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A Tribute to Bad 70’s Fashion

Who doesn’t love a clip show? After more than a year and a half of blogging about polyester, it seemed fitting to put together a “Greatest Hits” packageof some of the bigger fashion attrocities of the 1970’s. Thanks of course, to the good catalogs at Aldens, JC Penney, Sears and Wards.So check out the best […]

Christmas is a Disco Shirt

I was unaware of this custom but according to this catalog, it’s some sort of tradition. I love anything Disco in catalogs, they always have somebody looking goofy, like the gentleman at the bottom right…

Put Togethers : A New Name For Terror

Not content to let JC Penney’s Man Mates collection roam the earth unchallenged as the world’s only “Permanent Bachelor Wear” so Monkey Wards came up with “Put Togethers” a series of outfits that should have made God angry. All this month we’ll be featuring new put togethers, leaving you to judge which line is worse. […]

Disco Stud Friday

Thanks to my pal Scott, I have this wonderfully serious Disco man shot, kind of looks like Kevin McDonald from kids in the hall. Try not to look him directly in the eyes ladies, he’s a real tomcat. A nice close up of his back up posse, the ladykillers…..