Fashion

There are two pictures I remember from the 70s: the Bardot print with Bridgitte in tight jeans and a straw stetson with her arms folded over her chest and the framed Giclee print of a beautiful senorita with a flower ...

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Patent leather shoes were a must have fashion accessory of the 80s. They had to have a decent shine on them so you could see your face in them, and they were best with a big gold coloured buckle on. ...

Pedal pushers (or clam-diggers) were fashion items popular from the 50s through to the early-80s, named so because they were originally worn by cyclists. I guess their short length meant no nasty oil stains or entanglements in the bike pedals. ...

The height of fashion in the 70s was the penny round shirt collar quickly bumped by the jaytex button down collar and often worn in conjunction with "two tone flares" luminous clothing!! who'd of thunk it? ...

Phaze catalogue was advertised in the back of Smash Hits magazine. It aimed to rip off budding little punkettes like me - it was full of expensive and sometimes quite ridiculous clothes. ...

Does anyone remember when you bought Big magazine or Just 17 and you got the leaflets inside and you could order this makeup? It had cute packaging and pretty makeup brushes etc. I think I vaguely remember my sister getting some ...

Anyone remember the belts you could get made of plastic. They had Coca Cola all around them or some came like tape measures? I found a tape measure one on Ebay for a couple of quid bit its too wide ...

These shoes and boots have been around for centuries and worn all over the world for a number of different purposes. Platforms were particularly popular during the 60's & 70's worn by both male and female as a fashion ...

When I was a kid, Pod shoes were the in thing at school. They came in all different colours - I think yellow, blue and red were the most popular - and they were like Clark's and Startrite sensible buckle ...

I remember with great fondness the poncho my Nan crocheted for me in about 1974. It was made from red wool with a rounded collar from which two large red and white woollen pom-poms hung on woollen strings. Around the bottom edge ...

Pop Sox were knee-length stocking type socks. They were available in various colours and were highly fashionable in the early 70's. ...

Dallas, Dynasty and Working Girl - not only are these great examples of 80s entertainment, but also of the fashions around at that time. But we're not talking shell suits, conical bras or global hypercolor T-shirts, we're talking power dressing.Characterised ...