20 BIZARRE 1970s Fashion Fads You've Probably Forgotten

[@shannonshannonbobannon5040]

What I learned: Don’t call knitting crochet. 😂

[@WayBackAmericana]

Haha. I’m getting eaten alive in the comments!

[@denisesmith2745]

Get over it

[@denisesmith2745]

The commenter, not you!

[@cynthiamclellan6745]

Hey Denise - Some people respect accuracy

[@denisesmith2745]

Get a job

[@Ms7of8]

There is a huge difference between fashion in the early 70s and fashion in the late 70s.

[@WayBackAmericana]

The decade changed so quickly!

[@elizabethharalson7903]

So true, early 70's was not about disco. They wouldn't let us into the clubs with jeans. ( we had more fun in a van in the parking lot watching all the dance club freaks.)

[@WayBackAmericana]

Ha, we could make a party anywhere we wanted in those days!

[@jenniferbraun7269]

You say crochet then show clips of knitting! NOOOOOO

[@WayBackAmericana]

Oh man, I wonder if this wasn’t exactly my lane of video. Should’ve had someone review it first! Ha. Nice catch and thanks for watching!

[@kelleyhavens7932]

That’s exactly what I said out loud

[@cherigreen4471]

Me too, I thought that is not a crochet hook, but knitting needles! 😂

[@marlenesunley381]

That’s what I said, too!!

[@Didi-m9b]

yes, many mismatched images in relation to the narrator in this video, could not finish watching.

[@debz5798]

That’s knitting your showing! Get it together! 😂

[@WayBackAmericana]

Dang! I'll ask for a second pair of eyes next time. Ha.

[@sissy7248]

How could you keave out Hot Pants. While in college I was a cocktail waitress at a disco. Our uniform was hot pants, a halter top, and platform shoes. Made a lot if money back then.

[@WayBackAmericana]

I can’t believe I did, it was one of the best things of the 70s.

[@JoAnnaDale]

I was just going to say this. I had several that I wore in high school.

[@user339]

@@JoAnnaDale We weren't able to wear hot pants in school. Some of us did wear them to our graduation under the long robe.

[@carolanndenton5933]

hot pants lol

[@dianewilliams1125]

I worked for Diane Von Furstenberg in the early 80s, for Christmas one year I got 2 dresses for our bonus. I still have one with the original shopping bag they came in!😊😊😊

[@WayBackAmericana]

Whoa! What a bonus! Fun story, thanks for sharing.

[@rocknroller77]

What happened to th other?

[@barbarat5729]

Why wouldn't you USE IT? Why would you let it sit in a bag for forty years?

[@dianewilliams1125]

@barbarat5729 I have worn it,it just doesn't fit me anymore. I'm also 67 and disabled not any reason to wear a dress. I'm looking to sell it and give someone else the pleasure.

[@dianewilliams1125]

@rocknroller77 wore it many times. I guess it got worn out and given away. Looking to sell the one I have.

[@suzilindblad5207]

Gouchos, cowl neck shirts, gold fishbone necklaces, stick pins, floating heart necklaces, famolare shoes, knee socks. Mood rings. Gold snake belts. pullover vests. Star butt jeans with a large Goody comb in the back pocket so you could easily style your feathered hair.😂

[@WayBackAmericana]

All classics! Making notes for a part 2!

[@Jennifer-z4f]

Mind blown. I forgot about half of those.

[@julieanderson100]

Upvoted 100X. Did we go to school together?

[@hotwireman49]

No big bells?

[@sweettrubble4635]

My son hijacked my orange-striped knee socks when he was a toddler. I never got them back. 😊

[@sarahbiermann5889]

Gunne Sax! My dad dated Jessica McClintock and my sister and I got a tour of the factory and got to pick any dress we wanted. I got a dark pink peasant dress w a lace up front, lace sleeves w cuffs that covered my whole forearm. Fabulous!

[@WayBackAmericana]

Wow, what an incredible story! Your dad dating Jessica McClintock and getting a behind-the-scenes tour of the Gunne Sax factory sounds like a dream come true for girls. Absolutely fabulous! What an amazing memory to hold onto-sounds like you were living every ’70s girl’s fashion fantasy!

[@Poppaea-Sabina]

Pictures please 😊

[@slogiraffe]

LOVED Gunne Sax. Thanks for the great reminder!

[@joannryan5929]

I had all of these! Such fun! But very popular in NYC discos were Danskin bodysuits and wrap around skirts. I had a collection of those too!

[@WayBackAmericana]

Cool!

[@Jennifer-z4f]

Yes, Danskins!

[@Dorothy-x5f]

I wore Danskin to tend bar as they clung to you as opposed to bending over with a top.on that would expose you..Loved them...🎄❤️🇱🇷🍀😘

[@isabellindlind]

@@Dorothy-x5f Oh yes. I had Danskin's galore! Also, tops w/metal snap closures at the crotch so as to keep them perfectly tucked in. Haha!

[@user339]

Macrame was big, too. It's different than crochet.

[@WayBackAmericana]

Macrame came back a few years ago too, right?

[@user339]

@@WayBackAmericana Not sure if it's back in a big way. Some of the late 60s and 70s styles are sort of back, so it might be.

[@YaelTiferet]

My mom macrame'd everything.

[@ssllylawrence618]

It's like crochet inasmuch it's not knitting. Jeezzz,!!!!

[@carolanndenton5933]

multi level for all the hanging plants!!

[@johannepalange7123]

The logistics of going to the bathroom in a jumpsuit are mind boggling.

[@WayBackAmericana]

It’s true!

[@barbaral743]

@@johannepalange7123 never had a jump suit. The body suits had snaps.

[@YaelTiferet]

@@barbaral743 I hated them. The snaps were right down in your business and extremely awkward to snap and unsnap, especially when you REALLY needed to go. People still wear bodysuits and I just don't get it. it would be different if they were in a place that was quick and easy to reach, a place you could see.

[@tamarakonczal6350]

My young friends are into it but I remember well the game of Twister it took to get them off!

[@MetsterAnn]

Jump suits are still a trend and still a pain.

[@Dee-oh1je]

Best of times growing up in the 70’s and still love the fashion!

[@WayBackAmericana]

Same!

[@Fashn4LaDieS]

Don't forget about the Hot Pants. I lived in the 70's, as a teenager.

[@WayBackAmericana]

I'll include that in my part 2! So many things to include with such a classic decade!

[@Loliolla]

We used to wear cut-off jeans

[@missg.5940]

That was my teen years…and fashion. Dr. Scholl wooden sandals too, Earth Shues, bra dresses, hip huggers, huge bell bottoms, chokers, blue striped engineer overalls,blue and white eyeshadows pale lipstick!

[@jackieforestieri3010]

I had those Dr Scholl sandals! With the bump under your toes.

[@WayBackAmericana]

Classics!

[@sinclairreed5367]

Remember Wallabee's.

[@user339]

@@jackieforestieri3010 Yes, and you could buy them at pharmacy stores in boxes, like Rite Aid. Only it wasn't called Rite Aid then. It was Lane's. They were around $20.

[@user339]

@@sinclairreed5367 Pretty sure they still sell them on a website.

[@VintageConversation]

Crochet everything - precedes to show knitting, lol ... OMG Cords did sound like that when you walked, they were great. I was a 70's teen and this really hit me, Thanks Oh and thank you for NOT calling them flares, omg

[@WayBackAmericana]

I remember my pants echoing through the school hallways. ha.

[@VintageConversation]

@@WayBackAmericana 🤣😂

[@sweettrubble4635]

I was in high school in the 60s-70s. This was a nice remember-when video.

[@aussiegirl2148]

Bell-bottoms were far more flattering to the figure than skinny jeans.

[@WayBackAmericana]

Classic!

[@rachaelbean1439]

It depends on your figure. I think tall and very short women look better in skinny jeans than wide leg trousers.

[@calgal8915]

OMG! I was a total 70’s girl. I had an orange crochet swimsuit, bell bottoms that had to completely cover your platforms and almost forgot I wore a head scarf all the time. I remember orange was a big fashion color which I made my own polyester outfit out of.

[@WayBackAmericana]

Oh wow! You really embraced the era!

[@julieanderson100]

I seriously see orange, brown, and rust when I think back to my childhood as those colors were so popular - home decor and clothing. Except, 1976- I distinctly remember everything being red, white, and blue due to the bicentenial.

[@carolanndenton5933]

orange went with most of the decor of the 70's too..along with olive green!!

[@Kate-yv2or]

I had matching crochet hats and ponchos. Lots of peasant blouses and corduroy. Never had the nerve to wear a tube top. Too afraid of having it pulled down. Halter tops were safer. I had one that was reversible. Scarves? I wanted to be Rhoda Morgenstern. My first pair of glasses were aviators. Puka shell necklaces meant you probably smoked the devil's lettuce. Earth Shoes meant you grew your own. And jumpsuits were invented by Beelzebub himself. Trying to get them off to use the bathroom was a nightmare.

[@WayBackAmericana]

Ha! This gave me a laugh, thanks! Never thought about the practicality of a jumpsuit.

[@kmarch6630]

I had a lot of puka shell necklaces. I wore earth shoes too and you were right.

[@susanclifford1094]

Yup hard to pee in those jumpsuits 😅

[@slogiraffe]

Best comment of the day! Yep the aviator glasses puka shell earth shoe trifecta said all you wanted to know lol

[@DanShull-x8t]

Oh how the fashions have changed but still some have come back. So fun to watch and see it all . Great memories from the past growing up and in high school.

[@WayBackAmericana]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@YogaCheryl]

Even though there are issues with the reference photos in nearly every category, I still love these reminders and how so many of today's fashions have elements of these iconic 70s styles!

[@WayBackAmericana]

Thank you for the kind words despite the hiccups with the reference photos! It’s amazing how ’70s fashion continues to inspire today’s trends. Those iconic styles really left a lasting mark. Glad you enjoyed the trip down memory lane!

[@verdeazul333]

Three of my aunts crocheted everything in our house in the 70's--curtains, sofa covers, throw pillow covers, table cloths, even TV covers. They were hard to wash and eventually became discolored. I miss that gaudy home!😊

[@WayBackAmericana]

That’s talent! Thanks for sharing!

[@lisalang7096]

In the 70’s my grandmother crocheted ponchos for my sisters & I ~ we wore them everywhere

[@marycollins1024]

I still have a bedspread that my mom crocheted for me around 1974. I don’t use it, but I can’t bring myself to get rid of it.

[@lilolmecj]

What I like about the 70s, and also the 80s is that people really took care to look well dressed. The colors, the coordination and the connectedness that resulted from unifying fashion are things I miss.

[@WayBackAmericana]

It was a great time!

[@KathieWhat]

Lol I don't miss all the mixed patterns, polyester and bad hair!

[@CynthiaStraub-h4n]

Plaid seersucker blazers. I sewed four for myself in the summer of 1972 in anticipation of freshman year in HS. Also...Earth shoes, Dr Scholl sandals, Bass shoes, gauchos, extra long low cut jeans...oh the memories!

[@WayBackAmericana]

Wow, sewing four plaid seersucker blazers for yourself? That’s impressive! Sounds like you were way ahead in the style game heading into high school. Such fun memories of a truly unique era. 😊

[@CassieJones-pn1rp]

Oh my gosh I forgot leisure suits. I was born in 1969 and my dad and little brother had matching different colors of denim suits that my mom made for them😂

[@darbysusan]

Crochet and knitting are two very different things, you talk about crochet and show people knitting not crocheting. Get your facts straight

[@WayBackAmericana]

Got it. Sorry about that one!

[@sparrowgael]

The weirdest crochet thing I was given in the 70s was a red hat made with Budweiser cans. They snipped out label part of the beer cans, holes were punched in them and they were crocheted together to make a hat. No, I absolutely did not wear it. I thought it was a weird thing for a parent to give a 14 year old kid and I really didn't want to get stuffed in my locker at school.

[@WayBackAmericana]

Ha! Now that’s a funny hat to imagine!

[@amg9163]

@sparrowgael I was going to post about the beer can crocheted hats! 😆 They seemed to be ubiquitous, or at least to me, when I was a kid in the 1970s.

[@lisalang7096]

Good job showing these 70’s trends ~ I remember them all!

[@WayBackAmericana]

Thanks! I had a lot of fun making the video, happy to hear you enjoyed it!

[@sammyschmammy1]

My favorite pants ever were purple corduroy hip hugger elephant pants. $3.00 at Montgomery Wards. I was in 7th grade. 😊

[@WayBackAmericana]

Those sound amazing! Purple corduroy hip hugger elephant pants for $3? What a steal! Montgomery Wards was the place for finds like that. Bet you rocked those in 7th grade-what a great memory! 😊

[@carolanndenton5933]

yeah elehant pants and then palazzo's flimsy and breezy!!

[@beckyhuey9744]

Elephant leg pants…aka palazzo pants! Yeah now l remember!

[@WayBackAmericana]

Ha!

[@sinclairreed5367]

How about Dittos?

[@EvaFG1962]

We called them elephant ears

[@buddhahoo1]

Oh Dittos, thanks for the reminder.​@@sinclairreed5367

[@KathieWhat]

Sweater coats❤️ Wish I had mine.

[@WayBackAmericana]

Sweater coats were the best-so cozy and stylish! It’s hard not to miss those timeless pieces. Maybe it’s time to hunt for a vintage one and bring the love back.

[@cindydoster1987]

I actually worked in a sewing factor making leisure suits. LOL

[@WayBackAmericana]

That’s amazing! You were right there in the middle of the leisure suit craze-true '70s fashion history. Bet you could sew circles around most of us!

[@cindydoster1987]

@@WayBackAmericana I can definitely top stitch collars and cuffs. LOL. My father-in-law didn't give up his leisure suit until sometime in the late 90's. He's gone now, so I'd love to see him in that blue leisure suite one more time.

[@LauraP-rj9dx]

I was married in a Gunnie Sax dress. I wore all of those styles...I still wear boho style clothing, including peasant blouses. I don't care if its in style or not...wrap dresses are very flattering as well. I just wear what I like.

[@ladyofthecreek279]

Wrap dresses are a true classic. Flattering to every body type.

[@WayBackAmericana]

That’s the best way to do it-wear what you love!

[@catherineellen928]

Here in Canada, 'Yofi creations' dresses were like Gunne Sax dresses. Wore mine to high school graduation!

[@temperancetarot7]

Loved the rundown of 70s clothes. My sister still crochets to this day. My late husband wore his corduroy pants till they were thread bare 🙂. I learned not to wear a wrap around dress anywhere with a lot of wind- big mistake. Almost hurt myself trying to walk in clogs & also playing with :clackers'-- hope the both don't come back.

[@WayBackAmericana]

Thanks for sharing such great memories! Your sister sticking with crochet is so cool-it’s such a timeless skill. And your late husband rocking those corduroys until they were threadbare? That’s dedication! I can totally imagine the wrap dress-wind combo-sounds like a lesson learned the hard way. And clogs and clackers? They were like a ’70s rite of passage, but yeah, maybe we’re better off leaving those in the past! Thanks for the laugh and the nostalgia!

[@cafsixtieslover]

My grandmother made me a lovely black crochet long waistcoat. I wore it over denim hot pants with a rainbow striped jumper and long pink suede boots. I also split the sides of cord trousers and added contrasting flared inserts.

[@WayBackAmericana]

Wow, what a killer outfit! You were rocking the era in style!

[@StrangeFacinations]

I remember wearing long sleeve sweaters under long dresses with short puffy sleeves. Later, a friend's grandma made a quilt out of polyester prints. Crocheted bikinis were funny, not meant to be in water. David Bowie's stage clothes were so dreamy. Thankfully, he saved them all and I got to see them up close at the 'David Bowie Is' exhibit.

[@WayBackAmericana]

Oh wow, that'd be a fun exhibit to see!

[@StrangeFacinations]

@WayBackAmericana I'm hoping someday it will open again. I flew to Chicago to see it. I guess that would be up to his family.

[@angelabluebird609]

My crochet bikini worked just fine for swimming.

[@StrangeFacinations]

@WayBackAmericana I hope his family decides to tour it again. That black jump suit that looked like an LP record was at beginning. On the way up the stairs to get in the museum had lyrics on the front of the steps. The Starman video played on a wall size screen with the costume he wore. There were so many beautiful things and video rooms and sets We got a hotel and I saw it again the next day.

[@StrangeFacinations]

@angelabluebird609 Was it lined? My friend tried to make one and it stretched out. She had to get a towel around her to get dressed

[@xandra7986]

In Britain we called tube tops boob tubes back in the seventies 😂 Even little kids wore them and we also called them that 😆

[@WayBackAmericana]

That’s hilarious! “Boob tubes” definitely has a cheeky British flair to it. Can’t imagine little kids running around in them with that name-it must’ve been quite a sight! Thanks for sharing that fun bit of ’70s nostalgia! 😂

[@xandra7986]

@ I just went onto a British clothing website and they’re still called boob tubes! 😆 I imagine most sites probably refer to them as tube tops nowadays as to not cause offence. Different times I suppose.

[@judithvorster2515]

Was called boob tubes in South Africa as well

[@elaineDPW]

SuperFly suits, man fell off his shoes when a LITTLE dog started chasing him. My grandparents and I where howling with laughter

[@WayBackAmericana]

Oh man.

[@cathrinewhite7629]

There's just something about a guy in a tie-dye denim leisure suit, with pointy leather ankle boots!😂

[@WayBackAmericana]

Haha, now that’s a look! Someone rocking that must’ve been turning heads everywhere!

[@lilolmecj]

I like wrap dresses even now, but they aren’t as easy as they look, they are very prone to gapping, and I don’t like to have to pin them. And jumpsuits…I think they can be great, but once out of diapers they are completely impractical!😸

[@WayBackAmericana]

Haha, I know what you mean!

[@rebeccacorbin1590]

Good summary. As a 70s girl myself I also remember elephant pants. Big voluminous pant legs that were the precursor to bell bottoms. I had a halter top but stopped wearing it because I got the wrong sort of attention when I did. Short legged overalls were also a trend in the late 70s. Always had to wear them with one bib unbuckled. Then there was the ponytail holder. It was really a piece of leather with 2 holes and a stick threaded through. So simple but kind of cool.

[@WayBackAmericana]

Thanks for sharing those awesome memories! Sounds like you were right in the heart of ’70s fashion trends-what a time to be a part of!

[@Suzi64grad]

Mood rings were big too! 😊

[@WayBackAmericana]

Oh, absolutely! Watching the colors change and trying to figure out what they “meant” was half the fun. Such a cool trend! 😊

[@sjr100]

White belts for men. I actually had my mom buy white shoe polish to keep it looking spiffy! Long sleeve billow shirts for men. Noone had mentioned Dickies? The fake turtle neck?

[@WayBackAmericana]

Ah great ideas! They'll be in a part 2 for sure!

[@isabellindlind]

Thank you, Way Back Americana.😊💓

[@WayBackAmericana]

My pleasure! Thanks for watching! Part 2 is coming soon.

[@isabellindlind]

@@WayBackAmericana Aw, thank you. I really enjoyed this. I enjoyed your own personal memories! Men's leisure suits were really something, lol!😊Happy to sub, thank you.

[@suzilindblad5207]

My sisters and i had matching crocheted ponchos, each in a different color. Our great aunt Mildred made them so we took a picture with all of us wearing those hideous ponchos, and then they went in the donation box😂

[@WayBackAmericana]

Haha! Very funny!

[@shirleytodd6900]

I only donated my crocheted poncho in 2024😂. I was 11 when I got it. Thought it was trendy and fab back then. It was surprisingly warm though.

[@jazziered142]

Crochet everything: proceeds to show everyone knitting.

[@WayBackAmericana]

Sorry about that!

[@karenhaley3444]

Puka shell necklaces Hurt! Loved jumpsuits and I sewed mine.

[@WayBackAmericana]

Thanks for sharing!

[@laureliechapman1267]

David Cassidy was in most of the Puka shell photos. Paul Newman was wearing some kind of pendant, but I didn't see any puka shells. Could be my eyesight - but I remember David Cassidy being credited by some pop-culture observers for staring the puka shell thing. And Cher wore the wide bellbottoms that were fitted to the knee - not so much Sonny, at least in that photo.

[@WayBackAmericana]

Thanks! The decade was so interesting, even the clothes and who wore them.

[@Pixie-lated]

👍😊 7:40 Paul Newman is wearing a ball chain necklace with a bottle opener hanging from it. And no puka shells anywhere in sight.

[@deborahbaker4770]

I grew up in the 70’s I thought the clothe’s I wore were cute until I look back at them I can’t believe what I wore ‼️😳

[@WayBackAmericana]

Ha. What matters is how you felt back then!

[@ulrichhille5241]

@@WayBackAmericana Well, yesterday's fashion always looks ugly.

[@beckyhuey9744]

Don’t forget elephant leg pants! So 🤩 fun

[@WayBackAmericana]

Classic!

[@poorthing]

Movie/ celebrity fashions were NOT what everyday folks wore. I was 20 in 1970 so...this was funny ( No tube tops in schools!!) Yeah. I was there

[@WayBackAmericana]

You’re so right-movie and celebrity fashions were always a bit out there compared to everyday wear.

[@larsedik]

Great decade for pimps. I started making my own clothes in the 70s because I hated what was being sold in stores. Then I began making clothes for others, and that started my career as a fashion designer. I wasn't the only person who hated 70s fashion.

[@WayBackAmericana]

Interesting, do you still make your own stuff now?

[@nancyhuffman5802]

Famolares shoes, with high wavy bottoms!

[@WayBackAmericana]

Classic!

[@marycollins1024]

I LOVED my Famolares!!

[@MaryEddy-p3s]

When tube tops went out of style I sewed the top and bottom closed. Unstretched it was the size of a regular potholder, so that’s what I used it for!

[@WayBackAmericana]

That’s genius! Talk about giving it a second life-love it! 😂

[@user-hy9gy9we3e]

Love these!!!

[@WayBackAmericana]

Thank you! So glad you’re enjoying them-fashion from back in the day is such a fun trip down memory lane. Stay tuned for more!

[@oldspiritart]

99% of my entire high school wore Puca shells and desert boots, later earth shoes. We conformed🤣

[@WayBackAmericana]

Conformity never looked so cool. At least everyone was on the same stylish page! 🤣

[@rlpupdates]

What I loved about shopping for clothes in the 70s was not everything was a brand we had in Sydney Australia a lot of clothes shops that had a huge range of clothes that they buyer put together so there was a mix of labels, styles etc now it is impossible to find a clothes shops that is not a brand which drives me crazy as I loved the variety it meant you could find something unique. Also the clothes were well made as we consumers would not pay for poorly made clothes and refunds were expected if it wasn’t quality.

[@WayBackAmericana]

You’re so right-shopping in the ’70s had a unique charm that’s hard to replicate today. Plus, the quality back then really mattered-you got what you paid for. It’s no wonder you miss those days! Thanks for sharing such a vivid memory of what shopping used to be like.

[@WutheringCottage]

The best of days. I was surely styling it!

[@WayBackAmericana]

Mine too! Thanks for watching!

[@Ariadne76-k3d]

Thanks for the memories!

[@WayBackAmericana]

You’re so welcome! Glad the memories brought back some smiles and laughs. Thanks for sharing yours, too-it’s what makes this so fun!

[@nancybrown1455]

Jean jackets were soooo cool!

[@WayBackAmericana]

Agreed!

[@jimalancook3157]

This brings back so many memories! However you didn’t show one peasant blouse .

[@aprilcoursey4533]

There were a few, but yeah, he showed many other styles as well

[@WayBackAmericana]

Dang, sorry about that. I'll be more careful with the part 2 coming.

[@evelynrossetto3143]

Graduated from High School in '73!! 'Nuff said...Wore them all!! {except the wide collars}

[@WayBackAmericana]

Class of ’73-what a time to graduate! Sounds like you fully embraced the iconic styles of the era (minus those wide collars, of course). ’Nuff said indeed! What a great memory to have lived through it all!

[@feg3akatrey144]

I’ve worn shearling car coats and bomber jackets almost constantly in my 54 years on this earth - the rare timeless classic! My mom wore a lot of scarves in the 60s-90s, when my folks downsized homes a few years ago the estate company rep went nuts when we showed her almost 50 like-new Hermes scarves. I had no idea what those things cost new, no wonder my mom was always so happy when she received one from my dad 😂

[@WayBackAmericana]

Shearling coats and bomber jackets are the definition of timeless-great choice for staying stylish through the years! Sounds like your family had a knack for timeless style.

[@pbear7814]

Oh, they were unforgettable all right. I LOATHED the fashions of the 70s.

[@WayBackAmericana]

Really? I thought it was great! Take me back any day.

[@bobbibuttons8730]

@@WayBackAmericanaand me, I adored the 70s, maybe not the leisure suits though

[@jeskeepinitreal]

Was Glorious! Loved it then love it now!

[@jackieforestieri3010]

And the music!

[@user339]

@@jeskeepinitreal I did, too, but would not wear a halter top now.

[@elaineDPW]

Wrap dresses do NOT WORK IN WIND

[@WayBackAmericana]

😆

[@barbarabonnette2705]

We wore slips back then so no worries……

[@elaineDPW]

I learned about “dress weights “. I’m a sewist, I learned to sew small weights, buttons, drapery weights in the hem of my dresses/skirts in the seam to keep them from flying up. AND! It looks FANTASTIC DANCING!

[@rachaelbean1439]

​@@barbarabonnette2705 I was going to say that. I wore a wrap skirt once that came undone and fell on the floor in a room full of people. But thank God I was wearing a half petticoat.

[@lalajohnson7194]

Even when Bell bottoms came back in style, they still brought out the best of a woman's figure . Even just walking down the sidewalk, they made you look good from all angles.

[@WayBackAmericana]

So true! They weren’t just pants; they were a whole vibe!

[@dixiecyrus8136]

Why am i having flashbacks to HerbTarlick on WKRP IN CINCINNATI?🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@WayBackAmericana]

Ha.

[@cafsixtieslover]

In the early 70s big collars on shirts had round edges and were generally floral with matching ties. The big pointed Saturday Night Fever collar was from 1977 onwards.

[@WayBackAmericana]

Great point! Thanks for the timeline clarification-it’s always fun to see how styles evolved!

[@astrinymris9953]

I was a kid in the 1970s, but I remember a lot of these. My mother used to crochet ponchos for me, which were surprisingly practical garments for cool but not cold weather. One thing we did at our elementary school was wear short-sleeved shirts over long-sleeved turtlenecks. I don't know if that was widespread or a regional thing, but I was both amused and nostalgic when the look made a comeback years later.

[@WayBackAmericana]

Thank you for sharing your memories! It's always fascinating to hear personal anecdotes about fashion trends from the past. Your experience adds so much to the discussion!

[@robstrck8]

Jumpsuits were all fun until you had to tinkle 😂😂😂😂😂

[@WayBackAmericana]

So true! Jumpsuits were all the rage, but the bathroom struggle was real. Fashion definitely came with its challenges back then!

[@redleo2991]

I enjoyed this so much! Thank you.

[@WayBackAmericana]

Awesome! You’re very welcome. Thanks for watching.

[@sherryvt61]

I haven't forgotten any of the 70s styles.

[@WayBackAmericana]

They’re classics!

[@trinagolas9504]

I loved my earth shoes... ✌️

[@WayBackAmericana]

Ah, earth shoes! A total '70s classic. Comfortable, funky, and ahead of their time-just like the era. ✌️😊

[@denisesmith2745]

I love your commentary and sense of humor❤

[@WayBackAmericana]

Thanks! These videos are so fun to make, I'm having a blast to be honest.

[@annatrog56]

You seem to have crochet and knitting confused. Some of the outfits were crocheted, but you showed someone knitting. Just don't want to confuse anyone. Some of the blouses were peasant blouses that were shown. Some were not.

[@WayBackAmericana]

From the multiple comments I think I was the confused one. Ha.

[@paintedlady4589]

My best friends mom crocheted us lined bathing suits. Hahaha! They filled up with water and nearly fell off of us in the city pool. Didn't work but we had a good laugh.

[@WayBackAmericana]

That’s hilarious! Even if it didn’t work out, at least you got a good laugh and a story to tell!

[@ahamoment3626]

Wow! Great research done on this video! I remember all of these looks! I just subscribed to your channel. I also love the narration. This was the most entertaining walk-down memory lane I have had in a while. Keep up the great work!.👍 Oh and I also shared this video with my cousin who is now a fan too!

[@WayBackAmericana]

Wow, thanks! Your comment just about made my whole year.

[@FreshGrey-pm4vw]

We were the coolest in our tube tops, Ditto jeans, platform shoes and scarves. Loved it all. Still wear most of it.

[@WayBackAmericana]

Sounds like you were rocking the ultimate ’70s look! Love that you’re still keeping the style alive today! Once cool, always cool!

[@Maliceah]

I had a tube top. I wore it to school in middle school and we weren't kicked out. However, they were dangerous around middle school boys, because they could easily be pulled down. Not fun. It's hilarious that you have the corduroy sound! I had corduroys and corduroy overalls. Luckily I was super skinny so mine didn't make that sound. Honestly, I had almost everything on this list, including the high wooden heel clogs. They took a little practice to walk in. Thanks for the flashback!

[@WayBackAmericana]

What a trip down memory lane! Sounds like you embraced all the best (and trickiest) trends of the ’70s. Thanks for sharing your memories!

[@jomama5186]

I ❤ and miss the 70s !!!!

[@WayBackAmericana]

The ’70s really were something special! So many iconic memories, styles, and vibes-it’s hard not to miss them. Glad this brought back some love for the decade!

[@tobiwalker7145]

Your halter tops aren't. A halter top has to fasten behind the neck, not have ordinary over-the-shoulder straps. Flared leg pants aka bell bottoms more properly belong in the 1960s.

[@WayBackAmericana]

Dang, I guess I needed someone to review before I uploaded! Ha. Thanks for watching though!

[@sandrak.robbins6305]

Everyone I knew in the 70's wore bell bottoms and flared pants.

[@pamelalapierre6678]

I was a teen in the 70's & we most certainly wore bell bottoms . Our pants had to be wide enough & long enough to cover our platform shoes .

[@Dirty_Squirrell]

Where did you go to school that allowed tube tops?!? And no 16 yo wore leisure suits. Lol

[@sandrak.robbins6305]

@@Dirty_Squirrell Right! No one was allowed to wear anything like that. Girls still had to wear skirts and dresses to school in 1970.

[@texasgigi3684]

Enjoyed it and spot on, I’m a 70’s kid.

[@WayBackAmericana]

That's awesome to hear!

[@ljsneed1]

And fashion today is so grest? At least we didnt have pink hair and we werent covered in tattoos.

[@WayBackAmericana]

Every era has its own unique style, and while today’s trends are definitely different, the ’70s had its own bold and unforgettable flair. Pink hair and tattoos might not have been the thing back then, but those bell-bottoms, leisure suits, and platform shoes were just as iconic in their own way! Fashion always finds a way to keep us talking.

[@iashakezula]

I definitely remember poca shell necklace lol, the corduroy pants, wide collar,bell bottom pants, jumpsuit,

[@WayBackAmericana]

Sounds like you had all the classic staples of the ’70s! Each one a total throwback to the decade’s iconic style. Thanks for sharing those memories!

[@jomama5186]

I had 2 pairs of corduroy- one rust colored and one light grey pair. The light grey were my favorite pair

[@WayBackAmericana]

Sounds like you had a great corduroy collection! Great memories of timeless style!

[@KathieWhat]

My best friend and I made our own Roller Gear ❤️ i bought jeans at garage sales and made insets with zippers and added fabric at the bottoms. Disco fashion ruined that stuff.

[@WayBackAmericana]

That’s so creative! Making your own Roller Gear sounds like such a fun way to stand out, and those custom jeans with insets and fabric details must’ve been amazing. Disco fashion really did take over, but your DIY style sounds way cooler!

[@YaelTiferet]

Peasant blouses: shows clips of long straight tunics with no embroidery. Leisure suits were colourful: shows clips of brown and dark plaid and khaki ones. Won't say anything about the knitting, everyone else already mentioned that. But I want aviator glasses now.

[@WayBackAmericana]

Thanks for the feedback-I'll work harder to get it right next time! Let me know when you get yourself a pair!

[@susiedupuy9532]

My peasant dress was from Mexico.

[@WayBackAmericana]

Wow!

[@sandrak.robbins6305]

Knitting and crochet are not the same thing btw. Also, tube tops were not allowed at school. 1/2 the photos about 'peasant blouses' were not peasant blouses. Much of this isn't accurate in the photos. But there are a good amount that is. Mostly, the photos don't match the dialog in many instances. When you were talking about corduroy, the photos were of suede and leather??? When you talked about Paul Newman wearing puca shell necklace, there's a picture of him in a ball chain necklace with a beer opener hanging from it! What? Yes, Sonny and Cher wore bell bottoms, but as you are talking about Sonny wearing them, he is wearing straight legs and Cher has the big bells on. Everyone I knew (I graduated from HS 1970 btw) wore hip hugger bells of different widths. Girls couldn't wear pants to school until 1971. I thought that John Travolta wore shoe boots with heals with his white suit (?). Elton John wore huge platforms though in performances. Halter tops hooked behind the neck. The strapless and the ones with straps that you showed were not halter tops. I never heard of 'gunny sack dresses'. Also, I'm not sure that you actually lived during that time or you were just saying stuff like you did? Your photos were from the era, they just didn't match up much of the time with the narrative. This could have been better.

[@WayBackAmericana]

I’m starting to realize this video went outside my field of expertise. Haha. Anyways, it was fun to research, just need more help with photo selections! Thanks for watching though!

[@sissy7248]

Gunny Sack dresses were very popular in the mid 70's. I got married in one in 1977. It was cream colored with an empire waist and long flowy sleeves. Bought it at Nordstrom's in Portland Oregon.

[@WayBackAmericana]

Beautiful!

[@kmarch6630]

​@@sissy7248 That sounds very much like mine!

[@annseabolt6645]

I graduated HS in 1970 and I wore pants in junior high and high school. Guess our school was more progressive than most. What’s surprising is I lived in a small east Texas town that was kind of backwards in many ways.

[@mylois62]

I had no idea how on trend I was in the 70's! I had all of these!

[@WayBackAmericana]

Bet you rocked them all effortlessly-what a fun time to look back on!

[@mangot589]

How can you forget? Everything is back in🤣. Wear what you want.

[@WayBackAmericana]

Ha. You're not wrong!

[@elaineDPW]

It has to be the RIGHT FLARE

[@WayBackAmericana]

That’s true!

[@lindamaloney1651]

Floppy hats! Lol! Mu first wedding ALL the Bridesmaids had pastel floppy hats!

[@WayBackAmericana]

Pastel floppy hats for bridesmaids? That’s pure ’70s magic! I bet it was such a stylish and unique wedding-those hats must’ve been the talk of the day. Thanks for sharing that fabulous memory!

[@lindamaloney1651]

​@WayBackAmericana We got married in my parents back yard which had a pond...beautiful setting! I wore a long sleeve chapel like dress (so dumb!) It was July and it was 100 degrees..no wind! The under sleeves of my dress actually melted! My brother in law sang and played his guitar on their deck..Peter Paul and Mary's Wedding Song! Then I turned to my soon to be husband and sang their song " Follow Me!" I thought he would love it but he grimaced and said " What are you doing?" Lol

[@WayBackAmericana]

What a memorable wedding story! A backyard with a pond sounds absolutely gorgeous, even if the heat didn’t cooperate. Sounds like a day full of laughs and love, just as it should be!

[@donnaw4725]

The entire aesthetic of the seventies was awful. The colors, the styles, the polyester- blecch! I managed to live through it, but I’ll never forget. One exception was the wrap dress, still a classic that looks good on most people.

[@WayBackAmericana]

It was definitely different back then!

[@courtneybrink3932]

Love the wrap dresses still ❤ Your videos are always so fun to watch and reminisce.

[@WayBackAmericana]

Thanks! Nice to hear my videos are stirring up some good memories.

[@susanma4899]

I had a polyester suit in the first grade, though I'm not sure if you'd really call it a suit. It was turquoise with bell-bottom pants and a little short-sleeved jacket that snapped up the front. The jacket was also decorated with silver studs. I wore a white turtleneck under it. I guess the year would've been c.1972.

[@WayBackAmericana]

Now that’s a legendary first-grade outfit! Turquoise polyester, bell-bottoms, silver studs-it sounds like you were the coolest kid in 1972, hands down. That white turtleneck really tied it all together. If only you had a picture of that look-it’s pure '70s gold!

[@KathieWhat]

Gunne Sax were early 1980s. I had a genuine one for my high school graduation in 1981.

[@WayBackAmericana]

That’s awesome! Gunne Sax definitely hit their peak in the early ’80s. A genuine one for your graduation in 1981? What a perfect way to celebrate-those dresses were so iconic and dreamy! 😊✨

[@hotwireman49]

I remember wearing brown cords and I had Wallabee shoes that went with them. But mostly I used to wear my big Bell Levi's jeans and a halter top

[@WayBackAmericana]

What a classic ’70s combo! That’s peak ’70s fashion right there. You must’ve looked amazing rocking those timeless trends!

[@elaineDPW]

No earth shoes, FAMOLARE,

[@WayBackAmericana]

I had to look that up!

[@katherinemooney4396]

Loved my Earth shoes!

[@DawnDavidson]

Oh yes, Famolare! With the wavy bottoms. :)

[@jeskeepinitreal]

I'm loving how you bring such enthusiasm and positivity- the spirit of the 70s is alive and well here. You could double check the John Travolta disco white platforms, he wore black cuban type heel shoes with that white suit. The prariie style dress maker was Gunne Saxx not Jessica McClintock. Overall I love the video thanks for fine fun content.

[@WayBackAmericana]

Noted! Thanks for watching, I’ll get a second pair of eyes (female) on this kind of video next time. Still fun to make though.

[@DawnDavidson]

Jessica McClintock ALSO made prairie style dresses. They were mostly a bit later though, in the 80’s.

[@sumibear]

LOL that guy luxuriating over corduroy is so my vibe

[@WayBackAmericana]

Glad you enjoyed my enthusiasm!

[@barbaral743]

Better earth shoes than 5 inch heels

[@WayBackAmericana]

I bet!