Great Christmas Idea: Bodysuits!!

 Actually it's a Big Idea from Aldens......

So what's the connection to Christmas you ask?? Why these bodysuits are sweater knits! What a Big Idea that is!!

And let's face it, bodysuits are just as a great idea today as in the 70s!!

Bodysuits!!!

Great bodysuits from JCPenney!

And some more from Penney's!!!

Alden's gets into the bodysuit action with Kay and Karen!!

And now some bodysuits form Eaton's. You can tell it's the French version.  In any language, bodysuits are indeed elegant!!

And finally one from the English version of Eatons. 

Random Goodness: Bodysuits!!

Bodysuits, because, well, just because....

 A super nice pic of Karen in a bodysuit.

Dottie with friends in some really groovy bodysuits with ruffles and bows!!

 Some more bodysuits, this time the stretch variety!!

I really like the sweater bodysuit, very classy and very warm looking.

Speaking of staying warm in the wintertime....

You just gotta love the bodysuits with matching long socks!!  Now that is getting into the bodysuit spirit for sure!!

Random VERY Goodness: Hot Pants plus Bodysuits!!

What's better than 70s style hot pants???  What's better than 70s style bodysuits???

Well how about putting the two together!!!  What a great idea!!!

Great Go-Togethers indeed!!  Kathy, Kay, and an unknown model show us how it's done!!

A closeup of the bodysuits!!  With ideas like this, how in the heck did Wards ever go out of business???

These pics are courtesy of Blue Senshi.  Thanks!!

Randoms Goodness: Bodysuits by Aldens!!

Some lovely bodysuits from Aldens!!

And as a bonus, they come with some groovy 70s flair bottom pants!!  And who is that in teh inset pic you ask??

Could be Karen!!

Joanne Vitalli with a very attractive brunet!! And both in those groovy 70s high rise pants!!

And bodysuits!! Naturally!!

Bodysuits!! Oh My!!

Let's just admit it fellow readers.  Nothing, NO THING was a groovy as 70s catalog bodysuits....

 Especially from that stalwart of middle America - JCPenney!!

 Shelley, Mick, and Pia .......Oh My!!!

 More of the same.  My heart can't take much more of this!!

Shelley in a bodysuit close up.....'nuff said!!

Bodysuits and Miscellany! Oh My!

Take The Young Approach.......

And I wonder what the author was thinking when he wrote that. Better not go there!  Let's face it, there's a whole lot of cuteness going on here.  Kathy is wearing something called "shortcake."  Not sure what to say about that!!

More Bodysuits for Christmas!!

The 70s were the decade of teh bodysuits!

 Colleen, Kay, and Wendy for the Holidays!!

Christmas morning 1972 must have a been fun!!

Hey wait!  Bodysuits in the 80s too?!?!

Crazy but true! (pic is courtesy of FlashBak.)

Bodysuits - Part 11, Yeah Baby!!

Okay, okay, we've had fun with the Men of MANTIQUE for the last couple of weeks.  Sooooo, everyone close your eyes, cleanse your mind.  Now open them and scroll down..........

 YES!  Bodysuits are the answer, the answer to finally, FINALLY getting this blog back on track where it should be!  Kathy and friend are all smiles as there is no sign of Mantique Madness anywhere.  But that raises another quesiton.  Where did this pic come from?  Well, dear readers, THAT is for another time!

Good Lord  Karen, Diane, and Kay are, well, smoking hot in the bodysuits!

 And the bodysuit hotness continues!!

I really don't know what to make of this pic, except the gal in the upper left appears to be enjoying her bodysuit maybe a bit too much (I'll have what she's having!)

What a shame, what a shame.  This pic is good, but it could have been great except for the black and white.

Shelley, Mick, and Pia get in on the hot bodysuit action!

 And now for our second mystery pic.  This time of Colleen.  I have no idea here this pic came from.

But we have one mystery pic solved.  Longtime readers of this blog may remember that way, WAY back at this blog's inception I had a post of a Mystery pic that was just the faces of Kathy and Karen from this Photo.  Now the mystery is solved!!

Now for the closeups.  I like Karen's sense of style here!!  Forget the mini skirts, just wear a bodysuit!!

And a very nice pic of Kathy and Karen to end this post on.  Maybe on the next bodysuit post we'll solve teh mystery of that first pic.  Until then, Ciao!!

Bodysuits - Part 10!!

Bodysuits, because, ya know,the guys loved 'em, the gals loved them, so why not again!!  Let's go!!! Bodysuits 70s style!! Yeah!!

Just when you didn't think Kathy could look cuter, she exceeds your wildest dreams like here with Karen.  Can.Kathy.Look.Any.Cuter.???  The question is legit and remains!!  (1)

Speaking of Cute, so was Laura Jones (yeah, yeah, I know, I spilled the beans several posts ago about how She was one of may favorite models back in the 70s.  But who can blame me?!!?  I didn't think so!!)

Hey, hey!!  The "Body Shoppe" idea originated from Sears. What is Spiegel doing here?!???  A cheap knockoff  I suspect.  Not cool man!!  Not cool at all (well okay, the models are cute and all, so I guess it's 'okay').

Totally Karen, totally bodysuits, and totally cute!!  Dang man, these bodysuits are driving me crazy!!!

More bodysuits, more cuteness all around!!  And why do they have to say "Body Suits are Fun"? The mind wanders.....

Well maybe they're "Fun"because one can wear them in so many ways like here with "Double Knit Flares". Perfect for hitting the disco in style!!

Or one can upscale them to "Make a Dazzling Entrance." (2)

Of course, you could also just wear them with those awesome 70s low cut jeans like Kathy does here! Can.Kathy.Get.Any.Cuter?   Well it may not seem possible after seeing this, but I wouldn't doubt it knowing her!!   

Well, for now we've answered that question for this post.  She looks pretty cute if you ask me, but I'm sure the question will be raised again in future posts!

footnotes:

(1) Yeah I know that this is a bit of a re-post - sort of the same pic from a different source.  Still it's worth a second look!

(2) Thanks to one our astute readers, this lovely regular of the 70s catalogs has been identified as Sylvia Poorth.  Thanks!

Random Weirdness: Bodysuits (Part 9) The Knits!!

Let's beat the Monday blues with some bodysuits that'll be sure to put a smile on your face!  And what better way than to focus on the knit bodysuits!!

And Kathy is all smiles here in some rib-knit bodysuits from JCP!!  And I must say that those are some fine looking ribs!  My Monday is starting to look better already!

More smiles from Mick Lindberg and another yellow knit bodysuit!!  Yep, maybe this Monday will be bearable!

Not only are these bodysuits in comfortable knit, they are versatile also.  Everything from dancing to biking to tennis, there's nothing that one couldn't in bodysuits!!

Karen shows us some "Super Team-Ups" from wards.  No matter what you call them, those knit bodysuits could be worn with anything. (1)

More knit bodysuits!! Well they aren't all knits, but if one is called a "knit", then that's good enough for me!!

As here.  Although Kathy's bodysuits are officially "knit",  I don't think anyone will quibble. (1)

Yep, the Monday blues hare gone to be replaced with some red hot bodysuit knits!!  I think I'll be able to make it the rest of the week!! (1)

footnotes:

(1) Pics are courtesy of Blue Senshi.  Thanks!