Monday, November 24, 2008
Visual Art / Music Swedes in Pants
Posted by Jen Graves on Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 10:03 AM
The bold fashion statements of the Swedish dance bands of the '70s are not to be missed. Please attempt the impossible task of picking the worst one.
(Thanks, tipper Erik!)
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Sweet Jesus. Many of those photos seem to argue for a rule that each band have at least one member with an unnaturally tiny head.
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my vote for worst is these guys: http://d11885738.u33.surftown.nu/images/…
those shiny shiny blue collars are so exaggerated they turned into puppy ears somewhere along the way.
those shiny shiny blue collars are so exaggerated they turned into puppy ears somewhere along the way.
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If we are voting for outfits alone my vote would be for the Teddy Boys' red and white sailor-ish ensemble.
In addition to the small head rule, these photos also seem to argue the rule that each band must have one member who looks like they lure kids into their unmarked van.
In addition to the small head rule, these photos also seem to argue the rule that each band must have one member who looks like they lure kids into their unmarked van.
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More troubling than the clothing is the apparent ages of the band members.
Did a bunch of Swedes all go through simultaneous mid-life crises in the 1970's and start up dance bands?
Did a bunch of Swedes all go through simultaneous mid-life crises in the 1970's and start up dance bands?
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there is something about the combination of mutton chops, glasses and pink pooffy girls shirts that gets my pussy wet. it's so wonderfully....perverse!
i am inspired and must go shopping for the husband now.
i am inspired and must go shopping for the husband now.
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The saffron costumes with the burnt orange Earth Toned trim worn by the Tickies gets my vote.
http://d11885738.u33.surftown.nu/images/…
The way they stand in the photo, it looks as if the legs of their outfits are sewn together like bondage pants for worms. Is their name a tribute to the Dickies?
http://d11885738.u33.surftown.nu/images/…
The way they stand in the photo, it looks as if the legs of their outfits are sewn together like bondage pants for worms. Is their name a tribute to the Dickies?
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Geez, the 1970s weren't kind to anyone, were they?
That site provides evidence that the early ABBA costumes weren't an anomaly, but rather a symptom of a national crisis.
That site provides evidence that the early ABBA costumes weren't an anomaly, but rather a symptom of a national crisis.
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I second a vote for the Tickies. They just seem so misplaced in those obnoxiously orange outfits set against that rustic country setting. Disco time travelers?
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The middle guy in the Dansganget Family is probably the most disturbing human being I've ever seen.
Not only does he look like he's the kind of guy who likes to lure children into the back of his van... Said van most definitely has an airbrush painting on the side of a wizard riding astride a white unicorn with the eye of Sauron in the background.
Not only does he look like he's the kind of guy who likes to lure children into the back of his van... Said van most definitely has an airbrush painting on the side of a wizard riding astride a white unicorn with the eye of Sauron in the background.
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Wow... with such a pandemic of homosexuality, it is a wonder that the Swedish people continue to exist. One can only assume that their women began mating with the Norse and the Danes, or there would be no one left in Stockholm but aging queens in matching polyester pantsuits, nursing appletinis and wondering where all the boys went...
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I vote for "Tre Blå & en Gul," because that means "Three blue and one yellow." And what are they wearing in their photo? One guess.
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