Big and tall males will find dressing up like famous 1970s basketball player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar an ideal match for their height and size. Pick up an L.A. Lakers jersey, number 33, such as Abdul-Jabbar wore at the height of his fame in the '70s. Make certain to complete your costume with a pair of the goggle-style eye wear Abdul-Jabbar was known for.
A tall, strikingly handsome actor by the name of Lee Majors played the lead role in a television series called "The Six Million Dollar Man," which ran from 1974 to 1978. Majors played the lead character, Steve Austin, wearing a red workout suit in the weekly opening sequence of the show. Big and tall guys can look cool and be comfortable by adding his signature gold-rimmed aviator glasses and tennis shoes to complete the "Six Million Dollar Man" look.
Wonder Woman is a comic book character that morphed into an action-packed television show from 1975 to 1979. Tall woman can duplicate actress Lynda Carter's amazon-woman style when they dress as Wonder Woman by wearing a red bustier, headband, belt, blue shorts with white stars and signature red boots. Do not forget the wrist bands.
Tall females can comfortably copy the signature look of Mary Tyler Moore from her popular television show in the 1970s. During the opening credits of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," Moore famously tossed a beret into the air above her head in downtown Minneapolis. Tall ladies can wear flat-heeled boots that reach the knee, a double-breasted navy or black winter pea coat with large brass buttons worn over a mini-skirt. A long brown wig with flipped ends would help emphasize the costume, as would thick, false eyelashes common to the era. The crowning glory of this costume is a beret perched on your head (blue, if possible).
Big and tall men will find dressing as Hawkeye Pierce easy to do. The lead character from "M*A*S*H,: a television show that first aired in the 1970s, wore doctor's scrub pants and black combat boots. Wear your own black boots if large-sized combat boots are not available, and an army-green T-shirt with the M*A*S*H logo, which are available for big and tall-sized people at some stores or online.
To dress like the female star of "M*A*S*H," Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan, wear army-green fatigue pants (casual-wear army pants) and a M*A*S*H T-shirt plus black boots or combat boots. Wear a pair of dog tags around your next, as they were part of her signature look. You can find army-style pants, blank dog tags, and combat boots at many Army-Navy surplus stores or online.
The movie "Saturday Night Fever" highlighted disco music and a certain fashion sense. Tall fellows who can find a white suit to wear can match it with a dark, collared shirt and dress like John Travolta's character from the movie.
Women who are tall will not want to wear the platform shoes that were popular in the 1970s and should opt for a disco look with flat sandals and a wrap dress made popular during the '70s by designer Diane Von Furstenberg. Big hair and lots of lip gloss will help you achieve this '70s costume.