# Were "70s" style fashions still popular in the early 80s?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [December 5, 2019, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-70s-style-fashions-still-popular-in-the-early-80s/844435 "2019-12-05T22:13:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2021, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-70s-style-fashions-still-popular-in-the-early-80s/844435/43 "2021-04-14T19:11:17Z")

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I grew a mustache in 1974, which was extremely common at the time. I also had sideburns down to my jawline, almost touching the 'stache

Over time, the sideburns retreated. But the 1970’s porn-'stache stayed and stayed, long beyond its welcome. I shaved it off in 2009. So, yes…some '70s fashions extended beyond their sell-by date.

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**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2021, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-70s-style-fashions-still-popular-in-the-early-80s/844435/44 "2021-04-15T20:27:00Z")

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> [@Ashtura](#):
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> was given bell-bottoms somewhere in the early 80s and was pilloried at school.

In the early 70s, the thing that would get you mocked was capris (where’s the flood?).

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