One thing that has remained a common factor in the fashion world over the years has been the ever-popular jeans. Jeans with frayed edges were pretty much in demand as much then as they are now. The legs were generally flared towards the bottom, known as bell-bottoms or simply flares. The hipsters that are a staple diet amongst youngsters today, were popular in the 1970s, as were high-waisted jeans. Embroidered jeans or those with metal embellishments were considered to be really groovy!
I loved embroidered jeans, in fact I remember refusing to wear jeans which had no fancy bits up the flared leg! They came in all types of designs including swirls, dragons & many others I can’t remember.
Another 70’s fashion that has re-appeared several times, although never as long lived & popular as they were back then. I remember my first pair of flares with the swirly stuff up the leg and they were soooo cool!! Paired with my suede shoes & cheesecloth peasant top I was definitely a child of the 70’s!
Hi Sue, I remember they were called ‘Staggers’.
I also remember a special flared jean from, I think, ‘Amco’ that were called ‘V-Knees’
And lastly there were ‘Baggies’ jeans which weren’t flared as much as just bulky. I had a pair (after much (very much) hassling of Mum) which had a special comb-caddy pocket at the back – including a plastic comb which seems to magically fall apart as soon as you tried to comb your hair with it. 🙂
Flares, platform clogs and cheesecloth peasant tops!!! Wow!!
Those were the days!
I wore flairs all the time and platform shoes to look tall and long, long hair
There was a time when you could hardly jeans without flares. Some were bell bottoms and some were called boot cut. I used to have to go to specialty clothing shops to find straight leg Levi’s.
My flares had red hearts on the flare..then after that came those jeans that were light blue denim with the high waist & high back with a buckle…I think they were called ‘eastcoast’..or something similar. Can anyone else remember them?