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1970’s Style

Written by MAWD
The decade that had very little shame of flaunting it’s ego. The decade remains a fashion favorite for most people, no matter how tacky or bizarre the clothes or hair were. Were you into slipping on those bell bottoms to cruise on down to the disco club? Did you wear those thick pointed collar shirts […]
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Games

Written by MAWD
Remember when you got the Rubik’s Cube for christmas? Did you stay up every school night in your room, twisting the cube around for the matching rows? What games did you play? Were you an arcade dude? Spending hours, or even your entire weekend throwing down quarters at the local arcade?
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1980’s Decor

Written by MAWD
It was about bright pop colors. With some exceptions, the dominant furniture styles tended to be minimalist – even bordering on harsh. Materials like formica (a brand of composite materials manufactured by New Zealand-based Formica Group. The material often resembles a shiny and reflecting surface. All styles and shapes with no limits. From really square […]
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1980’s Style

Written by MAWD
A decade who’s color explosion showed it’s way in bright neon colors through clothes and hairstyle. Preppy clothes (izod shirt, collar up, sweater tied around neck). Parachute pants, were a breakdancing style that became more mainstream from the pop musical icon MC Hammer of the mid 1980’s. Leg Warmers (Flashdance or Jane Fonda’s workout). Cuffed […]
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Teen 70s Decor

Written by MAWD
The 1970’s were infused with earth tones that dominate this era. Beige, rust, avocado, harvest gold, mustard yellow, earthy brown play together in patterns and solids. Materials of the 1970’s included glitzy velvet and glamour of polyester. Bean Bags, originally called ‘Sacco’ bags, an Italian invention in ’69, was the first chair to adjust to […]
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MTV Music Channel

Written by MAWD
MTV was a 24-hour American cable music video channel officially launched on August 1, 1981. Based in New York City, it serves as the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group, part of Paramount Media Networks, a division of Paramount Global. The channel originally aired music videos and related programming as guided by television personalities […]
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Classic Cars

Written by MAWD
AMC PACER
The AMC Pacer is a two-door compact automobile produced in the United States by the American Motors Corporation between 1975 and 1980. The AMC Gremlin, which made it’s debute in April 1970, and lasted until 1978, as a fast and powerful subcompact car. The AMC Ford Pinto is a subcompact car that was manufactured and marketed by Ford […]
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Disco Music

Written by MAWD
Disco dominated the era. Along with this subgenres of Rock emerged including Glam, Hard, Heavy Metal and Punk which all achieved various amounts of success. The term “Disco” is shorthand for the word discothèque, a French word for “library of phonograph records”. EThe culture emerged in the 1970s from the United States’ urban nightlife scene. A mixture […]
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New Wave Music

Written by MAWD
New Wave an electronic dance music, also known as Modern Rock, became a popular music in the teenagers circle, many called ‘The One-Hit Wonders’ . As disco fell out of fashion in the decade’s early years, genres such as post-disco, New Romantic, Euro disco, and dance-pop became more popular” neon color/lights. House music high-tempo, electronic […]
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