Fashion

Does anyone remember lady shop and factory workers wearing these swishy noisy nylon overalls,very popular in the 60's.I loved them in my school days and still love them now. ...

In the 80s, Adidas shoes were very popular (remember Adidas Kicks?). They were also really expensive! There was one style of trainers called Corsica, which were a mid-brown lace-up. There were also styles called Palermo, which was a light-brown lace-up, ...

Adidas Kick were the greatest rip off of the 80's. They cost about £20 (absolute fortune in the early eighties) and lasted about two weeks, if you were lucky. I must have gone through the same amount of pairs as ...

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Nothing symbolises 70s fashion and the era of the hippy more than an afghan coat. It might have smelt a bit odd granted, but the very fact that John Lennon wore one made it all OK. Furry inside, afghan coats ...

American Tan tights came in a clear polythene packet and they were made by Pretty Polly. They were seamless and worked out quite cheap for everyday wear. They were essential for pasty British types like myself who yearned after the ...

I had a white baby doll dress that had pink and blue smocking and floppy cap sleeves. As with all baby doll dresses, mine was incredibly short. I used to wear my hair in bunches with white ribbons and my ...

OH yeah these were HUGE!! Basically, a banana shaped 2-piece comb, hinged at the bottom and clipped together at the top which made a BIG pony tail!!! (it was the 80's the bigger the better!) ...

A "triangular" shaped jumper where the sleeves were an extension of the body of the jumper. The more material used in the sleeves - the cooler the jumper. ...

I recall with undiminished horror the sight of class mates walking into school wearing cropped jeans with tartan round the hems, tartan scarf tied to each wrist and even one wearing a tartan adorned denim waistcoat. Thank God it didn't ...

Beanbag Chairs were all the rage back in the 1970's. They were created in Italy in 1969 and almost overnight were a worldwide success. From Hippies in Volkswagen Vans to kids jumping on them in their rooms it seemed like ...

These were trousers where the bottoms flared out from the knee downwards. They were similar in fashion to loon pants or flares, and you usually wore them with a matching tank-top. They were worn by men and women in the ...

You were in, if you wore Benetton! I think I had at least four Benetton jumpers - a colour for any occasion. Even more fashionable was a Benetton jumper with a black polo neck top underneath. Oh I was so ...

In the 1980s, my friends and I tried to make our hair as big & tall as possible. We used hair gel, "Aussie Sprunch Spray" and tons of Aqua Net while blow-drying upside down to get the most volume. ...

EVERYONE had a bum bag in the 80s - and some people still do (Sarah Jessica Parker in character as Carrie in Sex And The City has been known to rock one, and all round the world American holidaymakers will ...

Campri ski jackets were all the rage in the mid 80s. With a neon coloured mountain on the back of a dark ski jacket you could be seen for miles. Obviously, they weren't just seen on the slopes but down ...

Cartoon Jeans were made for kids. They were out in the late 80's,and they were jeans with a printed picture on each leg (on the thigh area) of a cartoon character. I didn't have any but my friend had ...

In 1972, aged 11, I had a wonderful nylon leopard print catsuit. I thought I was the bees knees in this, and wore it endlessly, lounging on my bean bag cushions in my bedroom. ...

Charm Necklaces were pastic chainlink necklaces in various colors that you would buy plastic charms to clip onto the necklaces. Each charm usually had a little silver bell on it. The charms came in every thing imaginable from a frying ...

Cheesecloth shirts were unisex clothing items. You could get them in every colour, no one could tell if they weren't ironed and they felt lovely and light in the summer months. Girls used to tie them in a bow above ...

I remember being desperate for a pair of these de rigeur shoes back in the 70s! They were quite a fashion statement at the time - for boys and girls - and a favourite with sensible parents. They were brown, ...

Hippie-dippy mail-order clothes company who sold you kits for making smocks, dresses and even dolls. They were always patterned and had the sewing instructions printed on the back of the fabric. The Clothkits doll was called Kitty. ...

They came out at the same time as the jam shoe, in the late-70s and early-80s. They were a loafer with a gold chain across the front, with the name 'College' on them. Real ones (god forbid you had fakes!) ...

Nowadays, the shops have so so many different brands and types of Hair Gel, but this was the only one you could get from Boots. It was a deep-blue/green colour, with a quite distinct scent to it. I can still ...

If a girl was anyone in the 80s, she had to own a pair of Creepers shoes. There were so many variations, including pale blue and white designs, sandal versions, ankle boots and leopard print - but all of them ...

Every girl in my class, including me had at least one crocheted vest in each colour to be worn over turtlenecks and blouses. ...

Crombie Overcoats were mainly available in black and, for the full effect, had to have a hanky in the breast pocket. They were worn mainly by skinheads. ...

Does anyone remember that awful (well, we thought they were great at the time) hairstyle for men - curtains! Just think of Nick Carter and you'll remember. The cute floppy haired style with a central parting and two flops of ...

These monsterous 'cut of leggings' style clingy shorts were made from Spandex or cotton and were popular in the 80s. Coupled with a pair of rolled-down day-glo legwarmers and boot-style trainers, you looked like you were about to ...

Luminous pink, yellow or green. Take your pick! Socks, fingerless gloves, leg warmers, ear-rings, bangles..... as long as they shone brighter than anything else you were wearing then that was fine. Socks were usually non-matching (one yellow, one pink) and ...

These were a trend back in the mid 70s. They were pretty self-explanatory really,- seven pairs of pants, each with a day of the week on them, and either a cartoon or floral motif or something. You could anyone's ...

Deely Boppers were those naff things you put on your head that consisted of a plastic headband with two springy 'antlers' on. Each 'antler' had coloured sparkly balls, bits of fluff or some other kitsch / tacky object on top ...

I remember when the most popular girls at the school came in with IZOD gators on their shoe laces. I thought it was the coolest thing ever. After that you could buy shoelaces with anything from frogs to "Jordache" on ...

Without doubt, Borg Elites were the coolest trainers around. Back in the day, only the most respected lads wore them. I remember being at school discos and seeing the chosen few wearing them with jeans and Fila tracksuit tops. I ...

Donkey jackets were an 80's trend. Worn for years by Miners up North, this was the only coat a lot of them owned. They were either black or dark blue woollen mid length jackets with large plastic buttons and ...

Dr Marten's were the favoured boots of the Skinhead and Bootboy movements. Dr Martens now come in many styles but the best, in my opinion, were 'cherry red' eight or ten hole. Airwair (that is eight or ten eyelets each ...

They were made out of quilted suede-like/leather material and the rubbery heel height varied anywhere from 1 inch to up to (possibly) 3 inches if memory serves me. They were popular with hippies in the 70s and demonstrators needing comfy ...

I love eighties electric blue! I recently bought a vintage 80s skirt in that colour and am wearing it to death. It's the kind of thing I was too young to wear at the time. Some 80s fashions were ...

A summer shoe with a very strange name. This footwear was a real accessory to any outit in the 80s - and they've just undergone something of a revival, thanks to the likes of fashion designers Michael Kors and Christian ...

Thicker than normal laces with hyper neon and plaid colors. These were put on Pumas and the like loose to breakdance... often accompanied by Parachute Pants. ...

Feathered hair styles were massively popular in the 90s, largely as a result of Jennifer Aniston (Rachel in the US sitcom Friends). There seemed to be a time when her's was the most-requested style in a hairdresser's salon. The style ...

These were large usually black satin hair bows on a clip. They were usually worn on the back of the head. They were inspired by Sarah Fergusan (Fergie) - the ex Duchess of York and were the height of fashion ...

A strange fashion that seemed to take off during the 80's. Someone had the bright idea of cutting the tips of normal gloves off and using the remaining material as a fashion statement. Not very practical for keeping your fingers ...

Fishtail Parka jackets were worn by Mods, and were long oversized coats with a hood with fur around it. The back came down in a V shape giving the name fishtail nd it was decorated with various things like targets ...

Yes, I had one too - the legendary Flat-Top haircut! So called because of the extreme levelness of the hairstyle, made popular in the 80's by soldiers and the like! Short back 'n' sides with a square, flat, top. How ...

For a short time these were everywhere in the 1980's. for a VERY short time.Admittedly they were everywhere with that small demographic of children who enjoy bright colours and have absolutely NO idea of how bad something looks when you ...

I recall Freezie Freakies being the biggest thing since sliced bread when they first came out (come to think of it, I still covet them). Freakie Freezies were gloves that had a character or design on them that would appear ...

Friendship Bracelets became the trademark of being a Student in the late 80s/early 90s- preferably worn with a festival entrance band. You did them up really tightly so they were impossible to get off. After several months they ...

These were fantstic in the 70s. A Wels company made them and we could buy thm from a shop in on of the arcades in Cardiff. They were really original. I still have a little denim waistcoat but wsh I'd ...

There were a lot of fashion trends in the 1980s and 90s that I didn’t subscribe to (puffball skirts, ra-ra skirts, shell suits etc.) but when I found something I liked (stone-washed denim, batwing jumpers, really big hair…) I was ...