70s office fashion

After years of living in casual separates, these stylish women's suits from the '70s offered a new way to dress: in a suit jacket and skirt or pants made for each other, with a tailored menswear-like flair.

The Nixon era is reigning on the catwalks and the streets and shows no signs of resigning. Let's drop the politics and get to the ladies who defined the style of the imitable decade. Count them down and take sartorial notes.

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Retro - Office Attire

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1967 Sears Fall Winter Catalog, Page 15

1970s fashion began with a continuation of the mini skirts, bell-bottoms and the androgynous hippie look from the late 1960s. By 1970, women could choose who they wanted to be, and they wore whatever they want. By this time they had more freedom to wear what they want. Women could even wear trousers! For evening wear women wore maxi dresses and halter neck jumpsuits. Platform shoes and flared trousers were also popular. They were popular among both sexes. The hippie look was most prominent…