Amy Jeanne
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There were plenty of trends in the Era that I think were unattractive -- all those twenties college boys flouncing around in pants that made them look like Harold Teen, for one.
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There were plenty of trends in the Era that I think were unattractive -- all those twenties college boys flouncing around in pants that made them look like Harold Teen, for one.
Seems to me, it's the idea of separating the day into outfits that's died. I mentioned morning and evening dress, Lizzie mentioned school and play clothes, work and out clothes, Flicka, day and night clothes. Seems to me, as time goes on, we simply subdivide less and less. Many visions of the future feature a population of a single outfit that suits all purposes. Maybe they were right? Some hybrid of Lady Gaga catwalk, high fashion, and pajamas, and you'd nail the costume of half the sci-fi movies of the golden era that I can think of. Maybe TFL has it all wrong? It's not a regression to barbarism, it's the way to the future! It is 2012, after all. All we need are hover cars and all-in-one meal pills - ray guns...
Pants that wide came back in style briefly in the 90s -- in jeans form. "Skaters" wore them. They were made by a company called "JNCO", if memory serves me correctly. I owned several pairs -- at one point it was a bit of contest to see who could wear the widest pair. I once wore them to my factory job and they asked me not to wear them again because they were a safety hazard. Rightly so. And boy were they ridiculous! lol
I had a pair about twice as wide as this -- they were really billowy. Almost like a 50s circle skirt that dragged on the floor.
Pants that wide came back in style briefly in the 90s -- in jeans form. "Skaters" wore them. They were made by a company called "JNCO", if memory serves me correctly. I owned several pairs -- at one point it was a bit of contest to see who could wear the widest pair. I once wore them to my factory job and they asked me not to wear them again because they were a safety hazard. Rightly so. And boy were they ridiculous! lol
I had a pair about twice as wide as this -- they were really billowy. Almost like a 50s circle skirt that dragged on the floor.
I remember skater kids wearing those right into the early 2000s here in London. You'd see a little boy and think, "Jinkies, he's wearing a skirt", then he'd move and it'd be "oh, my mistake - it's culottes". The main thing I remember was them wearing them so low that their feet were totally hidden by trousers dragging on the ground all round. Then when it rained the denim would suck it up like a sponge and they'd be soaked to the thighs.
Other fashions I remember that should never have been: jeans tucked into socks in the '80s...
I had no idea this was actually a style trend, but my brother used to do this c. 1983 and to this day his family nickname is "Little Pantleg."
I think you'd be hard-pressed to find a 35-year-old today who would own up to having worn those clown pants twenty years ago.
I think you'd be hard-pressed to find a 35-year-old today who would own up to having worn those clown pants twenty years ago.
Other fashions I remember that should never have been: jeans tucked into socks in the '80s, silicone drops to make your hair look unwashed during the grunge era in the '90s, anything ever worn by the Mötley Crüe... Not to mention the whole heroin chic look. *shudder*
I wish I still had the figure for heroin chic.
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Luxury haberdasher James Oviatt's glorious solution (December, 1937):