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Fashions Trends Past-Present
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04/24/13 12:51 PM
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A comment on the Mad Men thread inspired this thread. What are your thoughts on fashion past/present. What did you like, not like. Anything you wish would come back or go away for that matter.  I'll start with a couple examples. For me, 60s/70s styles stand out most. The first thing that comes to mind of fashion past is the Bell bottoms. OMG, the wider the bell, the cooler it was.  Problem was, for me anyway, that I am so short, I'd have to have mine hemmed considerably, cutting of the largest part of the bell. I use to love (and still do, tho I don't get so dressed up anymore that often) are the shoes with the thick high heel (I think we called them clogs). Again, because I am short, I love that they give me height(powerful feeling LOL). I am glad that they are still in style without much of a change IMHO. When I was a kid or young girl only older people (moms) wore what we called "pedal pushers". I'd never be seen dead in them back in the day. NOW they have capris which are basically the same thing and they are perfect when it's not too hot but to warm to wear jeans. Ok, so maybe men won't care for this thread so much.  But anyone feel free to chime in. TIS
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Re: Fashions Trends Past-Present
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For the guys, remember Leisure Suits?  Lime green to be specific. A lot of men wore them. One year my MIL got each of her sons and one son-in-law a Leisure Suit for Christmas.  Thankfully my husband didn't care for them even then, and exchanged it. TIS
"Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind. War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today." JFK
"War is over, if you want it" - John Lennon
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Re: Fashions Trends Past-Present
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For the guys, remember Leisure Suits?  Lime green to be specific. A lot of men wore them. One year my MIL got each of her sons and one son-in-law a Leisure Suit for Christmas.  Thankfully my husband didn't care for them even then, and exchanged it. TIS Madonne! Yes, I remember them. Thank God I never wore one.
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Re: Fashions Trends Past-Present
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Oli, Lime Green and a baby blue are the only two colors I remember. It is funny but a lot of men wore them.  I know there's women's styles that I look back on and laugh. At this moment I can't think of any but I'm sure someone will. TIS
"Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind. War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today." JFK
"War is over, if you want it" - John Lennon
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Re: Fashions Trends Past-Present
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When I was about ten, my back-to-school clothing one year somehow included a Nehru jacket. I was the only 10-year old in an Irish-Italian neighborhhod who could be confued with Sammy Davis, Jr. Ha ha ha! How cute.  I remember the Beatles as starting the fad but Sammy Davis Jr. does come to mind as well. TIS
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"War is over, if you want it" - John Lennon
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Re: Fashions Trends Past-Present
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When I was about ten, my back-to-school clothing one year somehow included a Nehru jacket. I was the only 10-year old in an Irish-Italian neighborhhod who could be confued with Sammy Davis, Jr. Ha ha ha! How cute.  I remember the Beatles as starting the fad but Sammy Davis Jr. does come to mind as well. TIS The first outfit I bought for my wife was a pants suit with a Nehru collar. My mother in law said I had good taste.
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Re: Fashions Trends Past-Present
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For the guys, remember Leisure Suits?  Lime green to be specific. A lot of men wore them. TIS When I was in middle school in 1977, I was part of the school's musical show where I played a sax duet (Old Man River), and then a solo (Yesterday). For the performance my mother took me out to buy a powdered blue leisure suit, which I wore with a floral shirt of some type. That summer I remember wearing the leisure suit to a family reunion. Unfortunately there are photographs from both events.
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Re: Fashions Trends Past-Present
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Thank god I never wore a leisure suit! I do admit to having polyester flare pants and a shirt with a long collar (like the guy in the Brady Bunch)in the '70s, but I think all photographic evidence of this is destroyed.
Over the years I have learned one thing: Always buy first rate ties because they will last forever, and the thing with men's ties is they get wide, and wider, and then thin and thinner. If you have a collection of them over several decades, you can always find one that is in style.
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Re: Fashions Trends Past-Present
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Remember the paisley shirts and hats? Or stripped/printed men's pants? LOL Was that the 70s or 60s LOL. Btw, another aspect of fashion I'm reminded of because I have a couple of my late mother's watches. One of them is a "sunburst". Do you guys remember that? They had fancy wall clocks also. I remember because my MIL had one. It was popular in the 70's I think. TIS
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"War is over, if you want it" - John Lennon
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Re: Fashions Trends Past-Present
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04/26/13 01:30 PM
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Or stripped/printed men's pants? TIS I had them TIS. I had the bell bottom plaid of red, blue, white and maybe a few other colors. As wild as that sounds, they were definitely in style. Also, I have a picture with my wife and kids wherein I am wearing a long-sleeve paisley shirt, blue on white. Groovy man!
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Re: Fashions Trends Past-Present
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Or stripped/printed men's pants? TIS I had them TIS. I had the bell bottom plaid of red, blue, white and maybe a few other colors. As wild as that sounds, they were definitely in style. Also, I have a picture with my wife and kids wherein I am wearing a long-sleeve paisley shirt, blue on white. Groovy man! Oli, you missed my incorrect spelling.  "Stripped" pants?? Yikes!!  I meant "striped." TIS
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"Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind. War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today." JFK
"War is over, if you want it" - John Lennon
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Re: Fashions Trends Past-Present
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Or stripped/printed men's pants? TIS I had them TIS. I had the bell bottom plaid of red, blue, white and maybe a few other colors. As wild as that sounds, they were definitely in style. Also, I have a picture with my wife and kids wherein I am wearing a long-sleeve paisley shirt, blue on white. Groovy man! Oli, you missed my incorrect spelling.  "Stripped" pants?? Yikes!!  I meant "striped." TIS No. I caught it. But, like, ya know, you're like in California, like, ya know. For sure.
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Re: Fashions Trends Past-Present
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04/26/13 02:09 PM
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Or stripped/printed men's pants? TIS I had them TIS. I had the bell bottom plaid of red, blue, white and maybe a few other colors. As wild as that sounds, they were definitely in style. Also, I have a picture with my wife and kids wherein I am wearing a long-sleeve paisley shirt, blue on white. Groovy man! Oli, you missed my incorrect spelling.  "Stripped" pants?? Yikes!!  I meant "striped." TIS No. I caught it. But, like, ya know, you're like in California, like, ya know. For sure. Totally!!  (I'm getting lax since I retired.) TIS
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"Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind. War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today." JFK
"War is over, if you want it" - John Lennon
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Re: Fashions Trends Past-Present
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04/27/13 11:38 AM
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Yogi, Trainers??? What are those? TIS
"Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind. War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today." JFK
"War is over, if you want it" - John Lennon
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Re: Fashions Trends Past-Present
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04/27/13 08:01 PM
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I loved the fashion of the 80s and 90s, mostly because I have big hair naturally, so I fit right in. I also loved those women's suits with the giant shoulder pads, which made your waist look oh so tiny. And that Miami Vice look for men? Yum.
That whole polyester disco look was just gross, and the sooner we forget that whole era, the better. I have my brother's school picture from that era (he was the young, hip teacher) and he's wearing a blue leisure suit with a mauve floral shirt, and he had a goatee and a 'fro.
Of all the fashion eras, though, I love the postwar 40s, when Dior's New Look was introduced. The clothes were so glamorous and feminine. I even love the poodle skirts and dresses from the 50s. So pretty.
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