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All the rage in the 70s, loons were low-slung trousers, skin-tight down to the knee and then flared out like a pair of parachutes. A bit like bell-bottoms or flares, no Hippy worth his salt failed to own a pair, whether in velvet, corduroy or tartan!

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  • Anonymous user
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    I first bought a pair of Loon pants in 1967. I'd moved to a little village in the cotswolds & I went to the boutique & asked if they had any, as I'd seen some in a magazine. The lady went upstairs and rooted out an old metal box, and there was just one pair in there. and in my size. I used to wear them with a cheesecloth top, tied under the bust. I wore them till they fell apart! By the 70s, stirrup trousers, or ski pants, had come into fashion.
  • Anonymous user
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    Yea remmeber, buying my first pair of loon pants felt real cool in wearing them they came in many colours. peter. 3
  • Anonymous user
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    Me had so many pairs of loons in early 1970s they were cheap about £6 a pair but after so many washes the backside would rip most embarrassing if you were out
  • Anonymous user
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    Me and my mate, Dave Smith, got some (probably from Eccles market, not sure); one pair was bright yellow and the other bright red. Feeling a little self-conscious, but determined to be avant- gard, we marched up towards Liverpool Road in Irlam. As we approached the main road we heard a loud wolf-whistle, from a passing motorist! We stopped, looked at each other, turned tail and ran home. After that we went to the chemist and bought some brown dye, lol!
  • Anonymous user
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    Anyone remember the shop in Darlington that sols loons. Was it Marcus Price?
  • Anonymous user
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    I loved the loons - had black, purple and dark green colours. Used to wear mine with grandpa vests, (usually tie-dye or plain black) with a grey/blue fringed suede bag slung on my shoulder. Used to think I looked really cool on the train to Romford Market on a Saturday.
  • Anonymous user
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    Me & my girlfriend each had a couple of pairs in the late 60s, early 70s. I am 6ft 3in tall and in those days I was skinny as a rake. We both had long curly hair and wore them with tie dyed granddad vests, knee length boots and in the winter an old Air Raid Wardens overcoat.
  • Anonymous user
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    You had to be slim to look good. I was very tall. I loved them. They were great with your green flash plimsolls. I was no hippie. They were a great alternative to Levi and Lee Rider jeans (then about £4 a pair) as you could afford more pairs. Lees were more expensive than Levi's in our area and considered a little more cool. I remember as a shallow teen being shocked to find that in parts of the country Wranglers were considered to be THE jeans. We thought they were for dorks ( or whatever we called them in those days);-)
  • Anonymous user
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    haha!!! so glad i never wore them....which shop in boro?
  • Anonymous user
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    Loons actually became main stream not just for hippies. The could also have a split knee to provide 2 different colours. I was working in a boutique in M'bro in 1972, when they were £2.50 a pair!

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