We associate old styles and hair looks with being older because that’s what we saw old people wearing when we were growing up. People will look back to our time and see a bunch of people that look old af in their young pictures because of how we wear our hair and dress. There was a video on it, I’ll try to find and post it
I’d be aged prematurely too if I were black during those years. They still look young to me barring the hairstyles and clothes but that’s of the time.
majorcoinz on
Nobody had hip hop clothes or street fashion back then. You had to get suited & booted for everything. Made em look older.
EDIT: They did look real old in the face too. Idk how to explain that 😂
knaughtreel on
Not just black people… everyone! Look up photo of Jim Croce. Guy died at 30 and every adult photo of him looks like 50
Agreeable-Pick-1489 on
I know what you mean. The average football player in the 70s might have been 25, but looked 50.
SleeDex on
Lead and cigarettes
ShaneGMWC on
Stress, less health awareness, they drank less water, smoked more cigarettes, didn’t work out as much, physical labor jobs, etc. Overall quality of life has improved, so we don’t age as fast. All of this is just In my opinion of course.
irn on
They’ve seen some shit we will never. That ages you.
Fredotorreto on
Well the answer is ‘lead exposure’. back then it was almost in everything, now add cigarettes and asbestos etc etc
Bibblegead1412 on
I was in high school in the early 90s, and we all looked like we were going to either Spanish class or our high powered jobs on Wall Street…. it was wild.
Rootsking on
Stress, late nights especially if you worked for Motown and Berry Gordy, no pain, no gain ,no fame.
PolyculeButCats on
Because they have the hairstyles and clothes we associate with our parents and grandparents.
We’ll look the same to kids years from now.
daydreamerknow on
Times were hard in terms of civil rights.They were fighting for their lives.
SignStreet2554 on
Smokey could blow my back out at any age even now at 84, that man is beautiful
Aware-One7511 on
I’m sure life was hard when they were fighting for their lives against institutionalized racism, bigotry, and lives as second-class citizens.
Redbarnkid on
They dress like someone you would consider grown or mature.
Their faces are still baby
Fickle_Land8362 on
The Jim Crow effect.
Naturally_Tired on
Stress
9jkWe3n86 on
Stress.
Allthetrappings on
People used to smoke inside
Acceptable-Peace-69 on
It’s the clothes, hairstyles,makeup and black & white/sepia photos.
Proof, look at pics of these people from the 70s-80s. Most of them look younger than this photo (especially Diana and Smokey).
peteywheatstraw420 on
Also the ones that are still alive (Diana Ross, Skokie Robinson, etc) look excellent for their age.
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We associate old styles and hair looks with being older because that’s what we saw old people wearing when we were growing up. People will look back to our time and see a bunch of people that look old af in their young pictures because of how we wear our hair and dress. There was a video on it, I’ll try to find and post it
[Found it](https://youtu.be/vjqt8T3tJIE?si=x2kVM2NjpYPjdBt5)
Lead poisoning.
Cigarettes and asbestos
Dealing with racism ages you
I’d be aged prematurely too if I were black during those years. They still look young to me barring the hairstyles and clothes but that’s of the time.
Nobody had hip hop clothes or street fashion back then. You had to get suited & booted for everything. Made em look older.
EDIT: They did look real old in the face too. Idk how to explain that 😂
Not just black people… everyone! Look up photo of Jim Croce. Guy died at 30 and every adult photo of him looks like 50
I know what you mean. The average football player in the 70s might have been 25, but looked 50.
Lead and cigarettes
Stress, less health awareness, they drank less water, smoked more cigarettes, didn’t work out as much, physical labor jobs, etc. Overall quality of life has improved, so we don’t age as fast. All of this is just In my opinion of course.
They’ve seen some shit we will never. That ages you.
Well the answer is ‘lead exposure’. back then it was almost in everything, now add cigarettes and asbestos etc etc
I was in high school in the early 90s, and we all looked like we were going to either Spanish class or our high powered jobs on Wall Street…. it was wild.
Stress, late nights especially if you worked for Motown and Berry Gordy, no pain, no gain ,no fame.
Because they have the hairstyles and clothes we associate with our parents and grandparents.
We’ll look the same to kids years from now.
Times were hard in terms of civil rights.They were fighting for their lives.
Smokey could blow my back out at any age even now at 84, that man is beautiful
I’m sure life was hard when they were fighting for their lives against institutionalized racism, bigotry, and lives as second-class citizens.
They dress like someone you would consider grown or mature.
Their faces are still baby
The Jim Crow effect.
Stress
Stress.
People used to smoke inside
It’s the clothes, hairstyles,makeup and black & white/sepia photos.
Proof, look at pics of these people from the 70s-80s. Most of them look younger than this photo (especially Diana and Smokey).
Also the ones that are still alive (Diana Ross, Skokie Robinson, etc) look excellent for their age.