I had a couple of pieces - In the early 90s DP was one of the coolest labels about ...
Luminous pink, yellow or green. Take your pick! Socks, fingerless gloves, leg warmers, ear-rings, bangles..... as long as they shone brighter than anything else you were wearing then that was fine. Socks were usually non-matching (one yellow, one pink) and ...
These were a trend back in the mid 70s. They were pretty self-explanatory really,- seven pairs of pants, each with a day of the week on them, and either a cartoon or floral motif or something. You could anyone's ...
Deely Boppers were those naff things you put on your head that consisted of a plastic headband with two springy 'antlers' on. Each 'antler' had coloured sparkly balls, bits of fluff or some other kitsch / tacky object on top ...
I remember when the most popular girls at the school came in with IZOD gators on their shoe laces. I thought it was the coolest thing ever. After that you could buy shoelaces with anything from frogs to "Jordache" on ...
Without doubt, Borg Elites were the coolest trainers around. Back in the day, only the most respected lads wore them. I remember being at school discos and seeing the chosen few wearing them with jeans and Fila tracksuit tops. I ...
Donkey jackets were an 80's trend. Worn for years by Miners up North, this was the only coat a lot of them owned. They were either black or dark blue woollen mid length jackets with large plastic buttons and ...
Dr Marten's were the favoured boots of the Skinhead and Bootboy movements. Dr Martens now come in many styles but the best, in my opinion, were 'cherry red' eight or ten hole. Airwair (that is eight or ten eyelets each ...