God, did I really wear that?

Archeron

Looking back to your wee nipper days, is there any clothing that you wore on a regular basis that makes you laugh now?
For me, it would have to be the snorkel jacket. Deep blue full length raincoat, and when you zipped it all the way up, it came up your neck to your chin, so you kind of looked like a rain proof version of Kenny out of south park. And lets not forget the fuzzy stuff it was lined with that would all get caught in the zip. It was more a sleeping bag with a face hole than a coat really. I think today a snorkel is considered one of the main signs of a weirdo, and I havent seen one on someone in yonks, even though you can still buy them. Back in the day, me and all my three brothers had them, and when we stood together, we looked like a snorkelized version of those russian dolls that have another and another inside.

Oh, and duffle coats. Mine was brown with diamond shaped buttons. I think everyone on earth had one at one stage, the only difference being the colour of it and the shape of the buttons. You have to admit, they were warm. I suppose the matching mittens were what really made it goofy

jameshayes

HOBO jeans sad times

blah

My mother used to make me wear a balaclava. Not like a terrorist one, but one that had an oval hole at the front, that showed your face. I hated that balaclava, no-one else had one, and she made me wear it every day even though all the other kids laughed at me

30txsbzmcu2k9w

black and luminous green cycling shorts in the early 90s.oh im a bloke btw.Anyone remember the fad with these? they were groin grippingly tight-almost spandex??i remember axl rose used to wear them.

ciaran76

Sandles ! I hated them but my Mam made us wear them !

Archeron

blah wrote: »

My mother used to make me wear a balaclava. Not like a terrorist one, but one that had an oval hole at the front, that showed your face. I hated that balaclava, no-one else had one, and she made me wear it every day even though all the other kids laughed at me

I am sorry, but the image of that made me laugh too.

Chunks

blah wrote: »

My mother used to make me wear a balaclava. Not like a terrorist one, but one that had an oval hole at the front, that showed your face. I hated that balaclava, no-one else had one, and she made me wear it every day even though all the other kids laughed at me

Holy sh1t! There's a supressed childhood memory coming to the surface! Mine was blue with red around the outside of the face oval. I hated the b1tch for making me wear that! What was the ****ing point in making us wear them? We got the same warmth from a hat.

she also used to tell us that the other mothers would watch us walk to school and report back if we took the hats off. Sometimes we'd take them off and she'd accuse us of taking them off when we got home from school..... freaked us out thinking that we were being spied on all the way to school. Needless to say, the threat of no hero turtles after school if we took them off made sure they stayed firmly on our heads.

the b1tch! :rolleyes:

Ruu_Old

My brothers wore snorkel jackets as well, the three of us going off to school with them. Duffle coat and x-works jeans as well. I got my shoes destroyed on weekend and ended having to go to school the next day with my Communion shoes which were a white slip on type. Everyone liked them for some reason and for a day, I was god.

L1011

Dunnes stores slip on shoes - again a mammy forcing

mc nuggets

Duffel Coat and dungarees
Damn you mammy.

Thank god i didn't have a balaclava though

tuxy

Ruu wrote: »

My brothers wore snorkel jackets as well, the three of us going off to school with them. Duffle coat and x-works jeans as well.

When I was in 4th and 5th class all the cool kids were wearing x-worx jeans.

layke

Girls runner handmedowns from my cousin some were lime green and purple/borderline pink.
I can still hear the othe kids laughter to this day.

gogo

Shell suits - ohh the shame.
reversible jumper - large mickey mouse on the outside, smaller one's when you turned them inside out - they were a valid excuse i suppose for our's mother not to have to wash them as often

Antyhing with a paisley print on it, god the nineties has a lot to answer for.

whatsgoinon

i wanted x-worx so bad or the eclipse ones, luckily the old lady said no, she didn't however say no to ski-pants, some mad green and black design on them, with white socks and black shoes. I remember destroying a whole load of photos of me before my 21st for fear she would dig them out!!
wearing my brothers handme downs (i'm female)
getting the same clothes as my sister but in a different colour HATED THAT

prendy

My mother used to make me wear a balaclava. Not like a terrorist one, but one that had an oval hole at the front, that showed your face. I hated that balaclava, no-one else had one, and she made me wear it every day even though all the other kids laughed at me

i also had this cross to bear!:mad::mad:

Wishbone Ash

A horrible leatherette fur lined peaked cap with flaps that could cover my ears and be fastened under the chin or could be folded up and fastened on top. It was to keep my little ears warm. The other children called me 'deputy dog'. Yuck!! :eek:

Thank you mammy!

kelle

Batwing jumpers.

Leggings. They made slim women look shapeless, and big women look grotesque but we didn't realise it at the time!

When I was in 4th class, we knitted balaclavas. Mine was pink, but I never finished it. Years later, I wore one on a ski-ing holiday in Livigno and it was so comfortable, though ice formed on the base of it from the air I was breathing out.

Mrs. MacGyver

Ah i had one of the Mickey mouse reversible jumpers too!.

I hated culottes and having to wear our Siobhans hand me down D4 type dresses (laura Ashley) I didnt feel like a laura ashley girl more like laura from little house on the prairie. Speaking of which i had a few house on the prairie gingham dress with the white aprons when i was around 4 years old, theres still the pic on the sitting rooom wall for all the neighbours to see.

Thank you Aunt Mary

echter

leopard print leggings, tartan dress with velvet cuffs, spice girls t-shirts and necklaces and a coat that made me look like a Shetland pony

Ruu_Old

I forgot my infamous Bros jumper and having to defend them.

Musha

"Frankie Says Relax" t shirts
Batwings Jumpers
Leg warmers (Multi coloured)
Big Belts oversized shirts (shirley and Pepsi style)



Younger T-shirts with our names printed on them
Tank tops (Mine was red with a yellow smiley
Duffel coats that smelt like a dead dog because they never dried out properly

Crumble Froo

oh man, my family did up this whole photo album for me moving away, from birth til recently, and oh dear, did i see some shockers in there.... and my mother has the cheek to mock the way i dress now!

there was one picture with me in my blue denim shirt, blue denim shorts, black tights, and black/green pocahontas ankle boots that sticks out in my mind particularly...
and the reversable mickey mouse jumper! haha, i think that was a pass me down from my aunty, then there were the shell suits, matching tracksuits, leggings, ski pants...

the white tshirts with the neon style pictures and captions and stuff were awesome though. haha, and the power rangers merchandise too... aw man, why did they let us wear this stuff?!

patrickc

Ruu wrote: »

My brothers wore snorkel jackets as well, the three of us going off to school with them. Duffle coat and x-works jeans as well.

oh yeh the xworks jeans and eclipse jeans, they were so big in my day

mc nuggets wrote: »

Duffel Coat and dungarees

ditto the memories

gogo wrote: »

Shell suits - ohh the shame.
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my mam has a picture of me up on the wall of me in a purple and black shell suit at the zoo.. the horrors

Dyr

Im amazed know ones remembered the true utility of of snorkels and duffle jackets..they both had neck buttons, that meant you could fasten them at the neck like a cape and become a super hero

i hated my poxy duffle jacket but i loved the snorkle, you could pretend to be a submarine in that

george webbs were another childhood staple, wonder if they even make them? you got a kick in the shins of mr webb you knew all about it :eek:

L1011

I've just been reminded of a wonderful black and yellow Batman tracksuit I used to have...

Reg'stoy

I had a Miami vice Don Johnson style suit, except it was .......... white with large black checks :eek:, all I was missing were the oversized shoes. I still get cold sweats thinking about how I first of all bought it and that I then wore it out in public more than once .

rainbowtrout

Davis Nutty Warhead wrote: »

black and luminous green cycling shorts in the early 90s.oh im a bloke btw.Anyone remember the fad with these? they were groin grippingly tight-almost spandex??i remember axl rose used to wear them.

LOL! I remember them, they were terrible at the time, having said that I was wearing ski pants back then!

Baby4

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Reku

The cycling shorts, knitted jumpers and of course nappies (how could I let them put me in something so uncool)!:D

dylbert

Lumberjack shirts,
Joe Bloggs jeans,
Hi-Tech runners,
Tracksuit bottoms tucked into socks.

ems_12

gogo wrote: »

reversible jumper - large mickey mouse on the outside, smaller one's when you turned them inside out

I had the same jumper!! My one was peachy coloured!

The balaclava thing just brought on a flashback! Mine was black, but had pink and purple on the other side, you could wear it either way.

Damn and those rip off Kappa tracksuit bottoms, I loved those!

dylbert

Skags (skin-tight black jeans) uncomfortable bloody things

bullets

As a small child before my teens its gotta be
the mittens that were fingerless that had electic attached to them
that went down behind your back and down your sleeves of your duffel coat
so you would not loose them.

From 13-15 it was the camo combat's and full length tweed Hat and Jacket
belonging to the Father and my Higlander style trench coat.
Oh how I thought I looked different and cool at the time.

A little later on between the age of 16-25 various ankle length
black leather coats (matrix/crow/batman style but before the films came out)
Knee high boots, Black Black Black coloured clothes at 31 years of age I am finally setteling into a genetic/non culture/moronic/plain jane/boring/normal
type style of clothing.

at 31 I have an urge to dress smart in work and at home but for doing my sports
and extra activities going dull camo again.

~B

Memori

there were definately some ski pants in my wardrobe back then.... worn with a huge check shirt and some cowboy style ankle boots. Garth Brookes had a lot to answer for

does anyone remember dunlop runners?

tk123

I thought of one today - did anybody else have benji rain poncho? Mine was yellow with slits to put your arms thru and the hood had clear plastic around it so you could still see out..

Dudess

It was 1989 - I actually walked out the front door with my head held high wearing white ribbed tights, black socks over them with multicoloured squiggles all over them, those "slouching" boots, a stone-washed denim mini, a black and white cropped top which had quite a cool pattern in fairness, but it also had shoulder pads. And to top it off, a denim jacket with patches and... flowers (?) sewn onto it. Thought I was the f---ing bomb. Forgive me. I was 11... I know, no excuse

DublinWriter

One of the many horrible things about growing up in the 70's was the Communion photo.

When I brought gfs home, my late Mum used to drag out pictures of me resplendent in a brown velvet suit with bell-bottoms and lapels so wide that they would catch you some serious air in a half-decent breeze.

Moving swiftly on to the 80's, there are several pictures of me in what we called the 'Miami Device' complete with sleves pulled back and mullet hair-cut.

The horror. The horror.

telecinesk

i was rooting through a bundle of prints and found a photograph of a bundle of lads whom I photographed in 1993 in school. The scary wide jeans with the pockets that almost came down to the back of the knees and real early 90s teen fashion/jackets. I think its time to upload the evidence. Anyone else going to upload the horror?

Wertz

Great topic.

For me, fawnish brown dufflecoat, with those stupid cone shaped buttons. Warm as hell but not exactly the early 80's look that I'd had in mind at the time.
I too was a forced sandal wearer, poxy bloody things...
Mothers eh?

guinnessdrinker

Joe Bloggs really baggy jeans around 1994, they were bad.

~Marky~

Oh I remember the xworks,eclipse and petro-motion days and before that does any 1 remember the flecky shiny tracksuits? :eek: They where horrible looking things.
And I dont think anybody has mentioned the Scanda jacket craze what was that all about? I know its cold in Ireland but people where wearing them in the summer :rolleyes:

Ruu_Old

Memori wrote: »

there were definately some ski pants in my wardrobe back then.... worn with a huge check shirt and some cowboy style ankle boots. Garth Brookes had a lot to answer for

does anyone remember dunlop runners?

I had Gola runners but haven't heard of Dunlop runners. I did have Dunlop tracksuit about 5 years ago from Penneys.

Poppy78

Two white batwing jumpers one with cartoon sheep dotted randomly here and there and another with fake neon pink braces, both of course worn with ski pants.

Why the hell did I need four or five pairs of ski pants? I have never been skiing in my life!!!!

The horror, I have broken out into a cold sweat reliving those childhood traumas, I think I need to go lie down now.

Archeron

It would be a sight to behold if we all stood in a line wearing the stuff we're talking about here.

~Marky~

I still have the photos of me wearing the stuff thats bad enough..

gillybeans

Multi-colourd leggings with matching hair band! Also the legging hoocked under your foot and wore slouchy socks over them!

Hand me down shell tracksuits from my brothers - you could here you a mile away with the noise of your arms and legs moving in them!

Dungaries with belly top under them - thought i was so cool in that outfit! got the idea from Home and Away! haha

phasers

rainbow coloured macs
flower doc martens
multi coloured leggings

:eek: I was like an explosion in a crayola factory

oh, and a boyzone t shirt

Crumble Froo

Dudess wrote: »

It was 1989 - I actually walked out the front door with my head held high wearing white ribbed tights, black socks over them with multicoloured squiggles all over them, those "slouching" boots, a stone-washed denim mini, a black and white cropped top which had quite a cool pattern in fairness, but it also had shoulder pads. And to top it off, a denim jacket with patches and... flowers (?) sewn onto it. Thought I was the f---ing bomb. Forgive me. I was 11... I know, no excuse

lmao, sounds like soemthing from 'clarissa explains it all', or early sister sister...

i mentioned this thread on anotehr forum,a nd we got into a big discussion about one-piece pyjamas.
i wish i had some just for those days you dont wana do anything except doss around the house in pyjamas. with footsies too.

Archeron

narco wrote: »

lmao, sounds like soemthing from 'clarissa explains it all', or early sister sister...

i mentioned this thread on anotehr forum,a nd we got into a big discussion about one-piece pyjamas.
i wish i had some just for those days you dont wana do anything except doss around the house in pyjamas. with footsies too.

Like a big romper suit? They look comfortable all right, but I dont think I could bring myself to wear one.

Lizzykins

Communion dress of broiderie anglaise-knee length. Black shoes!!!! And a blue check coat!! I'm scarred for life! I wanted long silky dress, white shoes, a white coat and a diamante tiara. This was 1969 so no money for fripperies then!

TheHairyFairy

ciaran76 wrote: »

Sandles ! I hated them but my Mam made us wear them !

Just browsing this thread and found the sandals, dreaded sandals. I was forced to wear sandals and socks in the summer. It came to a head one day when a Jack Russel tried to bite me and I went to kick it away. It grabbed the tip of my sock and proceded to pull the sock off through the sandals.

Scarred me for life. Now on the way to 40 and have just recently returned to wearing sandals in the summer, without socks might I add.