Forgotten Irish 'Fashion' trends from when you were a teen

appledrop

Now for the ultimate collectors item..........swapping neighbours cards.

If you had the ultimate card of Charlene and Scott's wedding you got about 20 swaps for that one card.

Filmer Paradise

Mid '80s. Every teen wanted or had fingerless gloves.

Massive craze at the time. For some reason they were called Mittens.

Thelonious Monk

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

I remember it seemed pretty much every teenage/college age girl from middle class backgrounds seemed to wear Canterbury tracksuit bottoms, coloury cute socks, and boat shoes. It was just the most bizarre combo, I haven't seen it in years though.

"Tell me you went to UCD without telling me you went to UCD"

The J Stands for Jay

appledrop wrote: »

Don't think so anymore, although I do notice flared jeans/ trousers are coming back in with teenagers.

They look horrified when I tell them I used to wear those!

They'll be even more horrified when they hear their grandparents use to wear them too.

silliussoddius

Those heavy army surplus coats.

iamstop

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

Global Hypercolor t-shirts.
That stupid curtain style haircut boybands had in the 90s which became popular.

Also the blonde tips. Held in place with Brylcreem. Either the black one or the red one. Never the blue one!

silliussoddius

silliussoddius wrote: »

Those heavy army surplus coats.

Ah now.

That shit was cool. My eldest brother had an "army surplus" German parka which was probably made by some company in Northern England, but they still looked great.

cj maxx

Tips on boot soles. Clickty click

deise08

Parka jackets

appledrop

Filmer Paradise wrote: »

Mid '80s. Every teen wanted or had fingerless gloves.

Massive craze at the time. For some reason they were called Mittens.

You can thank Madonna for that one.

blackbox

Afghan coats.

salmocab

Girls with bottle tops on their shoe laces, Bros fans!

KKkitty

Combats. Loads of pockets and dangly bits.

Floppybits

Proper snorkel jackets. The ones when you zipped up the hood you could only see in front of you.

iamstop

KKkitty wrote: »

Combats. Loads of pockets and dangly bits.

And those army canvas bags for school bags.

Anyone remember when paisley shirts for lads was a thing? I blame the Smiths. :rolleyes:

Floppybits

iamstop wrote: »

And those army canvas bags for school bags.

Anyone remember when paisley shirts for lads was a thing? I blame the Smiths. :rolleyes:

Sure do remember the paisley shirts usually worn with jeans with the ends rolled up and I can't think of the shoes but they were usually saude and coloured.

iamstop

Floppybits wrote: »

Sure do remember the paisley shirts usually worn with jeans with the ends rolled up and I can't think of the shoes but they were usually saude and coloured.

Like these:

https://www.amazon.com/T-U-K-Unisex-Adult-Creepers-Anarchic-Creeper/dp/B077NMH1B8

foxy farmer

On the subject of Docs most had 7-8 laceholes. In secondary school around early 90s the heavy metallers had the Docs with the uniform trouser legs tucked into thick grey woolly socks (usually made by Rehab at the time ) and folded down around the top of the boots.
The year head and vice principal were constantly going around every morning telling lads to cover their boots.
I had a pair of 10 hole Docs but wouldn't wear them to school as they were too hot.

Floppybits

iamstop wrote: »

Like these:

https://www.amazon.com/T-U-K-Unisex-Adult-Creepers-Anarchic-Creeper/dp/B077NMH1B8

That's them.

Meeoow

Ra ra skirts and leg warmers.
Perms, Mullets

Floppybits

Mid 90's when the ladies started wearing FMB's.😀

iamstop

Anyone remember the brief (no pun intended) of girls copying the Luniz video?
Jeans hanging low and thong pulled up to show it off with a white belly top. Maybe a pair of (fake) Ray-Bans to go with.

I got 5 on it.

salmocab

iamstop wrote: »

Like these:

https://www.amazon.com/T-U-K-Unisex-Adult-Creepers-Anarchic-Creeper/dp/B077NMH1B8

Think they are were called crepes, someone mentioned them earlier, also called brothel creepers if I remember right.

KKkitty

KKkitty wrote: »

Combats. Loads of pockets and dangly bits.

I see your pair of combats, and raise you combats with detachable legs, which can become shorts.

Wore a pair of these to a wedding circa 2002, they were mostly zips... absolutely deserved to be kicked out/ ostracised forever.

theteal

There was a weird phase mid-90s where what I can only describe as "goth boots" were very popular and not just by the eye-liner crowd either. Big black boots with inexplicable bits of metal in them/out of them

iamstop

Snorkler jackets.

Used to zip them all the way up and pull them up over your head so it looked like a headless person wearing them. 80s kid.

appledrop

KKkitty wrote: »

Combats. Loads of pockets and dangly bits.

Combats, couldn't remember the name of them!

BuboBubo

theteal wrote: »

There was a weird phase mid-90s where what I can only describe as "goth boots" were very popular and not just by the eye-liner crowd either. Big black boots with inexplicable bits of metal in them/out of them

New Rock Boots. They weighed about 17 kg each!

I remember sailor collars on shirts and dresses made a brief appearance around 1987.

appledrop

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

I see your pair of combats, and raise you combats with detachable legs, which can become shorts.

Wore a pair of these to a wedding circa 2002... absolutely deserved to be kicked out/ ostracised forever.

Hilarious, did you turn them into shorts when the party started?

I'd say the bride was giving you dagger looks!

The J Stands for Jay

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

I see your pair of combats, and raise you combats with detachable legs, which can become shorts.

Wore a pair of these to a wedding circa 2002, they were mostly zips... absolutely deserved to be kicked out/ ostracised forever.

Puffa jackets with detachable sleeves....