1970s Flashback - 10 Fads You've Probably Forgotten About (Part 1)

Sexy 70's
Published on Mar 16, 2020
This is part 1 of our 1970s Flashback - 10 Fads You've Probably Forgotten About
Here is part 2:
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The 1970’s were a fun and an occasionally bizarre time. These are 10 funky fads from that era. If you weren’t born then, these might seem odd and hilarious. If you did live through 1970’s, these might bring back some amusing memories. Leisure suits, disco, CB radios and more are covered in this film. Enjoy, like, share, subscribe and let us know what you think in the comments section!

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The 1970’s were a fun and an occasionally bizarre time. Here we have a list of Top 10 fads from that era. If you weren’t born then, these might seem odd and hilarious. If you did live through 1970’s, these might bring back some amusing memories.

1. Clackers
Clackers were marketed as toys and were quite popular in the early 1970’s
They consisted of two plastic spheres suspended on string that when swung up and down, made contact with each other, thus making a clacking sound. Clackers were similar to a throwing weapon called bolas used by South American Gaucho cowboys.

Sadly, the Clacker fad died out rather quickly as the result of lawsuits and laws banning them. Why? The hard-acrylic plastic balls would occasionally shatter upon striking each other thereby causing shrapnel-type injuries to the user and surrounding bystanders

2. Macramé Plant Hangers
The term Macramé is used to describe a form of textile produced by applying knots to various forms of materials such as hemp or jute. using knotting techniques. It can be used to make wall hanging art, bracelets, clothes, window coverings or virtually anything limited only by the constraints of one’s imagination.

In the 1970’s though, Macramé’ became the go-to method for creating plant hangers. These things seemed to be everywhere and in the most hideous colors the 1970’s could offer. Of course, there were other uses for macramé during that time as well, such as these gems….

By the end of the 70’s, the fad had run its course and one could find all the Macramé plant hangers they could ever want at garage sales in the 1980’s. But as with any fad, one never knows when it could rush back into fashion, invading our homes to once again cradle spider plants in sunny corners.

3. Streaking

Most people probably know what streaking is. But the mystery might be .. Why would anyone want to run around nude in a public place?

Well, plenty of people in the 1970’s took leave of their senses and did just that. In fact, some people even busted out their birthday suits at nationally televised events during that era such as the World Series, the Academy Awards and the Montreal Olympics in 1976.
There was even a novelty song about the fad called; you guessed it; “The Streak” by Ray Stevens that achieved the #1 position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in May 1974.

There are still some streaking incidences occurring these days, but not nearly as many as in the 1970’s.

4. Leisure Suits

What the heck was a Leisure suit?
It was a matching jacket and pants combination usually consisting of polyester material and was immensely popular in the 1970’s. The style was created in 1970 by designer Jerry Rosengarten for Lee Jeans to market as business attire of all things.

What it became remembered for was loud, tacky, garish, hideously colored clothing associated with the cocaine fueled disco scene, slimy used car salesmen and cheating spouses. For a few years, leisure suits were the bomb, often paired with gold medallions, sideburns and a complete lack of manscaping and good taste.

By the end of the decade, though, the suit had somehow gone from fad to joke, ultimately replaced by the "power suits" of the money-hungry '80s. The leisure suit faded into the annals of bad-fashion history, a non-biodegradable reminder of a swinging' decade.

5. Pet Rock
Ah.. The lovable and inanimate Pet Rock. For those who don’t know what this was… Back in the 1970’s, the Pet Rock was a collectible novelty product created by advertising executive Gary Dahl in 1975. He was joking around with friends one night in 1975 about what would make a perfect pet and came up with the idea that a rock would make a perfect pet. Gary got to work on the idea and wrote "The Pet Rock Training Manual" and marketed his idea a trade show. From there, the media picked up the story, and after a few appearances on talk TV shows, Gary began marketing the Pet Rock and sold millions of the ...

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