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Coffeefan Fri 26-Nov-21 18:16:54

you'd never wear now? I wore gold lipstick, fishnets, a latex skirt, denim jeans.

V3ra Sat 27-Nov-21 08:54:34

I had a brown wrapover press-stud suede mini skirt that I absolutely loved. I think I bought it in the south of France.
My daughter also wore it when she was a teenager.
I found it recently in my granddaughter's wardrobe. She's only five, so maybe in a few years time it might get worn again?
It looks as good as new still.

shysal Sat 27-Nov-21 08:54:00

A knitted swimming costume - a big mistake!

Auntieflo Sat 27-Nov-21 08:50:44

'Do', not so.

Auntieflo Sat 27-Nov-21 08:50:05

MayBee70, so tell which tights please!

Sago Sat 27-Nov-21 08:37:04

Urmstongran ????

A size 6/8

M0nica Fri 26-Nov-21 21:09:53

Oh, yes - white stretchy boots, I had forgotten them and fuchsia coloured tights

Urmstongran Fri 26-Nov-21 20:45:51

2 large safety pins and a terry nappy?

Grandma70s Fri 26-Nov-21 20:38:56

Apart from the very short skirts etc from the 60s and 70s, I’d be pushed to wear my lovely ‘50s dresses with very small tight waists and very full skirts.

grannypiper Fri 26-Nov-21 20:30:11

My school uniform. Iced pink lippy from Avon.

theworriedwell Fri 26-Nov-21 20:26:17

Very short skirts. A gorgeous but very clingy midi dress that I wore without underwear as it spoilt the look.

I'd never go out without knickers now.

MayBee70 Fri 26-Nov-21 20:26:10

Shoes of any description. I now live in Crocs, trainers and Ugg boots. I still wear a shirt and vest top that I wore when I was 19. But haven’t worn jeans for years. Which is why my weight fluctuates as there was no better warning of weight gain than your jeans feeling tight. Leggings must be responsible for a lot of people putting on weight in recent years. I don’t think I’ll ever wear my parrot earrings again….And it’s annoying that I rarely wear dresses now as it’s only over the past year that I’ve discovered tights that actually fit.

TerriBull Fri 26-Nov-21 20:14:39

Pretty much everything!

Like everyone else, extremely short skirts, flares, this was the time of hipsters, skinny rib jumpers and dangly plastic earrings. That period was followed by maxi skirts a year or two later, platform shoes espadrille wedges which laced up around the ankles in the summer, they're still around almost exactly the same. I remember some ridiculous multi coloured clog like things I was attached to. Early '70s, I was at work so just about able to afford Biba, I either blew all my money there or Miss Selfridge. I loved Biba's muted colours, including those incredibly long cuffs with a multitude of tiny buttons, impossible to undo so pulled over wrists. My favourite item I bought in that store were dusky pink over the knee suede boots. Sometimes I wore my hair up in a chignon, with loose tendrils. Fashions were often inspired by on trend films like Butch Cassidy and Bonnie & Clyde which both had an influence on what we were all wearing. The former launching Edwardian type blouses and maxi skirts with laced up boots. I think we all went out and bought a beret when Bonnie and Clyde became such a runaway success and did our best to suck our cheeks in trying to emulate the high cheek bones of Faye Dunaway grin As for make up, false eyelashes, deep grey socket lines with lashes painted underneath, everything was frosted eye lids, lipstick and then a short while after highly glossed and shiny.

Shelflife Fri 26-Nov-21 20:11:49

Crushed velvet trousers , wine colour.
White PVC jacket and white stretchy boots, mini skirts . Thought I was the bees knees!! Loved them all , especially the trousers.

dragonfly46 Fri 26-Nov-21 19:59:14

Bet you looked gorgeous Grammaretto

VioletSky Fri 26-Nov-21 19:55:11

Generally whatever wasn't fashionable at the time lol

Sweetpeasue Fri 26-Nov-21 19:53:56

mrswoo ?

Sweetpeasue Fri 26-Nov-21 19:50:36

White knee-length stretchy pull on boots.
Afghan coat with a LOT of white fur round hem-line, cuffs and hood.
Anything sleeveless ?

mrswoo Fri 26-Nov-21 19:45:15

A man's string vest which I dyed purple and wore over a strappy vest top. I also dyed my father's cricket shirt purple - I don't think he was impressed.
Very short skirts which my mum used to make for me in about half an hour.
Suede hot pants from C&A

Grammaretto Fri 26-Nov-21 19:35:20

I once had an orange silky blouse with long puffed sleeves and a huge bow. I wore it with a short black cord skirt. and my black shoes had a bar and a big bow too. What did I look like!!
I had calf high boots in black mock croc and my godmother bought me tights with guitars in the pattern. circa1962- I was so advanced.
I still like corduroy and have just bought myself a new dark blue cord dress.

paddyann54 Fri 26-Nov-21 19:34:10

False eyelashes and stick on finger nails ,mascara is much better nowadays and my hands are always either in water of prepping for cooking so my nails are short and unpainted

Casdon Fri 26-Nov-21 19:33:37

I had some fabulous electric blue shiny, stretchy jeans I got from Cosmo. In fact, I’ve still got them, I couldn’t bear to let them go.

Grandmadinosaur Fri 26-Nov-21 19:25:45

A pale pink “teddy bear” style jacket

rockgran Fri 26-Nov-21 19:21:05

Pale - almost white lipstick. Gingham hot pants.

Poppyred Fri 26-Nov-21 19:19:05

Oops…

Hot pants
Bikini
High heels

Poppyred Fri 26-Nov-21 19:17:26

Hot pa