Children of the 80s!

[andysocial]

Somehow, some bozo decided that jeans were haute couture in the 80s. We ended up with Jordache and Calvin Klein jeans ("Nothing comes between me and my Calvins," a young Brooke Shields declared in commercials of the time), and the various "washes" that persist a bit now. We had stonewashed, so as to avoid that annoying "new jean" break-in period. We had acid-washed, for those who needed pants that looked like they'd been damaged. Then, we had Overdyed jeans, which look like something in a cartoon with their excessive amount of colored dye applied to jeans which had started out an honest blue. Bleached jeans, usually in funky patterns that didn't quite reach to the top or bottom, looking like you'd jumped into an over-chlorinated pool wearing your clothes.

That's just the coloring nonsense. There were also design issues. Boot-cut, tapered, straight-leg, etc. And, the more extreme "wrap pant" look, which I refer to as batwings. No belt loops, just extra-loose jeans with velcroed flaps that fasten in the front.

I'm sure there are a few others I've forgotten. What other bizarre stuff do you remember from the "designer jeans" era?

Comments

Easy..

[moonechilde.livejournal.com]

Legwarmers and oversized belts as fashion accessories to said designer jeans..

I still shudder to think of legwarmers..

Meanwhile.. I still have a pair of jeans with a bleached star on the right cheek..

Legwarmers

[andysocial]

Oh, god, legwarmers. I'd like to blame that one on that stupid movie about the welder/dancer, Flashpants...er, Flashdance.

Re: Legwarmers

[moonechilde.livejournal.com]

Flashdance.. Fame.. Dirty Dancing..

Legwarmers are all featured in there somewhere.

Ahh.. let's dredge up something that everyone remembers..

Hypercolor T-shirts!

[alparrott.livejournal.com]

1. Sequin patterns.
2. "Designer" holes in the knees (late '80s anyone?)
3. Corduroy jeans. I mean, come on!
4. Button-fly, skin-tight, count-your-pubes 501's. You couldn't breathe, but damn, you were cool.

[andysocial]

I actually bought black jeans an inch thinner than blue jeans, for that "holy crap" look of pain and discomfort. Try putting change in that pocket, ha!

The corduroy thing is more of a 70s problem, although some people still like corduroy today.

[ursulasgirl.livejournal.com]

But didn't you feel cool, Gar?

:)