to wonder why my posts are nearly always ignored on MN?

[brizzledrizzle]

Am I as invisible here as in real life?

Back in the day I had no crimpelene but I was fortunate enough to have my very own nylon sheets. Even in summer, in 1976 they were not at all pleasant.

Nylon sheets, and brushed nylon sheets, however did we sleep?

@brizzledrizzle from that bastion of taste Brentford Nylons.

Sorry if anyone has mentioned it, haven’t RTFT, but in the 70s, I had polyester knickers. I loved them, they had pictures of rabbits and woodland animals on!!

from that bastion of taste Brentford Nylons.

"Why pay more?" Helen

(Possibly so you could sleep without drowning in your own sweet . . . )

*SWEAT, not sweet

😂😂

I seem to remember my Dm was very keen on something called Bri-nylon.
We were made of sterner stuff in those days!
And, oh yes! the brushed nylon sheets, to keep up with the neighbours!

Just re-read the thread, and nearly choked at the polyester knickers!
Plenty of chitchyness there missmouse!

Plenty of chitchyness there

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Nylon sheets, and brushed nylon sheets, however did we sleep?

Imaginarycat - We slept because we were exhausted, having spent much of the day up chimneys or down pits in our polyester knickers and crimpelene "slacks" (with their little loop beneath the arch of the foot, to stop the legs riding up). They developed knees of their own, did these slacks and stuck out like those jorny bits on camel's legs.

Crimpelene was a stunning material, available in all of the popular 60's patterns (say no more . . . ) and in various shades of navy, bottle green, brown and a dirty mulberry colour.

They were the cat's pyjamas! (If it was an incontinent cat which had been sick on its pyjamas . . . )

"Twas a simpler time . . .

What about Crimplene Trews, with the loop under the foot. Schaden
Where did they get that name from "Trews"!
My Dm hated anyone who wore "trews", as she bustled round in her bottle green Crimplene frock. She never wore trews, and didn't like women who did.

I had some navy blue stirrup trews! In my defence I was about 5.

Oh lord, I remember those trews with the foot loops & yes the knee bit had a life of it’s own, I also had a a fetching bright blue anorak with embroidered pink flowers & an orange crimplene dress with a nylon brown flowery blouse.

I apparently was the height of fashion in the 70s in my seersucker dungarees with a large floral pattern. I could have been an extra in a Terry Wogan video if such a thing had existed then.

Lordy, totally forgotten about seersucker.

Brentford Nylons

Wow

Got my first continental quilt from there. With Dolly mixture cover.

What was the lightweight material that had a bumpy type texture forced into it! Or have I imagined that!

Sorry! I think I'm actually talking about Seersucker!
That was a lovely material.
We had table cloths in Seersucker, very pretty!
I'm getting all nostalgic!

Ooh we had stripey pastel coloured seersucker table cloths, my dm loved a tablecloth.

totally forgotten about seersucker.

I think that's a good thing

Lots of gingham frocks in the Summer!
There wasn't anything else for kids, just gingham!
Oh! And I had a pair of jeans, as stiff as cardboard!

Oh lord, I remember those trews with the foot loops & yes the knee bit had a life of it’s own, I also had a a fetching bright blue anorak with embroidered pink flowers & an orange crimplene dress with a nylon brown flowery blouse.

You must have looked the dog's bollox!

Yes - it was TREWS, they were called, not slacks. All I can think is that the horror was so great, my mind blanked out the details.

And remember the ubiquitous plastic sandals, ladies?

Just the one horrible "style", but there were red ones for girls and brown ones for boys.

Also - was I the only one with a knitted bathing suit?

@SchadenfreudePersonified nooo you are not alone I had a knitted swimsuit, I have a photo somewhere of me wearing one on camber sands beach, I will dig it tomorrow & post a pic.