The 70s In Pictures

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  1. Craig Wilson

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    Who reckoned the 70s were the hippest decade for us boomers? Not me. The fashions for starters were abominable.
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    My god.. did we actually dress like this!!!
     
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    Am wondering if folks down under have jumped on the "dress bandwagon" like many we see here?

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    We see old fools wearing trashy slogans even worse than this everyday. To us, it's disgustingly stupid.
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    What my girlfriend wore in 70s Oz.
     

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    I can guarantee you that no one I knew dressed like that. :D
     
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    Me either.. too swish for us nerds. I did dress like the upper pic tho. How cringeworthy.
     
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    Hippie Hippie Shake Man.
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    The CB radio craze. My father bought one. I forget his handle.

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    How good were they.
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    Were you a surfie or a rocker?
     
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    The 70's was the Era of my teen years...I loved the fashions, I wore them ..from Hot pants, to Oxford Bags...from Huge Platform soled Boots and Shoes , to Maxi skirts & Coats . from T-Rex, to David Essex...


    I loved the music ( except for the late 70's punk, hated that)... still love 70's music to this day!!
     
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    70s fashions suited females far more than us males... they even made those platform shoes for us.. for the shorties. Maxis skirts were classy but those micro minis.. wow.

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    I was a surfie.. even tho I lived many miles from the coast at the time. As a way to amuse ourselves and stave off tedium at boarding school we would carve wooden surf boards to wear round our necks.
     
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    Australian Sharpies.
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