Comments on: Man of Argyle

By: Nora

Nora — Wed, 22 Jul 2015 03:38:21 +0000

…"MOST people didn't normally wear things this awful" I actually knew guys who wore things similar to this. Now I know where they got their idea from. Thought it was atrocious at the time, my opinion hasn't changed any. LOL

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 06:48:45 +0000

...that's because MOST people didn't normally wear things this awful. Remember, these are catalog ads highlighting the craziest of what was offered back then. The '70s are when all the weirdness most people associate with "the '60s" REALLY happened. Society was changing dramatically and clothing companies were flailing in every possible direction trying to avoid being "left out".

But only up to a point.

For every stand-out ad like this in a catalog, there was page after page of entirely conventional looking clothing. A classic like the button front, long sleeve, cable knit sweater is still available from L.L. Bean, virtually unchanged from the one my father got as a Christmas present back in 1972

By: Dar

Dar — Thu, 11 Jun 2015 04:51:07 +0000

I'm beginning to think you're photoshoppig these.

I don't remember the 70's fashions being this horrible!