Fashion fads that you are willing to plead guilty to.....

[SacredCow]

Some of mine:

Tretorns. They were "in." They were a MUST-have. They came in MANY colors that HAD to match your outfit (more for the ladies). And, most importantly, THEY WERE MADE FROM CARDBOARD!!!!!! :wtf:



Pegged (aka pinch-rolled) Jeans. Why? Why did I do that?



Speaking of jeans... They HAD to be Girbaud. Because that little white tag just above your crotch was TRES important!!!! :eyes:

[malta blue]

1. thanks for listing them for me

:hide:

[1gobluedem]

2. I had Tretorns; loved 'em

I had the jeans too. And shaker-knit sweaters in almost every color imaginable.

[Shell Beau]

3. You pretty much listed them. We called them tight-rolled jeans.

Also, Guess jeans were really popular.

[SacredCow]

4. Yeah, the Guess jeans were popular then, too...

but I couldn't wear them- they generally seemed to fit slim to stick figures better, of which I was (and still am) not.

[seaglass]

5. Pegged jeans were VERY different when I was a teen - they were

DIY. You had to turn the jeans inside out and then starting at the inseam at the knee, take them in an inch (or however much it took to make them skin tight) all the way around (including most importantly the crotch). Very attractive look. :rofl:

[Fire Walk With Me]

6. Two words: "The 80s".

I wasn't an exeptional offender, but was still too far over that line, and didn't realize it...

[PassingFair]

7. My husband called it the "Dick Tag"

We spent $75.00 per pair.

:crazy:

[kwassa]

8. madras shirts with the fruit loops, chinos, and bass weegun penny loafers

and never, never wear white socks!

and madras shorts in the summer.

[Taverner]

9. Spot the fasion faux paus in the pic!

[One_Life_To_Give]

10. Mens Platform Heels

Fancy shirts with Snaps on front. (Twas the 70's)

Man did I love my heels though, still waiting for them to come back. Some of the most comfortable shoes I ever wore.

[tigereye]

11. I loved those big shoulder pads from the 80s

ala Sean Young in Blade Runner...


I also loved those shiny gabardine. candy- colored suits. I had a raspberry one that I loved and wore all the time.

[SacredCow]

12. Forgot a few...

Vans. Ugly as sin, but they WERE comfy...


Jams shorts. The Hawaiian shirt, only on your loins. Gawd, I had some ugly ones...


The Do-Rag. I spent the better part of my college years with a bandana on my head...


Bermuda Short length cut-off jeans with a rolled cuff. What the hell was THAT about???

[Texasgal]

13. Leg warmers

Yeah...:puke: I know..

Shoulder pads:



Granny boots:



John Wayne shirts:

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[SacredCow]

14. I did not know those shirts had a name!

So this has been educational!

I was kind of between the 80's and 90's (graduated high school in 1989).

[JeffR]

21. WTH? Leg warmers were the hottest thing ever.

A woman in leg warmers and nothing else, Joe Jackson on the turntable, a big old bottle of wine...

Good times.

[NanceGreggs]

27. Gee, how'd I know ...

... you'd show up on this thread promotin' the leg-warmers thing ...

[ET Awful]

15. REAL Parachute Pants

:P

[graywarrior]

16. I live in these

[hvn_nbr_2]

17. Leisure suits

I actually had a passport picture in one.

[Jamastiene]

18. *Jama slinks into the thread with her head down and mumbles*

if hairstyles count, I used to spike my hair with L.A. Looks before I learn the real punk way to spike my hair.

*Jama leaves with head down hoping no one noticed she posted that confession*

:eyes: :hide:

[DarkTirade]

19. I may have grown up in the 80s with all of the horrid things that went on then...

but I abhorred them all. The only times I was a fashion victim was when I wasn't responsible for choosing my own outfits.

[BlueIris]

20. The grunge thing. Especially the used/borrowed flannel shirts part of it.

Oh, the shame.

[hobbit709]

22. I never was a F.A.D.

Fashion Addicted Dolt.

[sarcasmo]

23. A really bad perm, no photos exist and in my defense.

My mother was a hair stylist.

[applegrove]

24. In grade six or so we all wore hoodies & those red head scarves with white polka dots that

you now see around dogs necks.

[mcctatas]

25. Where to start....

Pegged Jeans: Check
Neon: Check
Matchy Matchy: Check
Flashdance look: Check (but in my defense I was like 8 at the time)
Humongous Shoulder pads: Check
Uber big hair: Check (still guilty of that one, it's an illness)
Frankie says relax t-shirt: Check
Loves Baby Soft: Check
Wearing two different color Chuckie T's at the same time: Check

If I go on I might die of shame;)

[LostinVA]

26. Jams and Topsiders

[AccessGranted]

28. Check Taylor Converse All-Star Sneakers

I had every color on earth in high school. Now I just have a pair of black ones. Wore them Saturday. I still love them.

[u4ic]

29. Those silky baseball jackets and shorts from the 70's

and frosted pink lipstick in the early 80's. :scared:

[grammysandie]

30. You're all pups

You should've seen what we wore in the seventies. Tube socks. Earth shoes. CPO jackets. Gauchos.

You know that white three-piece suit from Saturday Night Fever?

Yeah, I had the female version of that. Two of them, actually. A light blue and a beige. In polyester. And I wore them in public.

Check it:



We had great wallpaper back then, too.