# Bakers Dozen **URL:** \ **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:** 1961
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2015, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39204 "2015-11-09T01:47:41Z")
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 8. 1890s-style curled mustaches How on earth do the hippest twentysomethings in the most fashion-forward urban centers in North America all of a sudden look like Snidely Whiplash?! ---
**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 9, 2015, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39205 "2015-11-09T04:47:36Z")
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 8. 1890s-style curled mustaches 9. Porkpie hats ---
**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 9, 2015, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39206 "2015-11-09T13:14:52Z")
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 8. 1890s-style curled mustaches 9. Porkpie hats 10. Mood rings ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2015, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39207 "2015-11-09T14:48:45Z")
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 8. 1890s-style curled mustaches 9. Porkpie hats 10. Mood rings 11. The Peace Sign (I see it on more clothing now than in the 1960’s) ---
**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 9, 2015, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39208 "2015-11-09T17:13:11Z")
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 8. 1890s-style curled mustaches 9. Porkpie hats 10. Mood rings 11. The Peace Sign (I see it on more clothing now than in the 1960’s) 12. Converse All-Stars ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2015, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39209 "2015-11-09T17:31:37Z")
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 8. 1890s-style curled mustaches 9. Porkpie hats 10. Mood rings 11. The Peace Sign (I see it on more clothing now than in the 1960’s) 12. Converse All-Stars 13. Sideburns Beverly Hills 90210 sparked that weird sideburns revival in the 90s, remember that? Pass; I picked this one. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2015, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39210 "2015-11-09T17:41:55Z")
Clothing trends (current or former) that should _never_ have existed in the first place 1. Leisure suits ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2015, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39211 "2015-11-09T17:53:32Z")
Clothing trends (current or former) that should _never_ have existed in the first place 1. Leisure suits 2. Baggy Jeans ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2015, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39212 "2015-11-09T17:54:50Z")
Clothing trends (current or former) that should never have existed in the first place 1. Leisure suits 2. Bell-bottomed pants ---
**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 9, 2015, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39213 "2015-11-09T17:57:22Z")
Clothing trends (current or former) that should never have existed in the first place 1. Leisure suits 2. Bell-bottomed pants 3. Dark socks with shorts ---
**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 9, 2015, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39214 "2015-11-09T17:59:39Z")
Clothing trends (current or former) that should never have existed in the first place 1. Leisure suits 2. Baggy Jeans 3. Bell-bottomed pants 4. Dark socks with shorts 5. Eyeliner, spandex & hairspray in heavy metal ---
**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 9, 2015, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39215 "2015-11-09T18:08:27Z")
Clothing trends (current or former) that should never have existed in the first place 1. Leisure suits 2. Baggy Jeans 3. Bell-bottomed pants 4. Dark socks with shorts 5. Eyeliner, spandex & hairspray in heavy metal 6. In the droop ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2015, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39216 "2015-11-09T18:43:43Z")
Clothing trends (current or former) that should never have existed in the first place 1. Leisure suits 2. Baggy Jeans 3. Bell-bottomed pants 4. Dark socks with shorts 5. Eyeliner, spandex & hairspray in heavy metal 6. In the droop 7. Plain white tanktops, AKA “A-shirts,” AKA “wife beaters,” as outerwear ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2015, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39217 "2015-11-09T19:38:54Z")
Clothing trends (current or former) that should never have existed in the first place 1. Leisure suits 2. Baggy Jeans 3. Bell-bottomed pants 4. Dark socks with shorts 5. Eyeliner, spandex & hairspray in heavy metal 6. In the droop 7. Plain white tanktops, AKA “A-shirts,” AKA “wife beaters,” as outerwear 8. Neckties. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2015, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39218 "2015-11-09T19:47:31Z")
What’s your problem with neckties? They add elegance eta and bow ties are cool ---
**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 9, 2015, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39219 "2015-11-09T20:04:29Z")
Clothing trends (current or former) that should never have existed in the first place 1. Leisure suits 2. Baggy Jeans 3. Bell-bottomed pants 4. Dark socks with shorts 5. Eyeliner, spandex & hairspray in heavy metal 6. In the droop 7. Plain white tanktops, AKA “A-shirts,” AKA “wife beaters,” as outerwear 8. Neckties. 9. Sagging pants. (I don’t know what “in the droop” means–if it’s the same thing, replace my answer with “wearing your clothes backwards, like Kriss Kross.”) ---
**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 9, 2015, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39220 "2015-11-09T20:08:43Z")
Clothing trends (current or former) that should never have existed in the first place 1. Leisure suits 2. Baggy Jeans 3. Bell-bottomed pants 4. Dark socks with shorts 5. Eyeliner, spandex & hairspray in heavy metal 6. In the droop 7. Plain white tanktops, AKA “A-shirts,” AKA “wife beaters,” as outerwear 8. Neckties. 9. Sagging pants. 10. Crocs ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2015, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39221 "2015-11-09T20:56:52Z")
Clothing trends (current or former) that should never have existed in the first place 1. Leisure suits 2. Baggy Jeans 3. Bell-bottomed pants 4. Dark socks with shorts 5. Eyeliner, spandex & hairspray in heavy metal 6. In the droop 7. Plain white tanktops, AKA “A-shirts,” AKA “wife beaters,” as outerwear 8. Neckties. 9. Sagging pants. 10. Crocs 11. Socks with sandals Bad enough when they’re Birkenstocks or Tevas, but it’s 100x worse when the sandal in question has a toe loop, so that the wearer basically has a foot wedgie. ---
**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 9, 2015, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39222 "2015-11-09T21:29:52Z")
Clothing trends (current or former) that should never have existed in the first place 1. Leisure suits 2. Baggy Jeans 3. Bell-bottomed pants 4. Dark socks with shorts 5. Eyeliner, spandex & hairspray in heavy metal 6. In the droop 7. Plain white tanktops, AKA “A-shirts,” AKA “wife beaters,” as outerwear 8. Neckties. 9. Sagging pants. 10. Crocs 11. Socks with sandals 12. Disposable paper party dresses ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2015, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39223 "2015-11-09T22:08:17Z")
Clothing trends (current or former) that should never have existed in the first place 1. Leisure suits 2. Baggy Jeans 3. Bell-bottomed pants 4. Dark socks with shorts 5. Eyeliner, spandex & hairspray in heavy metal 6. In the droop 7. Plain white tanktops, AKA “A-shirts,” AKA “wife beaters,” as outerwear 8. Neckties. 9. Sagging pants. 10. Crocs 11. Socks with sandals 12. Disposable paper party dresses 13. Culottes for men (i.e., skirt-length “shorts”) Next: Things you wish you had done before you were too old to do it. 1. Speak French [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1960) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1962)