https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/1977-prom Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 03 May 2026 16:52:50 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/1977-prom#post-883478 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 21:31:14 +0000 Nicole D 883478@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Mo, I thought Carrie right away! &nbsp;Too funny. &nbsp;Just make sure your "dirty pillows" are covered!<br /><br />How about a Laura AShley print with a frilly collar and puffed sleeves? &nbsp;Or is that getting into the 80's? &nbsp;With a pair of Dr Scholl's platform sandals. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/1977-prom#post-883476 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 21:27:45 +0000 transition 883476@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Those were all great links! And the Saturday Night Fever "Stayin' Alive" clip has the Rocky poster in it. I don't think I'd be able to remember that much detail if they picked my own prom year!&nbsp; And I agree, Mary's prom dress does sound very nice.<br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/1977-prom#post-882867 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:25:55 +0000 transition 882867@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Maybe some of this research will be a fun way to get my husband involved, too! I'm looking forward to it!<br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/1977-prom#post-882829 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 09:05:53 +0000 harmonica 882829@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Mary's prom dress sounds gorgeous!<br /><br />You could also look at the Swedish pop band ABBA for inspiration<br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/1977-prom#post-882808 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 07:31:03 +0000 Hil 882808@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I was born in 77 so any memories I (don't actually) have are of nappies and baby gro's - but I am thinking long skirts, waisted, and silky blouses with flowy sleeves, but cuffed at the wrist. And pussy bows at the neck. Oh and long dead straight hair. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/1977-prom#post-882796 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 06:34:00 +0000 diane 882796@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ if only I had a couple of the "quite a few" bridesmaid dresses from the late 70's I could send them to you!&nbsp; Just remember pastel colors and empire waists! https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/1977-prom#post-882789 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 05:56:26 +0000 rachylou 882789@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Hey! I still love Gunne Sax! Just maybe not with the tall, tan wedge sandal... hehe<br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/1977-prom#post-882770 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 04:56:47 +0000 lynne 882770@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Oh, I loved my Gunne Sax dresses. I had just started working and making my own money. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/1977-prom#post-882759 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 04:19:08 +0000 velvetychocolate 882759@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I just remembered something - my Mom would come home from work and put on her Fleetwood Mac "Rumours" album almost every day - that was in 1977. Not sure if it helps in terms of outfits/dresses, but I'm now thinking that Saturday Night Fever may not have been quite as popular (it was just released that year) as some of the other 70's music. <br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/1977-prom#post-882758 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 04:14:43 +0000 bj1111 882758@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ i aspired to gunne sax. &nbsp;but my mother loved shopping at sears. &nbsp;<br /><br />in retrospect, probably a good thing i wasn't scarred by that. &nbsp;i was scarred by other things, but not gunne sax or *gasp* jessica mcclintock. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/1977-prom#post-882738 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 03:48:25 +0000 catgirl 882738@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Ack, Gunne Sax!&nbsp; Could not pick a less flattering style on me - muslin prairie girl?&nbsp; EEEK. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/1977-prom#post-882736 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 03:45:04 +0000 velvetychocolate 882736@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ A bit before my time, but for more inspiration - didn't the first Rocky movie come out in 1976? I think Saturday Night Fever came out in 1977. <br /><br />Here's "Stayin' Alive" on YouTube:<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1qN6gLbUMw" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1qN6gLbUMw</a><br /><br />Must watch this video - it's hilarious! You *will* get some fun ideas by watching, I'm sure of it. In some of the dance scenes you can see some of the styles of dresses women were wearing (no, not prom dresses, but you'll get a good sense of the styles). <br /><br />Still smiling - can't help but giggle at John Travolta blow drying his hair and then putting on *peach* polyester pants...<br /><br />More inspiration..."If I Can't Have You" (more prom-like song, imo, and the movie scene gets pretty romantic at the end)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPaUrBvFZp4" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPaUrBvFZp4</a><br /><br />Looks like in one of the dance scenes, there's a jumpsuit of sorts - white halter/palazzo pant type outfit. Later on, you see the ruffles etc. on some of the other dresses. <br /><br /><br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/1977-prom#post-882729 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 03:37:25 +0000 Gaylene 882729@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Actually, my favorite designer in the 70s was Jean Muir. I did a lot of sewing in that decade and made several of her Vogue patterns. I adored all of those dresses.<br /><a href="http://vintagepatterns.wikia.com/wiki/Vogue_2884" rel="nofollow">http://vintagepatterns.wikia.com/wiki/Vogue_2884</a><br /><br /><a href="http://vintagepatterns.wikia.com/wiki/Vogue_1145_A" rel="nofollow">http://vintagepatterns.wikia.com/wiki/Vogue_1145_A</a><br /><br /><a href="http://vintagepatterns.wikia.com/wiki/Vogue_2883" rel="nofollow">http://vintagepatterns.wikia.com/wiki/Vogue_2883</a><br /><br />And my favourite that I actually made in both the long and short version:<br /><a href="http://vintagepatterns.wikia.com/wiki/Vogue_1532" rel="nofollow">http://vintagepatterns.wikia.com/wiki/Vogue_1532</a><br /><br /><br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/1977-prom#post-882712 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 03:16:22 +0000 MsMary 882712@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I wore a floor-length a-line halter top dress in a light blue watercolor print to my prom in 1975. &nbsp;Gunne Sax dresses were really popular, too. &nbsp;Also slinky jersey dresses with spaghetti straps. And the boys wore pastel colored tuxes to match their dates' dresses. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/1977-prom#post-882706 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 03:12:02 +0000 Gaylene 882706@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I was teaching in a high school in the late 70s and Gunne Sax/Jessica McClintock prom dresses were THE dress.<br />Here's a link to some patterns:<br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/search_results.php?search_type=all&amp;includes[0]=tags&amp;search_query=gunne+sax+patterns&amp;ref=related&amp;page=1" rel="nofollow">http://www.etsy.com/search_res.....+sax+patte</a><br /><br />Personally, I hated those dresses because they made me look ridiculous. I loved the 60s Mary Quant styles and spent most of the 70s in bootleg jeans.<br /><br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/1977-prom#post-882704 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 03:09:23 +0000 K. Period. 882704@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Ha ha ha! Mo, I was rolling, but Carrie is it, isn't it? And I immediately thought of Gunny Sax too. &nbsp;That's what I wore to my middle school graduation as well! A high collared lacy shirt, ala the 1880s,&nbsp;and a taffeta skirt. &nbsp;Oh yeah. &nbsp;Gunny Sax feels more '80s to me. &nbsp;All the slinky gowns in Carrie are perfect. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/1977-prom#post-882700 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 03:05:12 +0000 Mo 882700@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Oh, hey, I wore a Gunny Sax to my 8th grade graduation. &nbsp;It was the style, no doubt. &nbsp;Cringe worthy now, yes. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/1977-prom#post-882696 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 02:59:23 +0000 Mary Beth (formerly LBD) 882696@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Oh YEAH!!!&nbsp; CARRIE!!!&nbsp; &nbsp; One of the scariest movies I have ever seen - BUT - my friends and I (80's kids, through and through) used to laugh about those 70's prom dresses.&nbsp; &nbsp; Good call, Mo!&nbsp;&nbsp; <br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/1977-prom#post-882693 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 02:51:59 +0000 Mo 882693@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Rent Carrie, based on the book&nbsp;by Stephen King &nbsp;<a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUfeEZhYs2g">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUfeEZhYs2g</a> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/1977-prom#post-882691 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 02:48:41 +0000 Mary Beth (formerly LBD) 882691@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ 1977 was the year "Star Wars" came out in theatres. &nbsp; You can probably incorporate some "Princess Leia" into your outfit and people will go craaaaaaazy over it&nbsp;&nbsp; ;)<br /><br />Also, maybe check out some re-runs of "That 70's Show" or use Google to find photo stills from the show.&nbsp; &nbsp; I'm pretty sure there were at least two episodes with Jackie and Donna in prom dresses.<br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/1977-prom#post-882616 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 01:50:07 +0000 bj1111 882616@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ hello saturday night fever. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/1977-prom#post-882615 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 01:49:41 +0000 transition 882615@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I've been invited to an event where we are asked to dress like we're going to the prom. . . in 1977. I'm pretty sure that what I'm seeing on Google images doesn't all fit in the right era. Where can I begin to learn more about the prom style of that time, and eventually find a dress that I can wear to the dance?<br />