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When I went to join the Army in 1968 I travelled up to Catterick by train ( in what I thought ) was my trendy clothes , a yellow ochre mohair suit with large bell bottoms , a paisley shirt with a white kipper tie and white boots , with my hair being past my shoulders , on arrival at camp the Provost Sgt took one look at me and screamed get in that Guardroom you kin tart I'm gonna make a man of you , oh happy days :-))))))))))) Twizzle

glad you liked my oh's story. i do have one photo of him when he was about 6/7,he is wearing a kilt,brogues ,white socks,white shirt & sporran.everyone who sees this photo including his best friend asked him if he has a sister? no one believes its him!!!!! lmao

Well - this will date me! I'm of a 'certain' age when we went to proper discotheques one of which was called the Electic Onion!! I had a wonderful pair of trousers called Loons. They were the biggest flares you've ever seen and the top of the leg was mauve, and the bottom of the leg was lilac with a Vee shaped join at the knee. I had a pair of platform shoes that would put Elton John's to shame! Black 'n' Silver they were, and had 5' (Yes - 5 inch) heels. And finally the shirt - can't actually remember if it was brushed or bri-nylon - but hey - each is equally classy!! And they were in lurid paisley patterns with a matching tie! Gosh - I cut a dash then.........

Blimey there have been so many. I've got a photo taken when I was eight wearing pink socks, half-mast turquoise trousers and a red fur coat with big black spots. Lx

Well !! You lot have managed to keep me smiling yet again today Kris - The red spandex alone was bad enough, but the frilly top and stilettos. I agree with your boyfriend at the time you must have looked just like that lol Lorraine from Lincoln. Your other half sounds like one cool dude !!! PMSL Rah rahs and ankle warmers are exempt from the board cos I wore them too lol DEE !!! Still laughing !!! Ann from Glos - The black and white striped trousers sound delightful as do the Gingham hotpants lol but you have made the board with the saggy swimsuit !!! Brilliant !! Eleanor - Pmsl i had one of those too Little lost Cousin - A jumpsuit on it's own wouldn't have made the boards but BOTTLE GREEN ????? eeeeeeew pmsl Margaret you are excused due to your young age at the time Charlie Chuckles - did you have the bubbly mullett hair do with that as well !!! lol Howie pmsl !!!

Promise not to laughbut it does concern a wardrobe and my attire In the late fifties we had just moved into a new house after living in two rooms well my wife was quite a nervous person and had this habit of checking all the cupboards on the landing there were five door with the one at the end being a full length wardrobe this ritual went on every night i would lie in bed listening to the click of the locks after she checked each one so one night dressed in white vest and pants I stood in the wardrobe waiting when she opened the door and I picked her up and brought her around did I get it we did laugh about later but thinking back it was Bl... stupid thing to do have loved reading these threads xxxxxHowie

A wedding outfit in the 80's I shudder everytime I see the photo---bright blue dress with wrap around bit(that didn't hide my belly!! matching bright blue tights, shoes, handbag and hat, and just for a bit of colour change bright blue eyshadow----oooh errr!!!!

Sunday dress - pale yellow with lace around the sleeves and neck - wore a vest/undershirt with the thin straps underneath, and used to pull my pantyhose right up to mid-chest to give the illusion that the vest was a ''bra'' and the darker pantyhose were my bare midriff. I was 11.

Oh those jump suits! Thanks for that memory..NOT! lol I had a red one and a grey one...oh yuk

a bottle green jump suit need I say more? lol

Luckily, reading the foregoing, my teens were pre fashion for teens being pos war in the 50s. I did hve black lycra trousers in the early 70s (I think it was), and also looking back a horrible pair of flared black and white striped trousers, also in the 70s. I do remember the 'lovely' knitted swimsuit that I had when about 6 which, by the time I came out of the water was like a sack down to my knees. Then there were the pink gingham hot pants and split skirt int he 60s. Ann Glos

Worrying thing is I have a photo of me wearing it, if I had access to the photo site you could have seen it ;-)))

ok will start with oh-in the 70's his dad used to make him wear brown platform shoes,brown bell-bottomed chords,pink paisley patterned shirt with wide collars to the shoulders and pink paisley kipper tie.he has destroyed all evidence.lol as for me i used to have rah,rah skirts,ankle warmers and ruffled white blouses-typical 80's teenager. worst item was from clockhouse at c&a -black & yellow checked trousers(huge checks lol) was called bumble for weeks. now have to fess up to something else-Oriflame is still going-I was a manager for them till 18 months ago!!!!

Oh what!! Ill have you know my lycra was fab pmsl (least i thought so anyway..........are you getting any idea how i have the nick name strump now)? Erm, yesterday i had 3 things on the board, day before 1 today 1, how can i catch up with Dee? *not my fault you put these threads up* tuts lol

Early 80s - red spandex jeans, white shirt with huge lacey ruff around neck white stilettoes BIG hair with red lace bandanna - I thought I was the bees knees - my date said I looked like a used sanitary product!!! sorry no offence meant will delete if anyone offended!

Pmsl. You spoke too soon Strump. I have been out for a bit but am now back and have chosen a few of the horrors for the board and surprise surprise you have made it AGAIN - watch out Dee she is catching up with you lol !!! TJ your purple and yellow coat sounds dreadful, I would usually have excused you from the board due to your tender age but as you chose it yourself !!! - Up you go !!! lol Catherine and Jackie, It sounds like we had the same childhood/teenage wardrobes lololol (so glad it wasn't just me !!!) Strump - what can I say!!! White lycra trousers and white boob tube !!!!!!! You are on the board for that for sure !!!PMSL DEE !!!!!! My winner so far !!! Zebra striped PVC. LOLOLOLOL Sharon I will excuse you from the boards as the pink crochet dress sounds quite cute!! Lynn - I had something similar happen to me, but I think the fact that you didn't end up wearing the parka and monkey boots works in your favour in the long run !!!!

Ok, im going to admit to this one thing............i kept that Oriflame eye shadow! And NO i dont still wear it lol. The memories like you are flooding back, but what great days they were even if my dress sense was soooooooooooo awful lol.ive just thought, i got all my clothes in Chelsea Girl lol

Strump Yes we all used to dress up to go to the local disco for teenagers dressed like mini Madonna's with lacy tights, mini skirts, crop tops, bangles,huge earrings and tulle in our hair like a hairband. No wonder my mum used to tell me your not going out dressed like that. (we found our way round that though) lol Jackie

OMG I'd forgotten about 'Oriflame' - the hideous memories just keep flooding back! Sharon xx

Oh once again youve all made me laugh *notes none of us are that bad, we arent on the score board lol* Were any of you like my friends and i......we used to dress in vitually the same clothes, hair the same and when i put my 'Oriflame' blue eye shadow on, oh god was i 'it' NOT lol...huge flared trousers.........i have some of the photos here on my desk, maybe i should scan them lol.