Dancing With Bell Bottoms, Wide Lapels With “Vinyl”

The 70s may have been the ugliest of all decades. Ochre, olive, mustard. Men were hairy and not in a chic sexy way. Trousers were high-waisted and tight through the hip, with loose flared legs. The woolen jerkin was considered cool. Lapels were huge, as were ties. Platform shoes abounded – for men and women.

Glasses were gigantic. The Black Power movement of the 60s had morphed into a more radical movement and the Black is Beautiful statement manifested in afros. Psychedelic patterns reflected an openness with drug culture. Paisley was thought to be pretty; velvet jackets, a must-have. Prior to botox, old people looked old and men in particular sported side burns and wrinkles in an unattractive mishmash that made everyone so unappealing it’s a wonder a next generation was conceived at all.

But then it was also a time of the slashed décolletage and the banning of the bra – which was thought to be a pro-feminist statement. Vietnam was devastating black neighborhoods drafting the politically disenfranchised, as white boys called in favors and signed up for college. The 70s were a time of turmoil and change and it’s no surprise that, given the current state of the world, we are re-visiting the trends of that era – though hopefully not the color palette.

Vinyl combines all these rivers and pours it into the ocean of music – which immediately makes it sexy. The male onesie, the chunky male gold chain and bell-bottoms linked with a throbbing funky beat make the series watchable. Real giants and music greats are scattered like fines herbs through the stew of the show and everyone was on a particular kind of herb. Although the music was great the high was not only on life and as the stakes rose and addictions grew, out of control behavior became the norm.

To see what Olivia Wilde and Bobby Cannavale say about Vinyl and Jagger, CLICK HERE!

To see how the stars really dressed in the 1970s, CLICK HERE