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The leisure suit. Actually, just about anything from the '70s, The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2021 #1
Lolol blm Feb 2021 #3
Double Knit. rsdsharp Feb 2021 #6
Yep, especially with the polyester wide collar printed shirt. Painful. n/t CincyDem Feb 2021 #8
In lime green. Mme. Defarge Feb 2021 #11
LOL yup. Budi Feb 2021 #13
Plaid leisure suit Budi Feb 2021 #12
Shoulder pads - I detest them Wicked Blue Feb 2021 #21
Photos look like Dave in VA Feb 2021 #24
even as a child when they were new, i thought they were stupid looking. and they can't hide. pansypoo53219 Feb 2021 #64
Shoulder pads and high hair. blm Feb 2021 #2
I loved shoulder pads Freddie Feb 2021 #41
The smaller 40s shapes were cool, the 80s look was grotesque. blm Feb 2021 #42
I already had a female swimmer's physique. I was the last person applegrove Feb 2021 #53
Agree leighbythesea2 Feb 2021 #4
Shoulder pads. RandySF Feb 2021 #5
I actually kind of miss shoulder pads csziggy Feb 2021 #66
Those were awful. I didn't like looking like a linebacker. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2021 #68
Platform shoes no_hypocrisy Feb 2021 #7
Flared Jeans DBoon Feb 2021 #9
I mean.... c'mon IcyPeas Feb 2021 #10
I will never understand the holes-in-jeans look Skittles Feb 2021 #56
Muumuus in the 1960s. Granny dresses. tblue37 Feb 2021 #14
I look good in a granny dress with granny glasses and I've never shaved my legs. hunter Feb 2021 #25
This message was self-deleted by its author applegrove Feb 2021 #54
Mini skirts that left nothing to the imagination!! secondwind Feb 2021 #15
Noooooo....not that...... Crazyleftie Feb 2021 #17
The OP asked for the "worst" fad. malthaussen Feb 2021 #76
Girdles Budi Feb 2021 #16
And sharply pointed bras! tblue37 Feb 2021 #18
Oh, the torture of those wretched girdles Wicked Blue Feb 2021 #60
Seal Fur boots. ALL FUR! Stop the killing and abuse. Ziggysmom Feb 2021 #19
bellbottoms....never wore them Crazyleftie Feb 2021 #20
Gangsta Pants Wolf Frankula Feb 2021 #22
It's the 21st century. Why are neckties still a thing? hunter Feb 2021 #23
phallic symbols nt Wicked Blue Feb 2021 #61
Any shoe you can't run in. hunter Feb 2021 #26
This message was self-deleted by its author geralmar Feb 2021 #27
When I was a kid I thought it was cool Just_Vote_Dem Feb 2021 #32
I am mystified by the teeny tiny men's suit. tanyev Feb 2021 #28
Oh God. skypilot Feb 2021 #48
Pants with ass cut out. rickyhall Feb 2021 #29
Eldridge Cleaver P*nis Pants (circa 1970). geralmar Feb 2021 #30
Did anyone other than Mr. Cleaver... 3catwoman3 Feb 2021 #58
This message was self-deleted by its author ExTex Feb 2021 #72
"It" would have probably gotten caught on... 3catwoman3 Feb 2021 #74
boob apron EmeraldCoaster Feb 2021 #31
Worst fashion fad 3auld6phart Feb 2021 #33
Diapers dweller Feb 2021 #34
Pastel polyester leisure suits JenniferJuniper Feb 2021 #35
Spike heels catrose Feb 2021 #36
I had an appointment with a podiatrist and a patient comes into the waiting room wearing spike heels Chainfire Feb 2021 #40
Some things are easier to diagnose than others. catrose Feb 2021 #63
We had a woman in Houston that killed her lover TexasBushwhacker Feb 2021 #52
That was the only self-defense I was taught as a teenager. catrose Feb 2021 #62
Shoulder pads. I see several DUers share my sentiments. Arkansas Granny Feb 2021 #37
Dickies Chainfire Feb 2021 #38
Camo Ponietz Feb 2021 #39
✔️ blm Feb 2021 #44
Jumpsuits Freddie Feb 2021 #43
Some current ones: Freddie Feb 2021 #45
Bellbottoms - they flatter no one lettucebe Feb 2021 #46
Wearing one glove a la Michael Jackson nt XanaDUer2 Feb 2021 #47
That is one I was able to pull off alphafemale Feb 2021 #50
Jumpsuits. About 1978 alphafemale Feb 2021 #49
Sagging pants. muntrv Feb 2021 #51
this one, and it is current Skittles Feb 2021 #55
This. MissB Feb 2021 #65
Umm......I'm sorry. What's the problem? Aristus Feb 2021 #67
it just looks ridiculous Skittles Feb 2021 #71
She could wear anything, or nothing, and it would be fashionable. Chainfire Feb 2021 #75
and stupid long in the back hemlines Kali Feb 2021 #73
We were at a squadron picnic one time while my husband was in... 3catwoman3 Feb 2021 #57
Hot Pants, skorts Wicked Blue Feb 2021 #59
PARACHUTE PANTS!! Coventina Feb 2021 #69
Pretty much anything from the eighties MustLoveBeagles Feb 2021 #70
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