No CC Decades Outfits 2.0

1970s Men's Fashion

Everyday looks: 

When I think of the 1970s, I think of hippies, bellbottoms, disco and lots of browns and oranges. And while all of that is true, the 1970s incorporated a huge number of styles, colors and forms. It was truly the decade where you could experiment with clothes any which way you wanted. With that said, for family men, the number one piece of clothing was still the suit. The fit was loser, the lapels wider, and prints were common, but it was a suit never the less. In game we have basically no suit jackets with wide enough lapels, but I tried piecing together some outfits that would work. The first one is from the Casanova kit, and the paisly pattern on the shirt was widely popular in the 70s. The second look is all about the patterns on the jacket, which were quite common (same on the last one, which is actually one of the best fits we have to the 70s look. The third option has a turtleneck, as was an option to shirts that gained popularity in the 70s. 

I also made some looks without the suit jacket, and here I wanted to demonstrate the patterned shirt, the wider and patterned ties, but also how the cardigan that I've used so much for both 50s and 60s is still in style with a new set of pants. 

I've also included some looks for more casual looks. The corduroy jacket was extremely popular, here with an unbuttoned shirt, but I wish we had an option that was more dressed as well. The second look is a bit more hippie-inspired. The last two would be comfortable looks when not at work. 

The final everyday look for men is representative of the rise of denim in popularity. Being dressed entirely in denim was popular if nothing else than in ads for mail order clothing throughout the decade. Vests were also heavily featured. The last look is inspired by the black-power movement. I felt there needed to be some representation of that as their style was so iconic. There are definitely looks that are missing in this set up, as we do not yet have CAS that fit all styles of the decade.

Winter looks: 

For winter, the new coat we got with the last event actually works well for the decade. I have it here styled in two different ways. Other than that, coats were common and I've shown a few different stylings here. I still want a classic trench-coat in game. How is this not a thing yet? The third look here might have a bit too skinny pants, but those did exist in the 70s even if they were less common. Perhaps more for the start of the decade than later? But I liked the overall look of the coat and the piece of jewellery that makes this a next to impossible look for any other decade actually works for the 70s. 

Jackets were otherwise very common and finally some of the options we have in game works well. The sheep skin jacket I've seen pictures of my dad wearing. 

Summer looks: 

For summer, suits would still be worn by men at work, but in lighter colors. The first look here is next to identical to one from a mail order ad. Other than suits, shirts (and I've leaned heavily on the casanova shirt here, I know, but it has that right sheen to it), and polo shirts were common. Socks were still worn with shorts, though some rare ads show men with short socks or even none at all. 

While most men would still wear shirts and polo shirts tucked, but the younger generation are more casual in general. There are plenty of pictures with men that have shirts outside the shorts. Another popular trend is the tiny shorts in picture two. These would be worn as shorts, or bathing suits or sports. At the start of the decade they were often tulip shaped, to become more straight towards the latter part of the 70s. The last two looks I wanted to represent the more casual styles of the younger generation. The cut off jeans shorts and the tunic sweaters and bell bottom jeans. 

Athletic looks: 

For sports, the tiny shorts were very common, often with t-shirts of various kinds, though also with polo shirts. Still more conservative sports shorts were also common. Another novelty was the changes in track suits. They were tighter, often monochrome in colors, and unisex. The tank top was also becoming more popular and the last look was inspired by a clothing ad featuring sailors. Tiny shorts, but a full on jacket. 

Swimming: 

Swimming trunks were generally small, often the same tulip shaped shorts worn for sports or casual summer days. 

Formal wear, party wear and club wear: 

For formal parties in the 1970s, the tux was still the most common choice. Traditionally in black, but also in new bolder colors such as light blue (here represented by the second look). Shirts for this were often ruffled as in picture three (unfortunately we do not have an option with a jacket on for this look). But while tuxes and tails were the norm, other suit styles also found their way into formal wear, with patterns and colors that were unthinkable before. Here represented by look four (which is far from perfect but gives a hint). 

For semi-formal events such as birthday parties and Christmas, suits would be worn. Any suit from everyday category would work, but I also added a couple of other looks here. I wanted to add a blue suit as that was wildly popular. 

The final look above and the three below is more representative of club wear, and with clubwear I'm thinking disco. Velvet jackets, shirts in various forms and colors. We do not have any good platforms, unfortunately, but I used what I could. 

Underwear and sleep wear:

When the party was over and it was time for bed, underwear looked remarkably like they always had. Y-fronts were used by most in combination with t-shirts or tank-tops. For winter you could buy full body suits. But you also had robes, I've added a few in silky fabrics here as well as a more traditional robe (again, I know I have seen photos of my father in the white and brown one, though I seem to remember the colors being reversed on his).