Awful clothes you were forced to wear a child?

Pumpkinseeds · 07-01-2014 02:55PM #1

All the 20 years since threads got me reminiscing about childhood and I remembered a few horrendous outfits that my mother made me where while I was in primary school.

There was the bottle green polo neck top with matching courduroy skirt and green ribbed tights, I also had the same set in red, bought on the same day. Oh God how I hated those clothes. I got mocked by other kids who'd say 'ribbit, ribbit' and other frog noises when they saw me in the green outfit.

But worst of all was the grey velour tracksuit, bought in the market in Drogheda when we were visiting relatives up there. Dear Jesus, I wasn't a thin child and it clung to everything I didn't want it to cling to. I was also the first girl in my class to 'develop', so the amount of boob jokes I was subjected to was awful.

So, over to you, what horrendous outfits were you subjected to?

07-01-2014 02:56PM

Forced to wear a child?

Was your father Ed Gein?

El Guapo! · 07-01-2014 02:57PM

I had to go to a family wedding when I was about 5 and, for no apparent reason they put me in a rented sailor suit.
A fcuking sailor suit!

The Backwards Man · 07-01-2014 02:58PM

What do you call them shoes with the buckle on the top?

Hated them bastards.

Professey Chin · 07-01-2014 02:59PM

I have vague recollections of some shirt that was all weird purple, black and bits of green

Cant remember the exact design, just the feeling of dread everytime I saw it

El Guapo! · 07-01-2014 03:00PM

The Backwards Man wrote: »

What do you call them shoes with the buckle on the top?

Noma shoes.

Every time they were put near you, you'd scream "No Ma,......No Ma!"

Pumpkinseeds · 07-01-2014 03:00PM

gvn wrote: »

Forced to wear a child?

Was your father Ed Gein?

That is why I should have previewed the post:(

Aglomerado · 07-01-2014 03:02PM

Pumpkinseeds wrote: »

So, over to you, what horrendous outfits were you subjected to?

I got a lot of hand-me downs from cousins in the UK. I had a pair of mustard coloured cords (still have nightmares about that) and a long raincoat which had a hood with a horrendous contrasting pattern on it. Some terrible dresses too, one of which had broad pastel stripes and made me look like a stick of rock. :mad:

laugh · 07-01-2014 03:05PM

I grew into the ears, a bit.

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crockholm · 07-01-2014 03:06PM

Myself and the younger brother being dressed identically.Also weraring them old duffel jackets that used T-Rex teeth as buttons,the thing Went down past my knees (predictibly,a hand-me-down) and when it rained and I put up the hood,I looked like one of them sand people from Star Wars-smelled like them too probably.

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Knex* · 07-01-2014 03:07PM

Should have seen the cut of me for my Communion.

A mustard coloured blazer, was certainly something that stands out, both in memory and the crowd. Last time I gave in to the mother when it came to picking out clothes.

Looked like a right plank.

07-01-2014 03:09PM

Awful itchy polonecks

Aglomerado · 07-01-2014 03:10PM

bluewolf wrote: »

Awful itchy polonecks

God, yes. Horrible things. Usually some rotten shiny nylon. To this day I hate wearing things with high necks.

quad_red · 07-01-2014 03:12PM

For first communion my best friend was bedecked in an absolutely awesome Miami Vice vintage grey suit with pink tie. Another friend had an awesome leather jacket. Most had a variety of suits.

Me?

Chords, a cardigan, white high collared shirt and a big red dickie bow.

Thanks mom.

Galwayguy35 · 07-01-2014 03:14PM

Duffel coat

Dungarees

The woolly jumper.

Have to say I passed no remarks on it at the time as everyone was wearing much the same as me, times were tough for most parents we wore what was got for us.

emmabrighton · 07-01-2014 03:14PM

I remember going to Dunnes with my mom. We were walking through the childrens section and I took a fancy to a sailor type skirt that looked BE-A-UTIFUL on the rack. My mom bought it for me but the moment I took out of the bag, I hated it... still had to wear it at least once a week until I grew out of the horrid thing several months later...

So I did it to myself, but it was horrid... to be honest, most of the things I bring home from the shops still look horrid...

Shenshen · 07-01-2014 03:15PM

What I most remember from early childhood were sweaters/tops that would make my hair stand on end with static electricity when they had been pulled over. I swear I would hear them crackle when I took them off.

keano_afc · 07-01-2014 03:17PM

White, knee high socks. Until I was about 5.

I'm male.

Pumpkinseeds · 07-01-2014 03:18PM

quad_red wrote: »

For first communion my best friend was bedecked in an absolutely awesome Miami Vice vintage grey suit with pink tie. Another friend had an awesome leather jacket. Most had a variety of suits.

Me?

Chords, a cardigan, white high collared shirt and a big red dickie bow.

Thanks mom.

I think my brother had something similar for his confirmation, although his Communion suit was worse, I remember the poop brown velvet waistcoat that went with it. The 70's and 80's have a lot to answer for.

El Guapo! · 07-01-2014 03:19PM

Oh, I also had a full US Air Force flight suit, complete with badges, when I was about 4.
I was like a smaller version of Tom Cruise. Not that much smaller, mind.

Now that I think of it....my parents must have hated me.

Mr. CooL ICE · 07-01-2014 03:24PM

Cricket jumpers

WoollyRedHat · 07-01-2014 03:24PM

The 90's were a terrible time for fashion for me as a child. Sure it looks cute now, but you have to wonder what parents were collectivey thinking.

Galwayguy35 · 07-01-2014 03:25PM

Short pants were another one, I looked like that Peter fella from the TV series Heidi.

burnhardlanger · 07-01-2014 03:27PM

For my communion, a white pastel blazer and sky blue pants and shoes.

I looked like a mini Liberace.

lufties · 07-01-2014 03:29PM

Illuminous shell suits

Shivers26 · 07-01-2014 03:32PM

Long t-shirts, leggings with slouch socks (remember them???) over them and boot type runners, white naturally and they weren't called high tops in those days.

I had this shorts and t-shirt combo with Kylie Minogues face on the shorts and the t-shirt and I had it in 2 colours. The shorts were long baggy things like bermuda shorts.

Also being made dress the same as my younger sister.

Fúck you 80's.

BO-JANGLES · 07-01-2014 03:35PM

When I was about 12 a neighbor of mine got a job as a cleaner in a house in a well to do area.
The neighbors boss would give her a bag of clothes the her 14 year old son had outgrown.
I dreaded seeing her walking towards the house with the heavy bag of horrible suits that were real itchy and corduroy jackets with elbow patches.
Nobody in the north side of Dublin dressed like that at the time.

My older brothers would try on the horrible clothes and pretend to be disappointed that they didn't fit them but would laugh at me behind the neighbors back. While all the other kids my age played football in the field across the road wearing jeans and T-shirts I was the one running around playing in formal shirts & suits, hated every minute of it . This practice went on for about 3 years.
Needless to say I was trilled when the neighbor stopped working as a cleaner

Mr Freeze · 07-01-2014 03:38PM

80's child here. I had a Duffle coat, I fu*king hated it and its stupid peg buttons.

I also refused to wear sandles, and to this day I wouldn't wear sandles, awful things.

laugh wrote: »

I grew into the ears, a bit.

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I had that same rocking horse!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

biko · 07-01-2014 03:39PM

Shivers26 wrote: »

Also being made dress the same as my younger sister.

My mum got me and my sis matching yellow coveralls

herisson · 07-01-2014 03:39PM

My mother used to dress me and my sister in matching clothes.

Horrendous clothing.

anncoates · 07-01-2014 03:47PM

I moved between primary schools when I was about 10 or 11 and the school I was supposed to go to had a uniform but the new school didn't. The new school was in one of roughest areas of Dublin. My ma actually tried to make me "get the use out of the uniform" and fucking wear it to the new school and I had to threaten to run away from home.

Awful clothes you were forced to wear a child?

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