No CC Decades Outfits 2.0

1970s Children's and teens' fashion

Teen boys: 

For teen boys it's fairly easy to create every day looks. A t-shirt or sweater, bellbottom jeans and a pair of sneakers will get you there. Here are some of the looks I pieced together:

For summer, the same as for everyday works well, possibly adding a pair of skimpy shorts (like for adults) or a pair of cut off jeans. I opted for only one look here, with a pair of flip flops replacing the sneakers. For winter wear I just picked two jackets that work for the time, with the same jeans, and for sleeping just underwear and sports would look fairly much like adult, so any of those looks or the one here. 

Formal occasions for teens would mean prom, and I opted for two looks here. One is among the adult versions as well, the other a more "I left home looking good, but I want to rebell and so I relax it at prom" look. For the three next look, I'm thinking a bit less formal, more like "grandma is coming over and wants you to look nice" (look 3), "I'm trying to pretend to be older so I can sneak into a disco and look like Travolta" (look 4) and "house party with friends" (look 5):

Teen girls: 

For high school girls this was a time when jeans truly became a staple. However, some schools still didn't allow girls to wear pants (although more and more started to during the decade). Looking at old school photos, most girls wore some sort of skirt, while looking at after school photos showed most girls in jeans. So here look 1 and 2 are for school, and look 3-5 are for after school:

For summer clothing would be a mix of what was fashionable, and what your parents might allow. Bared midriffs were popular, but so were t-shirts, so I've opted for both here. Girls often wore wear jeans, skimpy work out shorts, jean shorts or just cut off jeans to their tops, so I've added one of each here. Obviously there are several dresses that would also work for the time. You really have quite a few options here. 

For winter looks I just added a jacket and a vest (look 1 and 2 below) to the jeans. The next two looks are sports and sleep respectively, but nearly identical. The tulip short was extremely popular and so I went with that here (wish we had more colors for that one). 

Prom was a bit of a challenge. I didn't just want to reuse the dresses from adult, so I went with these for looks. The first one could easily be for adults as well, and I chose it because of the sheer, balloon-shaped sleeves, which were popular during the decade. The second is the closest we get to the peasant style dress that from photos I've looked at seemed to be predominant among prom-goers, the third look is just a simple dress that works with several decades, and the last a nod to the rather stiff empire wast gowns that were also popular. The waist here is too low, and it's a bit on the short side, but it works decently. I like the print. 

For party wear I opted for a few different looks. Looks 1 and 2 might be family coming over for a birthday or Christmas and expecting a dress, while looks 3 and 4 would be more house party at a friends house and just versions of what a teen would normally wear. 

Boys: 

For boys there is a serious lack of bell bottom pants in this game, and none in corduroy which would be so common for children as it's durable and was generally popular at the time. Still I put together some looks with tops that fit the era and the best pants I could find. There are a few overalls that would fit the time, but none of them are spot on. 

For summer I just went with shorts and t-shirts, for winter this one jacket that looks a bit more sixties than seventies but works. The last look here is formal with a bit inspiration from Travoltas disco look, but a kids version. 

The first look here is a less formal gathering (perhaps a birthday party) where a shirt might be required. Then we have swimming, sports times two and sleep respectively. None of these are perfect but work okay with the decade. 

Girls: 

Girls turned out to be so much easier than boys when it came to the 70s. Still no bell bottoms or corduroy, but plenty of other options, with several overalls to work with as well as that perfect 70s dress (look 3) that I wish we had for adults as well and the beautiful top in look 1. 

For summer I opted for two looks, one with a dress and one with cut off jean shorts, although several of the every day looks would work for summer as well. For winter there is this dress + jacket version that fits well and then just a jacket with jeans that also works okay. For swimsuit I opted for something more colorful. 

I went with three different sports looks, but most of these would work for ordinary summer too, especially look 2. Then the same pjs as for boys as unisex was really big during this decade. 

For formal and party wear we finally have some semblance of a peasant style dress, here in yellow (look 2). The other looks are just fairly classic, but would work for this era as well. The last look is again one I wish we had for adults as well. 

Toddlers: 

The 70s were definitely the unisex-decade when it came to young kids, and so I've chosen to take all toddlers in one category. Colors were primarily earth tones of brown, yellow, orange, moss green or strong bold ones like navy blue or bright red. Gone were the pink and blue (at least for a while). Overalls were the thing, and for toddlers, we actually do have a fair selection that works well: 

Of course there were also more gendered clothing. Many little girls still wore skirts and dresses. I've added two options for this below. For winterwear I've gone with three outfits that would work for both boys and girls. 

I chose the pjs that we get in game for both boys and girls too, and even gave them matching - if different - bathing suits. Colorful for a playful decade. 

For formal and party wear, looks would be more gendered, with little suits for boys and dresses for girls. I opted for a playful blue color for the suit, and some variations of dresses in blues, browns and yellow for the girls. 

Infants: 

This is the decade where we start to get use of many of the items in game, as infant clothing became more modern. Here too, focus was on unisex pieces that could be inherited by siblings of either gender. Overalls, onesies, and soft fabric were favoured.