# Bakers Dozen

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [August 4, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173 "2010-08-04T17:56:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 1960

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2015, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39184 "2015-11-08T03:24:10Z")

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People Who Inspired Hair Fashions

1. Farrah Fawcett
2. Joan Baez
3. Dorothy Hamill
4. Jennifer Aniston
5. Robert DeNiro
6. Leif Garrett
7. Ambrose Burnside
8. Elvis Presley
9. The Beatles
10. Diana, Princess of Wales (although, hers was very similar to Hamill’s)
11. Adolf Hitler
12. Delphine Seyrig

(In “Last Year at Marienbad” – my GF had one.)

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**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2015, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39185 "2015-11-08T04:00:24Z")

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People Who Inspired Hair Fashions

1. Farrah Fawcett
2. Joan Baez
3. Dorothy Hamill
4. Jennifer Aniston
5. Robert DeNiro
6. Leif Garrett
7. Ambrose Burnside
8. Elvis Presley
9. The Beatles
10. Diana, Princess of Wales (although, hers was very similar to Hamill’s)
11. Adolf Hitler
12. Delphine Seyrig
13. Justin Bieber

Fad clothing styles that will probably never come back

1. Polyester leisure suits

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2015, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39186 "2015-11-08T04:05:19Z")

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Fad clothing styles that will probably never come back

1. Polyester leisure suits
2. Zoot suits

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2015, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39187 "2015-11-08T04:16:36Z")

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Fad clothing styles that will probably never come back

1. Polyester leisure suits
2. Zoot suits
3. Hot pants

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2015, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39188 "2015-11-08T05:07:43Z")

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Fad clothing styles that will probably never come back

1. Polyester leisure suits
2. Zoot suits
3. Hot pants
4. Hoop skirts

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**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2015, 9:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39189 "2015-11-08T09:33:49Z")

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Fad clothing styles that will probably never come back

1. Polyester leisure suits
2. Zoot suits
3. Hot pants
4. Hoop skirts
5. Civil War-era [muttonchops.](http://spec.lib.vt.edu/imagebase/08CW/screen/CW200602221430.jpg)

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**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2015, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39190 "2015-11-08T13:44:04Z")

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Fad clothing styles that will probably never come back

1. Polyester leisure suits
2. Zoot suits
3. Hot pants
4. Hoop skirts
5. Civil War-era muttonchops.
6. Nehru jackets

I think you missed it by a hair, BD.

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**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2015, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39191 "2015-11-08T14:09:24Z")

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Fad clothing styles that will probably never come back

1. Polyester leisure suits
2. Zoot suits
3. Hot pants
4. Hoop skirts
5. Civil War-era muttonchops.
6. Nehru jackets
7. Toe socks

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**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2015, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39192 "2015-11-08T14:20:17Z")

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Fad clothing styles that will probably never come back

1. Polyester leisure suits
2. Zoot suits
3. Hot pants
4. Hoop skirts
5. Civil War-era muttonchops.
6. Nehru jackets
7. Toe socks
8. Victorian-style corsets

No more 15" waists on otherwise proportionately built women…

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**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2015, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39193 "2015-11-08T15:36:52Z")

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Fad clothing styles that will probably never come back

1. Polyester leisure suits
2. Zoot suits
3. Hot pants
4. Hoop skirts
5. Civil War-era muttonchops.
6. Nehru jackets
7. Toe socks
8. Victorian-style corsets
9. Whoopee caps (aka Jughead hats)

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2015, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39194 "2015-11-08T15:42:02Z")

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Fad clothing styles that will probably never come back

1. Polyester leisure suits
2. Zoot suits
3. Hot pants
4. Hoop skirts
5. Civil War-era muttonchops.
6. Nehru jackets
7. Toe socks
8. Victorian-style corsets
9. Whoopee caps (aka Jughead hats)
10. Earth shoes

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**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2015, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39195 "2015-11-08T16:10:14Z")

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Fad clothing styles that will probably never come back

1. Polyester leisure suits
2. Zoot suits
3. Hot pants
4. Hoop skirts
5. Civil War-era muttonchops.
6. Nehru jackets
7. Toe socks
8. Victorian-style corsets
9. Whoopee caps (aka Jughead hats)
10. Earth shoes
11. Spats

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**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2015, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39196 "2015-11-08T17:07:16Z")

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Fad clothing styles that will probably never come back

1. Polyester leisure suits
2. Zoot suits
3. Hot pants
4. Hoop skirts
5. Civil War-era muttonchops.
6. Nehru jackets
7. Toe socks
8. Victorian-style corsets
9. Whoopee caps (aka Jughead hats)
10. Earth shoes
11. Spats
12. Cigarette pack rolled in t-shirt sleeve

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**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2015, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39197 "2015-11-08T17:15:39Z")

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Fad clothing styles that will probably never come back

1. Polyester leisure suits

2. Zoot suits

3. Hot pants

4. Hoop skirts

5. Civil War-era muttonchops.

6. Nehru jackets

7. Toe socks

8. Victorian-style corsets

9. Whoopee caps (aka Jughead hats)

10. Earth shoes

11. Spats

12. Cigarette pack rolled in t-shirt sleeve

13. Powdered wigs for gentlemen  
Next: Fad clothing/grooming styles that did come back

14. Tightly tapered pants with men’s suits  
It’s like the 1940s all over again. Hipsters? More like hepsters.

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**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2015, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39198 "2015-11-08T17:18:47Z")

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Fad clothing/grooming styles that did come back

1. Tightly tapered pants with men’s suits
2. Giant shaggy beards

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2015, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39199 "2015-11-08T18:23:16Z")

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Fad clothing/grooming styles that did come back

1. Tightly tapered pants with men’s suits
2. Giant shaggy beards
3. Shorts with dark socks

Aiyeeeee!

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2015, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39200 "2015-11-08T21:44:23Z")

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Fad clothing/grooming styles that did come back

1. Tightly tapered pants with men’s suits
2. Giant shaggy beards
3. Shorts with dark socks
4. Mini-skirts

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2015, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39201 "2015-11-08T22:05:10Z")

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Fad clothing/grooming styles that did come back

1. Tightly tapered pants with men’s suits
2. Giant shaggy beards
3. Shorts with dark socks
4. Mini-skirts
5. Tattoos

I had a couple of uncles that came back form WWII with lots of tattoos.

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**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2015, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39202 "2015-11-08T22:27:43Z")

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Fad clothing/grooming styles that did come back

1. Tightly tapered pants with men’s suits
2. Giant shaggy beards
3. Shorts with dark socks
4. Mini-skirts
5. Tattoos
6. Cleopatra-style exaggerated eye makeup  
Cleopatra —\> 60s Swinging London —\> making a comeback yet again

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**Author:** ![Nelson\_Pike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Nelson\_Pike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nelson_Pike)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2015, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39203 "2015-11-08T22:35:32Z")

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Fad clothing/grooming styles that did come back

1. Tightly tapered pants with men’s suits
2. Giant shaggy beards
3. Shorts with dark socks
4. Mini-skirts
5. Tattoos
6. Cleopatra-style exaggerated eye makeup
7. Flat Top haircuts

PS all of the above suck except for Mini Skirts

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