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LIFE ON MARS

Fashion? Polyester was the material of choice and bright colors were everywhere Men and women alike were wearing very tight fitting pants and platform shoes By 1973, most women were wearing high cut boots and low cut pants By the late 1970s the pant suit, leisure suit and track suit was what the average person was sporting Every woman had a cowl neck sweater in her closet and every man had a few striped v-neck velour shirts Chest hair, medallions, polyester, butterfly collars, bell bottoms, skin-tight t-shirts, sandals, leisure suits, flower patterned dress shirts, sideburns and, yes, tennis headbands The first full decade in which women could be seen wearing pants in every walk of life Music? The late 70s also witness the birth of another young music style: hip-hop David Bowie to Led Zeppelin to Pink Floyd 70s were a golden era for vinyl records Among the popular artists in 1970 year were Elton John, who arrived from England and the Jackson Five, hailing from “Motown