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GiqueCee

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4. Those absurd...

Tue Apr 7, 2026, 04:01 PM

Apr 7

... clunky-ass, thick-soled, high-heeled shoes for men in cartoon colors from the early 70's. Hands down and goin' away one of the dumbest "fashion" trends ever conceived. Anyone that bought 'em musta had their taste in attire surgically removed at birth.

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What clothing, hair styles, or make up are you glad disappeared? Mine choice is white lipstick and eye shadow. And you? [View all] debm55 Apr 7 OP

Long johns under short-shorts. viva la Apr 7 #1

Thank you, viva la. I am glad I missed that. debm55 Apr 8 #36

Oh yes! get the red out Apr 8 #55

Shoulder pads! Ocelot II Apr 7 #2

My Wife Loved Those! ProfessorGAC Apr 7 #11

I loved shoulder pads! Freddie Apr 8 #33

Agree.Ocelot II. I really disliked. After awhile, I would cut them out. debm55 Apr 8 #37

I have broad shoulders and shoulder pads made me look like a football player! kimbutgar Apr 8 #77

OMG there was some wacky stuff years ago. White lipstick was awful. The teased high hairdo wasn't good either. TommieMommy Apr 7 #3

Thank you very much, TommieMommy. I forgot about the teased hair. Awful. debm55 Apr 8 #38

Those absurd... GiqueCee Apr 7 #4

Hey! I Wore Those! ProfessorGAC Apr 7 #12

My recollection of them... GiqueCee Apr 7 #16

Hahahahhhahahhah. I remember them. Thank you GiqueCee for the memories. debm55 Apr 8 #39

Eldridge Clever's penis pants. Brother Buzz Apr 7 #5

Oh, THAT one wins! GiqueCee Apr 7 #17

This is for real? Hahaha, never heard of it. Talitha Apr 7 #18

Totally a real thing, and proof... Brother Buzz Apr 7 #22

lol - I do not remember ever seeing that before! TBF Apr 7 #20

Never having seen them, I think we're truly blessed. Talitha Apr 8 #23

HAHAHAHAHh. That is awful. Was that a thing back then? Thank you Brother Buzz. debm55 Apr 8 #41

I have seen this picture before and I'm laughing so hard... 3catwoman3 Apr 8 #78

Teased hair, shoulder pads and bell bottoms Ritabert Apr 7 #6

Thank you, Ritabert, I agree. But I see that bell bottoms are making a come back. debm55 Apr 8 #42

From the 80s, feathered and layered hair on men MIButterfly Apr 7 #7

Hahahahahaha. I agree MiButterfly. and perms for men. debm55 Apr 8 #43

Spiral permed big hair in the 80s. Eee gad. Nanuke Apr 7 #8

Hey, I had one of those! It made me so cool! AloeVera Apr 8 #34

I had a spiral perm. It was worth the money I paid for it. Perm didn't last that long. debm55 Apr 8 #44

I got a spiral perm yesterday ms liberty Apr 8 #65

My original spiral was when i had hair down to my waist. Yes, it took a long time. and three people to unwind the spiral debm55 Apr 8 #66

things I wish would come back ... my lost youth and corduroy jeans lol msongs Apr 7 #9

Thank you very much. msongs. My lost youth, I agree with. corduroy jeans---didn't like the swish swish noise that they debm55 Apr 8 #45

Hey I've got a pair of corduroy jeans on right now! Black ones. oberle Apr 8 #64

The one I WANT TO DISAPPEAR is still with us: those gawd-awful ridiculously oversized fake eyelashes! hlthe2b Apr 7 #10

Thank you for sharing hlthe2b. I agree with you 100% debm55 Apr 8 #46

Pale lipstick outlined with dark brown lip liner yellowdogintexas Apr 7 #13

I agree with your list, yellowdogintexas. Nasty. debm55 Apr 8 #47

Mullets CanonRay Apr 7 #14

I still see a lot of Mullets around Pittsburgh. But not as much as I used to. There were men's and women's mullets. I debm55 Apr 8 #48

Beehive hairdos. malthaussen Apr 7 #15

Agree I hated those. Thank you , Mal debm55 Apr 8 #49

the blue eyeshadow we all wore in the 80s - lol TBF Apr 7 #19

Agree TBF. I see that bellbottoms are making a comeback. debm55 Apr 8 #50

Oh Deb, you struck a gold mine with this one! Talitha Apr 7 #21

Thank you very much for the memories, Talitha. I wore the things for pads.UGH. Also wore the stirrups, body tops. and debm55 Apr 8 #58

One of the hairstyles based on the pop-band N*Sync sakabatou Apr 8 #24

Oh yes, I remember, sakabatou. and sometimes they would tip the spikes. debm55 Apr 8 #59

Sagging jeans to show off boxer shorts. Emile Apr 8 #25

Yes, so glad that they are gone. Thank you Emile, I hated those. debm55 Apr 8 #60

Coca Cola bell bottoms GreenWave Apr 8 #26

HAHHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHHHAH. Those are terrible. Thank you for sharing with us, GreenWave debm55 Apr 8 #61

Plaid or striped polyester pants MichMan Apr 8 #27

HAHAHAHAHHAHAH. Great choice, MichMan. And the shirts and neck chains that went with them debm55 Apr 8 #63

those really weird stirup pants in the 1980's gay texan Apr 8 #28

Thank you very much for your selection. I did wear plain colored stirup pants.and bellbottoms. But I am glad they are debm55 Apr 8 #62

There are two things I wish would disappear: The Madcap Apr 8 #29

Thank you very much, The Madcap. I agree with you. debm55 Apr 8 #67

The 1980's. Entirely. Except Vans. OC375 Apr 8 #30

Thank you very much, OC375 for sharing. debm55 Apr 8 #68

Polyester clothing! Diamond_Dog Apr 8 #31

HAHAHAHAHAHH, Agree with you, Diamond_Dog. and thanks for sharing. debm55 Apr 8 #69

polyester is still around. I can't stand it.... peacebuzzard Apr 8 #76

I love cotton in the summer. It keeps you so cool, Thank you for sharing peacebuzzard. debm55 Apr 9 #81

;-{) men's messy spiky haircut Goonch Apr 8 #32

I don't mind that as much as the "Bieber" happybird Apr 8 #54

HAHAHAHHAHAHAH, Agree. Thank you , Goonch.for sharing. debm55 Apr 8 #71

1970's leisure suits Vogon_Glory Apr 8 #35

HAHHAHHAHAHa. You got that right. Thank you Vogon_Glory. hehehehhhehe Nehru jackets. debm55 Apr 8 #72

Two things jmowreader Apr 8 #40

HAHAHAHAHHAHAHA. Thank you very much for sharing with us, jmowreader. LOL at the orange color corrector comment and the debm55 Apr 8 #73

Flat top haircut - I got those in the 50s...my Dad was a Colonel in the Army and he thought walkingman Apr 8 #51

Great post, walkingman. thank you for sharing with us. debm55 Apr 8 #74

Bras and girdles Walleye Apr 8 #52

HAHHAHAHHAHA. I remember those. Thank you so much for sharing with us, Walleye. debm55 Apr 8 #75

The 80's poofy hair on women. no_hypocrisy Apr 8 #53

Thank you very much, no-hypocrisy. I agree. debm55 Apr 8 #56

In some cases, not ceiling fan friendly n/t gay texan Apr 8 #79

Skinny pants with men's formal wear happybird Apr 8 #57

HAHHAHAAHHAHHH. That is funny, happybird. Thank you for sharing with us. debm55 Apr 8 #70

It's not completely gone, but not popular and hated by many. Ziggysmom Apr 8 #80

I agree with you , Ziggysmom. debm55 Apr 9 #82