# Old Clothing brands **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 27, 2009, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-clothing-brands/515344 "2009-10-27T20:37:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Livardo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/43a26b/32.png) [@Livardo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Livardo)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2009, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-clothing-brands/515344/1 "2009-10-27T20:37:53Z")
I was talking to a friend about brands that were popular in highschool which you don’t hear much about anymore. Here’s the list we came out with: -Vuarnet -Chip & Pepper -BUM -Cross Colours -Stussy -Gotcha -British Knights shoes (and some clothes!) Any other brands? Remember when Coca-Cola branded things were cool? ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2009, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-clothing-brands/515344/2 "2009-10-27T20:49:32Z")
Osh Kosh B’Gosh? ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2009, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-clothing-brands/515344/3 "2009-10-27T20:53:23Z")
Hang Ten. I was going to say OP (Ocean Pacific), but it seems that they’re making a comeback. ---
**Author:** ![Livardo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/43a26b/32.png) [@Livardo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Livardo)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2009, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-clothing-brands/515344/4 "2009-10-27T20:55:56Z")
Yeah, I was going to say OP too but they’re selling the brand at Walmart. ---
**Author:** ![Livardo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/43a26b/32.png) [@Livardo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Livardo)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2009, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-clothing-brands/515344/5 "2009-10-27T20:56:59Z")
I loved Hang Ten. I used to have a couple of their shirts. They fit well and were stylish to boot. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2009, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-clothing-brands/515344/6 "2009-10-27T20:58:35Z")
No love for Big Dog? \ Or Umbros? God, you weren’t nobody if you didn’t have some of them Umbros shorts. I didn’t. ETA - Big Johnson shirts! ---
**Author:** ![badbadrubberpiggy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/57b2e6/32.png) [@badbadrubberpiggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/badbadrubberpiggy)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2009, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-clothing-brands/515344/7 "2009-10-27T21:04:39Z")
> [@Zsofia](#): > > No love for Big Dog? \ > Or Umbros? God, you weren’t nobody if you didn’t have some of them Umbros shorts. I didn’t. > > ETA - Big Johnson shirts! Big Dog stuff is still around - I don’t think it’s popular with high school kids, though! I didn’t have any Umbros, either ☹ Are the Co-Ed Naked \ clothes still around? ---
**Author:** ![joebuck20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2009, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-clothing-brands/515344/8 "2009-10-27T21:10:25Z")
> [@Zsofia](#): > > No love for Big Dog? \ > Or Umbros? God, you weren’t nobody if you didn’t have some of them Umbros shorts. I didn’t. > > ETA - Big Johnson shirts! Ah, yes Big Johnson. I remember when those along with the Coed Naked shirts were banned at my high school. Howabout Jordache, are they still around. I also remember Mossimo being pretty big. And I recall shirts with various Looney Tunes characters in gangster poses were pretty popular in the 1990s. ---
**Author:** ![Livardo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/43a26b/32.png) [@Livardo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Livardo)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2009, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-clothing-brands/515344/9 "2009-10-27T21:14:31Z")
Are Filas still cool with the kids? Here’s some other ones: -Hypercolor. Had one of their shirts, the thermal effect didn’t work for shit. -Mossimo -LA Gear ---
**Author:** ![whole\_bean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/96bed5/32.png) [@whole\_bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whole_bean)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2009, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-clothing-brands/515344/10 "2009-10-27T21:18:12Z")
> [@Livardo](#): > > I was talking to a friend about brands that were popular in highschool which you don’t hear much about anymore. > > Here’s the list we came out with: > > -Vuarnet > -Chip & Pepper > -BUM > -Cross Colours > -Stussy > -Gotcha > -British Knights shoes (and some clothes!) > > Any other brands? > > Remember when Coca-Cola branded things were cool? Vuarnet were and are (skiing) sunglasses. The t-shirts were a side affair, just like Coke (and to lesser extent, Pepsi) stuff Some of what’s been referenced (Stussy, Hang Ten, OP) are surf culcture clothes. Osh Kosh is for little kids - it’s still around. I too had Umbros. ---
**Author:** ![whole\_bean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/96bed5/32.png) [@whole\_bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whole_bean)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2009, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-clothing-brands/515344/11 "2009-10-27T21:20:00Z")
> [@Livardo](#): > > -Hypercolor. Had one of their shirts, the thermal effect didn’t work for shit. Great for drawing attention to sweaty pits. Genera as a whole, not just Hypercolor, is a good call. > [@Livardo](#): > > -Mossimo Last I saw, this stuff is sold a Target ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2009, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-clothing-brands/515344/12 "2009-10-27T21:41:46Z")
Back in the Pleistocene age, Dittos jeans were extremely popular. That would be the 1970s, for you kiddies. They had a particular type of “saddle cut” style of tailoring that was flattering to a girl’s butt, and they came in brushed twill of various colors. So I guess they weren’t jeans at all. I think I saved a pair for nostalgia’s sake and still have it way in the back of my closet. ---
**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:** [October 27, 2009, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-clothing-brands/515344/13 "2009-10-27T22:00:28Z")
> [@teela\_brown](#): > > Back in the Pleistocene age, Dittos jeans were extremely popular. That would be the 1970s, for you kiddies. They had a particular type of “saddle cut” style of tailoring that was flattering to a girl’s butt, and they came in brushed twill of various colors. So I guess they weren’t jeans at all. > > I think I saved a pair for nostalgia’s sake and still have it way in the back of my closet. Aww, I came in here to mention Dittos, and I thought I was going to make it all the way through the replies without anybody beating me to it! 🙂 A few more: Jordache Britannia (uh-oh!) Sergio Valente Angel Flight (ooh la-la!) Sassoon (I used to have several pairs of designer jeans when I was in early high school–despite the fact that I was a nerdy kid who really had no interest in fashion. I just liked the jeans. And they _were_ comfortable and didn’t look trashy.) The Sassoons were the most comfortable, followed by the Sergios. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2009, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-clothing-brands/515344/14 "2009-10-27T22:34:48Z")
> [@winterhawk11](#): > > Britannia Thank you! I was going crazy trying to remember the name. My daughter nagged and nagged until she got a pair of Brittania jeans. Going farther back (the 50’s), I remember my mom being quite proud of her Pendleton jacket (plaid, could be worn as a shirt, kinda mannish), and later, a London Fog coat. I think London Fog is still around. Not sure about Pendleton. ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2009, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-clothing-brands/515344/15 "2009-10-27T22:45:06Z")
Are Sedgefield jeans still around? IIRC, their slogan was “The jeans with the physical fit” Another of those “You were nobody if you didn’t have…” was (natually enough) Members Only. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2009, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-clothing-brands/515344/16 "2009-10-27T22:46:24Z")
Benetton. I think that’s the spelling. ---
**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2009, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-clothing-brands/515344/17 "2009-10-27T22:54:27Z")
I remember it! I used to laugh when I saw a young gal with “BUM” splayed across her ass! Were they trying to say “I’m a BUM?” ---
**Author:** ![joebuck20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2009, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-clothing-brands/515344/18 "2009-10-27T22:57:37Z")
There was also IOU. Anybody remember that brand? ---
**Author:** ![Fionn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Fionn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fionn)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2009, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-clothing-brands/515344/19 "2009-10-27T23:06:10Z")
I hadn’t thought of IOU in forever, but I do remember it, now that you mention it. ---
**Author:** ![kathmandu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@kathmandu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kathmandu)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2009, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-clothing-brands/515344/20 "2009-10-27T23:48:49Z")
I used to love Ikeda jeans and Sun Ice ski jackets. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-clothing-brands/515344.md?page=2)