Trakkie Bottoms

[George 1978]

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I always think of Mel C back in 1996 when I think of women wearing them.

[Trickyvee]

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Trackie bottoms seem to have died out a bit, certainly for women. Ten years ago women in exercise classes wore them almost exclusively. Now they all wear skin tight leggings. In fact I’m a bit fed up with everything being skin tight - trousers and leggings. Very few women can pull off looking decent in skin tight things (and I include myself here) especially with the bum on show! However if I wear my old boot cut or baggy jeans I feel really old fashioned.

[George 1978]

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To be honest, I think that Harry Enfield's Scousers characters didn't do too much for those who wore tracksuit bottoms.

A few years ago I had been trying to find some black tracksuit bottoms in the local shops which had the word "NIKE" printed in white at the back of them as I saw one or two people wearing them - I never saw any like that in any of the shops, not even the specialist sports shops such as JJB or JD.

[80sChav]

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Yes, I worn them for my PE lessons as I hated shorts because they made my legs freeze and all that, and I also worn them on Saturday mornings circa 1990 when I went to this Judo group for a few weeks - they were the "flares" of the early 1990s as far as I was concerned.

Just like shell suits, I always have the assault course round on the Krypton Factor coming to mind.

To me they are still the Flares of the 2nd T2000s Generation/Decade , George as I have just always grown up in them - or at least since the 1980s and wearing Fleece/Fluffy Joggers type and proto-type Convers Joggers and Jumper un-branded of course

This would be the time I was first introduced to Football and Footy Shirts - around 1987 (on holiday in Ayr in 1987 on a Paddle Boat), though then my interested waverd until around 1991 as it did for Joggers and Trakkies, probably though in the Footy Shirts' case cos it was Man U - not as I knew as a ten year old I detested them, even though this was "just" into the Fergie era

As well as my beloved hometown Team (which iam against mentioning too deeply on here) which I know you can apprecaite why mate - this lead my to my love of Leeds Utd as my "Second First Team" - though I'd appreciate if you did'nt like them of course. This in turn lead to my love of Trakkies and my first love before Joggers of Puma King Trakkies versions1 nad 2 loving in that order in the great '95 Summer Heatwave and then after about 97 everythin went plus the Trakkies until I lost the most amazing chance in about '03 to buy some on a 2nd Hand Market

80sChav

[George 1978]

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Yes, I worn them for my PE lessons as I hated shorts because they made my legs freeze and all that, and I also worn them on Saturday mornings circa 1990 when I went to this Judo group for a few weeks - they were the "flares" of the early 1990s as far as I was concerned.

Just like shell suits, I always have the assault course round on the Krypton Factor coming to mind.

[80sChav]

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Definitely, Sergio Tacchini shorts over Sergio tracksuit bottoms, thought I looked really cool

Agrred no doubts at all, but the Jackets more so I think I'm tempted to say

Darren, true this what you say about Trakkies/Tracksuit and a Job Interview - I went to a College interview as so with Polo and Tie - so that proves we must easily, easily be seperated twins no doubts mate

80sChav

[80sChav]

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why can u not get one where the top and bottoms both fit perfectly.

i remember going for a job interview in a tracksuit.
i did not get the job.

Wow - how ironic Darren mate, we sure are cut from the same-same cloth here....... as me too, I recall me going to an interview (not as job but at Agricultural College in a Tracksuit too - Puma King as it was actually). Though sadly the commute was too far to take up their offer - if I got one, which after 25 years I am unsure of!!

80sChav

[darren]

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does not seem right teachers wearing trekkie bottoms other that p.e. teachers as a few of mine did.
but only p.e. teachers did.

but sounds mate as though you had teachers that did not do p.e. that wore them which does not sound right.

One of my primary school teachers often wore Kappa track suit bottoms. He was into his running but it does seem a bit scruffy now that he wore them in the class room. I didn't know they were Kappa at the time but remember the logo of people sitting back to back running down the legs. Don't know if they were trendy then. About 1985.

[Trickyvee]

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I hated those popper ones, they made the wearers look like an absolute slob.

I remember Kappa being really big in the late 90's, although I've not seen anyone wear anything like that for about a decade. Whatever happened to them?

One of my primary school teachers often wore Kappa track suit bottoms. He was into his running but it does seem a bit scruffy now that he wore them in the class room. I didn't know they were Kappa at the time but remember the logo of people sitting back to back running down the legs. Don't know if they were trendy then. About 1985.

[victorbrunswick]

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For some reason Bex's tracksuit in the 2009 version of "The Firm" comes to mind. The film being set in 1984.

[80sChav]

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i still wear trakke bottoms.
the pair im wearing i must have had now for 10 yrs.

ive had adidas umbro ones etc.

This proves how things last Darren, nothing now clo0thes or electrical lasts I feel/think.

Can any other members recall what Tracksuits were like in the 1980s, I recall about 1986 when Yoga etc was popular people wore full suits and they were like cotton Tracksuits at one time, though I may be wrong as styles changed so much then I recall!? I can recall very well from 1987 being on Holiday in Ayr and how I wore thsee Tracksuits often back then. some of the designs were horrible (like a horrid mix match of purple and red - which i like both colours but not mixed). They were very 1980s indeed I think


80sChav

[Trickyvee]

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Trying to think back but its so long ago now.Have a feeling that the fashion for tracksuits in the 70's were tight fitting compared to the 80's where they quickly became more spacious and baggy.Found a photo of myself wearing a straight fitting tracksuit the other day and quickly hid it again.Must of been brought them to wear sometime after 1978 which is when I started secondary school.I expect it was required as part of the school uniform for sports in the winter.I don't have any memories of them before that date.

I think I remember wanting one of those classic red or blue 70s track suits with the white stripes but I was too little at the time. They did seem quite tight and very synthetic. Pure nylon probably.

[80sChav]

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I recall what Trakkie Bottoms used to be like in the 1980s, they were like a matching suit with the top more like a jumper, not a top like in later year's as such as became known.

I recall having these in 3 or 4 differing styles and they were like a Fluffy material. Sadly though (or luckily), this style went away by the start of the 190s and luckily when it did in the later part of the 1990s had improved in style and what was fashion totally in a new way alltogether. I am unsure if this was alway's the case - I think it would be about 1986 to 1988 i'm remembering

It would be great to know, if that any other members can any other member's recall these styles/fashoin from the era I mention, as I often wonder if it was only the treend etc where I lived and if that I was totally imaging it.

Thanks,

80sChav

[darren]

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i still wear trakke bottoms.
the pair im wearing i must have had now for 10 yrs.

ive had adidas umbro ones etc.

[battyrat]

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Trying to think back but its so long ago now.Have a feeling that the fashion for tracksuits in the 70's were tight fitting compared to the 80's where they quickly became more spacious and baggy.Found a photo of myself wearing a straight fitting tracksuit the other day and quickly hid it again.Must of been brought them to wear sometime after 1978 which is when I started secondary school.I expect it was required as part of the school uniform for sports in the winter.I don't have any memories of them before that date.