The hottest back-to-school fashion of 1973 was plain jeans | CBC Archives

Posted: Aug 22, 2018 9:00 AM ET | Last Updated: August 24In 1973, shortages in wool and limited supplies of synthetics were driving up the price of new clothes in Canada, and that had bargain-minded mothers on the prowl for deals ahead of the new school year.

CBC reporter Norman DePoe was gauging their response. Among shoppers, "there was no real indignation" over the increased prices, he said.DePoe said the elevated clothing prices were due to "Nixonomics." Imposed by then-U.S. president Richard Nixon, this economic policy sought to curb inflation in 1971 by setting controls on wages and prices. After the policy was withdrawn, inflation increased once again, boosting the price of basic goods — including clothing.

"A boy can dress as far out or as conservatively as he likes," said DePoe, adding that for both sexes, plain blue denim would outsell everything else.In past years, clothing manufacturers tried improving denim with appliques, different coloured denim, and different fabrics, but plain jeans were the most popular.

Annie Hall was still five years away when this menswear look went down a Mississauga runway in a 1972 back-to-school fashion show.

Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)

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