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[bmccasland]

I think I'm thankful we moved the summer of '72 and Mommy Dearest missed shopping out of that particular Sears Catalogue. There were many Sears purchases in my future as we moved to a military base in Michigan adjacent to a small town, and the closest mall was over 100 miles away.

[Crankin]

I laughed my aZZ off, looking at those pictures. I was in college then, too. I wore a lot of jeans, but had my share of polyester pants and dresses. I remember one pantsuit I had from Penney's (can't believe I even shopped there). It was so stiff, the pants probably stood up on their own.
Even when I look at pictures from around the time I met my husband, 1979, I laugh. On our first date, he came to pick me up in a 3 piece white suit, with a red shirt. Oh and those huge glasses. It matched his white and red car that got 8 mpg.
I, on the other hand, wore a white sun dress that I bought at Dillards for 13.00, on sale. I think that's when Scottsdale Fashion Square was still an "outside" mall.

[oxysback]

This is the funniest picture of the whole bunch! Looks like they're wearing footie pajamas...LOL! I also remember one of those 'butt jiggler' machines at the gym my mom taught aerobics at when I was little.

[jobob]

Wow. Most excellent!

"There's an exerciser for every body at Sears Beauty Spa"

Harrumph. Did they have the highly coveted 12-oz lift machine?

[ZenSojourner]

Fake excercise machines, and I swear the woman in the foreground is wearing a poofy wig.

I get nostalgic for the 60s/70s sometimes, but in truth it's easy to forget how vastly our culture has changed since then. For instance, the following ad wouldn't have made anyone blink in 1972, but what do you think when you see it now?

[Tuckervill]

Spraying Lysol on the sheets!!??!! EWWWWWWwwwwwww....

Lysol makes me choke.

Karen

[ZenSojourner]

Well how else are you going to kill the nasty bed-cooties? I mean that's a DOUBLE BED, not a pair of twin beds like decent folk would have! Preferably in separate rooms.

[malkin]

<font= jingle singing> Sears has it at Junior Bizarre!

[Zen]

Bizarre indeed but I think it's actually "bazaar"

[crazycanuck]

I feel so young I was only born in 72...

Papaver- AGGHG...The Bros look. AGGGH..
I prefer the earlyish to mid 80's rather than the 90's. Now I have the urge to watch Flashdance , Fame & St Elmo's Fire.

[smurfalicious]

Since this thread is wandering anyway, this is a really good book about perceptions of women back in "the day." And "the day" actually extends I want to say until the 70s in this book. It covers the books about how the bad boys you weren't supposed to date (the guy on the cover is totally my type) and Lysol as, dun dun dun, a friggin douche!

Pink Think: Becoming a Woman in Many Uneasy Lessons

[shootingstar]

I prefer the earlyish to mid 80's rather than the 90's. Now I have the urge to watch Flashdance , Fame & St Elmo's Fire.

Oh Gawd. Those leg warmers and ripped up looking T-shirts with one naughty shoulder showing.

Those Sears short dresses with shorts underneath...I remember them as 'hot pants'. Yup. I had a set..Mom sewed them.

You know the 70's Show that featured the 1970's styles..I hate revival of styles from that area. But then the early-mid 1980's styles of big brushed women's hair, padded shoulders in suits, dresses ..and the whole "Dallas/JR Ewing flashy dress-up look" was just as bad.

When I see the little smock/sundress like blouses now worn over jeans..it just gives me slightly bad memories of those longer sundresses with smocking stitchery, at the top bodice with tie-up shoulder straps from the 1970's.

But really can you imagine..fashion revival of our current fashions in past 5 years....to reoccur in 20 yrs.?? Ughhh, I'm sorry. Will future fashionistas revive butt-crack, thong-showing jeans?

[Tuckervill]

But low-rise jeans ARE a revival...from the '60s. hip-huggers.

Karen

[Zen]

Those Sears short dresses with shorts underneath...I remember them as 'hot pants'. Yup. I had a set..Mom sewed them.

Terry skorts, anyone? Yes, please.

When I see the little smock/sundress like blouses now worn over jeans..it just gives me slightly bad memories of those longer sundresses with smocking stitchery, at the top bodice with tie-up shoulder straps from the 1970's.

I would wear one of those right this minute with no qualms or apologies.

[shootingstar]

But low-rise jeans ARE a revival...from the '60s. hip-huggers.

Karen

At least back then, hip-huggers were more decent. I actually think alot of the current popular fashions and cuts, look cheap and craftsmanship in tailoring/sewing technique has degraded. I am picky because I used to do alot of sewing, tailored stuff, etc.

Zen, I actually don't really like many of the current loose tops like the sundress tops and dressy variations.

Am pretty boring...just a classic cut shirt with standup collar, with French cuffs (or sleeveless) and beautiful French seams that is slightly fitted in the body is good enough.

I used to raid my mother's wardrobe from the 1950's and worn certain pieces for 5-6 years --gorgeous wool tailored suits with incredible structural tailored features and cuts. Beautiful quality tailoring where clothing and fabric durability was long lasting. She got some brand new pieces from her sisters who worked in garmet factories.