10 FORGOTTEN Things Well-Dressed Men Did in the 1970s

You could pick out a well-dressed man in 1975 by the smell of his aftershave and the shine on his shoes before he ever opened his mouth. None of it cost much. None of it was complicated. And almost none of it survived. Hair combed flat with tonic, then suddenly blown dry. A necktie pinned down with a little gold tack. A good pair of shoes shined on a Sunday night, for a Sunday that was worth shining for. This is a look back at 10 forgotten things well-dressed men did in the 1970s. The aftershave slap at the mirror, the comb that lived in the back pocket, shining your own shoes, the move from hair tonic to the handheld blow dryer, the four-inch tie and the tie tack that held it down, going tie-less under a sport coat, the open shirt and the gold medallion, the leisure suit and the famous Full Cleveland, the big buckle and the snap-button western shirt, and getting dressed up just to leave the house. What each habit was, why a man bothered, and the quiet reason almost all of it slipped away. This isn't a roast of the decade. The polyester gets laughed at now, and some of it earned the laugh. But under the wide collars was a man taking fifteen considered minutes to say the day counted, and that part is worth keeping. No sponsorships. No brand deals. Just an honest look at how men used to get ready. Subscribe. This channel remembers what well-dressed used to mean. #1970s #mensfashion #nostalgia #vintagestyle #menswear