The early 70s were my high school days. During that time I was very interested in fashion, sewed all my own clothes and was planning to attend fashion design school after graduation. During this time I lived in the suburbs of Chicago and loved to look at the fashion...
Here is a 1974 illustration that shows an appliqué or embroidered heart on the jeans. During the 70’s, fashion was very much about “expressing yourself.” A new pair of jeans, jean jacket or blue chambray shirt was an empty canvas for doing just that....
