Looking back, we’re not so sure the words “’70s” and “fashion” should ever have been paired together. But as ’70s kids, we owned our style, for better or for worse. From bell bottom pants to tube socks and iron-ons, we found the best of what made this era so memorable. Scroll down to see them all.
Tube Socks. Your kids probably wear these when they go out for roller derby, but you wore them with shorts. And a whole lotta pride.
When it comes to Toughskins, economics definitely trumped fashion for this era fave. We’re still not sure what it would take to wear a hole in these jeans.
If you didn’t have Toughskins, you surely needed these. Many a mom turned to embroidered iron-on patches to prolong pant life when all hope was lost.
Every kid wanted to emulate sports’ original bad boy—John McEnroe. Whether they played tennis or not, the cool kids sported sweatbands (head and wrist) to be en vogue.
