What fashion trend are you glad went away? Mine is the tent dress

[debm55]

[Ocelot II]

1. Shoulder pads!

[applegrove]

9. I have big shoulders. I looked like a linebacker when

I wore something with shoulder pads.

[debm55]

14. Agree.Hated them and after some washin of the item with the shoulder pads, the pads would slip and make you look like

had two sets of breast. From that point on I cut my out.

[Ocelot II]

42. I usually cut mine out, too, but then the garment never hung quite right.

It would sort of bag and wrinkle funny around the shoulders. I don't know whose bright idea those damn things were but they made everybody look weird and top-heavy. A woman I worked with liked that football player look. She was overweight and had the fashionable Big Hair and her big shoulders on top, but she wore tight leggings below the enormous jacket, and she had very small feet. So she always looked like she was balancing her big top half on these teensy feet and would fall right over if you gave her a little shove. Not a good look, IMO.

[debm55]

44. That's funny, You brought up another one ----those tights. some people should just not wear them.But they do.

[MaryMagdaline]

2. Clogs

[applegrove]

8. My fancy grandmother and great aunt had a tough time getting around the idea

of all four granddaughters wearing clogs with our party dresses back in the early 1980s.

[debm55]

15. Agree.with your grandmother and great aunt. but that was the style.

[debm55]

50. Thank you MaryMagdaline. I agree with you.

[FalloutShelter]

3. Anything with fringe.

[debm55]

16. Agree, though I did have a faux suede vest with fringe and I thought I was cool

[FalloutShelter]

18. Circa 1968?

Maybe early 70’s.
I think I may have had one too.

[debm55]

20. Early 70's Had a faux suade jacket too. It was fake and it looked fake.

[FalloutShelter]

22. I remember those too.

[electric_blue68]

80. I had a real suede dark brown short vest w looong fringe & some beads. Loved it. 😄🥰

[debm55]

173. But your's was real. I would have liked it, if my was real.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

78. Hey, I like fringe.

I dyed some long white Chainette fringe a rainbow gradient looks cool as shit.

[FalloutShelter]

86. I'm sure it looks good on you.

Just for you- the ultimate fringe moment:

[I_UndergroundPanther]

167. Wow thats

Some serious fringe. Loved it.

[a kennedy]

170. No......I had a fringe leather jacket that was stolen, and I was just sick.....

bought another one but it wasn’t half as neat as the one that got stolen. I had sewn special and cool buttons on the one that got stolen and was just sick. Still miss it.

[Walleye]

4. Mini skirts

[debm55]

17. Thank you Walleye. Not everyone was meant to wear them, but everyone did.

[Permanut]

5. Pants on the ground..

Well, mostly gone.

[debm55]

19. Thank you Permanut. Include also the jeans that you would buy that was all cut up and torn. I'm glad I missed that one.

[Dulcinea]

100. That style comes back every 10 years or so.

Barnum was right.

[Dulcinea]

99. Dumbest. Style. EVER.

Why do guys wear this? I'll never know. Women think it's stupid.

[debm55]

105. Thank you Dulcinea. I have alot of young women wearing them too. and HS students wearing in HS. I agree with you. Why

pay extra to have your jeans look like crap. I ordered a pair of jeans. When I got them it said to dry clean them. dry clean my jeans. NO WAY. I sent them back.

[ProfessorGAC]

149. Junior High, Too

I actually see them even more in JH than in HS.
And, it's a 100% girl fashion. I have never seen one of the boys with that look.

[Marigold]

6. Hip Hugger Jeans, aka "low rise"

[debm55]

53. Thank you Marigold. They were in fashion when I went to HS. and yes I wore them.

[DBoon]

7. platform shoes

[debm55]

27. thank you DBoon. I remember men and women wore them

[debm55]

10. Maxi coats.

[no_hypocrisy]

11. Paper dresses

[debm55]

28. Those would have looked sad if it rained.

[LoisB]

12. Agree with shoulder pads. What I wish would go away is the wearing of pajama pants, house shoes, and

shower caps OUTSIDE in public.

[2naSalit]

23. Ha!

As a national park ranger I had one of those straw hats in summertime and to keep it from being destroyed in rain, had to buy these covers for them, in the shape of the hat, it fit well but I always thought of them as shower caps for my hat.

[LoisB]

51. I have seen hat covers and they are very useful. As youngsters, we used to wear head scarves and had plastic

rain coverings we would wear over the scarves. Can't remember what they were called.

[radical noodle]

61. Rain Bonnets, I think

[2naSalit]

62. That's what we called them.

It seems that there was a transition from hats to scarves in the 50s and 60s which is when I recall seeing/using those rain bonnets.

[LoisB]

71. Yes, definitely 50s and 60s.

[LoisB]

69. Yes. Thank you.

[electric_blue68]

143. You were a National Park Ranger? Very cool!

[2naSalit]

145. Yup...

And it showed me why I need to stay away from the general public because they are at their worst when on vacation. It taught me more about people than the wildlife and property I was there to teach them about.

[debm55]

29. Thank you LoisB. I have seen the pajama pants and house shoes. I haven't seen the shower caps.

[LoisB]

55. They call them bonnets but they are shower caps or sleep caps - ridiculous outside wear.

[Jeebo]

13. Bell bottoms.

I always thought they looked ridiculous.

— Ron

[debm55]

30. Get ready Jeebo . I got three catalogs And they are coming back.

[SWBTATTReg]

33. Oh great! My nephews loved my old bell bottoms, so they at least had a home after I was done w/ them!

[debm55]

38. Thank you SWBTATTReg You rehomed them.

[SWBTATTReg]

39. YES, and they loved them. I was pleasantly shocked but happy!

[Polly Hennessey]

21. I don't know if they are still a thing but I wish stilettos 👠

would go away. They are absurd but not as hideous as clogs.

[debm55]

31. Thank you Polly Hennessey. I agree with the stilettos. Can't see how women walk in them. I am in the comfortable shoe

stage pf my life.

[electric_blue68]

144. I never did. Especially I had high arches made my ankles a bit not quite wobbly until I learned Tai Chi...

Strengthened my ankles.

About 2 in thick high heels were my speed. 👍

[sarge43]

65. Yup. I call them legal foot binders, epecially those with the extreme pointed toe.

This one isn't currently a trend, but I'm sure it will be back: Big hair, 60's and 80's.

[debm55]

68. It will be back. The shoes, I taught for 42 years. I wore flats or pumps. Thank you sarge43

[Diamond_Dog]

76. I had big hair!!

80s style big hair, not 60s style. You had to use hair spray to get the look.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

81. I still wear

My big mullet mowhawk hair but it’s now got skunk stripes of shimmery white/ silver in it. Looks almost like crystal.

[Diamond_Dog]

83. Your hair sounds way cool, i_UndergroundPanther.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

85. Thanks

It’s been every unnatural color that exists, however I stopped dying it because I wanna watch it turn white/ silver.

[a kennedy]

174. One of the women I have lunch with has the most beautiful color hair, that I call her Sterling....

She loves it. Although it is more white, but it’s just a perfect and total white, so I do call her Sterling.

[Niagara]

24. Victorian bustles and corsets

Both garments are unnatural in every way.

[debm55]

32. Thank you Niagara. I agree.100 percent.

[WestMichRad]

25. Button front jeans

… for guys.
Polyester pants
Plaid pants

Yikes!!

[debm55]

34. HAHHAHAHAHAHHH. I remember them. How about jorts?

[Lochloosa]

26. Disco Fashion...OMG

[debm55]

35. Thank you Lochloosa, unbuttoned shirts. polyester outfits. gold chains.

[sorcrow]

36. Nehru Jackets?

I wore one for my sixth grade school photo.
Fairly cringey in hindsight.

Fashionably yours,
Sorghum Crow

[debm55]

49. Did you wear peace beads with it? Thank you sorcrow.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

82. I have a metallic gold Nehru suit.

Still wear it.

[sorcrow]

37. What is fashion for?

Fashion is for people who don't have style.

Regards,
Sorghum Crow

[debm55]

45. Agree.

[Paladin]

40. Men: Brown shoes with a blue suit is a shitty, shitty look. (nt)

[debm55]

46. I agree with you Paladin. Real shitty.

[ProfessorGAC]

150. I Wore Gray

I had a worsted wool blue pin stripe.
I wore either gray or burgundy shoes. Never brown.
I wore a different pair of gray with a gray suit, black on black. Beige linen with the pale gray double breasted.
I had a pair of medium brown faux alligator I wore with my olive green suit.
Yeah, I had a lot of shoes back then. All Euro cut slip-on dress shoes.
When I started traveling extensively and doing most of my work in actual operating sites, I quit wearing suits & sport coats. So, the shoes became of low value.
I gave them away about 10 years ago.

[Paladin]

154. Sounds like me, now that I'm retired.

I've got some beautiful dress shoes, bagged up in a closet; haven't worn them in years. Need to get off my dead ass and give them away, as you did. Got a bunch of neckties I need to pass on, as well.

Sounds like you knew how to dress. I'm a big fan of cordovan shoes.

[moniss]

41. Extreme bell bottoms

and also wide-wale corduroy pants.

[debm55]

47. Sad to say, but I did wear the wide wale corduroys

[moniss]

57. I hated how the corduroys

always got the weird shiny look on the seat.

[debm55]

59. I hated the noise they made when you walked. Thank you moniss

[HoosierDebbie]

119. I never had the cords

No cords, but I LOVED my elephant bell bottoms. I thought they were so cool. I wouldn't mind wearing them again.

[moniss]

122. I couldn't handle the swishing noise

when walking and nobody could tell if I had shoes on or not.

[debm55]

131. thank you HoosierDebbie

[hlthe2b]

43. No thanks to MAGA women & Kardashians, they are still popular: Skin-tight, reveal everything short short dresses

with cleavage down to the pelvis. Let them go nude if they are that determined to show every bit of cellulite (because it isn't the size "2's" who wear these "fashions."

When I see these women, all I can think of is that old meme: "It's gonna blow!!" (She's gonna blow!)

No, I'm not body-shaming--as I have nothing to be self-righteous about. But...Let them go nude if they wish and save the fabric.

[debm55]

48. Thank you hlthe2b. when I went to hospital last week I could swear these two young women standing in line didn't have

underpants on. Is that in style?

[mzmolly]

52. I wish sagging would

end.

[debm55]

56. Thank you mzmolly. and I agree.

[mzmolly]

67. I thought it would last about two weeks.

We're going on decades.

[Emile]

54. Speedo swim briefs for men.

[debm55]

60. You got that right. especially for older men.

[Emile]

73. Yes, especially on older men. 😂

[debm55]

96. My virgin eyes would rather not see that.

[Dulcinea]

101. They still wear them in Europe.

Gross!

[debm55]

114. I know. thank you Dulcinea. Even the old guys.

[Shermann]

91. Really more practical than fashionable.

They are great for swimming and sunbathing and dry very quickly.

Who says they are declining in popularity?

[Lithos]

58. Any and all fashion

People should wear whatever they want and what is comfortable for them. Fashion is just an excuse for others to judge and be judged.

[debm55]

66. I beg to differ with you . There is fashion and style. Fashion is what the clothing industry decides what the people wil

wear to be "fashionable" whether they look good in it or not. It soon falls out of favor. And you will have to buy new fashions. It keeps the clothing industry running. Style.is something that stays fairly constant. My wedding dress was fashionable in 1979. but not today, My Juliet veil that wore is not fashionable today. Even though they are beautiful. no one would wear them today. I think men have it easier in style vs. fashion. It is not an excuse to judge others. Style never goes out. Fashion does and is meant to.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

84. When I was 12 I basically said fuck

Fashion. I make my own damn style with clothes I like from any era and I make it work. I get quite a few compliments too.

[debm55]

95. I made my own clothing and it was my own style. Unless you make your own clothing you are stuck with what the buyers

at the store decide to bring out. and call the seasonal fashions. Or if you are like us you can make your own. But face it most people do not have the time and energy to do that.But they can pick fashionable outfits that work with their jobs, body type and age.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

104. I make some of my own clothes

Get patterns for what I want and modify them

[debm55]

106. As did I. It was cool having something no one else had or could have. Used Simplicity patterns.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

87. Why not wear the dress?

You can add stuff tweak it and have something banging and totally unique.

[debm55]

103. I was a teacher for 42 years. I was not allowed to wear jean or sweats. You also have to look at the occupation one is

in also. Most of my "teacher"s clothing" I gave to an organization that help abused women to go on job interviews.I helped them with their hair and makeup, and accessories.At the time, I weighed 90 lbs. so HS girls could wear also. I am retired and buy more relaxed items.

[chowmama]

115. Fashion vs style

Style = I like wearing this.

Fashion = I want everybody to see me in this.

[debm55]

117. agree Thank you

: hug:

[radical noodle]

63. Am I the only one here old enough to

remember the MuuMuu? omg!

[debm55]

64. Thank you radical noodle. My MAGA neighbor, who is 10 years younger then me. Wears them in the summer. She remings me of

my grandmother. It has a Polynesian floral print on it, She must have a ton over in her house as she wears a different one every day for about two weeks.

[debm55]

72. There is also the house dress , but it is more like a dress, cotton material and belted waist A MuuMuu. doesn't have a

belted waistline. It is full cut.

[radical noodle]

74. Yes!

My grandmother wore housedresses all the time. Similar but with a waistline. Generally the prints weren't as gaudy as the MuuMuus were, either.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

88. Lol

It’s spelled muu muu?

I thought it was spelled moo moo.

[3catwoman3]

94. Yes, muu muu. Some of them were voluminous enough...

…to fit a cow.

[debm55]

116. That is funny Thank you

[debm55]

121. I guess you are wrong. sorry. I _UnderstandPanther

[Brother Buzz]

70. ELDRIDGE de PARIS - "Cock of the Walk" pants

[debm55]

75. Thank you Brother Buzz. Is that real?

[Brother Buzz]

79. Absolutely!

Prof positive why social activities should never, ever, become fashion designers.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

77. Coulottes

1970’s knee length pants.

Also the 1970’s color palette ugh.

Who thought avocado snot green, baby shit brown with bright ass orange would look good is beyond me.

[debm55]

109. I remember coulottes. and the awful color palettes. My favorites were teal and pink or grey and pink.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

168. Teal and pink

Or teal and mauve were the 80’s palette I remember because Harford mall became all teal and mauve in the 80’s and it stayed that palette until the aughts, lol

[debm55]

169. Thank you , That is a nice color palette too.

[CanonRay]

89. Patches on elbows.

[debm55]

110. Yes on tweed jackets.

[FuzzyRabbit]

90. 1970s men's plaid suits

[debm55]

112. OMG , That is so strange. Thank you FuzzyRabbit. Notice the slight bell to the pants.

[Shermann]

92. More of a workplace fashion item, but khaki pants.

They haven't "gone away" but it's been mostly blue jeans in my experience for the last 15 years. You still need a collared shirt, though.

[debm55]

98. Thank you Shermann. Whatever became of Dockers? So many men wore Dockers--they were neat, comfy, and tailored very

nicely. I don't see them anymore.

[Shermann]

124. I still have a few pairs in the closet!

I had to bust one out recently for a job interview. So, you still need them for that. You can add "interview suits" to the list as well.

[debm55]

128. Thank you, Shermann

[yellowdogintexas]

146. I have a pair of Dockers that are about 15 years old and are still my favorite pants

Soft and go with everything
The only place I can find them are through their website. I also have a similar pair of capris.

[debm55]

171. Yes they were so popular, I wonder why they feel out of favor.

[Aristus]

93. Square-toed men's shoes.

Ugly fucking things. Hope they don’t come back.

[debm55]

97. Aristus, I know which ones you mean and I agree.

[Aristus]

102. I own about fifty pairs of shoes.

Not a square toe among them.

[debm55]

108. Great. Thank you Aristus.

[OAITW r.2.0]

107. For the longest time, I have lived in jeans and T shirts.

When the knees wore out, they became my summer shorts.

[debm55]

111. Thank you OAITW r.2.0 I did that too.

[if..fish..had..wings]

113. Loincloth

Just can't pull them off anymore

[debm55]

118. hahahaha. Thank you

[HoosierDebbie]

120. They could be falling out of favor,

I don't like uneven hems. No asymmetrical tops or dresses. No high low dresses, especially prom or wedding dresses.

[debm55]

172. I agree with you.Thank you HoosierDebbie

[KitFox]

123. Capris,

clam diggers, pedal pushers, cropped leg pants whatever they are called are a study in unflattering clothing in my opinion. Also leopard print everything. I had some good laugh out louds reading these posts!😄 Thanks everyone!

[debm55]

134. Thank you KitFox. I agree with Capris

[electric_blue68]

161. I love capris. The in between from long pants, jeans for cold, quite cool wearher, and shorts for the hot weather.

[sakabatou]

165. I always wondered what is considered capris

How far past the knee is considered capris?

[jfz9580m]

125. High heels!

I hate the damn things! I have no idea if they are still fashionable or not since I am a frump.

But I have hated high heels every single time I had to wear them (which fortunately was not too many times). I am not very tall, but I’d rather stay at 5’ 3.5”(no forgetting the 0.5 dammit!) over wear those horrible things!

[debm55]

129. Thank you, jfz9580m. I agree, Used to wear pumps, But nothing higher

[kozar]

126. Bell bottoms, and,

High platform shoes, for men.

Koz

[debm55]

133. Thank you, kozar, I remember those

[Lunabell]

127. Butt crack, thong showing low waisted pants on women.

Really tacky in my opinion.

[Emile]

130. Skid mark undies.

[debm55]

135. Oh you, Did they ever go out?

[Emile]

136. LOL

[debm55]

132. I agree. Thank you Lunabell.

[lark]

137. Stilleto heel were out for a long time.

They came back, shwing how far women have fallen!

[debm55]

138. Thank you lark. I agree.

[yellowdogintexas]

147. They never went out of style in Spain. We were there in 1983 and women were still

wearing stiletto heels with pointed toes, like in the1950s here. Walking uphill on cobblestone streets.

[lark]

162. Crazy!

I loved 3 inch heels, but never stilleto heels or pointed toes. I used to wear 3" stacked wood heeled boots dancing, but with my bad back, those days are totally over.

[justaprogressive]

139. Hoop Skirts, The Maxi, military styled padded shoulders,

Whalebone stays chastity belts, Eleganza suits ( )

[debm55]

140. Thank you justaprogressive. Oh those shoes. and cuffed paints.

[10 Turtle Day]

142. These are truly hideous!

Especially those huge collars. Glad they went out of fashion. Add in the wide short ties while I’m at it.

[debm55]

141. Cuffed pants and jeans.

[yellowdogintexas]

148. One that I wish would go away and hopefully has in some areas

cowboy boots with short dresses in weddings!!
Cowboy boots belong with jeans.
I have seen more weddings ruined by a row of bridesmaids in short dressy outfits and cowboy boots.

[debm55]

155. My cousins daughter had cowboy boots and short dresses. The bride, cousin;s daughter wore a slightly longer dress but

she wore cowboy boots too. I think it was a theme wedding as the groom and ushers wore jeans, denim shirts, bollo ties of boots. The reception was held in a barn. What can I say.

[happybird]

151. Not sure if it's gone yet...

Men's suits or tuxedos with skinny leg-type pants. Been seeing it in red carpet photos for at least a decade and it looks dumb (imho). It makes the feet/shoes look clown-sized and the all body proportions just look off, too.

[debm55]

156. Thank you happybird, . Yes the skinny pants thows the body off wack.

[The Wandering Harper]

152. bell bottom jeans make my skin crawl

especially when they contact the ground
especially especially when they contact the ground and get wet

[debm55]

157. Thank you The Wandering Harper. agree, they get wet and then after hitting the ground long enough they would fray. But

At one time frayed bottom jeans were the thing.

[KatK]

153. Leisure suits - polyester! n/t

[debm55]

158. Thank you KatK . My husband has his boxed away in the attic as they might come back. I hope not.

[MustLoveBeagles]

159. Shoulder pads

[debm55]

163. Thank you MustLoveBeagles, I am glag they are gone. Hated them

[Clouds Passing]

160. I wish sagging would go away

[debm55]

164. Agree

[Elessar Zappa]

166. Sagging pants, showing boxers.

When I was a teenager in the 90’s, many kids were sagging their pants. But it looks dumb.

[debm55]

175. It still looks dumb

[Wicked Blue]

176. Bell bottoms, shoulder pads

I wish high heeled shoes would go away permanently.

[debm55]

177. Agree Wicked Blue. In many ways they are unsafe for women

[1WorldHope]

178. Tent dresses went out of style? Oh well.

I live in my "house dress/ moomoo/tent. Why? Because I can. I'm old and I ain't sucking it in for anyone.

[debm55]

179. Thank you 1WorldHope. Good for you

[Mad_Dem_X]

180. Flowered, bellbottom pants!

I was a child in the 70's and my mother would dress my sister and me in these awful pants. I look at the photographs now and CRINGE!

[debm55]

181. I had a pair of pants that lime, bright orange and bright pink big flowers on them

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[Mad_Dem_X]

182. Oh my!

[debm55]

183. That should have said pants not paints.