What were your favourite 80s clothes?

[Oggy]

Does anyone rcall the guys fashion for tucking your pullover into your jeans? Well i did, think it was a pop star thing though?

[Oggy]

I had bright blue dungeree's thought i looked kool at the time!"!!!!

[Garry Turner]

Well i must admit i was into Duran Duran !! i do miss my Brown leather mens pixie boots with fur lining and buckles, from Trueforms £24.99 in 1984 alot of money back then.

[steve edwards]

just remembered what about those awful neon socks we used to wear , yellow on one foot and green on the other yuk

[steve edwards]

leg warmers were great as i recall , i still have a photo of me in the 80,s wearing these items with black or brown cords as i recall wernt we all just so coooool

[OrangeCremolaFoam]

Hi Dean!!!

Hee Hee.. ill bet..I looked the whizz in the Early 80's in my bri Nylon Brown and cream piped Y fronts held up by a snake Belt, Balaclava, vest and Jesus Sandals....the Sailors at Methil Docks loved me..i made £5.02 and a half pence...who gave me the half pence? they all did!!!! ARF ARF...SORRY ILL STOP NOW...;0)

Rab ;0)

P.s. This message may well be false..;0)

[Dean]

Protest!!

This is a sexist thread! Just 'cos we men wear nuthin' but jeans and t shirts we are excluded.....
In the 80s I wore lycra y-fronts with fur trim and was very popular down in the docks area of Hull! (not, I hasten to add!!)
Dean.

[MommaMystique]

I never threw out my 'originals' till I was 23!

[OrangeCremolaFoam]

Hi Steve!!

Id forgot Bodywarmers!! lol.. I had a green one and my mate Doug had a Fawn coloured one but his was special as it had Kiss patches on it from the four Solo Albums!! lmao lol.. id forgot to also mention my Obligatory Denim cut off Jacket Covered in heavy Rock Patches and of course to complete the set, my Heavy metal, and very tight jeans, also covered in Patches...lol lol..

all the best...

Rab ;0)

[steve edwards]

i remember the girlies wearing the pixie boots , me and my mates used to wear doc marten boots , i had a pair of dark blue nike trainers , spray on jeans , but my mate had a green lord anthony bodywarmer

[OrangeCremolaFoam]

Hi all..

Can anyone remember these particularly **** items of footwear? Polyvelts? lol lol lol..'Banana' shoes, 'Chuckka' Boots..' those plastic shoes girls all wore..Moon Boots anyone? lol lol..'pixie boots' girls? 'flag' shoes with the wee German flag on the side? lol lol..'Proper' Baseball Boots, like the Harlem Globetrtters wore..lol..black sandshoes for Gym class..

ah the 80's eh?

Rab ;0)


Anyone remember 'Major Domos' boots?

[MommaMystique]

oh my..... Black satin baggy pants, white satin shirt, white brogues and a red bow tie..... well thats what I used to wear for the International matches at the local Rugby Club in Lancaster when I worked the bar!
However it was baggy pants with braces and the white wing collar shirt, white trainers or those boots that fell round your ankles.... what were they called girls? aand the hair was lightly permed below the shoulder but held up with a ....... BANANA CLIP! Those were the days.... and much to my eldests embarrassment I would wear it all again now!

[OrangeCremolaFoam]

hi guys...

lol..laughing at some of these...during the 80's, and in no particular order, I had burgundy and grey stay press trousers..lol..black Cords AND grey 'Jumbo' cords..Hi tec White boots..lol.. clarks commando Shoes..Doc Martin Shoes and R.A.F. Ammo boots for the Air Cadets..A Donkey Jacket (but not a mink with N.C.B. on the back! lol) a black Harrington jacket, though I remember folk wearing Red and Blue ones! A 'Kevin Keegan' Gola Sports Holdall that was absolutely masssive!!! A Wrangler Jersey in Black, Grey and Purple (all in one Jersey!) a 'Y' Cardigan..some really **** tank tops like the guy from Sparks!!! A really bad Red Kagoul A Blue 'Snorkel' Jacket A Green Parka my grans hand knitted grey school jumpers..Puma Trainers, A pair of hideous jeans that were blue but for some reason had red pockets front and back?..what was that about..a 'grandad' shirt without the collar..a Canadian Airforce flying jacket Brevet Battle Dress thing...very teardrop explodes...various Army Surplus clothes or things 'acquired' from the Air Cadet Stores!! lol.. loved my Italian Combat Jacket with the stars on the Collar...a leather jacket (but not with the White lapels like Biff from Saxon!) various londsadale teeshirts..lol...many heavy metal band tshirts..lol

Think thats about it for now..loved the 80's..great times..

Rab ;0)

Fife
Scotland

[julie and david]

i had a white frilly shirt

[sixtyten]

I used to love girls in those jumper dresses (c.1980/1).
just a extra long tight fitting jumper,but damn sexy to a 14 year old!!