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The 1970s saw the founding of Apple Computer, Inc., the resignation of President Nixon, and... a lot of his-and-hers matching outfits that would get ridiculed to shreds in the street today. There are only so many belted tank tops and leopard onesies a person can tolerate, and the 70s fashion pushed the boundaries of this limit, for sure.
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Rebekah 6 years ago
Can't believe I'm going to say this... I'm concerned about his testicles. What if he wanted children?
R.s. Potter 6 years ago
His facial expression is priceless. "My agent told me I'd be modelling for an avante-garde designer. What the *&@# is this???"
And even though some of the trends from the flares-dominated era are making a comeback (yes, I'm talking about the groovy bell-sleeves and denim dresses), many of the 70s clothes, to put it lightly, haven't aged so well. "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness."
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Molly Block 6 years ago
This looks like an outfit Prince could have worn easily and made it look good!
Lizard Queen 6 years ago
Unfair comparison. Prince could raid your great grandma's closet and look good. ;)
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mario rodriguez 2 years ago
Absolutely correct, especially when he sings Daddy Cool.
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Analyn Lahr 6 years ago
It looks like she's thinking, "hurry up and take the damn picture so this dude can get his damn hand off me."
Agnes Jekyll 6 years ago
that may be the funniest thing you've ever written
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Jackie Burnham 6 years ago
Me too I'd totally wear that. If I had the body for it lol
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Enuya 6 years ago
Imagine having an erection in this male uniform... It definitely is not for "do anything"
CultOfBambi 6 years ago
Is that Jemane from Flight of the Conchords?! He's literally the only person I can think of that can pull off that look.
Hans 6 years ago
I guess $70 in 1970 money must have been really expensive. And note how "The Guy" is more expensive than "The Gal": a rare sight!
S. 6 years ago
Read Full Name's comment — it's because of the hairy chest.
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Fashion was as diverse as ever and covered many styles and genres. The decade saw the birth of many fashion trends that are still continuing to influence the scene today - disco, punk, glam rock, ethnic, hippie, military, sporty-chick - the 70s style had it all. Jumpsuits were one of the main trends that took over the streets and it was favored not only by stylish women, but by men as well. The matching styles has also had its moment, but sadly (or, luckily?) the trend died off together with the granny-like crocheted ponchos. It's all for the best, isn't it?
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Kaisu Rei 6 years ago
The dress and the sweater aren't bad, I just don't know why the guy isn't wearing pants
ChiveChilly 6 years ago
Agreed. The dress is defo something I would wear.
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Jude Ponting 6 years ago
C**P I forgot my trousers but hey at least I remembered my hat.... no one will notice
Jocy Anderson 6 years ago
I knitted that dress in blue and wore it for years with and without flares in 1969!
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Michel M. Prins 6 years ago (edited)
Why is this cringy? This doesn't look that wrong, in my opinion, especially during that era. Edit: The writer changed the title of the article.
PandaPiñata 6 years ago
I remember wearing those. Riding a bicycle was a nightmare! We did have some kind of clips to prevent the accident waiting to happen. You just had to remember to bring the clips. Not important when you are are a kid :)
Make-up trends of the 70s were as diverse as the fashion choices. The looks varied from the natural, no-makeup bohemian look, to bright and flashy looks with the craziest colors. The disco scene had its feast with blue and green eye-shadows, intense coral blush, glossy lips and glitter. The bohemian style, on the other hand, favored earthy tones and natural looks, while the glam rock scene relished in theatrical presence.
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The Girl on Fire 6 years ago
This one isn't too bad. Looks rather professional compared to the guys with no pants.
April Simnel 6 years ago
In my head, I hear Ken Nordine whispering "Dacron Polyester". Ah, the 70s. What a time to have been a kid.
Douglas Campbell 6 years ago
The Anderson-Little Johnny Carson 3-pc suit. 100% permanent press (polyester)
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R.s. Potter 6 years ago
My mother bought matching leopard print pyjamas for all five of us one Christmas - I pray nobody ever finds the pictures.
Carol Roeder 6 years ago
Will leopard print never go out of style??? The stuff drives me crazy!
Kat Rucker 6 years ago
The "easily accessible front-tie fastening" adds and extra dose of cringe to this one...eeewww....
Just the same as fashion and make-up looks, the hairstyles in the 70s were also diverse and celebrated all kinds of looks. While bangs and big, curly dos were a favorable look for many women of the decade, bohemian ladies preferred a more natural look, while disco girls went out showing off their shaggy cuts. Hippies often went for a center part with flowing waves and the glam rock scene favored big and eccentric cuts, often colored with bright hues.
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Steve 6 years ago
I'm more interested in what they are looking at. She's shocked, and he's loving it...
Crouching_Penn_Hidden_Teller@yahoo.com 6 years ago
she looks like she's going to start drooling
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Dolicious 6 years ago
Agree, I bet his speedo is a view better left covered.
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Withnail 6 years ago
When Grandma's visiting and you have to wear the c**p she knitted for you for Christmas. And look happy about it.
Nia Loves Art 6 years ago
She is Grandma, and this is where she got the idea.
Load More Replies... CultOfBambi 6 years ago
I can just picture them riding down the street on that nifty bike, fringes flying in the breeze...
Carol Roeder 6 years ago
Come on now, those things aren't that easy to make! Give Grandma a break.
Thomas Herndon 6 years ago
Hello, world, hear the song that we're singin' C'mon get happy! A whole lot of lovin' is what we'll be bringin' We'll make you happy!
The 70s was also the period when the celebrities took over the fashion scene and rewrote its rules. Bianca Jagger - social and human rights advocate and a former actress - has cemented her status as the ultimate style icon of the decade when she emerged into the dazzling Studio 54 scene. The It girl of this vibrant decade, she was the epitome of disco style and inspired many women to mix masculine and feminine fashion by combining tuxedos and wide leg trousers with furs, silk kaftans and sequins. The woman definitely had it!
#11
Laura White 6 years ago
I hated jumpsuits. If you're a women you practically have to undress to pee.
CultOfBambi 6 years ago
"Chinese science fiction Rayon acetate One-Suit" Good that they include the description cause I had no idea wtf I was looking at! To be fair, if he added some accessories he'd probably fit right in at Burning Man!
Bonni Poch 6 years ago
i guess he'll never be cold. Isn't that what they wrap you in when you're suffering from hypothermia or an accident?
Kathryn Baylis 6 years ago
When someone gives you a shiny silver padded robe, and you want to restyle it so you can shine at the disco...
#12
Singer Debbie Harry from the band Blondie defined punk style in the 70's like no other. She showed up with her sleek, platinum-blond hair, bright make up, see-through pumps and stylish, but not fashionable attire and showed everyone how glamorous punk style is done. Her sense of style was sexy, but never too raunchy or over-the-top. All in all, if there's someone that could combine femininity with punk I-don't-care attitude perfectly, it's definitely the colorful miss Harry.
#13
Molly Block 6 years ago
The pervert pants. They leave nothing to the imagination and scare the hell out of little girls.
Enuya 6 years ago
What's the deal with these pseudo tricot pants? Did people really wear something like that outside the house?
Isa 6 years ago
yep they did...how do I know that?well because I saw some pics from my family...
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FatBaby 6 years ago
When your grandma gives you a sweater for Christmas and you don't want to be rude
Greg Hoggarth 6 years ago (edited)
When grandma starts knitting a quilt but then says "ah f**k it" and turns it into a sweater.
Load More Replies... S. 6 years ago
Aight, the girl's jumper and beanie doesn't look that awful, it's pretty cute actually.
Bonita Bielawski 6 years ago
Ja I like that crafty stuff. Haha. Seriously, I dig it.
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Master Markus 6 years ago
Ew, no! My grandmother had ugly pillowcases that looked just like these!
Aunt Messy 6 years ago
One of my great-great aunts (my great grandmother's youngest sister, who was the same age as my grandmother) made me one of those when I was a kid. I hated it with a fiery passion and gave it to the cat. He made it his napping spot.
Christian Beshara-White 6 years ago
They look like cushion covers my old Aunt gave to my Mother in the 70s when I was a kid. Yes almost a fossil. :-)
Steve Beggs 6 years ago
It reminds me of the television show Roseanne with that smelly Afghan draped over the couch......
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BusLady 6 years ago
She has the same hair stylist as Giorgio Tsoukalos. download-5...152a0.jpeg 
Alexandre Yazbeck 6 years ago (edited)
What they are doing on the beach with this outfit?...and the hair...ahhh the hair....
Catlady6000 6 years ago
With the Aqua Net, it will not move even in a hurricane
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Liesa Yopp 6 years ago
okay that is seriously freaky, that was the same exact thing I was thinking.
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Thomas Herndon 6 years ago
A safari you say? Why yes lets kill the couple in the leopard attire.
Aaron Cris 6 years ago
Looks like Fred and the Gang solved another mystery! Back to the mystery wagon, Scoob!
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Madzdad the bard 6 years ago
Green Acres is the place to be, farm livin' is the life for me...
April Simnel 6 years ago
I had the blue ones when I was little. RIP, Sears (and your awesome Christmas toy catalog).
Carol Roeder 6 years ago
Sorry, these are in style still. No good farmer would be without them!
#18
Kata Hammer 6 years ago
Imagine dressing up in the morning and mistakenly picking your partner's pants 😀
April Simnel 6 years ago
The woman could rock that look in Brooklyn right now, and no one would bat an eye.
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Bettye McKee 6 years ago
There were ponchos and then there were these sleeping bags that could be worn.
SykesDaMan 6 years ago
Clint Eastwood! Is that you? Would you please return you Western movies props?
#20
Jennifer Crompton 6 years ago
On the bottom right, is that a pocket, or a convenient, all-access hole?
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Adele Maestranzi 6 years ago
I had the same sweater, AND matching pants in the early 70s!
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Carol Roeder 6 years ago
Go to Fornan Mills in Michigan and you can find these hanging on their racks!
Ivy Crawford 6 years ago
I've got a picture of my Dad in a red shirt exactly like the yellow one pictured. Right inside my front door...I will never let him live that down.
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Full Name 6 years ago
An upside down baseball bat is clearly the perfect accessory, sold separately.
Frozengeckolover 6 years ago
They are discussing who's going to use the baseball bat first. He made a witty comment about sliding in to home and now she's hot and bothered.
Load More Replies... Catlady6000 6 years ago
A real concern in the 70s. Our parents were skanks. Sigh.:(
Load More Replies... Molly Block 6 years ago
Hey! That's Negan when he was a hipster and that's "Lucille" pre-barbed wire! How awesome is that?! He's telling his chick there how he's going to wrap that bat in barbed wire and scare the f*ck out of those other two. He had no idea he was practicing for the zombie apocalypse, 20 years later....
Meowton Mewsk 6 years ago
I feel like this is one of the worst. At least the other ones that look bad are weird and wacky. This one is just hideous work clothes.
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Full Name 6 years ago
Well that's Peter Pan so clearly you're mistaking Cybill for Wendy.
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Jason Allison 6 years ago
They look like the underdeveloped race of a planet the Star Trek crew visited
Phoebe Bean 6 years ago
Star Trek, yes. The only thing I could think of. LOL
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CultOfBambi 6 years ago
Chuck and Norma were hopeful that their colourful karate-style loungewear would help the search and rescue team spot them in their dingy before they ran out of reading material and reruns of Leave it to Beaver.
Cody Eriksen 6 years ago
It is! These are actually making a comeback! My friend has one and it's amazing!!
Load More Replies... Molly Block 6 years ago
LOOK! She's holding Apple's 1st prototype iPad! And he's reading a Hustler!! They are lounging about on a Sunday afternoon in their fancy kung-fu-couture, scheming...
Bettye McKee 6 years ago
They obviously have different plans for the immediate future.
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Aunt Messy 6 years ago
Because we all need horizontal stripes across the widest part of our bodies....Yeesh. I like the bikini, though.
#27
Clockworkstella 6 years ago
I can now see why elderly people like to end their sentences with ellipses... Apparently it was a norm in the 70s... :)
#28
Laila Karppi 6 years ago
Could someone clarify the concept of a partner look? Is it some old tribe thing? Please.
Kathryn Baylis 6 years ago
I don't know. However, given this evidence from history, I now understand why I see it on a lot of elderly couples. Unless they do it to keep track of their spouse (Any lost husband dressed like me is mine, OK?).
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Carol Roeder 6 years ago
Boys and girls, you can get these right now at your near by Family, Farm & Home and TSC Stores! That's right, in 2019 you can still get these shirts and swing into any cowboy bar near you in style!
Janna Sosebee 6 years ago
my mom and dad had shirts that looked like these. my grandmother made them.
Molly Block 6 years ago
$18 for one seems like a lot of money back then, for something so damn ugly!
Madzdad the bard 6 years ago
My mother made me shirts like this, hard to believe I survived grade school in the 70's.
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CultOfBambi 6 years ago
They all just seem so goddamn serene! Maybe if we all wore hideous matching knitwear we'd forget about Brexit/Trump/ISIS/environmental armageddon and calmly walk into our inevitable doom without so much as a whimper, creepy smiles pasted on our stupid faces... Probably not. Never mind, forget I mentioned it.
Bettye McKee 6 years ago
CultofBambi, are you discounting the popularity of Valium?
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Enuya 6 years ago
He has a look of a serial killer. Girl, do not stay with him alone in a secluded area!
Kathryn Baylis 6 years ago
I half agree with you. It is 1950s, but no way it looks fine.
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What do you think ?
senderix 6 years ago
Is it bad that I really like a lot of these? Sure, many of them probably shouldn't be worn as couples outfits, but on their own, some of them actually look good!
Frank Enstein 6 years ago (edited)
I think a lot of them may look bad to people BECAUSE they coordinate too much. A lot of these styles would look good if just one person were wearing them. The coordination of the outfits is what makes them cringey. By themselves a lot of those outfits look OK. Some I would even wear today to look retro..
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jknbt jknbt 6 years ago
where are the knee high tube sox with coach's shorts? everybody wore that style in 1979...
okpkpkp 6 years ago
My GF told me to lose the kneehighs, lol. That must have been 1982.
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Unwelcomed Guest 6 years ago
It is my wife's dream for us to go out in matching outfits.....too weird for me
DancingToMyself 6 years ago
Ask her why? Please, ask her why would she like that?
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Gipsy Kings fan 6 years ago
I remember the '70s very well. I never saw a couple wearing a his & her outfit!
David Viesta 6 years ago
I wouldn't wear it in public you say? I don't think I would wear this even if my house was under the sea.
senderix 6 years ago
Is it bad that I really like a lot of these? Sure, many of them probably shouldn't be worn as couples outfits, but on their own, some of them actually look good!
Frank Enstein 6 years ago (edited)
I think a lot of them may look bad to people BECAUSE they coordinate too much. A lot of these styles would look good if just one person were wearing them. The coordination of the outfits is what makes them cringey. By themselves a lot of those outfits look OK. Some I would even wear today to look retro..
Load More Replies... jknbt jknbt 6 years ago
where are the knee high tube sox with coach's shorts? everybody wore that style in 1979...
okpkpkp 6 years ago
My GF told me to lose the kneehighs, lol. That must have been 1982.
Load More Replies... Unwelcomed Guest 6 years ago
It is my wife's dream for us to go out in matching outfits.....too weird for me
DancingToMyself 6 years ago
Ask her why? Please, ask her why would she like that?
Load More Replies... Gipsy Kings fan 6 years ago
I remember the '70s very well. I never saw a couple wearing a his & her outfit!
David Viesta 6 years ago
I wouldn't wear it in public you say? I don't think I would wear this even if my house was under the sea.
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