Foo - Mindbleach and a screwdriver, please

Lord help me, I believe there are pictures of me wearing clothing like this as a child.

A trip back in time: the 1977 JCPenney Catalog (http://15minutelunch.blogspot.com/2007/10/strap-in-shut-up-and-hold-on-were-going.html)

Take a wild guess which store was my parents' favorite when I was growing up.

Nicely done, sir.

Of course, there are some super lame fashions out today. One kid in my geology class makes sure he is color coordinated. He wore a purple shirt, and purple "camo" jacket, and a purple hat with his ears tucked... Pretty sweet. ;rolleyes:

Oh, the the spin off thread titles from this thread should be interesting.

Hah! I had a jacket like this back in the '70s. If I remember correctly, I bought mine at Sears.

I had a navy blue polyester suit with red and white stitching at all the seams. One row of stitchin in each color. I would have been around 10 or so.

Mindbleach and a screwdriver, pleaseJust talk to jsharr for 5 minutes.

Just talk to jsharr for 5 minutes.

PM me a cell number and I will call you.

James Lileks has a couple of funny collections of stuff like that. And people WORE the stuff. And LIKED it. :twitchy:


http://www.lileks.com/institute/sears1973/index.html

http://www.lileks.com/institute/dorcus/index.html

Lord help me, I believe there are pictures of me wearing clothing like this as a child.

A trip back in time: the 1977 JCPenney Catalog (http://15minutelunch.blogspot.com/2007/10/strap-in-shut-up-and-hold-on-were-going.html)

Take a wild guess which store was my parents' favorite when I was growing up.

reminding me of that was unnecessary. thankyouverymuch:notamused:

Yeah, I remember this shirt:
http://homepage.mac.com/awcg/.Pictures/2009/JCPenny.jpg

That stuff is awesome. Maybe that's a reason I've purged many childhood memories from my mind.

I dunno if that's worse than seeing someone with multiple popped collars around campus modified to show as much male "cleavage" as possible.

Yeah, I remember this shirt:
http://homepage.mac.com/awcg/.Pictures/2009/JCPenny.jpg

yeah, had the hair, too:notamused:

I :love: the 70s !!!!

Dont forget those bellbottoms made of fauxduroy that made a loud shlzzzzzzip zlipppppp slizzzzippppp
noise while you where walking by the cheerleaders table in the cafeteria :lol:

Here's something I haven't really figured out. Just bear with me:

1930s
http://www.poster.net/cooper-gary/cooper-gary-photo-xl-gary-cooper-6231378.jpg

1940s
http://thisdistractedglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/Rope%20pic%202.jpg

1950s
http://www.costumes.org/history/20thcent/1950s/movies/1955williamholden.jpg

1960s
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i38/richardjgibson/SteveMcQueen.jpg

1970s. WTF?!?!?!?!
http://blog.lib.umn.edu/richlee/Thoughts/journey.jpg

And as we probably all know, the 80s to present are mostly tame and fairly subdued when it comes to "regular" clothes, thank goodness. So what is up with the 1970s? Why was men's fashion suddenly, and briefly so outlandish? We may never know.

1930s
http://www.poster.net/cooper-gary/cooper-gary-photo-xl-gary-cooper-6231378.jpgThis, minus the cigarette, can come back into style any time now.

Unfortunately, it'll most likely be the stuff in the Penney's catalogue that comes back. :rolleyes:

This, minus the cigarette, can come back into style any time now.


I think I actually HAVE that suit, or one almost identical to it..

I too grew up in the 70's...plaid and all. Is it any wonder I reject any and all sense of fashion. Blue jeans or shorts and T-shirt are the ultimate clothing as far as I'm concerned.

This, minus the cigarette, can come back into style any time now.

Unfortunately, it'll most likely be the stuff in the Penney's catalogue that comes back. :rolleyes:

Yeah, that's the point. Pretty much everything I posted likely wouldn't even be noticed (although I intentionally posted a "outlandish" jacket from the 50s) other than simply being considered a nice suit. Oh, except the clothes from the 70s. :lol:

1970s. WTF?!?!?!?!


I think men in the 70's were finally getting in touch with their feminine side.

I think men in the 70's were finally getting in touch with their feminine side.

They should've quit touching it.

This, minus the tobacco cigarette, can come back into style any time now.
fify

1970s. WTF?!?!?!?!


The 70's were all about the cannabis. This is my wife and me in 1979. I am a little, shall we say, messed up.

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o229/thomson900/JD1979.jpg

Here's something I haven't really figured out. Just bear with me:

1930s
http://www.poster.net/cooper-gary/cooper-gary-photo-xl-gary-cooper-6231378.jpg

1940s
http://thisdistractedglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/Rope%20pic%202.jpg

1950s
http://www.costumes.org/history/20thcent/1950s/movies/1955williamholden.jpg

1960s
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i38/richardjgibson/SteveMcQueen.jpg

1970s. WTF?!?!?!?!
http://blog.lib.umn.edu/richlee/Thoughts/journey.jpg

And as we probably all know, the 80s to present are mostly tame and fairly subdued when it comes to "regular" clothes, thank goodness. So what is up with the 1970s? Why was men's fashion suddenly, and briefly so outlandish? We may never know.

More on the 1970's. Is there anything worse than the Leisure Suit?

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/187/417442156_2961f702e9.jpg

http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/6883/sabotageze8.jpg

Hah! I had a jacket like this back in the '70s. If I remember correctly, I bought mine at Sears.

http://www.bikeforums.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=93815&d=1233686019

I'll take both in 44R. NOW. Same for the vest and trousers.

-Kurt

I'll take both in 44R. NOW. Same for the vest and trousers.

-KurtWhat about the Mini-Me?

What about the Mini-Me?

Tell the Blofeld impersonators and Donald Pleasence to crawl right back into the radioactive hole that they crawled out of.

-Kurt

Discussion Questions:

#1. Explain why a blue jacket, white shirt, and white pants are popular color combinations to use when leaning against an automobile.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8KVGEZEUltI/RxAf-WKFJwI/AAAAAAAAAWE/QNNZYXxINag/s1600/77-5.jpg

http://www.jaysmarine.com/kk_carsm2.jpg

#2. Explain this thread.
#3. Explain A&S.
#4. Who IS Dave Barry, anyway?

-Kurt

Discussion Questions:

#1. Explain why a blue jacket, white shirt, and white pants are popular color combinations to use when leaning against an automobile.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8KVGEZEUltI/RxAf-WKFJwI/AAAAAAAAAWE/QNNZYXxINag/s1600/77-5.jpg

http://www.jaysmarine.com/kk_carsm2.jpg

#2. Explain this thread.
#3. Explain A&S.

-Kurt

All 3 fall under the category of, "Things that make you go Hmmmmmmmmmmm".
http://www.gettinclose.com/news/images/_Fartless_Bread.jpg

"Things that make you go Hmmmmmmmmmmm".

I can't hear you, Tom - will someone swat that fly?

-Kurt