While the colors and the patterns on these swimsuits are fun  and there's certainly more fabric here than in the entire Lucky shoot  the bloomer-ish bottoms make me think of "full" diapers.

I definitely had a windbreaker like this as a kid. And hey, look! An Asian model! Is the 1972 Sears catalog more diverse than Vogue?

Is it the insanely long crotch, the slight flare, or the sea-sick colors that make these jeans "nautical" ?

The Asian girl seems to be saying, "How come everyone here looks like Jan Brady except for me?"

Wow, strawberries! On pockets! Far out!

The young lady with the megacollar purple shirt is saying to her friend with the apple belt, "Mary Jo is always opening her skirt. What a slut."

"Hahaha, anyone know any good sailor jokes?"

Did you know that 1972 was the Year of the Dress? Apparently, it was also the year of red, white and blue. And gingham. And hideousness.

SOMEONE ALERT KANYE WEST!!!1!!!! Yeezy: The gauntlet has been thrown. It's your move.

Ah, "The Rugged Ones," for roughing it, out there in the harsh terrain of the strip mall.

"No way, Jose, my dad sells way more used cars than your dad."

I'm just going to go ahead and point out the fact that the kids with brown skin are not, repeat NOT in the hero cowboy gear. Instead, they get some sad buckskins they probably traded some land for. Really, though: It's not the '70s unless there's a dude with an Afro in a Native-American-influenced getup. See: Jimi Hendrix. And Cochise from The Warriors.

So, which drugs were popular in 1972? Marijuana? Shrooms? LSD? Is there another explanation for these pants?

Check out the saucy minx in the middle, exposing her yellow leg for all to see! Slow down, you move too fast.

"Special" is a good word for it. A '70s-PC way of saying, "more likely to get beat up on the playground," no?

"Elementary, my dear Watson. And by 'elementary,' I mean 'elementary school.' Where I will be going… someday."

Finally! A situation in which jumpsuits are appropriate. The pink "bubble" sunsuit on that little girl, however, still brings to mind dirty diapers.

And look! Speaking of poop: While she tries to hold it in, the elephant just lets loose!

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They say: "He's sure to reciprocate in an adorable gingham shirt and a perfect hoodie."
We say: Straight men don't wear gingham and snug hoodies. Why? Because they don't know what gingham is.

They say: "It's your job to keep him in style, and a Psycho Bunny, Sovereign Beck, NOLA Couture, or corduroy tie will surely do the trick."
We say: Corduroy tie? How... Anderson Cooper at age 12!

They say: "So he's not entirely tactful, and he likes his thrills cheap. But you love the guy. He'll be in hog heaven with MarieBelle's pinup girl chocolate bars..."
We say: Straight men want good old-fashioned porn they can watch, not retro sex-symbols in the form of chocolate molds.

They say: "...send him to the beach in Billabong's wet suit/MP3 player to hang loose, dude."
We say: A zipperless piece of body-hugging "silk touch" jersey? Uh, it probably isn't the waves he's cruising.

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