Monday, August 15, 2016

Sears Pimpwear






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Brought to you by the Sears Fall-Winter Catalog, 1974.

Can you dig it?
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29 comments:

  1. mrpeenee11:50 PM, August 15, 2016

    Not only did I dig it, I had those exact shoes. In brown. Considering how gigantic my feet are, they looked like some kind of industrial barge.

    Also, first.

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    1. The Mistress2:08 PM, August 16, 2016

      PEENEE: A barge?

      Bless the good ship Peenee and all who sail in him.

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  2. Ms Scarlet3:09 AM, August 16, 2016

    Why has no.8 got a caterpillar on his trousers?
    Sx

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    1. The Mistress2:09 PM, August 16, 2016

      MISS SCARLET: This raises more questions than answers.

      I’ve heard of caterpillars spinning silk but never polyester.

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  3. dinahmow5:29 AM, August 16, 2016

    When I recovered from the shock of seeing so many "outfits" I went out with...I noticed Scarlet's caterpillar.
    Now I'm going to have another glass of wine and a nice lie-down...

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    1. The Mistress2:09 PM, August 16, 2016

      DINAHMOW: Are you having flashbacks of the unique way that polyester retains body odour?

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  4. Anonymous6:52 AM, August 16, 2016

    Number 11 (in Green, first & third picture) looks actually pretty pissed.

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    1. The Mistress2:10 PM, August 16, 2016

      MAGO: He’s pissed that he’s always in the background; never out front where he thinks he belongs.

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    2. Anonymous3:27 PM, August 16, 2016

      You mean he pissed his trousers as a form of protest ?
      I thought it was only bad photography. One of those reflectors in front of him would have avoided this pissy look ...

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    3. The Mistress3:54 PM, August 16, 2016

      MAGO: Oh, I didn't notice the stain on his trousers! He really DID piss himself!

      "Pissed" can mean two things in English: "urinated" or "angry."

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    4. Jon4:03 PM, August 16, 2016

      Three things. Also "drunk". Jx

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    5. Jon4:03 PM, August 16, 2016

      And you'd need to be to wear any of these clothes. Jx

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    6. The Mistress4:42 PM, August 16, 2016

      Right you are, Jon, on all accounts.

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  5. eroswings7:05 AM, August 16, 2016

    Clearly the creative director was more concerned with hair (facial & afros) that no one pointed out that the number 7 koi print shirt is being worn by two models in the same shot!

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    1. The Mistress2:10 PM, August 16, 2016

      EROS: But can you ever have too much koi print?

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  6. LẌ9:43 AM, August 16, 2016

    Except for the platform shoes, I have "a friend" who had a scarily similar collection of clothes like that in the early 1970s!

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    1. The Mistress2:11 PM, August 16, 2016

      LX: The Mistress actually likes “the pimp look” although the Sears version is ridiculous.

      Bring back tighter trousers, I say!

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  7. normadesmond9:46 AM, August 16, 2016

    brought back memories of tucking my shirt into my underwear. the line simply had to be clean & smooth!

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    1. The Mistress2:12 PM, August 16, 2016

      NORMA: We know your look requires a lot of “tucking.”

      After all, you ARE the winner of Miss Cocks in Frocks.

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  8. Inexplicable DeVice2:41 PM, August 16, 2016

    Heavens! So that's where the noughties Metrosexual look was recycled from from.

    ::makes note of pattern on first pic's #11 trousers - it'd look splendid on a Hat & Flight Cloak combo::

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    1. The Mistress3:11 PM, August 16, 2016

      MR. DeVICE: Since you missed the 1970s, scroll through this Flagg Bros. catalog and be amazed.

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    2. Jon4:07 PM, August 16, 2016

      Are they still in business, I wonder? I need that faux-fur-collar-and-trim easy-wipe-clean-vinyl coat and cane combo! Jx

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    3. Inexplicable DeVice4:23 PM, August 16, 2016

      Jinkies! Did I spy a day suit made of string vests on the first catalogue page?

      ::makes note that Flagg Bros catalogue website originates here in East Anglia and wonders if they're just down the road::

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    4. The Mistress4:44 PM, August 16, 2016

      JON & MR. DeVICE: Alas, Flagg Brothers have gone the way of the jheri curl hair style. I don’t know what happened to Flagg Bros but they were based in the United States. Their competitor was Eleganza, and I urge you to click the link.

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  9. Jon4:09 PM, August 16, 2016

    Crimplene! {faints} Jx

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    1. The Mistress4:45 PM, August 16, 2016

      JON: Crimplene, the wonder fabric.

      When will it make a comeback?

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    2. Jon5:44 PM, August 16, 2016

      Never! - not as long as I have a lighter in my pocket... Jx

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  10. Damien4:09 PM, August 16, 2016

    Is this going to be the new house servant uniform? Coz I am totally down for that Mistress.

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    1. The Mistress4:45 PM, August 16, 2016

      DAMIEN: I’ll post the new houseboy uniform tomorrow.

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