A Truly Breathtaking Suit...

[Warbaby]

This disco gem recently sold on eBay. Let us hope it was not to one of us.

The iconic texture of the 70s...

 

[FinalVestige79]

Ow. My eyes burn now...owwww.....

 

[zetwal]

Later that evening ...

Here's what it looks like if you stare at it too long -

 

[BinkieBaumont]

Crimpalene

"To think that the respected scientist, Dr Otto Von Crimp spent the last 15 years of his life perfecting this ghastly fabric!!

 

[Geesie]

It looks like it came off a ventriloquist's dummy.

 

[Dinerman]

Maybe not my thing, but at least it's got style.

 

[Mike in Seattle]

Think of all of the helpless little pink polyesters that had to die to go into the making of that outfit! Oh the humanity...

 

[Warbaby]

To tell the truth, if it had been in my size, I prolly would've bought it just for the shock value. For the $49.95 that it went for, it would be worth it if I only wore it once or twice, just to see the expressions of horror and disbelief...

 

[KeyGrip]

My grandmother has some bed sheets in a fabric like that...

 

[Sefton]

FACES era Rod Stewart could pull it off though (and judging by the fake leopard skin blanket that it's photographed on it just may be Rod Stewart who is the seller!)

 

[Geesie]

Maybe not my thing, but at least it's got style.

Is that sort of like saying "if it weren't for bad luck I'd have no luck at all" ?

 

[Dinerman]

Nope.

You can't deny that suit's got style. Maybe not yours, maybe not mine, but it's definitely got it.

Even though it's not something I'd wear, I prefer something that looks interesting to something that's blah and boring.

 

[HarpPlayerGene]

I'd like to have that for Halloween. Paired with my legs I could go as a Yard Flamingo!

 

[draws]

I remember my aunt having a pair of curtains just like this.

 

[Fletch]

Hey, topstitch welt, peak lapels and patch pockets, that's a start.

Probably got a belt in the back too. It was by association with el tacko doubleknit styles that the beltback met its doom.

If I wore this (speaking strictly theoretically), I would put it with a Cleveland Set (matching white patent leather belt and dingle dangle loafers), a black shirt made of something ending in "lon," Superfly sunglasses, and a big-ass Ankh.

 

[zetwal]

I'd like to have that for Halloween. Paired with my legs I could go as a Yard Flamingo!

Great image. Gene as the Dapper Flamingo. Let's see the cartoon -

 

[mike]

Nope.

You can't deny that suit's got style. Maybe not yours, maybe not mine, but it's definitely got it.

Even though it's not something I'd wear, I prefer something that looks interesting to something that's blah and boring.

Ignoring the material, the cut somewhat resembles a jazz suit!

 

[Fletch]

Great image. Gene as the Dapper Flamingo.

Emphasis on flaming. lol

 

[Creeping Past]

Mike: yup!

And I'm also in agreement with the implication of what Dinerman said. If you're seeking an answer to the question, "What kinda nut would find that appealing, let alone find the guts to wear it?", just think about your take on the aghast reactions from people wondering why you're wearing vintage and vintage-style clothing....

There's a vintage something for everybody.

 

[Lamplight]

Ignoring the material, the cut somewhat resembles a jazz suit!

Doh! You beat me to it.