Fashion shame.
 

Following on from Uncle Mick's thread about the supposed lack of style in Accrington, what outfit from your past now makes you cringe?:confused:

You know the one. :eek:

The thing you strutted your stuff in, thinking you were so hot you left a trail of smoke behind you, but that now makes you think why did anyone let me leave the house like that.:mad:

To save peoples blushes we won't expect attached photograhs, a written description of your fashion nightmare will suffice.:o


Being an art student in the early eighties, doing a degree in fashion and textiles I have many memorable outfits.:eek:

I suppose the most cringeworthy was worn for a nightout in Preston, which wasn't to bad in the Warehouse nightclub, but which raised some eyebrows in the pubs before we got there.:D

Outfit-
Espadrilles worn without any socks. It was snowing and they slowly unravelled as the night wore on.:eek:

Old men's stripey pyjamas bought in Dr. Barnardos, which still had old men's stains in the crutch area.:mad:

A floor length sleeveless white coat I'd made myself. This was decorated with photographs of myself, sewn onto the coat in plastic envelopes. The whole thing was painted in red enamel paint to look like dripping blood, and the words 'I am not an elephant' (in French) painted on the back.:D

A big hat, that Ken Dod's Diddy men might have worn, topped of this jaunty look.:(

Accessorised by blood splattered gloves, and make up with boot polish eyes to look like sunglasses. :mad:

Parfum- Lagerfeld by Lagerfeld.:cool:

Come on. When did you last wear your Ra-ra skirt, Fame leg warmers and boob tube all at the same time?:confused:

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Yes did the ra-ra and leg warmers but I was only a baby, I could get away with it ;)

Worst fashion disaster has to be my Brosette days, Grolsh bottle tops in DM's, Bros transfers on my jeans, neck ties, Bros T-shirts the works! YUK!! Ohhh the shame :o

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What you on about love?You still wear them when you go out!!!!!!:D

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Never really had one as such I just wore what I liked and sod everyone elses opinion. :D

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You cheeky ******* **** ;)

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Grolsh bottle tops in your Doc's?

Missed that little fashion moment.

The ones with pot lids and the bit of wire?

How did that work???

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Never mind handbags at 10 paces its going to be clothing at 5. :eek:

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I was wondering why you tried to talk me in to buying Grolsh instead of carling:D

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Yes but now, being only petite, she just wears one leg warmer as a sleevless, cowl neck dress.:D

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Yup it was Doc shoes though not 12 or 14 hole boots (that was later when I'd grown up a bit) You had them at the top of the shoe and threaded the lace of the shoe through the same hole as the wire thingy mi bob went. Blame Matt Goss he started it ;) God he was fit though!!

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Stick with the Carling mate.

You can give her a ring pull as an engagement ring.:D

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I'm still confused a bit how it works.:confused:

I'll have to come up to your bedroom and look at your posters of Matt.:p

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Ring pull now that sounds painfull:eek:

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Especially if you use teeth instaed of nails or is that the otherway round? Dont collect too many though they might end up as footwear adornments. :eek:

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"Cosmic" Stretch jeans.... Sprayed on.........

"Human League" Flick hair style..........

Yellow baggy "strappy" vest.........

Cornish suntan...........

Make-up ...........:(

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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:


Oh my God Si. You win hands down.:D

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I take that back. You don't win. I forgot you were a Level 42 fan.:D

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I did see them once.................. But that does not make me a fan...... :(

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I've changed my mind, I want to see pics.:)

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too many to mention!!! Was a walking disaster area in the early 80's but i had a good reason - i was too young to know better but now im too old to know any better! lol

Only one i will mention is baggy trousers in that shiny material - blue!

No pictures rind - refuse to let anyone see me in my 80's clothes!

Now i just live in jeans, tshirts & trainers

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I'm a 90's lad so the worst thing us lads had was probably the bowl cut happy mondays style thing going on, around '96 time.
Then 98 came around & every 11 year old was David Beckham...enter 'The Curtains' oh dear.
The worst bit of fashion going round was them trackie bottoms with poppers...eurgh.

Like to think I'm a bit of a style diva nowadays like :p

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my clothes were shocking i was in shellsuits and acid tops lovely not,luckly fashon changes,

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Good job you might be taken as a wanabe hoodie today. :p :D

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I really need to see the cash first.........;)

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Shut up. You are givin' me a flash back.:D

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:eek: o my god !!!!!! shell suits .....did i really wear those:o ....thats all im admitting too:cool:

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It's hard to know where to begin to start with my fashion disasters

Was it the Boy George look, the Bananarama look, the Siouxsie and the Banshee look - oh, it just goes on and on. I changed my 'look' more often than Madonna did (and that reminds me of the Madonna look circa Holiday).

Actually, I know which was the worst one. I was going out with someone who was quite rich (not something I was used to) and he offered to take me shopping to Manchester. Naturally, I went for the most expensive dress in the shop - which was about £250, expensive these days but think back 20 years. Anyway, it was white (!!!!) crushed velvet, it had a white leather piece that hung down from the neck line that had diamante and studs on it and a belt sort of affair madeout of white leather that had the same diamante and studs on. The skirt was full and had a split in it up to the thigh with some fronds of netting hanging down.

I bring this one up, not because it was the most hideous, believe me my fashion disasters extend way beyond crushed velvet and leather but it was my biggest fashion disaster because of the expense. The thing was delivered in a box complete with tissue paper for goodness sake! I'd been blown away by how much he was spending on me that I completely lost sight of any reasonable idea of what looked good and I actually thought I looked classy in it.

I wouldn't spend that much on a dress now!

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I think a grey and burgundy cavalry shirt bought from Alien in Blackburn was a disaster. Worn twice and then cobbed as I could`nt give it away

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She still has them hidden somewhere from me :s_sick: so your lucky:p :s_evil:

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I never had such fashion disasters i'd rather pioneer them although one went down to a complete flop wearing a clip with multi coloured tied laces in that i got from america, apparently someone did one better than me & wore socks as a hair bobble :stop: :D

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....... :rofl38:

Owww you'll be in so much trouble if she reads that ;) at least you didn't mention her wearing a garter as a hairband too :D

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hehehehehehe:o :D im saying nowt about potatoe sacks neither:eek: :D

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Theres others too ;) .... but I value my life lol!! :D

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Hehehehe if i didnt value my life i could post the visual discription:rolleyes: :eek: :D but sadly i do :D

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The best fashion mistake I ever saw was many years ago when tights very first started to replace stockings for women. I was on the bus from West End to Accrington when a girl got on at Church wearing a pair of bright red tights - and no skirt - which she obviously thought was the way to wear them. Fortunately they were quite thick and not see-through but it didn't help that the bus was full and she had to stand up in the aisle. Every pair of male eyes was rivetted on her legs and bum and every female over the age of 45 was tut-tutting. I just sat there nearly choking with suppressed laughter. Her face ended up as red as her legs.

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Let me know if you want any more pyjamas, Garinda I have pair with your
bootmarks on the backside :eek:

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As an 11 year old it was the bay city rollers look. All tartan scarves, vest, even knickers, monkey boots and white jeans and jacket adorned with tartan.
As a teen it the was punk with pvc (couldn't afford leather) trousers. I also remember wearing what was affectionately known as my 'identity crisis' coat it was a maroony/ red suede thing with white fur running all the way round it like they wore in the 60's. I've actually remembered what happened to it... I made draught excluders out of it when I first left home!