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Warpy

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20. Sears Roebuck's hippest offerings?

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Thu Mar 19, 2026, 01:02 AM

5 hrs ago

I spent the 70s doing the kind of jobs that required me to climb around inside big, greasy machinery so I dressed like a derelict.

I really hated the 70s, marred by Vietnam and Nixon at one end, the oil shocks in the middle and disco at the other end. Other decades have been marred by war, Republicans, and other disasters but they've had at least something to recommend them. The 70s were just plain awful, beginning to end.

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How '70s do these photos look to you? [View all] True Dough 8 hrs ago OP

Yow! oberle 8 hrs ago #1

Ouch! TomSlick 8 hrs ago #2

... Solly Mack 7 hrs ago #3

Solly... True Dough 7 hrs ago #5

I got some pea soup. You want? Solly Mack 7 hrs ago #9

My tummy is a little upset. True Dough 7 hrs ago #11

I was a child when I first saw that movie. Three years later, the movie "Carrie" scared me more. Solly Mack 7 hrs ago #12

The first one looks more early '60s to me... regnaD kciN 7 hrs ago #4

I concur. 🤓❤️ littlemissmartypants 5 hrs ago #21

Love the second picture. bottomofthehill 7 hrs ago #6

had bell bottom pants and leisure suit!! AllaN01Bear 7 hrs ago #7

The first photo looks like it's from the late 60s LogDog75 7 hrs ago #8

So much polyester Wicked Blue 7 hrs ago #10

Embarrassingly accurate, unfortunately. 3catwoman3 7 hrs ago #13

Well, to identify with any of those a dense cloud of smoke would be needed. LastDemocratInSC 7 hrs ago #14

The belt on the lady in orange hibbing 6 hrs ago #15

She's definitely badass. I love her hair!! ❤️ littlemissmartypants 5 hrs ago #22

Everyone is so skinny! jmbar2 6 hrs ago #16

I think the skinny thing is an optical illusion when combined with the awesome hair. chicoescuela 6 hrs ago #18

High fructose corn syrup. littlemissmartypants 5 hrs ago #23

Yeah Figarosmom 6 hrs ago #17

The first one almost looks 60's. I didn't want the list to stop. Fun! C Moon 6 hrs ago #19

Sears Roebuck's hippest offerings? Warpy 5 hrs ago #20

What?! No halter tops and hip huggers? littlemissmartypants 5 hrs ago #24

LOL! Me, too! Silver Gaia 3 hrs ago #31

Excellent!! Please tell me that you embroidered your jeans and made your own halter tops! littlemissmartypants 3 hrs ago #32

Except for the black and white photo BeneteauBum 5 hrs ago #25

I never thought LPBBEAR 5 hrs ago #26

It was a groovy time Zorro 4 hrs ago #27

Love beads and all. 😎✌️ littlemissmartypants 3 hrs ago #33

Get me back to the uncomplicated 70's! oasis 3 hrs ago #28

People knew how to dress back then nuxvomica 3 hrs ago #29

Less style, lots of dark monotonous unflattering uniformity. littlemissmartypants 2 hrs ago #34

All but the first one are most likely from the 70s. Silver Gaia 3 hrs ago #30

I had some of these. I'm short, so I loved them very much. I think i wore out at least two pairs. littlemissmartypants 2 hrs ago #36

This message was self-deleted by its author littlemissmartypants 2 hrs ago #35

omg! Never saw anything quite this hideous! LeftInTX 44 min ago #37