Sets of postcards poke fun at disco styles

BALTIMORE SUN
Bell bottoms and platform shoes came back. Polyester did, too, only now it's called "microfiber." And big hair is here again in a big way.
But some retro deserves to stay in the past. Case in point: Those cheesy catalog poseurs from the '70s whose chin rubbing, telephone talking and action poses gave that certain something to the big fat ties and double-knit dresses they were selling.
Remind yourself of the '70s and have a chuckle, too, with two sets of postcards that celebrate the camp and kitsch of disco style. "Catalog Man: Mail-Order Fashion Hunks" and "Catalog Woman: Mail-Order Fashion Foxes" by Chronicle Books, are sets of 30 color postcards that highlight the bad, the hideous and the heinous highlights of '70s catalog clothing and models.
Think of each set as a wise $9 investment against ever idealizing some of the stuff you wore way back when.