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Sep 20Liked by Sari Botton

Fantastic round-up!Not only did men wear outfits like that in the 70s, but women too--the flare pantsuit ruled!

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The belted "leisure suit" was for everyone. Lol.

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Sep 20Liked by Sari Botton

I don't know...I grew up in the 70's and I never ever seen a male of any age wear those ridiculous pantsuits.

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😂 I definitely saw men in similar fashions.

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Sep 20Liked by Sari Botton

Midwestern couple here, I was 18 and he was 21 in 1974. We never saw, nor did he wear, "those ridiculous pantsuits". Perhaps it was a coastal style?

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Sep 20Liked by Sari Botton

I'd guess you're right...I'm in KS, and the most wild thing we wore were bells and hip-huggers; dudes wore bells too.

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Probably.

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Sep 20Liked by Sari Botton

We wore them. Even at work!

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Amazing!!

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Happy Friday....and those Harris Walz lawn signs!!!!!

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I love them.

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HAPPY UPCOMING BIRTHDAY, SARI!

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Thanks, Tracy! <3

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Sep 26Liked by Sari Botton

Not the suits, but of course my husband (since 1972) wore those striped bell-bottoms, and he was and remains a conservative dresser. But somewhere I still have a very similar Simplicity pattern with a women's pantsuit that I made for myself, sometime in that era. Not to mention the pattern for the simple, empire-waisted dress I sewed for my wedding.

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Thank you for the Cathy Horyn piece— her reckoning with Fashion was wonderful to read. Not to mention giving me hope that one can emerge from a styleless decade (or two?) into a beautifully confident Self.

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Yes, I found it inspiring too.

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“What does it mean to be ‘cool’ after 60, and does it even matter?" Cool means going the opposite direction of everyone else. And yes, it matters : )

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OMG that trailer for The Substance!! Thank you also for sharing the link to voter registration, which I just shared on Substack Notes. Happy almost birthday! I'm 61 soon and have vague memories of 59; I like the cliffhanger years!

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Thank you, Suzan! 💕

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Oooh. Five new questions for the Oldster Questionnaire. An opportunity for me to do five new cartoons! Put me in, coach! https://oldster.substack.com/p/this-is-67-cartoonist-peter-moore

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I’ll send them to you!

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Sep 20Liked by Sari Botton

My then wife (now Ex) had that pattern and made a suit for me. I wore it a lot.

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Omg!! Do you have any photos?

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Sep 20Liked by Sari Botton

Perhaps not. I lost a lot of photos when a water line in the house failed when we were away. She made the suits (there were more than one) in te 1970's.

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Just have to say, I *love* the Modern Sounds playlist.

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Glad to hear! Cliff Chenfeld has great taste.

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Sep 20Liked by Sari Botton

I’m so sorry to read that Julie Novak died - sending my condolences 🌷

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Thank you, Christine. ❤️

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I love those 2 piece sets! I need those exact prints haha.

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"Leisure suits" lol.

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Sep 20Liked by Sari Botton

Saturday is the 21st

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Ooops! Fixing... Thank you.

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My mother sewed some of those ‘70s duds! I remember rifling through all her patterns and fabric stash—reams of it!

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Looking forward to Pathway to 60. And yes, you can be sure I’m voting for Harris/ Walz!

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