Fashion

Campri ski jackets were all the rage in the mid 80s. With a neon coloured mountain on the back of a dark ski jacket you could be seen for miles. Obviously, they weren't just seen on the slopes but down ...

Cartoon Jeans were made for kids. They were out in the late 80's,and they were jeans with a printed picture on each leg (on the thigh area) of a cartoon character. I didn't have any but my friend had ...

In 1972, aged 11, I had a wonderful nylon leopard print catsuit. I thought I was the bees knees in this, and wore it endlessly, lounging on my bean bag cushions in my bedroom. ...

Charm Necklaces were pastic chainlink necklaces in various colors that you would buy plastic charms to clip onto the necklaces. Each charm usually had a little silver bell on it. The charms came in every thing imaginable from a frying ...

Cheesecloth shirts were unisex clothing items. You could get them in every colour, no one could tell if they weren't ironed and they felt lovely and light in the summer months. Girls used to tie them in a bow above ...

I remember being desperate for a pair of these de rigeur shoes back in the 70s! They were quite a fashion statement at the time - for boys and girls - and a favourite with sensible parents. They were brown, ...

Hippie-dippy mail-order clothes company who sold you kits for making smocks, dresses and even dolls. They were always patterned and had the sewing instructions printed on the back of the fabric. The Clothkits doll was called Kitty. ...

They came out at the same time as the jam shoe, in the late-70s and early-80s. They were a loafer with a gold chain across the front, with the name 'College' on them. Real ones (god forbid you had fakes!) ...

Nowadays, the shops have so so many different brands and types of Hair Gel, but this was the only one you could get from Boots. It was a deep-blue/green colour, with a quite distinct scent to it. I can still ...

If a girl was anyone in the 80s, she had to own a pair of Creepers shoes. There were so many variations, including pale blue and white designs, sandal versions, ankle boots and leopard print - but all of them ...

Every girl in my class, including me had at least one crocheted vest in each colour to be worn over turtlenecks and blouses. ...

Crombie Overcoats were mainly available in black and, for the full effect, had to have a hanky in the breast pocket. They were worn mainly by skinheads. ...

Does anyone remember that awful (well, we thought they were great at the time) hairstyle for men - curtains! Just think of Nick Carter and you'll remember. The cute floppy haired style with a central parting and two flops of ...

These monsterous 'cut of leggings' style clingy shorts were made from Spandex or cotton and were popular in the 80s. Coupled with a pair of rolled-down day-glo legwarmers and boot-style trainers, you looked like you were about to ...