorite thing to wear in the 70s?

Written By: zotsfreak on 11/30/05 at 11:23 am

I was 15 in 1977 and my friends and i were somewhat of the non-comformist type. Everyone was wearing big bells, silk shirts, and platform shoes. We were into straight leg Levi jeans or cords, LaCoste polo shirts, (the ones with the crocodile on them which I still wear today but it stinks that they're 69.99 and my parents don't buy them as when I was in high school!), and Converse Chuck Taylors (Black High-Tops only). These have all become classics, and you could wear all the above and still go completely un-noticed (except maybe forthe cords).

Subject: Re: What was your favorite thing to wear in the 70s?

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/05 at 11:25 am

For the first half of the 70s I was forced to wear a school uniform, not a pleasant sight.

Subject: Re: What was your favorite thing to wear in the 70s?

Written By: Marian on 11/30/05 at 3:01 pm

stuff from the 50s when they had 50s day at school

Subject: Re: What was your favorite thing to wear in the 70s?

Written By: Sunflower on 11/30/05 at 3:28 pm

My jantzen body leotard with my bell bottom jeans, gauze pheasant tops, rock concert t-shirts (still have my Grand Funk T-Shirt from their Shinin' On Tour) army jackets, dingo boots, leather jackets etc.

Subject: Re: What was your favorite thing to wear in the 70s?

Written By: Abix on 12/11/05 at 6:43 am

Gauchos, Cowl Necks, Long Fake Fur Coats with the hoods and Ski Vests, Earth Shoes, Shaun Cassidy T-Shirts,  Bell bottom Jeans, and these plaid, gauzy button down shirts with pockets on the chest. Usually made in India. And my favorite were White Painter's Pants with Clogs. :P

Subject: Re: What was your favorite thing to wear in the 70s?

Written By: danootaandme on 12/11/05 at 7:34 am

boots, leg warmers, leather motorcycle jacket,    8)

Subject: Re: What was your favorite thing to wear in the 70s?

Written By: GREEN67 on 12/16/05 at 10:22 pm

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Subject: Re: What was your favorite thing to wear in the 70s?

Written By: Badfinger-fan on 12/17/05 at 12:38 am


My jantzen body leotard with my bell bottom jeans, gauze pheasant tops, rock concert t-shirts (still have my Grand Funk T-Shirt from their Shinin' On Tour) army jackets, dingo boots, leather jackets etc.
I too had a olive green Army jacket that I aquired through a trade back in 74'. I remember lots of guys wore biker boots, these big black engineer boots that were pretty intimidating. my favorite outfit for chicks was simply levi cutoffs and halter tops. I always wore desert boots and levi bell bottoms.

Subject: Re: What was your favorite thing to wear in the 70s?

Written By: AmericanGirl on 12/18/05 at 12:29 pm

Cool topic  :)

Any hat lovers out there?  I had this denim patchwork hat, I don't remember the name for that type of hat but it was shaped like a huge beret with a little bill attached.  I really loved wearing my hat!  I had some other hats I really liked, but that was my favorite.  Would you believe it was STOLEN from me, right off my head?  (My Jr. High school had some unscruplous characters.)

Another favorite was a pair of brown leather clogs I had with a sling back strap.  They had a little flower etched into each shoe.  I completely wore those shoes out!  ;D

Subject: Re: What was your favorite thing to wear in the 70s?

Written By: Banks on 12/18/05 at 6:25 pm

Another thing I used to LOVE to wear was my Pong T-shirt. The little sticks and ball used to shine in the sunlight and it had emblazoned across the front, "PONG". I also has a Space Invaders T-shirt and a purple Phantom T-shirt.








AN

Subject: Re: What was your favorite thing to wear in the 70s?

Written By: GREEN67 on 12/18/05 at 7:54 pm

8)  I forgot about painter pants!! I loved those too....also the little painter caps..usually came from the pub crawl here on Beale St...LOL...Also one of my all time fave T-Shirts was my M*A*S*H 4077th ...I cut the bottom off and made a Crop top!...and the CLOGS..wooden..RED..I got into a fight with a boy from the cove behind me and I whacked him in the head with one and he got a Black Eye!...Classic!..he never messed with me again!

Subject: Re: What was your favorite thing to wear in the 70s?

Written By: bookmistress4ever on 12/18/05 at 8:25 pm

I was 10 in 1979, so what I can remember loving to wear were my denim jeans with satin edging (red, yellow and blue) down the seams and on the butt pocket.

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