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43. Hahahahahaha. I agree MiButterfly. and perms for men.

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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