Clothes you used to think were cool (illustrated)

mrnoodle · 04-14-2004, 11:01 PM

I think this is a fine time to bring up our personal fashion horrors from times past.

blue · 04-14-2004, 11:06 PM

I wore tuffskins when I was a kid. You know the jeans with the big-ass knee patches? I was teased big time.

I bought parachute pants when I got old enough to buy my own clothes,

I finally wised up, got married and now I wear what I am told.

I am a handsome man, not sure how I look tho.

lumberjim · 04-15-2004, 12:21 AM

i wore the same shirt 2 years in a row for school pictures once. It was a new shirt, but my mom had gotten another one because she liked it, and forgot that I had worn it the year before. pretty funny.

I not only had tough skins, I had Garanimals. Yeah, baby, yeah!

And at one point, I had an entire outfit of Dallas Cowboys clothes. socks, sneakers, underwear, jeans with a helmet on the pocket, a shirt, sweatshirt,a jacket, mittens and a knit hat.

staceyv · 04-15-2004, 06:37 AM

i used to have a few pairs of these:

staceyv · 04-15-2004, 06:37 AM

and i wore this same exact t-shirt all the time:

Undertoad · 04-15-2004, 07:46 AM

I had a T-shirt that said "Beam me up Scotty, there's no intelligent life down here"

And then the phrase became popular for a while and the shirt was hack and no longer clever.

Undertoad · 04-15-2004, 08:10 AM

And I had some men's bikini underwear until I got fat. sorry for the mental image this conjures up

Beestie · 04-15-2004, 08:57 AM

[shame]
Back in the 1988 era, I wore leather ties.
[/shame]

SteveDallas · 04-15-2004, 09:02 AM

Much to the chagrin of practically every female in my life, I have less than zero interest in flashy dressing. So I don't have any past fashion disasters to apologize for. My mom despaired at my choice of a plain black tuxedo for the prom when light blue and taupe (think Ben Stiller in "There's Something About Mary") were all the rage for tuxes.

I now have a suit and a couple sport coats that I drag out for special occasions when needed, and my tuxedo for concerts. But beyond that I pretty much wear khakis and button-down shirts, with occasional jeans and tshirts. Mrs. Dallas considers it insufferably boring, but it means I don't have to think about what I wear and that's how I like it.

perth · 04-15-2004, 09:12 AM

Bolo ties. God, I feel so dirty.

Griff · 04-15-2004, 09:39 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Undertoad
I had a T-shirt that said "Beam me up Scotty, there's no intelligent life down here"

And then the phrase became popular for a while and the shirt was hack and no longer clever.

Just wait for Cellar gear to get hot.

Leisure suit. Miami Vice wear. Baja pullover (whatever we called those rough cotton things). Carharts. Its been a long strange trip.

smoothmoniker · 04-15-2004, 10:30 AM

jeans with a chinamen collar button down and a vest.

and a woven leather belt.

I was a child of the 80's coming of age in the 90's. It was not a pretty time to be clothed.

-sm

perth · 04-15-2004, 10:32 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by smoothmoniker
jeans with a chinamen collar button down and a vest.

and a woven leather belt.

I was a child of the 80's coming of age in the 90's. It was not a pretty time to be clothed.

-sm

If I didn't know better, I would swear you were my brother by that description. Are you into classic rock and car engines?

e unibus plurum · 04-15-2004, 10:48 AM

I'm hoping everyone else is too young to remember Nehru jackets & fruit-boots...

Undertoad · 04-15-2004, 11:09 AM

Hey, I had one of those Baja pullovers! Man, I was the shit when I wore that thing back in the day. The chicks would come running, and I -- well -- I would have no idea what to do.

04-14-2004, 11:01 PM	#1
mrnoodle bent Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: under the weather Posts: 2,656	Clothes you used to think were cool (illustrated) I think this is a fine time to bring up our personal fashion horrors from times past. Last edited by mrnoodle; 04-15-2004 at 12:28 AM.

04-14-2004, 11:06 PM	#2
blue Operations Operative Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Northern WI Posts: 739	I wore tuffskins when I was a kid. You know the jeans with the big-ass knee patches? I was teased big time. I bought parachute pants when I got old enough to buy my own clothes, I finally wised up, got married and now I wear what I am told. I am a handsome man, not sure how I look tho. __________________ If you spot a tornado, always remember to point at it, yell "tornado!", and run like hell.

04-15-2004, 12:21 AM	#3
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	i wore the same shirt 2 years in a row for school pictures once. It was a new shirt, but my mom had gotten another one because she liked it, and forgot that I had worn it the year before. pretty funny. I not only had tough skins, I had Garanimals. Yeah, baby, yeah! And at one point, I had an entire outfit of Dallas Cowboys clothes. socks, sneakers, underwear, jeans with a helmet on the pocket, a shirt, sweatshirt,a jacket, mittens and a knit hat. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

04-15-2004, 06:37 AM	#4
staceyv Lecturer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 927	i used to have a few pairs of these: Attached Images

04-15-2004, 06:37 AM	#5
staceyv Lecturer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 927	and i wore this same exact t-shirt all the time: Attached Images

04-15-2004, 07:46 AM	#6
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	I had a T-shirt that said "Beam me up Scotty, there's no intelligent life down here" And then the phrase became popular for a while and the shirt was hack and no longer clever.

04-15-2004, 08:10 AM	#7
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	And I had some men's bikini underwear until I got fat. sorry for the mental image this conjures up

04-15-2004, 08:57 AM	#8
Beestie -◊\|≡·∙■·∙≡\|◊- Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Parts unknown. Posts: 4,081	[shame] Back in the 1988 era, I wore leather ties. [/shame] __________________ ♠ ♥ ♣ ♦

04-15-2004, 09:02 AM	#9
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	Much to the chagrin of practically every female in my life, I have less than zero interest in flashy dressing. So I don't have any past fashion disasters to apologize for. My mom despaired at my choice of a plain black tuxedo for the prom when light blue and taupe (think Ben Stiller in "There's Something About Mary") were all the rage for tuxes. I now have a suit and a couple sport coats that I drag out for special occasions when needed, and my tuxedo for concerts. But beyond that I pretty much wear khakis and button-down shirts, with occasional jeans and tshirts. Mrs. Dallas considers it insufferably boring, but it means I don't have to think about what I wear and that's how I like it.

04-15-2004, 09:12 AM	#10
perth Strong Silent Type Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Fort Collins, CO Posts: 1,949	Bolo ties. God, I feel so dirty.

04-15-2004, 10:30 AM	#12
smoothmoniker to live and die in LA Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 2,090	jeans with a chinamen collar button down and a vest. and a woven leather belt. I was a child of the 80's coming of age in the 90's. It was not a pretty time to be clothed. -sm

04-15-2004, 10:48 AM	#14
e unibus plurum garbage in, refuse out Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 98	I'm hoping everyone else is too young to remember Nehru jackets & fruit-boots... __________________ //VTR.FT10F001 DD DATA

04-15-2004, 11:09 AM	#15
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Hey, I had one of those Baja pullovers! Man, I was the shit when I wore that thing back in the day. The chicks would come running, and I -- well -- I would have no idea what to do.

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