National Fashions (Commercial, 1980)



Here's a commercial for National Fashions clothing with everyone gettin' down to the disco beat.

This aired on local Chicago TV early Saturday, March 1st 1980.




Here are those comments:


Disco's last gasp...

Not even a year later, music gave way to new wave, punk and electronic:
The ties and pants were narrowing.
Dark drab (ie; brown) gave way to pastel.
Patterns gave way to solids.
Polyester became poly-cotton, wool, or acrylic (which looked more wool than wool).
Suit jackets/sport coats became blazers with the sleeves pushed up to the elbows and the shoulders broader (on women's blazers, they would be known as "power pads" in the yuppie set).
The elevator shoes pushed the down button and gave way to flats, loafers, and even high top basket ball shoes!

Wonder how long National hung around for after disco?
Comment posted by armitagenlowell on Tuesday, July 21st 2009 at 11:57pm.

No idea, but Smoky Joe's (they sold the same kind of clothes by this time) didn't survive the 80's...
Comment posted by HUdson 3-2700 on Wednesday, July 22nd 2009 at 6:41am.

"The National Fashion Card.Yours in just 90 seconds!!!"

Probably how long that card was good for.lol!!!!

Guess by '81,the "National Fashion Card" was a raging success,...on some kid's bicycle spoke.
Comment posted by SoxOnTV44 on Wednesday, July 22nd 2009 at 8:32am.

Yep and I wonder if someone still have it on the bike spoke or not.
Comment posted by ChitownTVFan on Wednesday, July 22nd 2009 at 10:05am.

I remember all of those old National Fashions commercials. I think the National Fashions cards were used until about 1982 or 83. Thanks soo much Fuzzy!! I knew you'd post one soon. I feel like a kid at Christmas time!! To echo Hudson 3-2700 (You Have to be from Chicago to love the old Boushelle jingle!) I remember Smokey Joe's as well.

(singing)..."NATIONAL CLOOOTHES!!!"
Comment posted by 69TH&STONY on Wednesday, July 22nd 2009 at 9:07pm.


 

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