Kathy Loghry Blogspot

Finally, finally, the first cold (okay kind of cool) weather hits South Texas which allows me to finally, finally crank out another post on the wonderful, groove-tatsic winter wear of the 70s Big Book Catalogs!!

Admittedly these coats are not all that 70s chic. Still Dottie is wearing a pretty stylish jacket described as "fake fur is real fashion." Whew, perhaps we can get through a post on winter wear without offending the PETA types (we'll see!!)

When you say "winter wear" you'll really saying "groovy knit caps, scarfs, and mittens"!!

Can't get much cuter than that - especially in wintertime.

All kinds of mod winter happenings here. And it appears that taht Kathy has gotten into teh knits too!! (This pic and the following pic are courtesy of Blue Senshi. Thanks!)

Yep, very nice!!

Piles and piles of groovy 70s winter polyesters - and not a real fabric in sight. Yep, it looks lkek I might finally get through a post of winter without offending.......

Whoops! Spoke too soon. Real leather?!? And real leather boots?!?

Ahhh, back to the man made fibers - along with a little wool which I don't think anyone will find objectionable. Wait, what's that teeny pic in the upper left??

Why it's Kathy and friend. That is about the smallest pic of Kathy I've seen so far in these catalogs!

Way back, Way WAY back in the early history of this blog I had a post about a very critical part of Kathy's career. It was the 1968 NCAA Centennial Queen competition. I noticed, after exchanging emails with a loyal reader, that the original links are broken.

Well that just will not do. After all, here at the World Wide Headquarters of The Kathy Loghey Blogspot we are very sensitive to customer satisfaction. And with our ever improving technology (thanks to our ever productive research department) we are proud to present an updated version of that post.

"Centennial Queen, what is that ?" you ask. Well, 1968 was the 100th anniversary of the NCAA. And one of the ways that they celebrated that fact was with a Queen competition. Each school nominated a candidate and then each conference selected from among them. Then there as a national vote and, well it's pretty complicated, but it was kind of like a combination of Survivor and Idol.

So who did Oregon State choose?

Naturally they chose Kathy...

And naturally she was selected for the National competition as the Pac 8 rep..

This naturally this caused a major stir in a local effort to elect Kathy as Centennial Queen...

Notice that one actually had to send a card to an address - no email or texting back then!

Even the governor voted for Kathy! And that is Dick Fosbury who pioneered the high jump technique of going over the bar backwards. Up to that time, high jumpers went over the bar in a forwards manner. The new technique was called the "Fosbury Flop" and is used by all high jumpers today.

"A vote for Kathy is a vote for Oregon" Well said.....

Here are some pics from the original link showing teh 14 finalists....

And a close up....

Elementary Education. Hmmm, somehow I think her career goals were about to take a major change!!

So how did it turn out? Well she made it to the final three...

And then, well, she finished second........

"What?!?" I'm sure you're saying right now. I mean how could she finish second?? The winner, Barbara Specht of Texas Tech, I'm sure was a very lovely gal (and I know a thing or two about Texas Tech coeds, but that's, ahem, another story,) But, this is Kathy Loghry of future modeling fame. Oh well, perhaps the voters didn't get the full story or something. Still this launched Kathy's career as she got a major modeling contract in all this.

Both Kathy and the other finalist were given the title of Centennial Princess, hence the title of this post.

Yeah, Kathy doesn't seem too upset finishing second. After all, she already had a major modeling contract in her pocket when this pic was taken.

Still, this is a great look back in time. The year 1968 was so turbulent in so many ways. All of these lovely ladies represented what was best in America then.

Sweaters. Nothing says Christmas time more or is more Chirstmasy than the always popular and always appreciated sweaters. And when those Christmas catalogs hit the mailboxes, you just knew that not only was it toy time for the kiddos, but it was sweater time for everyone!

And naturally any respectable Christmas sweater has to have a campy Christmas theme like the reindeer. However, I noticed that Kathy seemed to go for a more subdues theme....

Not bad, with a hint of Christmas colors....

Hold the jewelry!! What every women REALLY wants for Christmas is a sweater (please note your humble blogger takes no responsibility for any fallout should you happen to follow this advice!)

Hey, this is supposed to be a Christmas themed post on sweaters. These look more appropriate for St. Patrick's Day! And we apparently have a model somewhere that is missing her feet!

Okay, we found the missing model, decked out in a Christmas green sweater!

Okay, okay, this is plainly getting ridiculous! Enough with the green sweaters!!!

And beware what you ask for. Instead of green, now we have pink which Wendy, Kay, and Cay look great, I can't say that pink is exactly in the Christmas spirit.

Okay, okay, okay, I get it. First we went on a green sweater spree and now we've moved on to pink. However, that doesn't exactly look like a sweater to me.

Well apparently they are "lace trimmed" sweaters so I guess they count.

Pam, Karen, and Kathy turn on the cute in these classic sweaters...

More sweaters. Say this is getting a little monotonous. Where is that 70s grooviness that we've come to know and expect from our 70s catalogs?!?

Even the "Sweater-Skirts" are fairly tame. I'm looking for a little more pizzazz.

Not bad, but where's the Christmas spirit? All of these 70s Christmas catalog sweaters seem a little disappointingly lame to me. I guess sweaters are one of those items that are timeless, even in the 70s.

That's a little better. Sweaters that have that special 70s earth tone theme. Still, I expected more 70s zaniness......

Ahhh, that's much, MUCH better. Now I'm in the Christmas mood ready to buy sweaters for the whole family (I can hardly wait to see the surprised look in their eyes on Christmas morning!) All I can say is "That's Sooooo 70s!"

His 'n Her coordinated fashions of the 70s were't only for the warm days of summer. No, no, no! Just because the mercury has dropped and Christmas is approaching doesn't mean you had to hang up those coordinated fashions. It fact, just the opposite! It was the season to use cold weather gear to show the world that you had that special bond!

And whether you choose plaid or a plain, the jeans shirts simply HAD to be matching! I mean what else is the point of being a couple?!?

A closeup of Kathy in the his 'n hers matching shirt jackets. All I can say is "That's soooo 70s!"

"I really can't stay....Baby it's cold outside....I've got to go away..."It certainly looks like Karen is trying to get away here. And if you heard this song in the original lyrics you could understand why!!

Sighh, It wouldn't be the 70s with out some earth tone hippie-style threads - in his 'n her matching, naturally.

And here we have two happy couples getting ready to ride a stagecoach? Except that nobody looks too happy. Why the long faces guys?

Still with the sad faces. Say, isn't the guy driving the stagecoach in the excact same pose as the previous pic? Maybe he's frozen in place?!?

That's better! Plenty of happy faces here as Kathy and friends light up the winter gloom with their dazzling smiles!! But what couple couldn't be happy in those groovy matching 70s styles!

More smiles! This time from Rande and Kay!

Finally, nothing says love in the Christmas season than His 'n Hers Rib-Knit Sweatshirts! (In Orlon Acrylic no less! Yep I'm definitely in the Christmas spirit now!)

Those Christmas catalogs from the major retailers weren't only full of toys for the kiddies. Nope, they covered you head to toe in all the coziest Christmas sleepwear fashions too!

And covered from head to toe are Kathy, Kay and friends (well all except one!) I'm feeling cozier already!!

Stretching before bedtime?!?!?

Brrrr, cold feet?!? That simply will not do! And with these snugly sleepers from Penneys, you'll never have to worry about cold feet again!!

More cozy footed sleepers for the holidays!

From cozy to chill-chasing, sleepers for Christmas were always a welcomed gift for that special lady on your list!

Even in Italy, they had to keep warm on those chilly winter nights as seen by Kathy and friend! (1)

And if the sleepers didn't do the trick, you could always add teh groovy Christmas socks (with individual toes no less!)

"Fun-to-Wear Sleepthings" Just because you're sleeping doesn't mean that you can't have fun! (Hmmm, that sounds strangely inappropriate although I don't know why.)

Still more fun sleepthings for while you're sleeping!!

Nothing says "charming romance"quite like "brushed acetate." Still Kathy, Dottie, Kay, Lauren, and friend pull off the look!

I'm feeling the brushed acetate grooviness for sure now!

Back to the fun in 70s Christmas Catalog sleepwear! Hmmm, somehow I can't see how sleeping with a fireman's hat is conducive to a good night's sleep?? I guess this post has officially gone to the dogs!

There was something special about that those old Christmas catalogs that made the season special. They were part of the tradition! Well I guess that about does it for 70s sleepwear...............

Hey! Wait one cotton-pickin' minute there pardner!! The spirit of those seasonal catalogs haven't COMPLETELY gone away......

Instead of mail order, now we have the internet. And while it's not Sears or JCP, PajamaGram has picked up the slack! Face it, when you first see those PajamaGram commercials in early November, you know that Christmas shopping season has officially begun (delivery guaranteed by Christmas!)

Ahhh, that's the spirit of the 70s in today's styles! Merry Christmas to all my loyal readers and may you be as happy on Christmas morning as this family (maybe they've been into the eggnog a bit too much!!)

footnotes:

(1) This pick thanks to Al from Italy!

What better way to end a most interesting 2016 that with a look back on 70s gauchos!! Like so many fashions trends of the 70s, gauchos made a brief, albeit intense, appearance on the scene in the mid to late 70s. Why that is the case is a mystery to me. It's as if someone in the industry said "Push gauchos, now!" And the people responded with a big yawn.....

Well nothing to yawn about here! Kathy looks great in these snappy gauchos. Hmm, this pic looks cropped. Well that's true - had to save the rest of it for a post on a different 70s fashion subject!

1977 was the heyday of the gaucho. So much so that they popped up everywhere like here on the cover of this Jewel Catalog (and in corduroy no less!). (1)

And just because gauchos are normally associated with a more Western theme, that didn't mean that the Big Book catalogs couldn't put that special 70s groove-tatsic touch on them. Yep, plaid green gauchos say "Easy Living" to me!

Oh brother, now we have a collision of 70s styles with a gaucho jumpsuit! I didn't know whether to use this pic here or with the next post on jumpsuits! Oh the troubles of a 70s catalog blogger!!

In almost everyone of these pics you'll notice that the gauchos come as part of a set of coordinates. And no two models were better at showing off those snazzy 70s catalog coordinates than Kathy and Karen!

Originally gauchos were cowboys that worked the grasslands in Argentina. (2) That didn't mean that one couldn't accessorize them for either Country Wear or........

Every Wear!!

Even Wards got into the gaucho craze!! The gaucho craze of 1977 certainly didn't catch on like hot pants or the mini skirt, still it peaked right when I was in school, so I had to pretend to like them.

Another cropped pic (gotta save the rest for another post!) Still with an eye-popping yellow gaucho like this, it's hard to see why they didn't catch on??

Okay, okay, in this closeup of Kathy from the previous pic, we're not sure is she is wearing gauchos, but who cares!

footnotes:

(1) Astute readers will notice instead of Visa we had BankAmericard cards, and instead of Master Card we had Master Charge cards!

(2) The term "gaucho" actually refers to the person. The pants that we call gauchos are actually called bombachas.

Maybe those guys were pretty cool after all?!?

"Huh?? Has this guy completely lost track of time? Why, oh why have a post on wedding dresses in the middle of the winter?" you're probably thinking to yourself. Well, why not?? After all now is the time when those Spring weddings are in full planning mode with all the headaches and stress involved. (1)

And those 70s Wedding mags had answers to all those pressing questions for our young brides-to-be!

Of course we are going to start out with wedding dresses, and of course Kathy modeling a wedding dress. Duh. I'm not sure what the gal on the left is wearing however. All I can say is "That's So 70s!"

Apparently goofy headgear was the "in" thing for bridesmaids styles in the 70s. Perhaps it was a devious plan to make the bride look better by comparison.

I rest my case......

Now THAT's a wedding gown - ruffles galore!

Well that's enough of the dresses. What about the fellows?

After all it's "his wedding too." And that's why you dressed him in a velvet purple tux with a ruffled shirt...

Although it's his wedding too, there was a concern about him actually showing up on time. I can feel the love now!

Perhaps the ruffled shirts is what was scaring the guys away!!

Every girl goes crazy for a sharp dressed man...And what was sharper than an all white tux! And man does this guy know he's the real deal. After all he's got his head cocked to the side totally ignoring the babe on his arm. "Yeah it's good to be me!"

Well I think that's enough of the 70s tuxes for the guys. Let's get back to the dresses...

Yep, more floppy hats for the bridesmaids - even for Kathy!!

Oh no. More tuxes. This guy doesn't have the "sharped dressed man" look going on so much. I think his bride is smirking at him!!

Actually I don't think the lady has much to be worried about if he goes out dressed like that!

Okay, okay, this post is going downhill fast. Not sure what this bride sees in this guy. Perhaps we need to get back to the dresses....,

A bridesmaid dress with a hooded coat. Looks like Kathy said "I'll hold mine, thank you."

"Tel A Bride" Is that like a mail order bride or something?

"Now what?" Is she asking this question about what happens after the wedding?

Well, not to worry, this wedding guide explains all. Check out the questions:

What am I feeling inside at the moment?
What do I understand about my joy or pain.
What am I afraid well happen if I get it.
What will I do or give to feel more tenderness?

Sounds like one heck of a wedding night!!

footnotes:

(1) And I should know. My daughter is the maid of honor (or MOH in modern terms) for a friend's wedding this summer. All I hear about is plans for the wedding. At least the bridesmaids dresses these days don't come with big floppy hats!!

Editor's note: The following is a part of a continuing conversation between a man who came of age in the 70s and his grandson.

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"Hey Grandpa, it's one week into the new year. How are those New Year resolutions coming along ? Ya know, the ones about loosing weight and getting into shape."

"Well, son, uh, well......Don't you have some new video games to play or something? Anyway getting into shape these days isn't as much fun as it used to be when I was your age."

"Why's that, Grandpa? "

"Well, because back in the 70s and 80s, we had lots of neat-oo exercise stuff we could buy from the Big Book catalogs! Let's take a look......"

"Jogging was really big back then. I mean everyone did it. And those groovy catalogs had all the gear that one needed - right down to the stylish athletic shoes!"

"Wow Grandpa, with great looking gals like Kathy in short-shorts, no wonder you liked to jog! Still it's too cold outside right now to take up jogging." (1)

"Ah son, you're not getting off THAT easy. After all, those Big Books were chalk full of indoor aerobic equipment like this state of the art, high tech treadmill."

"Or this high tech indoor bike, complete with electronic controls."

"Did it come with Bluetooth like the Pelotron bike that mom got for Christmas this year?"

"Ahhh, no. And how many times do I have to explain to you that there was no such thing as the internet back then. Anyway back to the exercise gear!"

"Hey Grandpa, what's with the belt machine and the wooden roller thing?"

"Well son, just like today, people were always looking for a shortcut when it came to taking those pounds off."

"Ha, ha, Grandpa, laying down while pedaling is about as lame as you can get!"

"I stand corrected. Hey Grandpa, didn't they lift back in those days? That's what I'm into - getting ripped."

"Well son, you're in luck...."

"Your complete home gym from Sears!"

"With sturdy and adjustable weight bench to hit all those muscle groups. They even had celebrity endorsements in those catalogs....""

"Hey Grandpa isn't that Caitlin Jenner before the operation???"

"Who knew back then, let's move on. Perhaps we need to cleanse our minds with some nice, safe pics of dance wear from the 70s."

"People did ballet for exercise?!? That's pretty weird Grandpa."

"Well, with good looking gals like Kathy and Karen, perhaps it wasn't so weird after all!"

"One thing to keep in mind is that people back then were more interested in looking good than anything else. Getting in shape was just a side benefit.

"A tanning light from Sears?!? Grandpa, I don't think that was such a good idea."

"Probably not son. But those Big Book catalogs had everything you needed to look good. They even had personal use items to unwind from a hard workout."

"For example, a 'Pedle-Dedle' for him and a.....well a.....Oh boy, this is awkward."

"Grandpa isn't that lady holding a......"

"That's enough son."

"It says it relives tension."

"That's enough son."

"And that it's good for all parts of the body."

"I said, THAT'S ENOUGH son!"

"Gee Grandpa, these old catalogs are pretty cool after all!"

footnotes:

(1) This pic is courtesy of Blue Senshi. Thanks!

Okay I know that to venture anywhere near the political arena in the current highly charged atmosphere is playing with fire, but hear me out. I'm not talking about MAGA. I'm talking about MUGA - Make Uniforms Great Again!

"Were uniforms ever great?" you may ask. Well in the words of one former VP candidate: "You Betcha!"

And for proof, look no further than "Bandana Americana." Yep I feel the greatness returning to our fair land already! These awesome uniforms make the hills bloom and the skies bright and sunny........Well, at least here in this obviously fake background they do!!

"But I don't want to wear a puffy shirt!" Hey what's this with the "Authentic English Tudor Look?" Well I guess that we're making uniforms great again on both sides of the Atlantic!

"But I don't want to wear a puffy hat!" No matter, the fields are still green and the skies bright blue and......the background is still fake. Is that like fake news??

Traditional uniforms made great again! MUGA baby!

Hmmm, the guy with the 70s porn 'stache is leering at Kay who seems to be bravely trudging on as professionally as possible. How is this making uniforms great again is beyond me!

Oh boy, this post is going downhill fast! Now 70s porn 'stache guy is moving in on Laura. You can almost hear her say through gritted teeth "Don't. Touch. Me."

Well at least this guy lost the 'satche. What is it about these guys in this catalog? (1)

Okay, back to the groovy coordinated uniforms that bring bright sunny skies to our cities, er, our FAKE cities!!

At least Kathy didn't have to pose with stache man!!

"The hills are alive with......The New Western Look uniforms from S&H????"

Okay this is just bizarre. At first glance, it's just your normal lab uniforms. You know, standard stuff. That just will NOT do for this groovy S&H catalog. No, no, no!! So they had to throw in the fake background of a park and a vial of fake blood (at least let's hope that it's fake!). Like I said, bizarre.

Now let's not forget about our nation's manufacturing centers! S&H has you covered with the Ms Gear line. Except that the metal hardhats are, ahem, not allowed anymore. No matter! We're making those uniforms great again also!!

Oh dear, now we have the, ahem, "hospitality" collection. I'm thinking that those uniforms are pretty great already!

Yee haw, ride 'em cowboy! I do believe that we have indeed made uniforms great again!!

And to think that when I did my first post on 70s uniforms I thought that it was a "one off." That is, there wasn't enough material for any other posts on the subject. Boy was I wrong I should have believed in MUGA!!

Okay, okay, we may have "jumped the shark" here. There's no way these unis can be considered "Great Again!"

footnotes:

(1) I've had several readers inquire as to the identity of this model. She was quite popular in the early 80s. if anyone has any idea who she is, it would be most appreciated!

One of the regulars of the Big Book catalogs in the 60s and 70s was Wendy Hill. I've been meaning to do a K Club special (1) post oh her for some time now. However, for one reason or another I keep putting it off.

Well that has to change today! Not only was Wendy a regular, but she was a good friend of Kathey (as well as a lot of the other models at the time.)

Yep, you know ho she is now. Wendy had a very long modeling career that lasted well into teh 70s. (2)

Very nice! (2) This post is going to be long on pics and short on commentary. I'm going to let the pics do the talking!

"Everyone know it's Wendy...." I wonder if the song was written with her in mind! (2)

Wendy with Cay Sanderson (2)

Hey wait a moment. Isn't that the almost identical pose as above??

A late 60s Penneys pic! (2)

Wendy with Colleen and Cay Sanderson. (2)

A classic pic of Wendy and Colleen.

One reason why I may have been putting off a K Club special on Wendy is that I simply have not been able to find any pics of her with Kathy! So we'll just have to wait until next week for some more Kathy pics. For now, it;s all Wendy.

Looks like Kay is channeling Princess Leia here!

"Pert and Pretty" Yep, when in doubt, go with the mini skirts!

Or the long look like here!

Nobody seems too excited here?!?

Colleen with Wendy from 1978! (3)

And another pic from 1978. (3)

Back to the minis! (3)

A final pic of Wendy!

footnotes:

(1) For our new readers, the K Club Specials is where we feature on model and her career.

(2) This pics are courtesy of Blue Senshi. Thanks!

(3) These pics are courtesy of JJ's Playhouse. Thanks!

Well almost every time. What am I talking about? Well, seemingly I publish a post and then immediately after that, I find some pics that I should have used.

Like last week's post on Wendy Hill. I stated that I had trouble finding pics of Wendy and Kathy together. And then two day later, I'm organizing some of material and....

Yep, I found some pics with Wendy and Kathy. Oh well, what can I say. At least there're really good pics (although I can't say I understand what the old style bicycle has to do with anything?)

Another pic with Wendy and Kathy in it! And another pic with that bike. I don't get it?!?

70s style biker shorts?

Well, we might as well stick with the same JCP Summer catalog. After all, there's just too much cuteness gong on here!

Kay and Karen looking good with the same bicycle. Pretty random if you ask me!

Kathy again with the biker shorts. I wonder if anyone actually rode the bike??

Well despite the fact that I missed a couple of pictures of Wendy that included Kathy, I think that this post certainly made up for it!

I've had a number of readers over the years ask me "How do you find such obscure catalogs?" Well, at the risk of bragging a little bit, I enjoy the challenge! I get a hint which leads to a clue which leads to a focused search, which leads to, well, more groovy pics for the blog! So I thought that it's be fun to go through how this played out recently.

As with many of these searches, it started with a reader.(1) I exchanged several emails with him, and he offered to send me a head sheet of Kathy (sorry, saving that for another post!) Well that head sheet had some info about Kathy's then recent modeling appearances. So I tracked down several of these until one magazine produced.....

Bingo! A completely new pic of Kathy that I had never seen before!

But that's not all!

Nothing says 70s grooviness like Acetate Seersucker!

But that raises the question "What the heck is this Greenland Studios thing and are there any more of them out there?" The answer to that is "You Betcha!"

Hold onto your retro hats dear readers! Apparently Greenland Studios was one of those outfits that pushed all kinds of kitschy, fun crap like here. The mind reels at the shear 70s overload present in one page!

From ship decanters to wooden utensil sets to tiny bonsai trees to dried flowers in a lucite egg, Greenland Studios had everything a modern American family in the 70s needed! And I just know that if I had seen the "20 prehistoric cavemen and monsters" set, I would've bugged my mom until she bought it!

You ain't livin' until you have the compete collection shown here!

I'm about to have a 70s heart attack here: a gondola lamplight, snow tomatoes, your own cheese making kit, slippers for "milady", and hand blown glass swan vases, just to name a few. However, the standout here is the "ancient Chinese fortune telling painting on an ashtray." Huh???

Okay, okay, we better same some of this nonsense for the future. What about fashions??

Greenland had those too and for the cost conscious buyers!

For that At Home Glamour, every women in the 70s needed a Paisley Torso Wrap from Greenland!

And we'll end this wild ride though the Greenland Studios insanity where we began - with some pics of Kathy. Lovely!!

So the girl is free?!? Wow, what a catalog,!! That certainly beats the prehistoric cavemen and monsters set!

footnotes:

(1) I get a lot of my leads from my readers. I's like to thank all of you for these contacts and info!

What sort of man reads the Kathy Loghry Blogspot?

Whether chasing high adventure or in causal repose by a (fake) lake, he's ready to face any challenge in his Duckbill Shirt from Sears. Always stylish and always in style, he seems almost slightly annoyed by the hottest model on the planet invading his space. "Yeah, you can hang here I suppose, that'd be cool." And there's nothing lucky, or ducky, about that!!

Pic is courtesy of Blue Senshi. Thanks!

Gentle readers, if you are somehow allergic to cuteness, I suggest that you avert your eyes from the contents of this blog post. The reason? Well, this week's K Club featured model is Jill Twiddy. And the Cute-O-Meter is about ready to explore!!

Please do not say that I didn't give you fair warning......

Does anyone doubt that she's very, VERY happy to be there!

There's only one thing better than one cute brunette. That would be two cute brunettes like Jill here with Barbara Elliot.

Okay, this is getting ridiculous! Now Jill is with Susan Dey and Cay Sanderson (why the apple?!?) (1)

Like I said, I warned you!!

Even when she wasn't smiling, Jill simply couldn't turn down the cute factor!

A couple of pics with Shelley Hack from Simplicity courtesy of Gold Country Girls!

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Calling all ya'll country fans out there. Git yer boots on and hang onto your hats pardners, the next set of pics is from a Spiegel spread that obviously was taken at a farm - enjoy!!

Farm equipment never looked so cute!

Mooooooo! Somehow, these models seem very out of place with the cows in the background (better watch where you step out there.).

Nobody can be this happy! What were they growing at that farm!!

"A horse is a horse is a horse of course, unless it's a horse with three cute models of course!"

Hey, there's our Kathy! Jill is cute, but of course Kathy can hold her own in that department anytime! Somehow, in all my days living in a rural area, I never, EVER saw three gals like that standing by a farm pond (and no, I have no idea why Jill is so happy to see that tree!)

Whew!! I think that's enough of our tour of farm land USA. Let's change gears.
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Somehow this conversation is strangely suggestive in an inappropriate, creepy way (or am I reading too much into this.)

Spiegel wasn't the only catalog that Jill appeared in! (2)

Jill is her typical bubbly self. Meanwhile, over on the right, who is that mysterious man with Kathy?
I can't, quite make him out.................Wait! Oh NO! It can't be, It mustn't be!! But it is!!!

He's baaaaaaaaack....

The Spiegel Magic Man!! For those of you that missed the first post on the Special Magic Man, you can check it out Here.....

And what a way to end this post! I think I've exceeded my cuteness quotient for the next month!

footnotes:

(1) This pic is courtesy of ColleeenCorby.Net. Thanks!

(2) These pics are courtesy of JJ's Playhouse. Thanks!

How long has it been since we've had a Big Book Catalog Series post? Well parder, that's too long!

And what better way to get back into the swing of things than by taking a look at Simpson's Sears! "What was Simpson's Sears?" you ask. Well it was the Canadian version of Sears. But, not to worry. No, no, no! They still had all the 70s grooviness that the American version was famous for!

His 'n Her coordinated couples fashions? Check! Outrageous use of plaid? Check! White platform shoes? Check! Well, this Simpson's Sears thing is looking very promising!

And all of our favorite 70s catalog models? Check! and Double Check!

Hmmm, there are those withe platform shes again. Were those a thing in Canada back then or maybe they only had one pair of shoes that all the models had to share!

They even had those 70s pointy collars in Canada too!!

Big pointy collars again!

Kathy back with some groovy 70s styles! Yep the 70s were mod all over North America.

One thing about the Simpson's version of Sears is that while they usually had the many of the same models as the American version, they also had their own, Like here. I don't know who these gals are, but they are lovely!

Yep, more groovy 70s fashions!

Great action poses!

Yep, just like in America, the Big Book catalogs had everything that a Middle American, er, Middle Canadian family ended for the good like.

I guess instead of the catch phrase "America shops at Sears" they said up in the Great White North "Canada Shops at Simpson's Sears, eh"

No, that's not a typo. It's Roaman's, not Romans. (1) "What the heck does he mean by that?" You may be wondering. Well Roaman's is just another in our ever "expanding" (2) collection of catalogs from the 70s! Groovy Baby!!

"The Young Look for Large and Half Sizes." Oh no, apparently Roaman's specialized in fashions for, ahem, how should I oh so carefully put this, plus size women (obviously a "growth" industry here in America, okay THAT was uncalled for. Bad blogger, VERY BAD Blogger.)

Certainly our favorite 70s catalog models wouldn't be found here. After all they were all stick thin.....

......And you would be wrong in that assumption. Somehow I doubt that Kathy or Dottie had to do much stretching in order to get into these two way S-T-R-E-T-C-H shirts and pants.

Even Colleen and Peggy appeared in the pages of Roaman's. But surely they wouldn't DARE put any of these skinny models in moo moos. Would they???

Well, yes they would, and they did!! Still Kathy makes even a smock top look good!.

Well as good as a smock top can look anyway. Note the wording "Save time and Energy..." Look, any gal that has to wear these probably shouldn't worry about saving energy! (Sorry, there I go again. Bad Blogger!)

I'm sorry, but both Colleen and Peggy look like those garments are about to swallow them up!

I assume that the O's pretty much just let the X's win that game!

More typical Roaman's fare. Yawn.

A nice pic of Kathy. That'll certainly perk me up! That particular pose by Kathy is one I've seen in several of her other pics. It's always been one of my favorites. And, BTW, whenever they talk about fashions been "flattering" or having a "layered" look, that means it's basically trying to cover everything up.

Interesting. This is basically a nice way of saying "Hey, you keep getting our catalog, but you haven't ordered anything. Order something or else." I suppose they had to do that. Still I like the part about opening a "Stretch" credit line (and you thought I was bad!)

I've commented on this before, but it is amazing to look back at 1976, the year of The Bicentennial. Compared to today, it was pretty low key in the Rah, Rah, USA, USA stuff. This one Roaman's catalog had more about the Bicentennial than all the other big name catalogs combined.

Still I had to notice the line "Good taste is the same for any woman, size 8 to 58 (shudder, the horror, the horror.)

footnotes:

(1) Of all the mail order catalogs that were around in the 70s, Roaman's is one of the few that is still going. I suppose their niche market was a growth market after all (Bad blogger, VERY VERY Bad.)

(2) Pun intended.

The following is a continuation of a conversation between a guy and his grandson about the 70s.
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"Hey son, it's Spring Break. Do you have any plans?"

"Nah, I don't know Grandpa. I guess I'll just hang out here with my friends."

"I don't know whats wrong with you kids these days. Back when I was in college, going down to Florida was a rite of passage. Say, I think I know how I can motivate you!"

"Oh wow, Grandpa, I see what you mean!" (1)

"Hey son, where are you going?"

"To Panama City, right now!"

"Look at all those beautiful bikini models just waiting for me!"

"Son, you can borrow my old 'boom box'. Perfect for the beach, it's sure to be hit with all the ladies."

"Uhh, I don't think so Grandpa. Thanks anyway."

"Or perhaps you should check out some of my old swim trunks. They were lady killers"

"That's QUITE all right Grandpa, I'm good. I'm kinda thinking the whole 'His n Her' thing is over with. You actually wore that?!?!" (2)

"Well, that was a few years, and a few pounds, ago.

"Grandpa, I better leave now before you pull out anything else that is even more embarrassing."

"Well have fun, but not too much fun, you know what I mean.

"Oh I plan on having fun alright! I just hope there are some babes like this where I'm going!"

"Sigh, I remember all those Spring Breaks out on the beach. The girls in those groovy 70s swimsuits..."

"Yep, those were the days alright. And it seemed like the girls back then were just better looking, or is that just me."

"It's just you Grandpa."

"I'm not sure about that son."

"Yeah now I'm definitely sure that the gals were better looking back then. Son, my heart may not be able to take much more of this!" (1) (3)

"Yep this is definitely not good for my old heart. Son....SON, where did that boy go? Well I guess he's heading to the beach for Spring Break after all!"

footnotes:

(1) These pics are courtesy of Blue Senshi. Thanks!

(2) This pic is very strange when you look at it. Both girls are looking at that guy on the right, but he's not paying any attention to them. He's like "Yeah, whatever." Meanwhile the guy in the back is fixated on the blonde who clearly is dissing him.

(3) And I'm sure that our avid readers will recognize that lovely lady with Kathy.

"Well, are you going to go for it"

And her today at age 60. Amazing, simply amazing

It's time for another Kay Club Special on K Campbell!!

Two girls for every boy!! And what a great way to start off with Kay, Colleen, and friends on the cover of the 1969 Penneys Fall and Winter catalog! (1)

And why not stay with Kay and Colleen from 1969! (1)

And with Cay Sanderson and Wendy Hill! (1)

Now we are in 1971 and staying with JCPenneys, Kay in a long dress!

And in a short dress (with stylish hoodie!)

All Kay in all stripes all the time. It's a Kay Campbell overload!

Now we've moved to 1973, and yep we're still staying with JCPenney for this Kay Campbell special.

And Kay with Kathy in some groovy 1973 JCP syles! After all this is the Kathy Loghry Blogspot, so we have to have at least one pic of her.

We've had Kay pics from 1969, 1971, and 1973, so perhaps we should change that pattern.....

Nah, I'm an engineer by training, we like patterns, and why mess with a winning formula. This is Kay from 1975 in JCPenneys!

Kathy, Kay, and Karen. 1975 was a very, very good year for JCPenney! (1)

It's 1977 and Kay is still going strong! She had a simply amazing career!

Kathy and Kay together again! Two classic models from teh GOlden Age of teh Big Book catalogs!

footnotes:

(1) These pics are courtesy of Blue Senshi. Thanks!

Has it really been over a year since we explored that wacky 70s fashion craze of the the High Rise Pants?!? Granted, they don;t generate the heart pounding excitement of the mini skirts or the swimwear. Still they had their moments!!

Like here with Kathy and Karen. Let's face, high risers (along with some of the other 70s fashions like bodysuits) required a certain, well, body shape to pull off.

Perhaps that's why we don't see them so much these days. Not everyone can pull off that look anymore.

Yep, the "Lean Body Look" is a relic of a by gone era. Gee, thanks high fructose corn syrup for transforming America!!

Those high risers were even great in four piece ensembles!

Even the guys got into the act! Well, let's not go there. Let's get back to the gals shall we?!?

Much, much better!

Sometimes it was kinda difficult to tell if the pants worn by the models were high risers or not. Like here with Kathy and Colleen. Colleen definitely has the high rise look going on, but what about Kathy? I can't quite tell, the pic at the lower left is cut off.......

Oh yeah, no doubt about it!!

High Rise pants meant High Flying fun for the jet setters in the 70s!!

I just had to throw this pic in the post, not sure why. All I can say is "That's soooo 70s!!)

One more look at Karen and Kathy. "Why are they so happy?" you ask. Well you would be too if you killing it in those 70s High Rise Pants man!!

Of course, we've always known that the 70s defined awesomeness, but now there is absolute, scientific, irrefutable proof. You see, there is a website called EveryPixel.com that tells you the probability of a particular picture being awesome. So, naturally, I had to try this out on some of our favorite Big Book catalog pics from the 70s. And the results? Well, they were pretty gosh darn awesome!

Take this pic of High Rise Pants from last week. This site's highly sophisticated AI neural net software rates this pic at 73.8% chance of being awesome. Not bad, not bad at all! (1)

Wow!! What the heck happened here? You can't tell me that this awesome pic only mustered a 14.0% rating. Somehow I think this software needs a little more tweaking...

A 99.9% score! Wow!!

Oh come on!! That score simply must be an error. How can this pic be called anything but "awesome?"

Well that's better. At least we're trending in the right direction!

Yep, can't argue about that score!! Any pic that combines a guy in a three piece suit, Kathy, and a hatchet has to get a high awesomeness score!

Apparently 70s maternity wear was pretty freaking awesome according to the software!!

Well I can't say that I know why the AI spit out this ridiculously low number. I mean you have Kathy, Karen, and Colleen (in mini skirts no less). Perhaps the program has something against smoking hot women?!?

Nah, that theory just got shot down. A 95.5% probability of awesomeness despite the poor picture quality!!

CAUTION: I must warn you, gentle readers, Please, PLEASE, do NOT use a picture of yourself in the software. Unless you are a model like these fine ladies here, the results are somewhat depressing (trust me, I know!!)

We've looked at group pictures. What about individual shots??

Did you really expect anything else for Kathy?? We've seen a couple of 99.9% scores. Is it even possible to get a perfect 100%?

Yes, yes it is. At least if your name is Kathy Loghry. For the rest of us, well, the numbers are probably a tad bit lower!!

There you have it friends! Solid, concrete, scientific proof of the awesomeness of the 70s. Well at least the Big Book catalog models of the 70s!!

footnotes:

(1) Full disclosure here. I have worked with neural net software in the past and wasn't terribly impressed. They are highly dependent on the data set that is used to "train" them. I have no idea how this software was developed. However, I have noticed that this AI tends to be a bit, well, ahem, sexist??

That's So 70s, Winter Wear - Part 5!!

Centennial Princess - Updated!!

That's So 70s: Christmas Time is Sweater Time!

Couples Time, Part 12 - Baby It's Cold Outside!!

Christmas Time is Sleepwear Time! Part 8

Random Weirdness: 70s Gaucho - Part 3!!

That's So 70s: Say Yes to the Dress, Part 5!!

Let's Get Into Physical: Part 7, New Year Resolutions!

Inauguration Day Special - MUGA!! (Part 3)

K Club Special, Part 31 - Wendy Hill

Random Goodness: It Happens Every Time - Part 1

Random Weirdness: Greenland Style!

What Sort of Man Reads the Kathy Loghry Blogspot? (Part 3)

K Club Special, Part 32 - Jill Twiddy!

The Big Book Catalog Series - Part 12, Simpson's Sears!

Random Goodness: Roaman's!

Sizzlin' By the Shore - Part 11 Spring Break Edition!!

K Club Special, Part 33 - Kay Campbell, Part 5!!

That's So 70s - High Rise Pants, Part 6!!

The 70s Were Awesome. Now There's Proof!