In the deep suburbs it’s difficult to find any inspired style. Everyone looks the same in their alt-leisure/yoga wear. So I was pleasantly surprised to spot this woman in the post office.
Screaming 70s style we have: the short jacket with faux fur trim hood, the flared tight jeans, and even her hard leather shoulder bag, which she doesn’t wear cross body – not done back then.
The boots can’t be seen here but they’re a low chunky heel and her hair is straight, long, and dyed very blonde. The clue that we haven’t entered a time-travel machine (given the age of the post office itself we might think, hmm …) is that she’s sporting the black shirt below the jacket hemline. That is a modern layering look and it wasn’t done back in the day.
I doubt any of these pieces are vintage but worn all together the total look certainly presents vintage.
Hooray for something different!
OverDressed for Life 
Wearing a purse cross body *was* done back then, at least early in the 70s, late in the 60s. And it wasn’t nearly as popular as wearing it dangling from one shoulder. It was more of a “I’m running for the bus and don’t want to have to keep track of this purse” thing. And this was in Los Angeles, but I could swear I saw it in magazines a bit, too.
Hi Laurie, Thanks for subscribing to ODFL. I’ve been watching 70s movies and television shows lately and that’s when I noticed the shoulder bags (with long straps) hanging awkwardly on shoulders. It catches my eye because it always looks like the bag is going to fall off. But I’m sure there were some women out there ahead of their time. I think the crossbody trend hit in the early 90s, maybe 80s. Thank you for the comment.
I think the shoulder dangle way of wearing the bag was more popular because it doesn’t distort the clothing the way a cross body can. And it was an.. innocent?… time, when we weren’t concerned about purse thieves all the time. I wasn’t ahead of the times, fashionwise, I just got tired of the damn thing falling off! LOL!