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1970s Men’s Fashion Ads You Won’t Be Able To Unsee
The 1970s must have taken place on a different planet. These photos of men’s clothing from that decade leave us drowning in astounding mustard knits, loud patterns, high waists, way-too-skimpy briefs, and other men's fashion faux pas that we don't have enough of imagination to describe 40 years later.
As synthetics fell in price, casual men's style garbs were suddenly available to many fashion-forward young men looking to cut loose. Since polyester doesn’t require ironing, the “wash and wear” revolution is in full view of these models with their skin-tight threads and jumpsuits that leave nothing to the imagination. A 70s fashion Travelknit suit jumps out of the suitcase ready to wear, keeping with the decade’s focus on spontaneity and indulgence.
Scroll down for our pick of the worst 70s men's fashion pieces. And as a final note, don’t look at the prices in the funny ads! You’ll only resent H&M even more!
(h/t: flashbak)
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The middle one has a half Napoleon, half religious, influence. Those aren't good things.
Someone alert Number One! The Prisoner finally escaped off The Island.
@KittyBuns.. Please, no! Please...... It would be an act of ' Castrating Manhood' !
Actually - I kinda LIKE the center gold/butterscotch one. Change the type/texture of the fabric, and it might be very attractive - elegant, even. Maybe some fabric that was a fine silk.linen weave, a little adaptation of the black turtleneck dickie or neckpiece, or however that look is achieved, and you'd actually have something a person of taste might wear and look good in.....
Oooh I want all of them. The middle I was in lime green, pink, violet AND magenta. Does it come in Canary Yellow.
Nothing says man about town more than a Nehru jacket and a purple cravat!
I kinda dig the Nehru look. I wonder if it comes in 4x. Of course then I would look like one of the lesser known Bond villains. But it's a look.
They are outside because there is no way they could have find an interior where allt the colours would have matched...
The guy in the middle is what the human ambassador to the citadel should have looked like in Mass Effect. The future!
"Well, welll, well old chap, I dare say you look as ridiculous as I!"
Hmm... One day a porn king, Dr No and a Pimp Daddy walked into a bar....
Introducing Austin, Brice, and Ashley Powers: , International Men of Mystery and Sartorial Superiority.
I like the middle one, and I'd wear it now, but I'm female, and mite be able to get away with it.
" Lemme just stand here looking sexy while i hold this Chicken upside down" WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE LOL!! xD
If we weight these knits down with enough rocks we can drown them and no one will ever know!
Pierce Brosnan? George Lopez?!! Didnt expect to see so many celebs in these ads lol
Because two big shit-brown patches on a guy's butt cheeks is what the ladies love!
The kid in the bird shirt is slowly realizing that this photo shoot was a bad idea.
Those days people call this 'Funky', today people call this 'Gay', basically it's all matter of perspective and prejudice
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Wankest comment I've ever read. Well done.
What has been seen, cannot be unseen...
I don't remember my dad wearing anything like this !
...luckily
That's because men who wanted to become dads didn't wear that crap.
I wonder if this is thanks to your brain that suppressed those memories or that he did not wear clothes like this.. either way be grateful ;)
I think something was slipped into the water system in the '70s.
its called weed
I almost gave this list a thumbs down. But realized how many laughs it gave me. Give it 40 years and we'll be making fun of this current days' fashion trends too.
Aww, I was hoping for a repeat of the "scandalous" late 70's Sears catalogue with the dude who tipped out the bottom of his boxers. "Mom, is this his actual penis or a shadow?" I never saw it again....
Ha I heard something about that lol
I dont remember laughing so hard! Im sure half of these men did a Caitlyn-Jenner today! XD
Where's the Safari suits?
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Very mood killing.
You could NOT pay me ANY amount of money that would entice me to wear ANY of these horrendous clothes.... BLEARGH... I think I might just go & get myself a bucket...!
So many ideas for my 2017 look.
In #2 is that Richard Thomas (John Boy Walton) in the very back?
amazing. i wanna to wear those pieces :)))
My dad was a cattle ranch (the definition of rough and tough) he wore one-piece
Oops... jump suits
This post made my day - had it open all day at work and scrolled down a couple of images every time I needed cheering up!
Some of those close was used but some only in movies or actors used them, beside back then the word "gay" meant "happy" and it was used as such, now, well I guess they are happy.......
Some actually were used but some only in movies or actors wore them. Also, the word "gay" meant "happy" back then.....
I want one of each NOW! But I also need a lip-suction! lol
Poor men
I'd wear some of these pieces. The last one's actually chic.
MY EYES, MY EYES !!!!!!
I wore this stuff. I remember the shirts that were also undies. It was to avoid wrinkles. Oh jesus. It hurts. It hurts. I wore the big ass shoes. Big ass sideburns. I even wore...gasp... the poncho.
I grew up in the 70s, and frankly, nowadays it seems another planet.
The guy in #1, wasn't he on an episode of Three's Company wiggling his ass on a scarf in one of Jack's parties when Mr Roper happened to walk in?
I always knew my brain was actively suppressing memories of the seventies. Now I have a better understanding why.
Made in the USA though!
Don't laugh, fashions always repeat and next year, you too can look like this!
I laughed so hard for the comments, actually :D
I believe a slow clap is in order here.
Well.. That was pretty entertaining, thank you madam.
"..OLD IS GOLD.." We shall never have this kind of Ads on Tv's now. Also, From this post, I remember the same Indian 90's Ads post on : http://viralcrow.com/these-rare-old-indian-ads-posters-might-turn-a-reason-for-laughter-for-you/
# 27 is Hall of Fame pitcher, Tom Seaver.
The good news is that most of us didn't dress like this in the 70s. There were a lot of other fashions that I'd like to forget, but few were this extreme.
Excuse moi but nr3 is mindblowingly amazing. I eant those knitted blouses with knitted belt. Wow. Different era, not my taste but thats an exception
The horror...
really bad designs and I doubt many men wore any of this
I came of age during the seventies and never saw any of this shit, lol!
I lived through the 70s - in jeans, t-shirts, hoodies and mocs - essentially what I wear now - no one I know ever wore this crap - ever - wait - my sister knitted the poncho in #11.
These were AWESOME!
Love it. All of it.
Looking back; I remember wearing bell bottom jeans do not remember any of the rest; Thank God!!! Looks like grandma did a hell of a lot of crocheting,
Most of those fashions seems so unforgiving for men with beer bellies. ...Okay - except the afghan.
The great thing about wearing these clothes is that you don't have to tell people that you are gay or even happy.
I never knew anyone that wore any of this, and I never saw any of it shown or advertised anywhere, living in New York in the 70s. I think that most of it was sold from catalogues with a clientele of an uncommon lifestyle.
"Those days people call this 'Funky', today people call this 'Gay', basically it's all matter of perspective and prejudice" Proves a leftatic will find just about anything to complain about.