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Clothes & shoes of yesteryear

Richard Dye said:
Over the Christmas Holidays there was a new commercial for a credit card in the US (maybe Canada) with John Travolta dressed up as Santa dancing to Saturday Night Fever music, he’s still got the moves!
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I have just watched it on YouTube (see below). Thanks for mentioning it Richard, he certainly does still have those moves. He also did one that played during the Superbowl (Grease - 2nd search title below) .

Capital One | Quicksilver "Holiday Night Fever" Commercial (2023) Featuring John Travolta​

New Neighbor. Longer Song. | 2023 Big Game Day Extended Cut | T-Mobile Home Internet​

 
Levi's, Ben Sherman shirts, Chelsea boots, Sta Prest trousers, Afghan coats that stank foul when wet, WW2 Warden's great coat spring to mind.

Think back to 'our' parents/grandparents and compared to today they often had little in the way of clothes, us oldies dress much better IMHO and far more casually than they did. I just can't picture my father in what I'm wearing as I type this, Crocs, track suit bottoms and polo shirt lol
 
paul stacey said:
Being poor, !! and wanted so much to be a rocker , at the "Ace of Cards Cafe" , Bristol Road Selly Oak, the ton up boys would go there, much older than me of course, I would have been about 13/14, they wore leather jackets, with skulls and other signs and badges, painted on them, and blue jeans. Black flying boots, with white socks over the tops, real hero's to my young mind. Me with my plastic, leather looking jacket, with a devil rocket sticker on the back, white t shirt, blue jeans, and highly polished wellies with with tops turned down to look like white socks, thought I looked great. but probably looked naff. just about afford the 6d frothy coffee. Can't remember the year , but "Johnny Remember me " was always on the duke box, so about 61,ish. But I loved the atmosphere and the talk about biking., the music too.
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as long as you felt cool was all that mattered Paul i never seen polished welliies though.
"Johnny Remember me released uk 1961 sung by John Leyton
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Did anyone take to wearing a beret after seeing the Bonnie and Clyde film ? I did for a short while, but it was so reminiscent of school uniform, that I gave it up after a short while. Was never really much of a hat person. I also crocheted them and friends bought them off me !
 
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From age 15 to 62 I was a keen four season camper/hill walker/bushcrafter and long John's were a winter basic for me, very effective base layer. I was given an all in one 'Union Suit', bright red with poop flap by an American friend of mine on one of his visits to the UK, sadly now stored away with the bulk of my winter camping kit :( I still wear a @1995 RAB down jacket in the winter, incredible warm.
 
richardinwales said:
From age 15 to 62 I was a keen four season camper/hill walker/bushcrafter and long John's were a winter basic for me, very effective base layer. I was given an all in one 'Union Suit', bright red with poop flap by an American friend of mine on one of his visits to the UK, sadly now stored away with the bulk of my winter camping kit :( I still wear a @1995 RAB down jacket in the winter, incredible warm.
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Not too proud to pull on long johns and matching long sleeve top if beach walking in the winter keeps the draughts from my old bones!
 
Vivienne14 said:
Did anyone take to wearing a beret after seeing the Bonnie and Clyde film ? I did for a short while, but it was so reminiscent of school uniform, that I gave it up after a short while. Was never really much of a hat person. I also crocheted them and friends bought them off me !
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Is there a fashion for colourful crocheted berets, I notice my next door neighbour makes and then sells in local market.
 
rosie said:
I have lost weight recently and raided the ragbag for my old denim skirt and it fits again. I was looking at some old photos this morning and realised it's 26 years old at least because it was from a charity shop originally!
rosie.
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it's a nice feeling isn't it? The last time I did the same was about 55 years ago!:grinning: ..with a pair of trousers.....
 
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