A Few Family Fashion Faux Pas

My sister Pam and I were taking a little stroll down memory lane, on our high school alumni Facebook page, when the discussion turned to some of the fashion we used to wear....And that set me to thinking. Some of the things we used to be seen in public in.....well, now I just have to shake my head and wonder WHAT WERE WE THINKING?!?!?!

Early 70's
Hip hugger bell bottomed jeans.

The best place to buy these was at the Army Navy surplus store. They hugged so low that the zipper was only about an inch long. Maybe two. You didn't DARE bend over lest your cheeks show and that just wasn't done back then.
.They looked something like this, but were usually a little lower.

So we wore body shirts. These were shirts and tops that came all the way down to the crotch and then snapped, thus keeping them permanently tucked in.Here is a good example of the snap crotch body shirt that we wore with the jeans.

Now how did we finish off this ensemble, you ask? With platform shoes of course! Usually a two inch platform sole and a four inch heel. You risked a broken ankle every time you left the house.I actually had a pair that looked very much like these:

These were quite popular too:

Good grief it's a wonder more of us didn't break our necks.

Hot pants.....remember those?

Oh yes, dear readers...that little number you see here was considered quite sexy. Notice the white knee boots and the matching white shoulder strap purse. Also quite the rage was the sweater worn over the button down shirt.
I remember I had a hot pants outfit that was just to die for! It was a lavender hot pants-jumpsuit with a sleeveless vest over it.Silver studs on the vest. I wore it with white leather boots that laced up the sides.
Tres chic!!

Now those of us who didn't go the sexy mama route may have chosen the Earth Mother look.
A maxi dress down to the floor
Floppy hat
Earth shoes

The ruffle at the bottom was a definite plus.
The floppy hat could be felt like this one:

Or open and lacy for that summer look, like this:

I actually had a felt hat like the top one. I wore it with black pants that had huge yellow flowers on them, and a black almost see through blouse...ruffled at the neck and sleeve. I rocked that hat.

To complete the Earth Mother look there was the Earth shoe.

Notice that the heel is lower than the toe. That was intentional. It was supposed to make you walk better. It didn't.

There were some outfits that we probably should just try to forget. Like the summer halter dresses I wore that were sooo short they had matching panties underneath. Or the yellow outfit my sister had...open lattice work all the way down the side of the leg and blouse. (Although she was probably the only woman on Earth who could wear those pants and still look like a lady.)

Over the years I have gone from hot pants to hot flashes.....from hip huggers to hip replacements....from floppy hats to floppy .......well never mind.

Time to go....Has anybody seen my fannypack?