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57. We were at a squadron picnic one time while my husband was in...

Sat Feb 20, 2021, 09:50 PM

Feb 2021

...the Air Force, and a fellow pilot showed up in a lime green, polyester double knit leisure/jumpsuit that was a little on the snug side, even on someone as slender as this man.

His wife was wearing panty hose under her shorts.

An out-spoken friend commented quietly to me, “Well, you can tell he’s circumcised.” She was right - he was, and you could tell.

I’m very glad the pants-hanging-off-the-ass look is over. Underwear is called underwear for a reason.

I love threads like this! 💜

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What is the worst fashion fad in your lifetime? [View all] Budi Feb 2021 OP

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