tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84569049696130375342012-01-23T20:02:17.333-08:00The bizarre, strange and collectible from the pages of the Sears catalogCarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10881359152719228628noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8456904969613037534.post-4845951958923843952012-01-23T20:01:00.000-08:002012-01-23T20:01:56.919-08:00While going through my grandma's basement (she passed away last month sadly), I found a large stack of old Sears catalogs.&nbsp; It's been a blast going through them and laughing at the fashions.<br /><br />There's some retro clothing that's not too bad (I'll post those later), but since it's Sears, there's obviously a lot of really, really bad clothing that I'm glad hasn't had a comeback.<br /><br />From the Fall/Winter 1975 Sears catalog, here's a sampling of the worst of 1970s fashion:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-H3jEtiQtFLg/Tx4rUeqyQeI/AAAAAAAAAAM/yxKQCPYRhTM/s1600/1975-mens-suit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-H3jEtiQtFLg/Tx4rUeqyQeI/AAAAAAAAAAM/yxKQCPYRhTM/s320/1975-mens-suit.jpg" width="232" /></a></div><br />Hmm, nothing says "masculine" more than a corduroy blazer with a really wide tie.&nbsp; This guy looks like he's selling used cars and I'm not sure I want to cross that guy on the left below him...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZozDRgOgZ98/Tx4r11646XI/AAAAAAAAAAU/usCskhhGWOc/s1600/1975-juniors-clothing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZozDRgOgZ98/Tx4r11646XI/AAAAAAAAAAU/usCskhhGWOc/s320/1975-juniors-clothing.jpg" width="231" /></a></div><br />Ah, the leisure suit.&nbsp; But check out these blouses...&nbsp; Bad polyester meets really bizarre printed shirts.&nbsp; And this is juniors clothing!<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uUVON24eQXw/Tx4sOF7nymI/AAAAAAAAAAc/L4rUnY0UphQ/s1600/1975-girls-clothing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uUVON24eQXw/Tx4sOF7nymI/AAAAAAAAAAc/L4rUnY0UphQ/s320/1975-girls-clothing.jpg" width="234" /></a></div><br />Wow, these girls are rocking some really rad shirts!&nbsp;&nbsp; No problems with sagging pants back in 1975 either.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TtZ7VENvwwQ/Tx4sseLoeBI/AAAAAAAAAAk/-GzqALa3Mj8/s1600/1975-boys-clothing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TtZ7VENvwwQ/Tx4sseLoeBI/AAAAAAAAAAk/-GzqALa3Mj8/s320/1975-boys-clothing.jpg" width="232" /></a></div><br />Plaid pants.&nbsp; What a fashion statement!&nbsp; <br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8456904969613037534-484595195892384395?l=sears-catalog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Carahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10881359152719228628noreply@blogger.com0