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1980s Indian fringed skirts-where?

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FlyMeToDunoon · 29/05/2009 20:34

Long ago in the eighties when I was 'alternative' these long skirts were all the rage amongst goths. They were made of heavy cotton, embroidered coarsely in the same colour, long, had an elasticated waistband and had fringing at the bottom. The heavy cotton draped nicely. Of course most goths wore them in black.
They were sold in hippy shops. The kind of places that also stocked incense and tiger balm.
I have a yen to acquire one again. There don't seem to be hippy shops around here.
Any ideas?

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othersideofthefence · 30/05/2009 20:52

I had lots of these. My Dad used to say I looked like a lampshade

TheFallenMadonna · 30/05/2009 20:55

God I used to love these. They smelled of incense, even after numerous washes. With lace-up boots and lots of black eyeliner

oystersandcrackersinthesnow · 31/05/2009 00:01

Oh I loved these too - owned many. With the docs and the eyeliner too. I think I would look like a lampshade now though, definitely - too wide!

purepurple · 31/05/2009 08:56

These skirts came in very handy as maternity wear when my first was born in 1989.
As did the tops too. Anyone have the tops? I had them in red and purple (of course).

FlyMeToDunoon · 31/05/2009 17:06

The elasticated waist is very appealing now post three births.

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MoodySky · 24/02/2025 16:56

Did you ever find one OP? I was thinking about exactly the same skirt today so Googled and this old thread popped up!

I wore mine with low-slung studded belts and black suede pixie boots circa 1982.

xsquared · 24/02/2025 21:58

Zombie thread, but couldn't resist. I had a black one with mirrors that I wore with my DMs in the 90s.

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