How Men Wore Shorts In The 1970s
Shorts are short. That’s why they’re called shorts. But men’s shorts in the 1970s took short to a whole new level, and all we can say is that we’re glad the 70s are over!
Check out this funny list of disco-era fashion fails to see what we mean. In it, you’ll find everything from dodgy denim numbers and terribly tight tear-offs to suspiciously short sports shorts and lady-killing khaki cut-offs. Oh, and bloke bulges. Lots of bloke bulges. Don’t say we didn’t warn you!
(h/t: vintage everyday, boredpanda)
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Got wisdom to pour?
We were ready to party, loved sex in the era before AIDS, and weren’t ashamed of what we were showing off. Comfort and ease and casual attitudes were more important back then. Don’t forget, women wore them too.
I didn’t party like that but I was a typical kid in Cali. The only thing is I was hated for being Gay!
I would’ve loved to have seen Doug Swicegood at being gay in short shorts!!!
As a thoroughly modern woman who loves fashion, all I can say is that some of those looks weren’t half bad… and some were sexy as hell!!!
For example, the Rslph Lauren look could easily be pulled off wigh a brighter sweater in the Hampton’s today.
And while the tennis looks of Borg are just fine, they fall short of the all out sex on a stick look of some of the skater and surfer guys. Those are just YUM in any decade!
As a thoroughly modern woman who loves fashion, all I can say is that some of those looks weren’t half bad… and some were sexy as hell!!!
For example, the Rslph Lauren look could easily be pulled off wigh a brighter sweater in the Hampton’s today.
And while the tennis looks of Borg are just fine, they fall short of gge all out sex on a stick look of some of the skater and surfer guys. Those are just YUM in any decade!
This is an awesome and helpful article for me. I appreciate your work providing such useful information; thank you so much!
Why is there edit to fix typos nor deletion? This makes for misunderstandings and that’s not good. Please fix this problem.
I was in my teens and twenties and all young men wore shorts back in the 1970s. I do see a bit more than just white young men and some of the women make the all the men look overdressed! I guess there’s such a backlash on the Irish, Scottish, English, French, German, Italian, Belgium, Polish, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish and so many other ethnic groups of men from Western and Eastern Europe that we are all hated whether we’re gay or straight! WE’RE not the rich! God loves all. Humans hate!
I was in my teens and twenties and all young men wore shorts back in the 1970s. Not many but I do see more than just white young men and some of the women make the men look overdressed! I guess there’s such a backlash on the Irish, Scottish, English, French, German, Italian, Belgium, Polish, Norwegian, Danish,, Swedish and so many other ethnic groups of men from Western and Eastern Europe that were all hated whether we’re gay or straight! We’re not the rich! God loves all. Humans hate..
it should be titled How WHITE Men Wore Shorts In The 1970s..ç.
it should be titled How WHITE Men Wore Shorts In The 1970s