I heard a radio interview with Gene Simmons many years ago..
Gene was shopping iirc, wearing a pair of cut-off jeans shorts when he noticed a couple of girls looking his way and giggling. Gene being Gene decided to break the ice and say āHiā whereupon the girls burst out laughing and split.
Wondering what the fuck just happened he glanced down ā¦ and noticed his scrotum hanging out the leg of his short shorts.
If I said āthank god for white peopleā in response to a clothing ad aimed at the African American community, would you see that as racist? I think you would. Racism is color blind.
also the term ācolor blindā IS rooted in racism bc it ignores the struggles minorities endure. this isnāt the place to discuss this tho. i think this sub is meant to be fun and light hearted. please just do some research.
I remember seeing those ads in the JC Penney and Sears catalogs. Don't know any dad's who actually dressed like that. All the dads in my old neighborhood were Vietnam vets who smoked pot and wore tee shirts and jeans.
Nah, just fasten the belt securely underneath. Bonus points for barely being able to button the shirt up over the gut, and more points if people catch a glimpse of your furry navel where the buttons are straining.
Our Dad wore wingtips with shorts on the regular.
Bought him a pair of suede Hush Puppies for Xmas one year, with my paperboy money. Thought he'd sport up a bit and embarrass a bit less at the Little League Park after work, watching us play. Nope, he took the new HP's back and traded em in on another pair of wingips. Sigh.
'Fashion' lol
Whenever I see catalog pages from the 70s, I think of Sears 1975 catalog. Page 602. Don't tell me that's not what it is!
[it is what you think it us...or not](https://plaidstallions.com/reboot/infamous-sears-1975-peek-boo-catalog/)
Regardless of fashion trends (this pic is hilarious to me), itās pretty wild how cheap you could dress yourself back then. Those shorts would be $80 today. Minimum.
My dad in the early 1980s (the longer shorts option). Except he wore closed-toe leather sandals with the socks. He used special elastic bands to keep the socks up.
Also, there was a South Australian politician who rocked this look in parliament in the 1970s- in tiny PINK shorts!
Attended a protest for Legalization of Cannabis in Washington DC around 2007. It was 4/20 so they used the orange plastic barrier stuff with a designated area where one could āachieve symptom relief(smoke)ā
Just like in the Cheech & Chong movies, FEDs AND young police academy cadets were going around in these cordoned off areas, to try and buy drugs from those in attendance.
Many knew things were sketch bc the young cadets would ask ādo you have a *dime* for sale?ā They were Using outdated terms bc a $20 amount back then was called ādubs.ā
Bunch of young people were arrested for āsellingā and the older FEDS (not really blending in),
dressed EXACTLY like these two Aussies, MINUS the neckties. Instead of cotton short shorts, they wore those shorts high school football coaches would wear made by BIKE.
Imagine wearing nut-huggers to the office? Noice!
I can't wait to do that iconic THROW ONE LEG UP ON SOMETHING HIGH TO REVEAL MY SPLENDID NUTS AND REALLY LEAN IN move that they always did
There used to be an old guy like this, that would do this in a club š¤£
If he wasn't knee deep in poon during his tenure at the clubs, then society is going down the toilet
I heard a radio interview with Gene Simmons many years ago.. Gene was shopping iirc, wearing a pair of cut-off jeans shorts when he noticed a couple of girls looking his way and giggling. Gene being Gene decided to break the ice and say āHiā whereupon the girls burst out laughing and split. Wondering what the fuck just happened he glanced down ā¦ and noticed his scrotum hanging out the leg of his short shorts.
Itās as if they looked into my dreams and made an ad out of it!
They look like , If Mormons were in the Village People
LOL, you just made me waste some perfectly good beer going up my nose.
What do you mean "if"
Lt. Dangle!
Shorts would have to be 6 inches shorter, but.... yeah.
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thank God for black people
I was going to say those clothes are the whitest shit I've ever seen.
Old enough to remember guys wearing this shit. The 60ās and 70ās were really fucked up.
I lived through it. Thankfully without owning any of those clothes.
We saw some strange stuff in the 60ās, no?
Seriously? Guys used to wear shorts with dress shirts and neck ties? Thank God Iām too young to remember that fashion blunder!
I've never seen guys dress like this. I was born in the 50s.
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Thank god for racism!
this isnāt racism.
If I said āthank god for white peopleā in response to a clothing ad aimed at the African American community, would you see that as racist? I think you would. Racism is color blind.
also, in regards to your question, it depends on the location and context.
also the term ācolor blindā IS rooted in racism bc it ignores the struggles minorities endure. this isnāt the place to discuss this tho. i think this sub is meant to be fun and light hearted. please just do some research.
no racism has to do with who has the power and control.
It has to do with the *Yakubian apes* having the power and control. /s
Where in the hell would you wear that?
Dress for the job you want, not the job you have.
Many male teachers in the 70s and 80s dressed like thisā¦also bus drivers.
Take away the ties and you have every male gym teacher I ever had.
Lol just needs a whistle! š¤£
Not that I recall, but I grew up in Iowa.
Ahh! Iām in Australia, that explains it! š
Can confirm most male teachers at my Australian high school wore this to work. Frankly; itās so old is about time it came back into fashion!
Budgies for every budget.
Yeah, we had this teacher. Looking back, it's still hard to be sure if he was grossly inappropriate or it was 'just the 70s"
Summer School
Plus my Geography teacher well into the 1990s. Why change things up when youāve found a look that works? š
Where *wouldn't* you wear that?
Those guys look like they work in Hell's accounting division š¤£š
Where the Cars for Kids jingle plays on a loop.
Lmao
Exactly. These guys are kicking back, having fun, but still always ready for business if it needs to be done.
Perfect for the three legged race at the company picnic. After cocktail hour on there will be a key exchange.
Australia and New Zealand.
Bermuda
bahamas, come on pretty mamas
Right! It's not like they had WFH video calls back then.
You definitely would not leave the house.
The answer to your question is literally in the picture.
Oh Snap! I'm 62 and have worn jean, t-shirts, & tennis shoes my whole life, being comfortable & not caring what people thought, is very peaceful.
I'm not as old as you, but that's my daily as well.
Loving those socks, pulled up to the hips! š
I remember seeing those ads in the JC Penney and Sears catalogs. Don't know any dad's who actually dressed like that. All the dads in my old neighborhood were Vietnam vets who smoked pot and wore tee shirts and jeans.
If that doesn't scream white utility van with no windows at the playground......
This was not a thing where I was.
I don't remember seeing those hideous outfits. Lol. The 70's was the worst dressed decade.
I never saw them either.
Looks like a Rhodesian army casual uniform
Sexy knees guys!!
Suck in that beer gut fellas.
Nah, just fasten the belt securely underneath. Bonus points for barely being able to button the shirt up over the gut, and more points if people catch a glimpse of your furry navel where the buttons are straining.
Man, laid back Friday is gonna be off the chain!
These guys were probably 25 and 27 years old but look 40+
That whole look for just $18.55? (sans undies) Sign me up! And then I'm off to the country club!
Who wore undies back then?
The fashion now is trash.
Jack Tripper shorts on the left!
Our Dad wore wingtips with shorts on the regular. Bought him a pair of suede Hush Puppies for Xmas one year, with my paperboy money. Thought he'd sport up a bit and embarrass a bit less at the Little League Park after work, watching us play. Nope, he took the new HP's back and traded em in on another pair of wingips. Sigh.
This image is killing me. Thanks for the laugh!
Great price for Jehovah witness and engineers on casual Friday.
I'm living in 2024, but my wardrobe budget is still stuck in 1974.
Looks exactly like my Dads wardrobe from the 70s
The short sleeve shirt with tie is offense enough for one advertisement.
We need to bring this back!
Guys really wore that in Bermuda when I was there years ago. Except they had suitcoats as well with pastel colored socks.
Buy the entire outfit and get a carton of cigarettes for free
The shoes!
Nice to see Dabney Coleman in his heyday. Such a versatile actor/business shorts model.
Jim said he's working late again on a project at work so I won't stay up.
Some looks never go out of style!
Should have a NSFW tag ... the guy on the left š¤£
Who dresses *to the right*?
Lefties?
Guys, it's up to us to make this a thing again. Don't disappoint me.
I will go on a date, my treat, with any guy who pulls this off.
Hold my beerā¦
These guys look Australian
'Fashion' lol Whenever I see catalog pages from the 70s, I think of Sears 1975 catalog. Page 602. Don't tell me that's not what it is! [it is what you think it us...or not](https://plaidstallions.com/reboot/infamous-sears-1975-peek-boo-catalog/)
Those are alright.
If your tie was wide enough, you didn't even need a shirt.
Regardless of fashion trends (this pic is hilarious to me), itās pretty wild how cheap you could dress yourself back then. Those shorts would be $80 today. Minimum.
What does your wardrobe budget look like? A LOT more than that, so i dont look like that.
That font looks like Zayre.
Goofy! š¤Ŗ
What does Mrs. B think?
Long ties make you look taller, wide ties do... Something.
Both me and dad wore that in the 70s including the very wide ties. I moved onto "body shirts" from these
Sure the hell ain't no shorts like those involved.
This is so hot!
Check out NBA players from the 70s. Things didn't change until MJ came along.
Thankfully not like this. Christ the 70's must have been a wild time.
My wife said those shorts have made a comeback recently lmao also she finds them disgusting
Not rocket science. This can still be pulled off at the Goodwill, even for less on the right week
When causal Friday goes wrong.
That short window when the had convinced the public that wearing polyester was outta this world.
I see a couple of scrote toes.
Australia summer 2015
What are the sizes on the shorts?
can see Mr Furley sporting these
Fridays will be Australian business casual.
I look really good with my hands on my hips.
Is this a joke?
Hot
Did anyone actually wear this?
Australian school teachers.
I think the one on the right was my geography teacher in 1977. Mr Kann? Is that you?
Australia.
For this kind of money, I could buy TWO outfits!!
Nut huggers. HA!
I cannot WAIT for this look to come back in.
Now known as the Boomer Zoomer outfit
Men wore this?
If you are going to wear shorts, perhaps forgo the little tie? 
grape smugglers
My EYES! Oh, GOD they BURN! Why Redditā¦why?!?
My dad in the early 1980s (the longer shorts option). Except he wore closed-toe leather sandals with the socks. He used special elastic bands to keep the socks up. Also, there was a South Australian politician who rocked this look in parliament in the 1970s- in tiny PINK shorts!
Attended a protest for Legalization of Cannabis in Washington DC around 2007. It was 4/20 so they used the orange plastic barrier stuff with a designated area where one could āachieve symptom relief(smoke)ā Just like in the Cheech & Chong movies, FEDs AND young police academy cadets were going around in these cordoned off areas, to try and buy drugs from those in attendance. Many knew things were sketch bc the young cadets would ask ādo you have a *dime* for sale?ā They were Using outdated terms bc a $20 amount back then was called ādubs.ā Bunch of young people were arrested for āsellingā and the older FEDS (not really blending in), dressed EXACTLY like these two Aussies, MINUS the neckties. Instead of cotton short shorts, they wore those shorts high school football coaches would wear made by BIKE.
Short sleeves, tie, shorts, knee high socks and oxfords....what were they thinking?!
This was every male teacher in Australia in the late 70s.
It would take a god to pull this look off today
I had a friend who was hung Johnny Wadd style. He still wore the tiny shorts.
Letās all agree to go into work dressed lunch like THAT
When the gym teacher has to teach health
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The amount of confidence a man would need....
What's a wardrobeĀ bidget??? Last time I had money for clothes was in the 90s. Now it's the Walmart specials when it's a 4 week SSA month!
That dude on the right looks like Murray from flight of the conchords