What we found is general men’s wear in the 70s.
In the early portion of the 1970s, much of what people wore was influenced by the styles of the 60s. The hippies still had a stronghold on fashion, so bell bottom jeans and gauzy cotton shirts were still very much in style for the men of this era. Tie-dyed t-shirts were common as well. Accessories for this outfit included peace sign necklaces and headbands tied around the forehead.
For outerwear for the more conservative man, belted trench coats were quite popular. They were often paired with felt hats that had a small brim. They looked very dapper but certainly a bit undercover spy-like.
In the middle portion of the 70s, plaid was all the rage in menswear. Plaid polyester pants were worn with solid color turtlenecks with very high necks, wide belts (often hand-tooled), and patent leather loafers that were decorated with buckles.
Plaid fitted blazers were quite popular as well, worn – of course – with solid color polyester pants. Patchwork or “madras” pants were also in vogue during this part of the 70s.
By the time the last 3 or 4 years of the 70s arrived, clothing had made a total 180 degree turn. The simple style of the hippies was replaced by the flamboyance of the disco era.
Men began wearing the brightest, loudest shirts they could find, usually made of some sort of shiny fabric. These shirts were fitted for a slimmer look, had large collars, and were almost always open at the neck.
These shirts were worn with tight-fitting pants or the newly popular disco-style 3-piece suit like the white one John Travolta wore in Saturday Night Fever. Later, men began to latch on to the fad known as the leisure suit.
These included casual bell bottom trousers teamed with a boxy shirt-like jacket, worn with one of the aforementioned print shirts. If your accessories included a white belt and shoes, you were especially cool!
Men also wore jumpsuits during the disco era. Jumpsuits – a one-piece garment that combined shirt and pants – were popular with rockers of the era so they caught on with the common man as well.
Most were made of shiny material, had a front zipper, and were truly not very flattering, unless the wearer was slim and trim. Nonetheless, they were seen everywhere – both inside and outside the disco.
We all know that fashion trends come and go, and at some point, those same fads that seemed to have washed down the drain way back when will be right back in style in 10 years or so. While not all trends resurface, there are those staples that just won’t go away. Here is a look at a few fashion garbs and statements that we rock today that might bring back a flashback or two for our moms or pops shared by Madamenoire.com.