Yea! Yippee! It's that time of the year. As the last blast of winter FINALLY gives way, it is time to FINALLY put away the winterwear (fetching examples of which we have seen earlier), and time to break out the Sears swimsuits. Back in the 70s, Kathy and the gang showed us how to hit the beaches in the latest styles!
Summertime, and the livin's easy... Whoops, this is JCP, not Sears, and we're chillaxing (1) by the pool, not the shore. But you have to admit these three ladies are still sizzling! All of them have that odd stare off to their right. Huh?!? Still the swimsuits rock!
In the summer time when the weather is high, You can chase right up and touch the sky. When the weather's right, You got women, you got women on your mind.... Now that's more like it! Karen, Kathy, and Colleen in Sears swimsuits and by the shore (looks a little bit of a rocky shore there). Still these gals look great in this collection of Sears swimwear. Colleen has a bit of that Daisy Duke look happening (2). Kathy has the halter look going on, while Karen is in the traditional bikini.
Little surfer, little one. Made my heart come all undone ... How sweet, flowery prints! Perfect for hitting the waves at the beach and turning heads! Kathy has the wind in her hair and that smile that just makes you want to take up surfing (I tried it, and it is harder than it looks and it looks plenty hard!)!
Kay and Karen! Why are they looking down and smiling? Another one of those odd catalog poses I guess. Also, they are not at the beach or pool. It looks like a marina of sorts (trying to come up with a song tie-in for that, oh well).
Wow! Kay, Colleen, and Kathy (with her trademark smile) to say goodbye on this third, but far from last, look at 70s swimwear!
footnotes:
(1) Yea I picked up that word from my kids. Now that the parents are using it, I'm sure that the word has lost its "cool" factor.
(2) Oh my, the Daisy Duke look drove many a red blooded male absolutely crazy! Anything close to that was eye-popping!
All these photos are lovely...just in time for summer! Good job.
ReplyDeleteYep, summertime is here! Some things (like pretty girls in bikinis) never change!
DeleteDoes anyone know the name of the model on the left in the first photo?
ReplyDeleteNo I don't. I wish I could help you. There are a number of these models that I am still trying to identify.
DeleteThe model on the left in the first photo is Jane Cullen. She was regularly featured in Seventeen magazine in the 1970's.
DeleteThank you! I thought her first was Jane (but not Jayne Modean,who I was also very fond of).
DeleteYou're welcome. I'm glad that I could help you out. :)
DeleteThanks for identifying that model as Jane Cullen. I'll have to do a feature on her in the future, and don't worry, I also plan n doing a feature on Jane Modean (who also a favorite of mine).
DeleteYou're quite welcome. I eagerly await your features on both of them.
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