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Fashion related things that you are glad belong in the past?

107 replies

Workingmytickettoparadise · 24/02/2024 07:28

Communal changing rooms in places like Miss Selfridge. So glad that these, to my knowledge, don’t exist any longer.

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MyGooseisTotallyLoose · 24/02/2024 07:29

Wearing of multiple belts
Those combats with all the ribbons hanging from them
Huge furry boots

gawditswindy · 24/02/2024 19:25

Visible thongs.

Heels so high you couldn't walk. (At least for sensible people).

Sageyboots · 24/02/2024 19:36

I hardly ever see high heels during the day anymore, when I do, they often look strange by comparison, particularly when you see women doing lots of little tottering steps but not getting anywhere very quickly. I know some people can walk well in heels but many of us can’t. I hope they never come back and flats/trainers remain the norm.

Whatineed · 24/02/2024 19:44

Bubble skirts. They suited no one. 😅

BobbysSox · 24/02/2024 19:48

Hipster jeans which exposed your undies every time you bent down.
Those choker type necklaces with a pendant on.
High heeled open toed sandals on nights out
Belly button piercings
Hair mascara

PudgeControlsTheWeather · 24/02/2024 19:48

Skirts over trousers. I was about 11 when they happened - as integrated units! - and they were fucking tragic.

Let us never forget.

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Shetlands · 24/02/2024 20:00

1980s huge shoulder pads - ghastly trend that made us all look like pro wrestlers.

BarelyLiterate · 24/02/2024 20:00

Jeans so low cut that you had to shave to wear them.

DerekFaker · 24/02/2024 20:05

Definitely low slung jeans and visible thongs.

Chrispackhamspoodle · 24/02/2024 20:06

I forgot about communal changing rooms.The little French connection which used to be opposite Covent garden tube had them.Awful.Pretty much everything I used to wear is back in at the moment so it's almost impossible to think of anything.Um...lots of little butterfly clips in your hair and space buns.Leggings pre lycra with baggy knees.That really, really dark red lipstick that was in for a bit in the 90s.Wonderbras.

Naptrappedmummy · 24/02/2024 20:07

Dream matte mousse.

However I long for the return of pashminas, ballet pumps and gypsy style tops as they really suit me.

eddiemairswife · 24/02/2024 20:07

Suspender belts and stockings instead of tights.

BCBird · 24/02/2024 20:08

Shell suits. Fortunately never had one

handfulofsugar · 24/02/2024 20:08

Blue mascara
Shag bands
Chunky highlights

DrCoconut · 24/02/2024 20:14

@BCBird my shellsuit is now in our local museum as an example of historical costume! Seriously. They asked me to donate it. Apparently full "vintage" suits in good condition are quite unusual now.

DrCoconut · 24/02/2024 20:15

@Naptrappedmummy I was part of a group that tested dream matte mousse before it was launched. We were sent some and had to give feedback after using it.

Naptrappedmummy · 24/02/2024 20:17

DrCoconut · 24/02/2024 20:15

@Naptrappedmummy I was part of a group that tested dream matte mousse before it was launched. We were sent some and had to give feedback after using it.

Oh really! What did you think of it can you remember? I found it to be so dry and crumbly! Yet continued to use it because I was after that super matte look that was fashionable back then. A shiny T zone, or any sign of moisture in the skin, was a big no-no! I also wore it as a lipstick 😖

LoreleiG · 24/02/2024 20:17

Bermuda shorts were a low point.

Nothingbuttheglory · 24/02/2024 20:19

You've described me 2000-2001. I felt great in that get up 😂😂😂

Nothingbuttheglory · 24/02/2024 20:20

Sorry, that was @BobbysSox

StickyProblem · 24/02/2024 20:21

Blue mascara - but it's back! Saw a few beautiful fashionable girls in it today. So unflattering.

Maireas · 24/02/2024 20:21

Ra-ra skirts
Poodle perms
Stilletos

Nothingbuttheglory · 24/02/2024 20:21

I think hypercolour t shirts are probably not very sadly missed.

Denim short shorts over ripped black tights.

Slanketblanket · 24/02/2024 20:23

Suit shorts for women.