What was your prized fashion item growing up?

[BrickPoet]

my blue jeans

My tall slender friend had Gloria Vanderbilt jeans in every colour. She looked the bees knees in them

A burgundy colour belted midi coat, it was a birthday present and it was roughly 1970. I felt so sophisticated wearing it, I was around 15 then.

Anything from Benetton- I would look longingly at all the different coloured jumpers if we had an exciting trip to Exeter. But top of the list was the blue and white Benetton rugby shirt.

I had a pair of pale blue dungarees which I ADORED. I wore them with a white batwing top underneath, skinny red belt and either red heels or red Kickers depending on how much walking I was going to be doing. Just loved them.

As a teen I wore long patterned skirts with frilly petticoats visible underneath, and pixie boots.

Also brogues, tweed trousers and chunky knits with my beloved Barbour. And a flat cap or a tweed hat. Still have the brogues and the Barbour somewhere.

Can I have three?

White leather jacket, matching mini skirt and baby think cloth pixie boots.

I remember Sharon from Eastenders had the same jacket.

My Levi's denim jacket

1970s, blue and white campri nylon bomber jacket. Loved it and was gutted when I outgrew it.

Snap. How to look 55 at 13

My Paul’s boutique bag.. leopard print with one of those huge keyring things on it
My mum refused to buy it for me because they were expensive so I ended up in an unarranged overdraft for it 😅 oh to be 15 again..

When I was 15, so 1983. A white Laura Ashley tennis dress like a white gym tunic. I loved that dress! Also green suede pixie boots and bright pink jeans!

Dorothy Perkins did Laura Ashley knock offs. I had two maxi dresses, empire line, puffed sleeves, very Jane Austen.

Flared jeans and a cheesecloth tie up shirt. Worn with multi coloured platform shoes.

Nirvana t-shirt
denim jacket
docs
Maxi skirt

Quite similar to what’s back in fashion now!

Cannot think of anything fashionable. Mum bought anything ("It is grey for school isn't it?") until I went out to work. It was hard growing up to buy anything remotely fashionable as I was overweight! I did buy a green and white striped blouse and pleated skirt which was meh but there you go.

I used to buy stuff from C&A so may have looked ok some of the time. I remember buying a pair of mock suede boots from somewhere in a shit dusty pink colour. This was pre Primark so must have been another cheap store.

I remember an aunt bought me a n orangey crocheted dress with a gold chai belt which I liked.

Was coming on to say exactly the same! I think about 1978 and the jacket was from C&A.......obviously!

@Aussiegold mine was all Chelsea Girl, I saved up all my pay from my after school job 😁

I've just thought of another. Well, 2 actually. Maroon corduroy jeans. I thought I was the shiz. And a raspberry beret. Man I was a git when I was younger ;-)

You sound the shiz, to be fair

My ‘Fame’ sweatshirt and matching skirt, in fetching burgundy.

Black beret.

Later on my DMs.

My black and white houndstooth mens jacket I got from a charity shop and loved to bits (that I wore with a gold pig brooch attached to the lapel)....
holy god, it was hideous!!LOL

My strapless white satin University Ball dress 1986.
It had a black flocked design and a poofy net underskirt. Not floor length but mid calf. I wore it with a black angora bolero and black flats.
Under disco lights it turned ultraviolet white and made me look as if I had a great tan(!).
The only thing I’ve ever bought from Jaeger but I wore it a lot.

Mister Tom!

Old man chic made me laugh:)
Can't think of anything stand out. A princess coat in dark blue I think with a rara skirt under it.

When I was 15/16 in the mid 80s we used to wear cotton boxer shorts over knickers as shorts. We’d team it with a cropped vest and one of our dad’s cotton shirts left open. I think we were influenced my Madonna in Deaperately Seeking Susan.