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11. Well, the best of them are the upper and lower left.

Reply to KittyWampus (Original post)

Sun May 15, 2016, 12:16 AM

May 2016

The rest of them are absolutely horrible.

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Cringeworthy Men�s Fashion Ads From the 70�s You Can Never Unsee [View all] KittyWampus May 2016 OP

then there's this. hobbit709 May 2016 #1

I wonder if the model regrets posing for that ad. 3catwoman3 May 2016 #14

The model was Eldridge Cleave hisself and yes the meat was inserted in the pocket Monk06 May 2016 #17

The two in the upper-right image kentauros May 2016 #2

Hey, I thought the same thing! Beartracks May 2016 #22

Bottom right, guy on right = Steve Martin as one of "two wild and crazies guys !" GreatGazoo May 2016 #37

avoided that stuff in favor of hang ten, levis, and beach wear nt msongs May 2016 #3

But nobody worre this, right? I mean, in real life? lunamagica May 2016 #4

well, in the 2nd group it says 50% off� KittyWampus May 2016 #7

I don't remember any men murielm99 May 2016 #21

No, the ads were pretty extreme Warpy May 2016 #24

Avocado appliances in the kitchen 1939 May 2016 #55

And baby shit yellow acrylic carpet as far as the eye could see Warpy May 2016 #56

I lived through those years -- the form-fitting shirts in the B&W ad? Yes. Plenty Nay May 2016 #41

Ha ha. rusty quoin May 2016 #5

As someone who crochets, I must say SheilaT May 2016 #6

Yes, in knitting it's the same pattern name. One of easiest to do/remember. KittyWampus May 2016 #8

Yeah! Harvest gold and avocado green! And then some orange and brown! Nay May 2016 #43

It's so difficult... Joanie Baloney May 2016 #9

Which? The groovy onesie? Or the harem boys? n/t TygrBright May 2016 #27

I think it's more of the composition Joanie Baloney May 2016 #32

It's easy to misunderstand those "onesies" ... surrealAmerican May 2016 #39

I confess to strong participation :) jaysunb May 2016 #10

Well, the best of them are the upper and lower left. longship May 2016 #11

My grandmother ahd an afghan on her couch that looked exactly like the knit poncho! tblue37 May 2016 #12

We had a couch that looked like that! Adsos Letter May 2016 #15

Orange yellow, brown was a common yarn color combination Liberal_in_LA May 2016 #20

I had a bedspread in those colors in my college dorm room. n/t TygrBright May 2016 #28

When Living Rooms Went Brown: �Earth Toning� of American Homes in the 1970s Liberal_in_LA May 2016 #31

OMG that couch. My eyes hurt. I remember. And some families had that avocado green KittyWampus May 2016 #35

Avocado green and harvest gold Liberal_in_LA May 2016 #46

I remember when my mom re-did her entire living room to look just like these ads. I thought it was OregonBlue May 2016 #49

Not just the colors, though--the stitch, the design, everything! tblue37 May 2016 #42

Yes. Everyone used the same patterns Liberal_in_LA May 2016 #47

I've crocheted DemonGoddess May 2016 #30

I was in college so luckily I could not afford any of this stuff Doctor_J May 2016 #13

I kind of want that onesie Prism May 2016 #16

I can't remember wearing anything like that elmac May 2016 #18

Lol Liberal_in_LA May 2016 #19

LOL. I remember. Was just a kid BootinUp May 2016 #23

I just wanna know what the guy in #12 was doing with that chicken! n/t TygrBright May 2016 #25

This thread is freaking HILARIOUS and deserves many more recs! MADem May 2016 #26

Guy on the left is doing his best Robert Wagner. KittyWampus May 2016 #36

Isn't he, just? MADem May 2016 #54

Prince could pull it off Ex Lurker May 2016 #38

He DID--some of those outfits look like they came right out of closet, LOL! nt MADem May 2016 #53

I think we disagree on much. But on the "unseeability" of this. nt villager May 2016 #29

lived through this horror MFM008 May 2016 #33

Just think guys, 30 years from now you can tell your grandchildren Binkie The Clown May 2016 #34

Yeh... CanSocDem May 2016 #40

I dated a guy in the early 1970s who once wore bright yellow slacks. greatauntoftriplets May 2016 #44

You're lacking context. CanSocDem May 2016 #45

I remember those times so well. Saw some of this in the Seattle area but when I moved to OregonBlue May 2016 #48

I look at the guys in those ads, and all I can think is: Aristus May 2016 #50

whatever lastever May 2016 #51

Then there was the 80s... Rex May 2016 #52

As I remember it. ThoughtCriminal May 2016 #57