Atrocious fashion choices by decade

[Machine Head]

I played softball through the 80s and that's what we all wore.

 

[Corky Ramirez up on 94th St.]

I seem to recall most girls in my high school classes (1990-94) wearing shoulder pads. And stirrup pants. I don't see those coming back anytime soon. As for me, it was frosted Z Cavaricci (sp?) jeans that were rolled up at the bottom, and you cinched your belt. Then, a plain white T with an unbuttoned flannel.
(Actually, that cinched belt just reminded me of the brilliant Farley/Spade/Sandler SNL bit when they're at the mall cafeteria taking a break from the Gap. That is a great example of 90s fashions.)

 

[fossywriter8]

As a small boy (5 or 6) in the 1970s, I had a white dress shirt with big roses embroidered on the front panels just below the shoulders.

 

[MisterCreosote]

And I get the decade confused (80s/90s), but the linebacker shoulder pads for women's suits were pretty awful.

That was definitely the '80s. My mom did that. I never understood why a thirtysomething woman wanted to walk around looking like Bea Arthur in The Golden Girls.

 

[cranberry]

Skinny jeans, which, thankfully, I've always been too old to wear (even if I do still have body that could still pull it off), are terrible, right along with suits that are way too small and too tight.

Big padded shoulders and baggy pleated pants were about as bad as the '90s got.

But nothing was worse than the '70s. Platform shoes, big bell bottom pants, polyester shirts with huge collars, leisure suits. I cringe looking at my high school yearbook.

 

[Baron Scicluna]

Late 80s, early 90s, I used to wear jeans with holes in the knees. They were natural holes that had just worn through, with the threads hanging off, unlike other jeans, that had holes deliberately cut in them.

Used to love wearing them.

 

[Huggy]

Satin starter jackets, anyone?

Still got one of these bad boys in the hall closet:

 

[Machine Head]

Dude, I thought the U was your team in Florida?

 

[Huggy]

Dude, I thought the U was your team in Florida?

College, yes....Dolphins, NFL....and I watch way more college football than NFL these days. U swag very hard to find in Canuckistan, NFL shirt is everywhere.

 

[ChrisLong]

Did somebody say shoulder pads? (click on: about a week ago)

 

[Machine Head]

College, yes....Dolphins, NFL....and I watch way more college football than NFL these days. U swag very hard to find in Canuckistan, NFL shirt is everywhere.

The NFL Internet Squad is probably watching this thread after getting pinged by the Quarterback Club reference and will have now seen you called their merchandise shirt.

Be like Brady and don't give them your cell when they come for you.

 

[Batman]

1972 ... I like Inga on the right, though.

The plaid look extended to sports, as well. 1972 lightweight title fight between Roberto Duran and Ken Buchanan.