Fashion Disasters

[Fingertips ND]

After reading Angie's (Nailstyle) thread about Tulips and someone mentioning leggings it got me thinking about the mingin clothes I wore when I was younger and thought I looked cool in!

What were your fashion disasters - and pics would be cool too! LOL

[holliejayne]

I have pics of me when my little sister was born, I was 9, I have very wavy frizzy hair (but its under control now!) and it was cut really short and looks like a pathetic attempt at an afro, I had this disgusting stretchy button-up mini skirt on that was showing my knickers and a really short top which showed all my belly off (mind you, it wasnt covered in stretch marks then) and shiny black wedges. Those pictures make me cringe so much!! I know I was young but theres no excuse for being that tasteless!!! x x x

[Fingertips ND]

I had those springy laces that were all coiled!

they were multicoloured and you wore em in your trainers! well trendy! LOL

[holliejayne]

So did I, I think for most tasteless decade the 90's definatly wins, pedal pushers, miniskirts, multicolored adidas urgghh!! the list goes on!! x x

[Sassy Hassy]

Puff ball skirts - and I think they are coming back in - eugh!

[Fingertips ND]

Shellsuits! Ahhhhhhhhhhhh

Me and my sis had matching ones until she burnt it with the iron!

[NoticeableNails]

I have to admit to a bad perm and some REALLY bad glasses (that could compete with Deidre Barlow!)
Ohh and of course a flouresent shell suit!

[Sassy Hassy]

Oh god glasses, I've had to wear them since I was eight and I had those awful national health ones in blue with the curly ends - I've never recovered from having to wear those, the indignity!

[holliejayne]

I lied at the optician cos I wanted glasses so badly (god knows why???) and I made out that I couldnt see all the numbers and letters. I got some pink deidre style glasses, I actually quite liked them! They're still quite funny to put on now when im bored or p****d. x x

[Fingertips ND]

my sis had my little pony ones and god did we rip her!

[princessniknox]

After reading Angie's (Nailstyle) thread about Tulips and someone mentioning leggings it got me thinking about the mingin clothes I wore when I was younger and thought I looked cool in!

What were your fashion disasters - and pics would be cool too! LOL

Back in the eighties I used to go out with a punk who had a moweekan (don`t think thats how its spelt) - he would dye it a different colour all the time :cool:

During this time I was a GOTH (gothic punk) cringe!!!!:smack:

I`d dress all in black, with big black lines sweeping out from the corners of my eyes and crimp my hair then back comb it all up and spray it with "hard Rock" hairspray.

My mum was at her wits en - always telling me
"its such a shame - you could make yourself look so much nicer":smack:

Looking back she was sooooooooooo right - but I thought I looked the Puppies Nads!!:eek:

I had to laugh recently when one of the kids on corra became a Goth LoL.

[*JOANNE*]

when i was in 6th form you where allowed to wear what you wanted...well after wearing a line skirts and going to a catholic school....well this was like red rag to a bull.......i had my hair shaved off...cut the bottom off my denim jacket...embroidered it with "stone roses" and wore cut off shorts thick tights and hiking boots.:irked: i thought i looked the doggies balls the same year my mum turned 40 and had a surprise do family over from america...i wore my trusty hiking boots...lilac leggings and this lilac swing coat with a giant hood......god what was i thinking...my mother was mortified......oh and poison perfume with its gorgeous purple liquid staining your neck

[Lellipop]

Well in the early eighties I was sporting a black spikey hair do lol. My fave clothes were my black 3/4 length leggings, black patent laced shoes, a long white shirt with thick black leather studded belt round my waist, massive hoop earrings, and of course lots of black make-up and a beret on my head lmao

[Naughtynails]

:lol: I loved my Puff ball skirt :cool:
No pictures unfortunately
It must of been a fashion disaster

[kittenclaws]

puffy ball (balloon) skirts are back in there in loads of the shops:D

my fashion disaster was............................(please dont tell everyone as i would never be able to leave the house again, even my kids dont know this)

at the age of 13,.......... i had a ......................florescent yellow and orange shell suit with matching t-shirt, it had paint splat design all over it and i thought i was the coolest person in town:eek: omg ive just had major flash backs and now i need therapy

:lol: I loved my Puff ball skirt :cool:
No pictures unfortunately
It must of been a fashion disaster

[Bagpuss]

I remember watching flash dance and thinking it would be cool to walk around with me sweatshirt hanging off my shoulder and leggings with ankle warmers over my feet....i thought i looked way cool...till i stood in some dog mess...all over my new ankle warmers...lol xxx

[lancslass]

i had a red rar rar skirt and it had white polka dots on it lol

i also screamed until my mum bought me a pair of FAME trainers,,,,,,as in the programme FAME LOL,,,,,,they said FAME on the side of them and i thought i was well cool

[Northern Nails]

So did I, I think for most tasteless decade the 90's definatly wins, pedal pushers, miniskirts, multicolored adidas urgghh!! the list goes on!! x x

Oh no it dosen't, it has to be the 80's for me

Puffball skirts
Lycra
Flourescent terry towelling socks in different colours
Skin tight jeans that weren't tight enough so your mam had to take them in AGAIN.
BIG hair with LOADS of hairspray making you a walking fire hazard!!
Frankie say's.... t-shirts
The "who gives a s*** what Frankie says" t-shirts
Oh its all coming right back

[glittergirl]

I had a black leather jacket and a black mini skirt i wore EVERYWHERE!!!!!! It looked terrible!!!!

[ADiva1]

Oh noooo!

Silky blouses, pink, yellow all sorts!
Leggings!
Peach sweatshirt
stonewash black denim jeans
Cycle shorts
coloured socks to match your top!Did all the above!

[rainbowstar]

My Mum takes great delight in dragging out a pic of me when I was about 13/14 - blue, jellybean shoes, white leggings with big blue spots all over, a baggy american style sweatshirt (you know the kind with a big number on the front), dangly Pat Butcher earrings, a thick layer of baby blue eyeshadow and a spike hair cut! Hey, I was looking FINE!

[JackieMc]

Talking of Fashion Disasters, read the item description of these......... hilarious!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8335653541

Jackie

[kittenclaws]

pmsl, i love the q&a at the bottom aswell
Talking of Fashion Disasters, read the item description of these......... hilarious!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8335653541

Jackie

[holliejayne]

Oh no it dosen't, it has to be the 80's for me

Puffball skirts
Lycra
Flourescent terry towelling socks in different colours
Skin tight jeans that weren't tight enough so your mam had to take them in AGAIN.
BIG hair with LOADS of hairspray making you a walking fire hazard!!
Frankie say's.... t-shirts
The "who gives a s*** what Frankie says" t-shirtsOh its all coming right back

Ok, I take your point, but the 90's were still bad!! x x x


''I am not a member of Queen.
I do not like motorcycles.
I am not Rod Stewart.
I am not French.
I do not cruise for transvestites in an expensive sports car (http://www.srch-results.com/lm/rtl3.asp?si=77&k=sports%20car).''


This is the funniest thing ive read all day!!!

[LayStar]

Ok, puffball skirts ROCK, I love them! And skinny jeans too only my legs aren't quite stick thin enough for them to look good!

90's fashion has to be the worst. I had the pleasure of being a teen throughout the 90's where all us girls dressed like the Spice Girls *pukes*. Those awful platform boots! We all used to have the Buffalo ones in our dance classes lol. I remember the bright coloured addidas, I had a bright blue pair with orange stripes down the sides, lush. And Geri Halliwell has a lot to answer for with her union jack dress, the fashion went union jack crazy!!

Have to say I adore 60's fashion! I'm so happy it's back in at the moment!!

Thank god for Vogue & Glamour *hugs magazines*

But then I've always been a lil fashionista deep down inside! :wink2:

[lotus blossom]

Rockin' Babe!!!!!!!!

[Sassy Hassy]

Layla, you'd look fab in anything. All I can say is thank god my puffball was pink, cos if it was red I'd have looked like a tomato on sticks. Too much puff and not enough ball as the actress said to the bishop!

[Bagpuss]

and do you remember those tulip manicured nails people used to have...OMG...what was that all about...lol

[LayStar]

Lol!! Dya still have any of your 'old' clothes. I wish my mum had kept hers!! She's got some of her 'rocker' clothes like her motorbike leathers which I wear when I'm perched on the back of my mates motorbike! I'd love to dress in proper 60's and 80's clothes lol. There was some cool crazes there! The whole leggings look is back, except you wear a mini denim skirt over the top. Looks quite cool, my friend wears that look and it's so funky.
My bf bought be a GOOOORGEOUS dark green woolen pleated mini skirt last week, very 60's style, I've been wearing it with my funky monochrome stripe top lol, I look like I've walked off the set of Austin Powers!!!

[Sassy Hassy]

I rarely keep clothes that haven't been worn for a few years. I do still have all my business suits from when I had a proper job :D , don't know why as they are a size 10 and I can't see me ever getting into them again, bit of nostalgia I guess, and reminds me of how much I love the job I have!

[kittenclaws]

my mum brought a pair of the platform spice girl trainers, omg, noone wanted to be seen out with her when she wore them, they were nasty, and made worse by the fact she is 18st only 4ft 9 and was nearly 50 (and i dont mean a good looking 50)

im gona have nightmares now

[smiler13334]

I remember going around in the 'bay city rollers' clothes, trousers that looked like they had an arguement with your ankles in tartan . LMAO with turn ups:eek: platform boots and a leather jacket - dear lord did I really wear that!!

I did love it when the platforms came back again I always felt so tall!! lol

When I was a teenager the ra ra skirt as short as anything with knee high socks - had the legs then!

Oh the worse thing ever has got to be the skirt/trousers begins with a 'c' in bright purple with pleats and I had the hair short at the front long at the back and permed - very very bad.

I have been a punk, gothic, modette,skinhead, scootergirl and all those clothes are another story.

Take care xx

[pinkshell_nails]

I have a wicked photo of me in 1991 when i was 13. I had a freaky hairdo, it was cropped real short one side and longer the other, really awful! To top it off i always wore mega baggy jeans, and i mean like a size 20 on me when i was like a size 10, so i could pull them real tight with a belt round the middle and they looked really loose and baggy. Thought i looked the bees knees! Really cringe-worthy!!!!

[Glorsclaws]

Well until I hit 30 you could say my whole life was one fashion disaster after the other!
As a kid my mom always dressed us the same...in knitted dresses...yes come sun or snow I wore dresses that were knitted or crocheted...and I was a tom-boy!
Kind of rebelled against that when I hit 13. My folks wouldnt but me 'block' shoes & loon pants so I took a pair of leopard skin trousers, took them in so tight that they split every time I wore them, found my dads old car-coat and discovered punk!
From there on I must have made every fashion faux pas there has been.
I still have my some late 70's/early 80's gear in a case...I get it out every now and then just to wonder at how tiny I was...oh and what bloody nutcase I must have been to have worn any of it! :o

[Nailsinlondon1]

OMG Fashion statements of the past............
Oh yes I made mine.......1972..... Hot Pants suit.... white PC lace up boots..... oh yes I was the girl that did all this lol......over knee socks.......Platforms.....Mini skirts that looked like pelmets well more material on a pelmet then in my skirts.
My Nan said with clothes like that I should be on the street corner and a Mum that made all my clothes and helped me to get that latest to die for look on a shoestring budget.....and then we both had to face the wrath of my Nan.... Oh happy days lol
Did the coulotts thingy too, trousers that looked like a skirt....
Ra-ra skirts oh yes teamed with a boob tube lol and 4 inch stilettoes, how I pushed Faye in her buggy I will never know lol..........
Leggins and legwarmers Oh yes.. absolutly..including the tight permed hair lol....and when I look at fashion today I just wished I had kept all those clothes..... and my figure with it lol.....

So now you all know my darkests fashion secrets and the first to blab will get the wrath of a curly perm and leg warmers lol...........and will I show you piccies......... noooooooooo chance I have a reputation to uphold.......

[LayStar]

I still have my some late 70's/early 80's gear in a case...I get it out every now and then just to wonder at how tiny I was...oh and what bloody nutcase I must have been to have worn any of it! :o

Hehehe when i come to see you GloBug we are gona get it all out, dress up and sing along to Stevie Nicks songs :Kissing:

[Glorsclaws]

So now you all know my darkests fashion secrets and the first to blab will get the wrath of a curly perm and leg warmers lol...........and will I show you piccies......... noooooooooo chance I have a reputation to uphold.......
Hey hun...I will if you will!: wink2:
I have piccies in a 'buffalo girl' style skirt, leg warmers and little boots.
I have been known to wear a silver nylon boiler suit, I had a pink bondage dress...a satin & lycra jester top, a purple & red leather dress...and saddest of all....I still them all :eek:

[Glorsclaws]

Hehehe when i come to see you GloBug we are gona get it all out, dress up and sing along to Stevie Nicks songs :Kissing:
Oooh ya on....cept I wont fit in most of em.....but you will! :eek:
ooooh 'Leather & lace'...and stop dragging my heart around at full pelt, cant wait!!!

[LayStar]

Lol better stop eating the chocolate then hun lmao. We also have to sing Love Cats too, dressed as punky goths lol. We'll do some matching nails and turn it into a nail photoshoot pmsl xx

[Nailsinlondon1]

Hey hun...I will if you will!: wink2:
I have piccies in a 'buffalo girl' style skirt, leg warmers and little boots.
I have been known to wear a silver nylon boiler suit, I had a pink bondage dress...a satin & lycra jester top, a purple & red leather dress...and saddest of all....I still them all :eek:

OMG how could I forget the boiler suits.... OK we called them JUmp suits and they had army logos on the sleeves OMG......and lycra leggings OMG.... yes I am guilty of that too...............

Lol better stop eating the chocolate then hun lmao. We also have to sing Love Cats too, dressed as punky goths lol. We'll do some matching nails and turn it into a nail photoshoot pmsl xx

You know Layla that photo shoot idea aint as daft as you may think lol..... You lot dress and I will snap.... I am a grandma now you know and need to be a example for my grandchildren to look up to and not an excuse for Faye to ship me off to that nursing home before my time......

[LayStar]

Alright then hun, u can be the photographer and me and glo will be the time warped models!!

[Glorsclaws]

Hey noooooo!!! ...everybody knows I am the one with the camera....and anyway Roofie...you got more chance of fitting your butt in my old clobber than I have! :cry:
Ill see if I still got my crimping irons too... I know I have a few Biba lipsticks and some white stage make up, its so old now ...prob take your skin off if you were to apply it, lol!

[Nailsinlondon1]

Hey noooooo!!! ...everybody knows I am the one with the camera....and anyway Roofie...you got more chance of fitting your butt in my old clobber than I have! :cry:
Ill see if I still got my crimping irons too... I know I have a few Biba lipsticks and some white stage make up, its so old now ...prob take your skin off if you were to apply it, lol!

LOL this could be a lot of fun Glo............. Layla are you up for it cause I am lol......LOL PMSL here.... in a subtle way of course xxx

[Glorsclaws]

PMSL here.... in a subtle way of course xxx
SUBTLE!!!! Theres nowt subtle nestling in my trunk hun! :eek:

[LayStar]

It's ok Glo, I have crimpers!!! :-D

Yea Ruth I'm up for that...me posing for the camera, of course I'm bl**dy up for that pmsl xx

[smiler13334]

Thanks Ruth, I remember the 'c' word now. lol

How about the shoulder pads - Dynasty and Dallas, made you look like an american footballer ready to tackle anybody.

I was always told never to wear red nail polish or ankle bracelets as the women of the night did. lol I still get told that when I wear mine now, then I tell my Nan I only use my hands and she can't help laughing at me and telling me im disgusting then she realizes im talking about nails. pmsl

Take care xx

[Buggy]

i've got one... SNOW WASH JEANS and matching denim jacket :eek: even worse i saw someone wearing some today. please tell me they are not coming back in fashion!

[Sassy Hassy]

I did the boiler suit too, and I lived in dungarees in my teens, I loved them, I'd just look pregnant:o now!

[naillover]

At age eleven I was sick of my straight flat hair and thought I would look good with a perm to put some wave in it. I told my mom like greg Brady from the Brady Bunch TV show. The one episode she watched was the one where he had a frilly Afro curl and thats what I got. God did I get teased....