https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-to-the-70s Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Mon, 20 Apr 2026 11:49:22 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-to-the-70s/page/2#post-1435451 Sun, 01 Feb 2015 11:16:56 +0000 Summer 1435451@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Surprisingly, I find I am being drawn to the sleeker, more tailored elements such as the jackets and trousers shown in Angie's pictures. &nbsp;I think I could do a diluted version of this, but I'll definitely be avoiding &nbsp;fringing, beading and peasant tops.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-to-the-70s/page/2#post-1435394 Sun, 01 Feb 2015 03:59:51 +0000 CocoLion 1435394@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>All I see is a used condom in this first picture and like a bad song&nbsp;I CAN'T GET IT OUT OF MY HEAD. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-to-the-70s/page/2#post-1435390 Sun, 01 Feb 2015 03:39:18 +0000 Jaime 1435390@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love Angie's pins. I like suede but am afraid of fringe. Similarly those lace up sandals scare me. I am intrigued! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-to-the-70s/page/2#post-1435379 Sun, 01 Feb 2015 03:21:18 +0000 Ann in New England 1435379@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wore that daisy-print blouse/vest (or something very close to it) for my 5th grade class picture. Wish I could dig it up right now. It's uncanny. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-to-the-70s/page/2#post-1435327 Sun, 01 Feb 2015 00:10:15 +0000 MsMaven 1435327@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Certain aspects of 70s fashion appeals to me. Certainly not the boho, or peasant stuff. I will approach with caution--I did live through it, but I was much skinnier then. Oh, and younger as well.&nbsp;I could do one of those pantsuits, but in a subdued color, and good fabric. And nothing like the pastel colored polyester pantsuits my Mom and her friends wore. It was so hard to be an older woman then.&nbsp;One positive is that I have a lot more money these days. I do welcome the return of the&nbsp;boot cuts.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-to-the-70s/page/2#post-1435316 Sat, 31 Jan 2015 23:49:08 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1435316@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ah, Suz, you may just need to stumble across the right butt vest for you. It could appear when you're not looking and have practically forgotten about it--isn't that the way things usually go? <br />I suspect the outfit I proposed is a little style-confused anyway. You could just wear the poet's tunic and vest, as pictured (ha ha!)-- and have people wondering whether you forgot your pants. (I'm just kidding, of course.) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-to-the-70s/page/2#post-1435269 Sat, 31 Jan 2015 21:50:34 +0000 catgirl 1435269@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am not into ruffles or peasant looks, but I could embrace some of Angie's inspiration pics.&nbsp; Will need serious tutoring on how to make these looks work for a short, not-so-leggy IT.... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-to-the-70s/page/2#post-1435193 Sat, 31 Jan 2015 18:45:58 +0000 Windchime 1435193@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I WISH it were the weather! I'm going to be enjoying this look on others; I'm not feeling the styles or the earth tones for myself. Of course one should never say never. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-to-the-70s/page/2#post-1435181 Sat, 31 Jan 2015 18:31:41 +0000 Tanya 1435181@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you very much for the scarf tutorial Joy, much appreciated.&nbsp; I will give it a try and see how it turns out. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-to-the-70s/page/2#post-1435175 Sat, 31 Jan 2015 18:26:31 +0000 K.M. 1435175@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>thanks for sharing this! I'm a total 70s sucker and I loved everything, tho I also agree with rachylou that the literal styling gets a bit costume-y. Like others I also loved the daisy-print shirt with vest. And Angie's pics show the best of what 70s silhouettes can do... the long lines created by high belted waists and flared legs...</p> <p>For some reason this made me think of that scene in Jackie Brown when she tries on the suit. While not quite as flared, to my eyes it looked so "freshly 70s": <span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzatMfqIf3A" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzatMfqIf3A</a> </span></p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-to-the-70s/page/2#post-1435151 Sat, 31 Jan 2015 17:23:21 +0000 unfrumped 1435151@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmmm... I'm thinking some of the more classic/ tailored items. Trousers , slight Bootcut, vests. Some if these are more figure- and/ or footwear friendly than the skinny and ankle trend and I don't have much weather issues with long pants. May still have trouble looking intentional , though! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-to-the-70s/page/2#post-1435076 Sat, 31 Jan 2015 15:17:33 +0000 Marilyn 1435076@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'd love to see some small scarves come back, <b>Joy</b>.&nbsp; Scarves have gotten so big that they overwhelm my petite frame.&nbsp; They're great for keeping warm on a cold day but not so much for wearing as a fashion statement.<b></b> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-to-the-70s/page/2#post-1435061 Sat, 31 Jan 2015 14:51:34 +0000 Anonymous 1435061@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wore trousers with the big belts, usually low on the hip, back then. It's hard to get the proportions right if you are short and can't wear heels.</p> <p>Tanya, those scarves are small silk squares folded on the diagonal and tied in the back or folded a couple of times more with the corners inside the fold, and tied in the back or ends brought to the front and tied under the band. A bandana works for a casual version, especially if washed until it is soft, not stiff. Back then scarves were either small bandana-sized squares or narrow rectangles much shorter than today's with diagonal ends. Those could be wrapped around the neck too. You still see these at thrift stores sometimes.<br /> I wonder if scarf styles will change to reflect the 70's. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-to-the-70s/page/2#post-1435054 Sat, 31 Jan 2015 14:31:10 +0000 Clueless in canada 1435054@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Angies pins are great. (The "twiggy" haircut is definitely more like 1965.). I would definitely wear any of those outfits because they are polished, unlke the late sixties early 70's that they draw their inspiration from. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-to-the-70s/page/2#post-1435050 Sat, 31 Jan 2015 14:21:51 +0000 Suz 1435050@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Heh. Sharan, remember my fate with the skirted legging? I don't think I will be wearing a vest with a butt vest any time soon! :)&nbsp;</p> <p>I do love the vest itself, though. And would try one.&nbsp;</p> <p>Also love Angie's pins and can do those...as long as I can erase the image of my mother and her friends in the downmarket crimplene versions of those suits. I think I sewed one for myself in grade school....&nbsp;</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-to-the-70s/page/2#post-1434967 Sat, 31 Jan 2015 05:18:02 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1434967@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Interesting. <br />How about this vest over a skirted legging? I would wear that. But not with the poet blouse. More like with a fluid- or slim-fit tee.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-to-the-70s/page/2#post-1434900 Sat, 31 Jan 2015 03:08:27 +0000 ElleH 1434900@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love Angie's pins more than boho versions at the moment because it was my style until lately &amp; I'm tired of it, but I do love the rock 70s music, not so much the disco (not saying Angie's pins are disco) &amp; I guess the 70s rockers were more boho, like the Rolling Stones &amp; their girlfriends &amp; Gram Parsons. I still have some fringe moccasins &amp; a bag. Even if I don't want to use them right now I will hold onto them. I Also have Frye Campus boots but they are big on my skinny calves. Better try Angie's knee high sock suggestion. My musical taste has been a huge influence on my style but lately I don't go to see bands. All I do is work &amp; sleep so I buy clothes for work mostly. I'm shopping for my lifestyle </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-to-the-70s/page/2#post-1434896 Sat, 31 Jan 2015 03:00:46 +0000 Dee 1434896@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>A lot of it is pretty but I can't see myself wearing much of it. I prefer the pieces Angie posted further down but it's still a stretch for me. Part of it is fit - voluminous bottoms are hard for a peitite. The other issue is color - earthtones aren't really my favorite. But I'm excited to see everyone's interpretations. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-to-the-70s/page/2#post-1434866 Sat, 31 Jan 2015 02:18:55 +0000 Aziraphale 1434866@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>hehehe</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-to-the-70s/page/2#post-1434865 Sat, 31 Jan 2015 02:16:55 +0000 rae 1434865@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Aziraphale, I feel like you might find some quirky suede somewhere along the lines. Or a dangerous looking flowy blouse. ;)</p> <p>I'm trying not to get carried into Boho-land by my flares excitement... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-to-the-70s#post-1434863 Sat, 31 Jan 2015 02:10:45 +0000 Aziraphale 1434863@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Dang. Looks like I'll be missing out on a whole year of fashion. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-to-the-70s#post-1434829 Sat, 31 Jan 2015 00:23:36 +0000 MuseumGal 1434829@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>ooohhhh gimmee gimmee gimmee!!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-to-the-70s#post-1434805 Fri, 30 Jan 2015 23:19:53 +0000 Anonymous 1434805@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Back in '79, my mom made me a pair of black chino slim-legged pants, matching vest, and a few long-sleeved tie-neck blouses. I wore that outfit (switching up the blouses, of course) with a pair of black strappy high-heeled sandals that had shiny gold metal trim on the heels. I felt like Olivia Newton John in "Grease." </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-to-the-70s#post-1434800 Fri, 30 Jan 2015 23:11:25 +0000 Tanya 1434800@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fascinating!&nbsp; I like some aspects of the 70's, like flares.&nbsp; Not a bug fan boho, although a little nod here and there is fine,&nbsp; I adore the looks that Angie posted, the glam looks really appeal to me.&nbsp; I wish I could find some trousers cut like that.&nbsp; Angie, I am very curious about the scarf styling in those pins.&nbsp; It looks that it is wrapped around the neck like a choker.&nbsp; What shape.size scarf would work the best for such a look? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-to-the-70s#post-1434795 Fri, 30 Jan 2015 23:03:16 +0000 Caro in Oz 1434795@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Some version of your best uniform is my pick.&nbsp;When this look was :in: first time round I used to wear printed silk tops/blouses/shirts with pants, long boots &amp; riding jackets.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-to-the-70s#post-1434787 Fri, 30 Jan 2015 22:48:20 +0000 Gaylene 1434787@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmm, I'm with Rachylou in not feeling the styling so much--but the items themselves could be interesting. This time around, I think I'll forego fringe, headbands, peace signs, tie-dye, tall moccasin-style boots, macrame vests, cutesy prints, boho caftans with beads, suede halter, and floppy leather hats. But the thought of a brown suede jacket does sound appealing, especially paired with bootcut pant. Small doses for the second time around for me, but a smile when I see the full regalia on someone younger having as much fun with this look as I did.</p> <p>ETA: Now those looks that Angie just pinned are a totally different story--I'd have called them the sleeker, modern side of the 70s instead of Glam, which had more of a disco vibe, in my recollections. Angie's pins were my seventies look--and I'd feel right at home wearing any of those outfits.</p> <p>My only pause comes from remembering how some of my mother's friends looked when they chose to emulate us in wearing these outfits... I can remember being baffled at their wanting to give up their sophisticated, elegant dresses and suits to look like us, when we yearned to look as adult and confident as they did in their outfits. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-to-the-70s#post-1434782 Fri, 30 Jan 2015 22:37:50 +0000 Angie 1434782@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>(Darn. It means I have to wear 2 inch heels with the look. *sigh*).&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-to-the-70s#post-1434781 Fri, 30 Jan 2015 22:36:55 +0000 Angie 1434781@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>To be clear, it's the GLAM side of the '70s (not boho chic)&nbsp;I like for my own style. Like this - minus the fringe:&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/18577417189161138/" title="Link: http://www.pinterest.com/pin/18577417189161138/">http://www.pinterest.com/pin/18577417189161138/</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/18577417188750484/" title="Link: http://www.pinterest.com/pin/18577417188750484/">http://www.pinterest.com/pin/18577417188750484/</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/18577417188750485/">http://www.pinterest.com/pin/18577417188750485/</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/18577417188750482/" title="Link: http://www.pinterest.com/pin/18577417188750482/">http://www.pinterest.com/pin/18577417188750482/</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/18577417188750481/">http://www.pinterest.com/pin/18577417188750481/</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-to-the-70s#post-1434774 Fri, 30 Jan 2015 22:22:07 +0000 shedev 1434774@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think I'll just enjoy this trend on others. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/back-to-the-70s#post-1434733 Fri, 30 Jan 2015 21:07:10 +0000 Anonymous 1434733@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree that it is fresh looking, but I don't think I want to do a full on copy of the 70's styles. I want a watered down, version pepped up with a good dose of now. I lived through the 70's once! Never had full on boho, but definitely penny collars (remember those!!?). And I remember a patchwork suede waistcoat...cringe! </p>