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73. The small plaid is okay, but it was the loud plaid that was laughable.

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Fri Oct 6, 2023, 08:35 PM

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What clothing did you wear in your youth or adulthood that you wouldn't be seen in today? Mine is [View all] debm55 Oct 2023 OP

Mine is close. Student/cheap sailor bellbottoms from Army/Navy store. brush Oct 2023 #1

Army/Navy store for jackets, here. debm55 Oct 2023 #51

I think I'm in the younger side of things here on DU, so these may not be well known XorXor Oct 2023 #2

can you describe what they were? Thanks debm55 Oct 2023 #4

Here's a picture XorXor Oct 2023 #104

it used to be the thing for skateboarders in the late 90's drray23 Oct 2023 #5

Thanks debm55 Oct 2023 #8

Woah... Someone still wears those? XorXor Oct 2023 #105

Had to look them up, but as I thought they are extreme wide-legged jeans like the below hlthe2b Oct 2023 #6

Cute top! N/t gay texan Oct 2023 #17

Ha ha heh! I too, was going to say the Bellbottoms, but my nephew loved them, so I gave SWBTATTReg Oct 2023 #3

Just about my whole wardrobe. Ocelot II Oct 2023 #7

I agree with them all. Before we were allowed to were slacks or jeans to school , I wore granny debm55 Oct 2023 #11

Did any have a mullet? Or guys with perms? debm55 Oct 2023 #9

halter tops consider_this Oct 2023 #10

No more. That was once upon a dream in a land far,far away debm55 Oct 2023 #52

When I was a kid I loved my Monkees shirt. Harker Oct 2023 #12

My favorite T-shirt was a yellow one with two turtles screwing. Wore in college. debm55 Oct 2023 #53

Halter tops and hip hugger bell bottoms. Where did livetohike Oct 2023 #13

Like mine--in a land far away. debm55 Oct 2023 #54

LOL n/t livetohike Oct 2023 #83

Jewelry Cartoonist Oct 2023 #14

Never wore a watch except for the years I taught. I used to make seed bead jewelry on a loom. debm55 Oct 2023 #55

Platform shoes. I had several pairs, one with wooden soles and heels. Glorfindel Oct 2023 #15

Me too, then you didn;t have to hem your pants or slacks. debm55 Oct 2023 #56

That Was Mine ProfessorGAC Oct 2023 #68

Professor, I would have never taken you for a glitter boy. How did you walk in them? debm55 Oct 2023 #87

I loved platform shoes. Kath2 Oct 2023 #79

Corduroy pants. Archae Oct 2023 #16

Yes, they made that strange sound. debm55 Oct 2023 #57

Striped bell bottom pants Ferrets are Cool Oct 2023 #18

Oh my. debm55 Oct 2023 #58

I liked hip hugger bellbottoms and would wear them today if they were fashionable again for Boomers. highplainsdem Oct 2023 #19

Didn't wear a bikini until I went to college. debm55 Oct 2023 #59

Tight ribbed black turtleneck sweater and bell bottom jeans. Kath2 Oct 2023 #89

Sounds similar to my style. debm55 Oct 2023 #90

We were the cool girls. Kath2 Oct 2023 #97

Or a bodysuit. Or a gauzy peasant blouse. highplainsdem Oct 2023 #93

Memories--first love trying to get the "turtleneck" off. He didn't know you had to unsnap at the debm55 Oct 2023 #95

LOL. Kath2 Oct 2023 #96

I had the peasant blouse, for sure. Kath2 Oct 2023 #101

Bell bottoms and halter tops. redstatebluegirl Oct 2023 #20

Right on. debm55 Oct 2023 #60

Hoo boy.... gay texan Oct 2023 #21

Corduroy! Ocelot II Oct 2023 #25

Yes! N/t gay texan Oct 2023 #26

We used to call them Voomies ironflange Oct 2023 #44

gay texan, agree with you on the cords. Hated them debm55 Oct 2023 #61

Nothing TlalocW Oct 2023 #22

That's funny. debm55 Oct 2023 #62

Polyester bell-bottom pants with large white and yellow daisy print and--- northoftheborder Oct 2023 #23

I used to cut the shoulder pads out. After frequent washing they would slide down and it looked debm55 Oct 2023 #63

Hot pants. You're welcome. catrose Oct 2023 #24

Me, too with the hot pants. What were we thinking. Polly Hennessey Oct 2023 #29

Me too, and I was a young professional. I'm surprised I wasn't fired. brer cat Oct 2023 #37

I dunno, but my mother bought me my first pair catrose Oct 2023 #43

I had hot pants that were silk screened at the factory with scenes of Woodstock. debm55 Oct 2023 #64

As a young male during the era of hot pants, I thank you. malthaussen Oct 2023 #110

Leisure Suits! ohtransplant Oct 2023 #27

If you were a guy, you had to wear your shirt opened three bottons and some chains. debm55 Oct 2023 #65

Gogo boots. madamesilverspurs Oct 2023 #28

Oh I remember Gogo boots. From experience, they should not be worn in the snow. debm55 Oct 2023 #66

parachute pants, acid-washed anything Chakaconcarne Oct 2023 #30

+1 to parachute pants Shermann Oct 2023 #34

My jeans I just bought has a DRY Clean Only label on it. Who the hell dry cleans jeans. debm55 Oct 2023 #67

Cub Scout and Boy Scout uniforms. Mr.Bill Oct 2023 #31

And the old Girl Scout uniforms. There was a week in March, when all scouts had to wear their debm55 Oct 2023 #69

Really wide and frayed bell bottom jeans. Kath2 Oct 2023 #32

Mine were always so long, they would rip at the bottoms. That's when you cut them and made into a debm55 Oct 2023 #70

Very cool. Kath2 Oct 2023 #77

Preppy pappagallo sundresses. bamagal62 Oct 2023 #33

Sundresses, disliked them. debm55 Oct 2023 #72

Plaid Suits. n/t GP6971 Oct 2023 #35

The small plaid is okay, but it was the loud plaid that was laughable. debm55 Oct 2023 #73

Hot pants here too. DelMar dem Oct 2023 #36

Short shorts, cropped tops and pegged jeans. Niagara Oct 2023 #38

I remember that. debm55 Oct 2023 #74

I had most of it in one special pair of fluorescent orange Hip-Hugger, Bell-Bottom, Wide Strip justaprogressive Oct 2023 #39

Did you actually wear them? debm55 Oct 2023 #75

Proudly justaprogressive Oct 2023 #117

Beat up fringed suede jacket w/shawl-style lapels. Backseat Driver Oct 2023 #40

I had the fringed vest and jacked. It was not made of suede(too expensive) but a suede like fabric. debm55 Oct 2023 #76

Bikini! broiles Oct 2023 #41

Gone are my bikini days. debm55 Oct 2023 #78

Easter Sunday, 1976, I was wearing a brand new Xavier Breath Oct 2023 #42

I don't mean to laugh, but just be glad it wasn't a lavender colored suit with a purple shirt. I did debm55 Oct 2023 #80

That I don't recall Xavier Breath Oct 2023 #98

That's funny. My brother wore the lavender suit with purple shirt to Easter services. debm55 Oct 2023 #99

My parents divorced that fall Xavier Breath Oct 2023 #100

Mini skirts Trailrider1951 Oct 2023 #45

Even when mini skirts were in style, I wore midi, and goucho pants and granny dresses. debm55 Oct 2023 #82

Blue jeans with big wide cuffs at the bottom ironflange Oct 2023 #46

And the snow. debm55 Oct 2023 #86

tube tops surrealAmerican Oct 2023 #47

I tried too. Had nothing for them to hold on to. So I gave up debm55 Oct 2023 #92

I never wore them. Dulcinea Oct 2023 #115

That would be it for me as well TexasBushwhacker Oct 2023 #48

Yes-- bellbottoms ailsagirl Oct 2023 #49

Do you remember the Palazzo pants? When you put your legs close together it looked you were wearing debm55 Oct 2023 #94

I really liked those--made me feel slinky ailsagirl Oct 2023 #102

Jean skirts made from a pair of jeans. I know it is good for recycling but they were butt ugly. debm55 Oct 2023 #50

In high school, Elessar Zappa Oct 2023 #71

Do you still have any of those? debm55 Oct 2023 #85

I still have a Black Sabbath shirt. Elessar Zappa Oct 2023 #88

Leisure suits. Different Drummer Oct 2023 #81

Did you keep the top three bottons of your shirt undone? debm55 Oct 2023 #84

Sure did! Different Drummer Oct 2023 #91

oh I would totally wear those Kali Oct 2023 #103

Clip on tie. Emile Oct 2023 #106

HAHAHA I remember those. debm55 Oct 2023 #111

Candie's slide shoes. Dulcinea Oct 2023 #107

I had a perm that left my hair sticky. I had to get it all cut off. The only perm I liked was the debm55 Oct 2023 #112

This is embarassing. (potential coffee in the keyboard warning) discntnt_irny_srcsm Oct 2023 #108

Oh my.---- debm55 Oct 2023 #114

"Mini skirts and maxi skirts and Afro hair dos..." malthaussen Oct 2023 #109

Yes those plaids were hideous. debm55 Oct 2023 #113

Neon orange sweatshirt...with matching socks Mad_Dem_X Oct 2023 #116