40 cringeworthy examples of 70s mens fashion
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Grown men should wear whatever they want.
For example subway crochet man. He isn't from the '70s, (but the crochet is fitting). He's cooler than any bro in a tee shirt and jeans any day of the week!
What's wrong with '70s food?Look at it this way. 70's clothing is bad enough, but at least it's not...70's FOOD.
Apparently everything we ate back then was from Weight Watchers diet cards.
Weight Watchers included oatmeal porridge and sardine sandwiches in their diet plans?Apparently everything we ate back then was from Weight Watchers diet cards.
Sorry.
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One thing's for sure, if 70s fashion made a bigger comeback, the world would be a whole lot more interesting. 
One thing's for sure, if 70s fashion made a bigger comeback, the world would be a whole lot more interesting.
The difference in fashion then vs. now is people were able to get through the 70s unscathed, but those who have jumped on the tats and piercings craze are stuck with their decisions for life.
No clue. I didn't have to diet in the 70s. I was thin and no amount of carbs could change that. My metabolism burned through food like a wildfire. Ah youth.
You say that like it's a bad thing.
Funny how some people can enjoy taking retroactive potshots at old fashion trends while not realizing that today's fashion trends will also likely play themselves out, leaving a generation of people with the equivalent of "permanent" bell-bottoms. The freedom of fashion is being able to leave the old for the new, which you can't do with body-modification.
You do realize that body modification has been in style for at least, like 5,000 years, right? Educate yo'self.
Who are you addressing this to, since the only two people who have disagreed with your rather anachronistic opinion about tattoos and piercings so far a) defended the 70's fashions posted in the thread, and b) didn't mention any opinion about those fashions at all? It's seems like you think you've caught someone in some kind of hypocritical stance, but that's only because you've created a stance they didn't have out of whole cloth (pun intended).
And why is the permanence (which it's really not anymore given laser tattoo removal and the fact that piercings can be taken out and scars treated, but whatever) of the tattoos or piercings of such importance to you anyway? It doesn't affect you, and if they want to do it, why is it any of your damn business? This smacks of classic concern trolling; insult in the guise of helpfulness.
Like 70s fashion, this certainly makes the world more interesting.Funny how some people can enjoy taking retroactive potshots at old fashion trends while not realizing that today's fashion trends will also likely play themselves out, leaving a generation of people with the equivalent of "permanent" bell-bottoms. The freedom of fashion is being able to leave the old for the new, which you can't do with body-modification.
Mind you, neither 70s fashion nor tattoos match my own sensibilities for what I like to wear or present to the world. But that's personal preference, and not commentary on either. Rather, I think it's pretty cool when people find comfortable and personal ways of expressing themselves.
That's because it is a bad thing. Seriously, why do people feel the need to write all over themselves like that? It's not even remotely attractive, and, I don't remember where I heard this but I think the ink used causes skin cancer.
Still, if you like it, feel free. All I'm saying is I don't see the appeal.
What is it about the subject of tattoos and piercings that makes people think it's ok to be so obnoxiously judgmental about something that has zero effect on them? It's bizarre. You'd think someone was holding the complainers down and forcefully giving them tattoos or piercings the way they're so passionate about the wrongness of it. If you don't like them, more power to you, but I can't for the life of me figure out why the hell people care so much if others get them? If it's not causing anyone else harm, mind your own business.
"It's a bad thing." Like tattoos are destroying America or something.
"It's a bad thing." Like tattoos are destroying America or something.
Yeah, like @Locutus of Bored said, this is rude as hell. What is your problem?
You know why I have tattoos?
1. I like them. I think they are beautiful.
2. As a woman in general, I've grown up in a society wherein control of my own body is both metaphorically and literally under constant threat, and one of the most common and pervasive ways in which it is threatened is the imposition of standards of beauty. As an individual specifically, I've had control of my body taken from me in two ways: by the force of another person, and by diagnosis of a serious autoimmune disease. Some of my tattoos are just for fun, but some of them are a way to reclaim control of my own body and define it as beautiful in a way I deem fit. What's more, I'm not alone, psychological studies have found that women with more tattoos have higher self-esteem, because they can indeed be an effective coping mechanism. So if you can't comprehend that some people may have a reason for their tattoos, or even that some people may just like them (which is reason enough), then at least have the class to keep your loathsome remarks to yourself.
Now, back on topic: I love '70s fashion, honestly. A good 50% of my wardrobe is form the '70s -- mostly thrift store finds, though I do have a few of my mom's old clothes from when she was a teenager.
And (since I'll take any excuse to show off a great vintage find) I bought this dress at a thrift store just yesterday! Definitely '70s with this print and collar. It's 100% silk, though -- no polyester here! The fit is what blew my mind. It's as if it was tailored. Aside from a minor zip repair that took me all of ten minutes, the condition is mint. I may replace the snaps at the cuffs because they don't hold that well, though:
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