We loved Faye Dunaway's duds, but it was Diane Keaton's slouchy man clothes that took the fashion world by storm and we loved wearing those comfy, baggy pants topped with a fitted vest.
In the mid part of the 1970s I wore a lot of floaty, feminine voile in floral prints so maybe the man tailoring was a bit of an antidote for me and I went from one fashion extreme to another!
The super wide men's ties of the 70s completed the look. I still have some of the hubster's ties from the era and once in a while get a bug and put one on my manni for a nostalgia kick. Those old ties make a nice alternative to a necklace or scarf.
The short sleeves had a separate piece that made this possible instead of just turning up the edge and tacking it in place.
Instead of the slacks; I made a mini skirt in the same green and it made a great pairing for office wear.
The pants weren't all that comfortable...for me at least. Something about the way the front zipper was set into the seam without any allowance for a wide zipper flap made it tend to pull a little in the crotch. Still, it made for a cleaner line and I just adored those wide, wide cuffed trousers!
I made the pants in 1976 out of an ivory sateen and wore them when my future hubby took me to meet his mother.
