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OMG...I'm old enough to remember this! And...it looks worse than I remember!!!!
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,280 posts)I don't think I ever saw anything quite that hideous. Leisure suits were pretty close, though.
TruckFump
(5,812 posts)...made out of bullet-proof polyester!
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Merlot
(9,696 posts)or legs?
iluvtennis
(19,758 posts)pants are now back "in style", leisure suits will be back.
WePurrsevere
(24,259 posts)Last edited Sat Aug 17, 2019, 06:36 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.
blaze
(6,270 posts)I realized that you meant dear friend!
WePurrsevere
(24,259 posts)Thanks for letting me know btw... it's been one of those lifetimes today.
iluvtennis
(19,758 posts)Sanity Claws
(21,822 posts)That would not have been right for Woodstock.
I guess there were a lot of style changes between 1969 and the 1970s.
The Blue Flower
(5,420 posts)70s fashion was a result of the 60s. Really out there.
TruckFump
(5,812 posts)...and some thought they had invented SHOULDER PADS!!!!
dflprincess
(28,057 posts)Your blouse, your suit jacket, and your cost! I started ripping mine out when I started looking like I was dressed for playing football
applegrove
(118,022 posts)off camera like "look there is a bird". That was a thing back then. LOL!
brush
(53,475 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,280 posts)ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)Does that make me weird?
TruckFump
(5,812 posts)...as long as you don't wear the rest of one of those outfits!!!!!
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)Otherwise, YOW!
calimary
(80,700 posts)Sure could start a conversation with one!
Ohiogal
(31,669 posts)912gdm
(959 posts)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
Merlot
(9,696 posts)Should you really wear your fashion shorts with your business shirt?
Beartracks
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MustLoveBeagles
(11,563 posts)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.
Beartracks
(12,761 posts)... 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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brush
(53,475 posts)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.
malthaussen
(17,066 posts)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
MontanaMama
(23,242 posts)Holy hell. Even my 14 year old son refuses to wear any shorts with les than a 10 1/2 inseam.
lutherj
(2,486 posts)thought would be trendy. This is capitalisms first attempt to co-opt and shape the counterculture. Theyve become slightly more sophisticated since. But not much.
Thekaspervote
(32,606 posts)off in emergency rms and icu. No mens shorts there
volstork
(5,394 posts)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
3catwoman3
(23,820 posts)...I'm afraid I will wake the neighbors across the street.
Beartracks
(12,761 posts)FakeNoose
(32,356 posts)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!
volstork
(5,394 posts)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...)
murielm99
(30,657 posts)wearing anything like this.
YOHABLO
(7,358 posts)Tikki
(14,539 posts)Tikki
Captain Zero
(6,715 posts)but the rest of the look? uhhhm, Nope.
WePurrsevere
(24,259 posts)Thank goodness.
mahatmakanejeeves
(56,897 posts)Last edited Sat Aug 17, 2019, 03:15 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.