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

Yow! oberle Wednesday #1

Ouch! TomSlick Wednesday #2

... Solly Mack Wednesday #3

Solly... True Dough Wednesday #5

I got some pea soup. You want? Solly Mack Wednesday #9

My tummy is a little upset. True Dough Wednesday #11

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

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

I concur. 🤓❤️ littlemissmartypants Yesterday #21

Nope. Definitely 70s. malthaussen 14 hrs ago #45

Yes, Bayard 7 hrs ago #56

Love the second picture. bottomofthehill Wednesday #6

had bell bottom pants and leisure suit!! AllaN01Bear Wednesday #7

The first photo looks like it's from the late 60s LogDog75 Wednesday #8

SLC enid602 7 hrs ago #53

So much polyester Wicked Blue Wednesday #10

Embarrassingly accurate, unfortunately. 3catwoman3 Wednesday #13

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

The belt on the lady in orange hibbing Yesterday #15

She's definitely badass. I love her hair!! ❤️ littlemissmartypants Yesterday #22

Everyone is so skinny! jmbar2 Yesterday #16

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

High fructose corn syrup. littlemissmartypants Yesterday #23

Yeah Figarosmom Yesterday #17

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

Sears Roebuck's hippest offerings? Warpy Yesterday #20

What?! No halter tops and hip huggers? littlemissmartypants Yesterday #24

LOL! Me, too! Silver Gaia Yesterday #31

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

Yes, I embroidered some of my jeans. I had some I drew on with colored pens, too. Silver Gaia 21 hrs ago #40

I sewed almost everything myself. LeftInTX 18 hrs ago #42

Same. That way it was always unique! Silver Gaia 5 hrs ago #63

My mother wouldn't let me wear those. Yet, somehow, the halter tops passed muster. 🤔 littlemissmartypants 8 hrs ago #49

LOL My mom wouldn't let me wear a lot of things either! Silver Gaia 5 hrs ago #62

I had several pairs of wooden soled Dr. Scholl's. 3catwoman3 4 hrs ago #66

Except for the black and white photo BeneteauBum Yesterday #25

I never thought LPBBEAR Yesterday #26

We weren't allowed to wear jeans to school until I was a senior. Silver Gaia 5 hrs ago #65

Interesting.. LPBBEAR 2 hrs ago #67

Yeah, this was in Michigan. Very cold winters, too, often below zero. Silver Gaia 2 hrs ago #68

It was a groovy time Zorro Yesterday #27

Love beads and all. 😎✌️ littlemissmartypants Yesterday #33

Get me back to the uncomplicated 70's! oasis Yesterday #28

People knew how to dress back then nuxvomica Yesterday #29

Less style, lots of dark monotonous unflattering uniformity. littlemissmartypants Yesterday #34

All but the first one are most likely from the 70s. Silver Gaia Yesterday #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 Yesterday #36

Ah yes, platforms! I wore quite a few of those, too! Silver Gaia 22 hrs ago #39

You forget that there was a "retro" look in the 70s... malthaussen 13 hrs ago #46

Could be. Like moms. But it's still 60s styles. Silver Gaia 12 hrs ago #48

This message was self-deleted by its author littlemissmartypants Yesterday #35

omg! Never saw anything quite this hideous! LeftInTX Yesterday #37

But you could True Dough 22 hrs ago #38

Chest hair gets a bad rap. littlemissmartypants 8 hrs ago #50

Agreed! Silver Gaia 5 hrs ago #64

Yeah, those are some damn ugly disco outfits! Silver Gaia 21 hrs ago #41

Looks like a Group I saw kacekwl 6 hrs ago #60

In the SECOND picture... some_of_us_are_sane 18 hrs ago #43

😳 underpants 8 hrs ago #52

Using what criteria? malthaussen 14 hrs ago #44

Those are great! Those were the days . . . Vinca 12 hrs ago #47

I never got anywhere near that outrageous. Thanks. NT mahatmakanejeeves 8 hrs ago #51

It's not too late! True Dough 7 hrs ago #54

Whoa, I did NOT expect to see a family photo in there!! Beartracks 7 hrs ago #55

Love these old photos. PufPuf23 6 hrs ago #57

Yikes ! kacekwl 6 hrs ago #58

The 70s: Great time for stereo, shit time for fashion! rsdsharp 6 hrs ago #59

I think i recognize Ackroyd and Martin, who were the other 2 wild and crazy guys? dem4decades 6 hrs ago #61