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

Sun May 15, 2016, 10:15 AM

May 2016

of guys wore those. Some were body suits like those, others were just tucked in. Also, the last ad, on the left, is of bellbottom pants and shirts that all men wore.

And yes, men did wear leisure suits. I especially remember the powder blue ones.

That other stuff? Nah. Never saw it.

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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