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First of all, I still pegged my jeans well into the late 90s. I just stopped wearing jeans and since I married, have given up on fashion.
I not only had parachute pants, but even the matching parachute jacket by this new clothing company, Bugle Boy. Those were the days. I also cling possessively to 2 Michael Jackson jackets: one from Thriller and one from Beat It.
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Elizabeth, that's not what I envisioned as parachute pants. I thought that we were talking about M.C. Hammer-style oversized, ripstop nylon pants, which were tight at the ankle. I remember a Hammer video in which he jumped off a tall building or something, and his pants inflated, lowering him gently to the ground. And then there was the cartoon commercial on Nickelodeon for a children's vitamin tablet that that included "vitamin F." The kids would pop the tablets in their mouths, and their Hammer pants would inflate.
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Those are NOT flattering to anyone with any curves. They aren't terribly flattering to people without curves either, but the travesty is less noticeable.
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From what I remember, parachute pants were baggier and oversize than the ones in the pictures. Hence, the name. Granted, they have the zippers. But they don't have the "puffiness".
Parachute pants also had a military look to them, and, well, got kind of cold since they didn't trap warm air. And if you put things in the zippered pockets on the side (of any bulk) it sort of deflated the "puffiness" of the look and looked goofy- if that is possible.
We were so cool, eh?
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It's a repeating cycle. In the early 80's, the 50's were rockin' cool. Then in late 80's early 90's the 60's were hip and happnin' again. Late 90's to early 00's, the horrid, ugly, nauseating 70's were back in. Now we've come back around to the 80's again. My question is, are we going to repeat to the 50's next, or go on to the 90's?
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Yeah, I think the 50s love must have started in the 70s. It follows the prescribed pattern, doesn't it? I was too young then to realize or understand.
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I remember Bruce in fifth grade, making up a play based on American Graffiti. I was not allowed to see it, and I forget what character he made me. Then there was Happy Days.
But what about Grease? Did that predate American graffiti? I think it did.
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I dont care if guys where pink. But when it goes from no one wearing pink, to every guy of every creed (hiphop, emo, prep, you name it) wearing pink all over the mall, well, something has got to be done.
If you encounter my friends and I and you are wearing pink, you may just get a simple, "aww pink, so lovely..." But if you are wearing a tight pink shirt with your collar popped, prepare to be pointed at and loudly laughed at.
another great past-time of ours, is running in to the different trendy shops in the malls, and popping ALL of the collars on ALL of the racks... Im 23 now, and still find behavior like this incredibly fun...
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I don't mind 80s resurgence as long as we can avoid the huge shoulderpads and the equally huge hair.
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