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altho when i was younger I dressed like Sandy in Grease
me too!!!!!!! only I was brunette instead of blonde
altho when i was younger I dressed like Sandy in Grease
I dressed like Shakin' Stevens back then. Even though I wouldn't say I was a fan.
That makes two of usme too!!!!!!! only I was brunette instead of blonde
CoolI dressed like Shakin' Stevens back then. Even though I wouldn't say I was a fan.
That we could. I loved the filmwe could have gone around as twins
Yea, and that was just the menI remember the jeans and a dress thing from a few years back. I never could quite understand that...
The male leads' jackets, whites and pastels, with crumpled up-pulled sleeves (never folded or rolled, always pseudocasual) and shiny slubs, were copied into a highly-marketed uniform for the masses. Women's shoulder-pads, scalloped boobs, and plunging necklines, also became 80s standard.I'm still waiting for the 'Miami Vice' look to return. Those were the days.
This is still viewed as edgy, non-conformist businesswear, in many UK settings, hence has become something of a sub-tribal signature suit. The traditional sartorial saying "never brown in town" has become entirely sidelined, although its bedfellow "never tweed on the street" may still have a number of adherents (calculated or coincidental I know not)I've never understood why some people (invariably women, in my experience ... ) challenge the combination of blue and brown for men's attire.
Many men/people work in settings where sub fusc is not only an expectation, it is still effectively the only combination that is permitted. I've spent much of my work life in dark shades (as opposed to any colours) and only now am I starting to become dangerously rebellious in the workplace. The system will win, though, of that I have no doubtMany men, as soon as they turn into adults, go from liking bright colours to liking dull, monochromatic stuff
This is definitely an effect with older men (most, thereof). An adoption of beige is a scary characteristic that many older 60+ western males seem to slide into, something I call the Victor Meldrew Look. Whilst I certainly become grumpier as I age, I would never deliberately-aim to become a beige/tan flat-capped semi-animated corpse*. The clothing colour/color pallette for 60+ women is also remarkably-limited....there must be a PhD thesis awaiting embodiment, entitled "Chromopsychopathology: Aging and Fashion"Maybe they feel it's 'expected of them' or maybe they genuinely like dull ol' colours?
If you were born and raised in the rural south (as I was) it was still common wear among older women in the mid 20th century. My grandmothers (both matrons of self-sufficient farms) wore such frocks their entire lives, and as a child and teen I saw it every Sunday as the standard uniform of the venerable church ladies.
It's as eminently practical as overalls and as comfortable for warm weather wear as the more flamboyantly colorful muumuu.
I didnt see this till now LOL, thick Lycra was all the thing then, you just slid into themDid you have someone to sew you into your pants ?
I didnt see this till now LOL, thick Lycra was all the thing then, you just slid into them
I'm still waiting for the 'Miami Vice' look to return. Those were the days.
Having lived through eighties fashion the first time around, I don't want to have to see that again!
Having lived through eighties fashion the first time around, I don't want to have to see that again!
Will latex inflatable trousers catch on?
Nope.
Yes, I think so. They will catch on...