On the Run in 70s His 'n Her Fashions

 The couple that runs together stays together...

Especially in His 'n Her fashion!!

The Jean Scene

 From Aldens......

An American tradition, jeans.  And what could be more American than Wranglers!!!

1978 Simpson's Sears

 Some groovy pics from the 1978 Simpson's Sears FW Big Book Catalog!!

And we'll start with Kathy and Pam in some 'after five' dresses.

There's a lot of 70s styles going on here!

More 70s dresses for evening.

Jane and Pat!!

Man tailoring?? I'm not so sure about that.

We started with Kathy and we'll end with Kathy, here arm-in-arm with Pam.

Random Goodness: Summer Tops!!

 When the temperature rises, the Tops of Summer come out of hibernation...

Assorted tops modeled by Kathy, Kay, and Karen!!

More groovy summer tops along with some nice shorts!! 

Really nice tops from JCP!!!

And one last look with Summery Toppers!!

Sizzling Sleepwear from Sears

From Sizzling by the Shore last week, to Sizzling in Sleepwear this week, this blog has been, well, SIZXLING this month!!!

Some early pics of Kathy along with Peggy Palmer and Wendy Hill.  I'd say that's sizzling for sure!!

Sizzling by the Shore with JCPenny!!

 With the first dat of Spring, we can look forward to the sizzling swimsuits of Summer...............

We have the shore and the babes, so looks like we have Sizzling by the Shore!!

And after a day of fun in the sun, why not follow the beach with a party!!!  I'm certainly ready for Summer now!!

Simpsons Sears 1976

 Just a really nice pic of Kathy and Karen from the 1976 Simpsons Sears big book catalog...........

The Little Book Catalogs: Lana Lobell 73

Yes The Big Book catalogs of the 70s were groovy, but let's not forget about The Little Book Catalogs also, like Lana Lobell!!!

And we start off with a cape with extra wide lapels on the cover no less.  This is going to some groovy 70s fashion fun!!

"Go Baby!"  I couldn't have said it any better than that! Even in The Little Book Catalogs Kathy and Karen were quite the pair! I really like the pink bell bottoms and the ole timey bicycle!!

Hmm, so apparently Lana Lobell was a real person??  

Even Shelly Hack made an appearance in this groovy mag!!

Bell bottoms with cuffs!  That's soooo 70s!!  And the white gloves must be a throw back to the 50s!!

From pink bell bottoms to peach and polka dot ones, Lana Lobell had your disco needs covered!!

Palazzos and body suits, what a combo!!!

Kathy looking good!!

Dresses..Pants..Jumpshorts, oh my!! Everything you need for Spring! What a way to close out this post!!

When Life Was Groovy: Pants!!

Time for some groovy pants from the 70s!!

Starting off with a bit of a Western them with Wrangler jeans.  So if a cowboy is also called a 'poke, the is a cowgirl also called a 'pokette??  Oh never mind.....

Not so Western, more casual from Aldens.

Hmm, I'm not so sure about these pants that Kathy is sporting.  I can't recall ever seeing these in real life!!

Well back to a bit if a Country theme........I guess???  

Okay, this is getting ridiculous. No way you can call that "country looks" and no way you'd wear that in "the big outdoors."

Wendy and Karen in some nice Springtime 70s pants.  Although it looks like they are on some kind of farm, at least they are not claiming that the look is "country." (And what's up with the fish them on Karen's shirt??)

These were "hard to find" and for good reason....

And finally we'll end on an elegant note.  At least what passed for elegance in the JCPenny catalogs from the mid 70s - long, floppy bell bottoms in bright prints.  Somehow I just don't remember seeing anything like this in the discos back then!!!

When Life Was Groovy: Kathy and Karen

 No tricks here for Halloween, only treats...

Not sure what the deal is with the bird theme, but it's certainly a nice treat!!!

Kathy and Karen: Long or Short?

 Long or short, that is the question????

And Kathy and Karen give us teh answer.  First the short...

And then the long......

I have to admit, you can't go wrong either way!!!

Aldens Sleepwear!!

 And what better way to get ready for bedtime than some awesome sleepwear form Aldens!!!

Besides the yellow hoodie that Kathy is wearing, you just gotta love the granny cap on the model at the top left.  Not really groovy, but still cool!!

K Club Special: Kathy!!!

 Yep, It's that time again - time for a K Club Special on Kathy herself....

And what would be more emblematic of her career??? Well how about a pic from the Junior Bazaar section of Sears along with two more of the more popular catalog models of that era: Kay and Colleen! (And yep, there's that one hand holding the other pose again!

Hands in pockets this time for Adens!

However, in teh inset pic, we are back to that pose again!!

This time Jill has the hands n pockets look, while Kathy, well, she's looking fantastic here!!

Casual dresses from Penneys along with Karen and an unknown model.

Back to Sears!!

Once more Junior Bazaar.  This time with a tunic top!!

And now for a special treat.  These pics were published by Dede Pittman on the Facebook page "Popular Fashion Models of the 60s and 70s."

Kathy, Colleen, and Karen were featured in this pictoral.

What else can I say, this is Awesome!!

Excellent tank tops.  I sure wish I could locate this "Regal" catalog.  Never heard of it before!!

When Life Was Groovy: JCP 1978!!!

 Ahhh, 1978.  I remember it fondly.  And boy, I'd sure like to go back to those days and forget this year!!!

A really nice pic of three of the stalwarts of catalog modeling in the 70s: Kay, Kathy, and Karen. 

Looks like we have several inset pics of Kathy on this one.  Let's check them out.....

First inset pic.....

Wow, an inset inside an inset!! 

You know I just noticed something.  In almost every one of these pics, Kathy is holding finger(s) of her left hand in her right hand.  What's up with that???? 

Repost here I know, but it proves my point!!

Aaaaaaand again.  Hmm, this is something I need to explore further in future posts.  Anyway, you just gotta love these dresses.  I haven't seen anyone where anything like that in a LONG time.  

Well, at least not a female,. Let's not go there.  Oh boy, how I REALLY miss those days.