A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W // // Jeans get tighter, bikinis get smaller, tube socks get higher, afros gets bigger and colors get brighter. It's all about spreading the plumage for everyone to see. From leisure suits to Wallabees, fashions take on the decade of excessive behavior in a storm of polyester, iron-ons and platform shoes. A adidas Afro Afrocentric Angel sleeves Ankle bracelets Annie Hall androgyny Apple ...
Category Archives: Fashion
Jimmy Saville Cloth badges
I guess most of you won't remember today's item of nostalgia. I have to admit i cant track down anything on it, so I'll write what i can remember and rely on any input from you and your memories on these Jimmy Saville Cloth badges or patches. There were around six colourful cloth badges that could be ...
Breakfast at Tiffany’s : Retro Movies
Flower Power
Flower power was a major change in Fashion during the late 1960s and early 1970s So what exactly was Flower power? Due to the growing opposition to the Vietnam war in the mid sixties, war protests took place amongst the young with the aim of keeping the protest peaceful. The Hippies dressed with doves and colours being ...
Fashion: Permed hair for men
Fashion took a dramatic change for women in the seventies and men in the eighties. In the 1970s, acid perms were invented. These use glycerol monothioglycolate instead and contain no ammonia. They are sometimes called buffered waves. This perm is slower but gentler to the hair. Heat is usually added by placing the client under ...
5 Great Fashion Tips for the 1980s
Leg Warmers
1950s Fashion
Vintage 1950s fashion 1950s Fashion is certainly a topic that's gained popularity here on Skooldays in recent months. Today we find out why it proved such a strong decade for fashion. In 1949 clothes rationing came to an end for Britain, and fashion was now ready to hit the big time. This is one of the reasons why 1950s ...
Dice Pouffes
Dice Pouffes The sixties, seventies and early eighties for some reason seemed to have a fascination with dice items. If you were a Capri owner then furry dice were a must hanging from the rear view mirror. For the cultured an alarm clock shaped as a die (singular for dice) and finally the ultimate accessory a ...
Heaven 17 Penthouse and Pavement
Heaven 17 Penthouse and Pavement Heaven 17 was a synthpop group with a funky dance sound from the eighties in the UK. The band was made of 3 members. Glenn Gregory on Vocals, Ian Craig Marsh on Synthesisers, Saxophone, Percussion and Martyn Ware also on Synthesisers, Piano, Percussion and Backing Vocals. Penthouse and Pavement seems to of ...