70s british fashion

I know I go on a lot about Brigitte Bardot and Jane Birkin– if I'm not attempting something feminine and Bardot-iste one day, I'm probably alternating in something boyish and Birkin-esque instead. It has occurred to me however, that living in France, I'm teetering very close to the edge of sounding

THE DIETRICH - 1920's women wearing 'menswear'.

A vintage 70s brown leather jacket, vintage Wrangler Ranchers, vintage aloha shirt, and vintage brown British western boots.

I usually save Wednesday for What to Wear, meaning things that are new and fun, however today's what to wear is a blast from the past. Let me preface the what to wear with a little background history. There were some of us visiting at the hat bar about this and that and the conversation turned to some of the outrageous things that we have worn (hence yesterday's post on Tenny Lamas) Well, who could forget the leisure suit of the 1970's. That was a gem for sure. Bill, our Serratelli Hat Guy…

The Nixon era is reigning on the catwalks and the streets and shows no signs of resigning. Let's drop the politics and get to the ladies who defined the style of the imitable decade. Count them down and take sartorial notes.

70's Double knit trousers - Faaaab.

As menswear shows gently return to the schedule in Milan, so does street style photographer Gianluca Senese

1971 Sears Fall Winter Catalog, Page 266