Nobody in Tacoma believes me about Swabbies. there was a store in Bellevue called Saturdays that sold them in all colors. my sisters and I loved them. If they had them now, they'd be back in style!!!

Yes, yes, yes! Went to school in Shoreline and swabies were an absolute must. And they had to have the anchors on the buttons to ensure they were the real deal. We actually went to the Navy Surplus on 1st ave downtown to buy them. The reason I found this site is because I was looking to see if they were still sold anywhere online!

Blocks Army & Navy. was the place. I would give big bucks for a pair.

When I was in HS, my dad would take me to 1st ave in Seattle,to buy my 2 pr. for the school yr. I was just telling my husband about them. I told him about the anchor buttons. Can't remember how many buttons they had. I love them and at 54, if I could find them, I'd definately wear them!

Got a 70s theme halloween party coming up, so googled swabbies to see if I could find them. Didn't know they were mostly a Seattle thing. I do remember that they fell apart real fast. Those buttons used to pop off like tiddly winks. Certainly wouldn't be any better on my 53 yo bod.

Yes - Blocks Army Navy Surplus. THE place to buy Swabbies. Man, they looked great on guys with the platform shoes, but you had to make sure the bottoms drug just a little on the floor. My crush in Jr Hi had yellow cords, and wow - did he look hot in them! Silky shirt, unbuttoned w-a-a-ay down, puka shells, and those black platform shoes. Yum!

Swabbies Jeans was the thing to wear in the 70's. I was in 7th grade (1975). The cool "thing" to do was rip the little tag from the back of someone else's Swabbies. You had to be careful nobody got close enough to swipe your tag.

OMG Swabbie's were the best. I had them in every color yellow, white, pink, baby blue, etc. blue jeans, cords. They were a must have in your closet. And what they did for the view from the rear. I found this site when I was looking online to see if they still existed, if they did I would buy them by the truckload. Those and Army Cook White's I would give alot of money for them now. I can't imagine the number of time's I took the bus down Highway 99 from Des Moines to go to Block's Surplus.

I bought my Swabbies at The Gap in Lynwood WA around 1971. I wore them almost every day all through high school. When ever they got a hole in them I would embroider a patch (usually a paisley or peace sign )over the whole until year they were almost completely a patch work. The Gap has a line of retro clothes called "1969" to commemorate the year they opened. But NO Swabbies! I talked to the manager (not even born yet to remember) and told her the best commemoration would be to bring back the Swabbie, she was kinda snooty to me as if I was too old to even KNOW what is cool. I told her she didn't know the history of the Gap if she didn't know what Swabbies were.