# What Fashion Do You Wish Would Come Back **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 10, 2009, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909 "2009-05-10T03:12:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/1 "2009-05-10T03:12:52Z")
What trend in fashion did you like, but is now out of style that you wish would come back? It could be clothes or hair style or grooming style or anything relating to fashion and/or the way people present themselves physically. For me I miss denim jackets. I used to love them. I need to go out and get one. I also love Fedoras. I think I’ll go buy one and where it with my denim vest. 🙂 I am not sure if this should go here or IMHO, but it seems more like here so MODS please move it if it’s incorrect ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/2 "2009-05-10T03:20:29Z")
Armor. ---
**Author:** ![Tarwater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9de0a6/32.png) [@Tarwater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tarwater)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/3 "2009-05-10T03:37:24Z")
> [@Markxxx](#): > > What trend in fashion did you like, but is now out of style that you wish would come back? It could be clothes or hair style or grooming style or anything relating to fashion and/or the way people present themselves physically. > > For me I miss denim jackets. I used to love them. I need to go out and get one. I also love Fedoras. I think I’ll go buy one and where it with my denim vest. 🙂 > > I am not sure if this should go here or IMHO, but it seems more like here so MODS please move it if it’s incorrect Denim jackets are still in style. You just have to know how to wear one. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/4 "2009-05-10T03:43:11Z")
They are? Denim as anything other than jeans seems pretty tacky to me, and I’m not particularly fashion minded. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/5 "2009-05-10T03:44:25Z")
MINI SKIRTS! When I was in high school skirts were up to YE! and beyond, but we were so inured to it we didn’t notice all those fantastic legs traipsing around. By junior year the authorities had finally accepted pants on women, so our womenfolk (my wife has commented on how attractive the girls at my HS were) started going around in sewn-on bluejeans. While that meant we had a clearer idea of how perfect their bottoms were, I noted the irony that we first noticed their calves and thighs when they were covered by 1/8" of denim instead of .25mm of sheer nylon. Peasant blouses with no bras was another favorite. ---
**Author:** ![Tarwater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9de0a6/32.png) [@Tarwater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tarwater)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/6 "2009-05-10T03:59:47Z")
> [@Aesiron](#): > > They are? Denim as anything other than jeans seems pretty tacky to me, and I’m not particularly fashion minded. It’s not something everybody can wear. You need to have a certain [look](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qjpwnPW4c1o/R_tb-2QgcOI/AAAAAAAADOU/Q2ryvxzFGKg/s1600-h/APCBlueweb.jpg) to pull it off, and it really only works if you dress it up appropriately, with a nice pair of boots and slim-cut selvedge. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/7 "2009-05-10T06:21:02Z")
Vests for men. ---
**Author:** ![DWMarch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwmarch/32/1010_2.png) [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/8 "2009-05-10T08:29:00Z")
Leather skirts. They don’t have to be short, just leather. Preferably on women. ---
**Author:** ![mr.jp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/48db29/32.png) [@mr.jp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr.jp)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/9 "2009-05-10T09:20:03Z")
Mini skirts with heels. And those MC hammer pants for girls have to go away. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/10 "2009-05-10T10:05:54Z")
Paisley. I can’t find a nice paisley men’s shirt for love or money - and I’ve been looking. 10 years ago, they were everywhere. ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/11 "2009-05-10T12:55:11Z")
Automobile fins. It sucks enough that nothing ever looks like one of those neat concept car designs; at _least_ they could weld on a damn fin. ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/12 "2009-05-10T13:05:41Z")
I have to agree with mini skirts. ---
**Author:** ![Jennyrosity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@Jennyrosity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennyrosity)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/13 "2009-05-10T13:33:53Z")
Hats for women as standard everyday wear. I love hats. I really suit hats (I have yet to try one that doesn’t suit me). I so seldom get to wear them. ---
**Author:** ![cactus\_waltz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@cactus\_waltz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cactus_waltz)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/14 "2009-05-10T14:02:40Z")
Actually, I think current fashion is a lot better now than it was, say, ten years ago. One thing I would like to see return is the sense of the Right clothes for the Right occassion, where different circumstances demand different styles. Something a bit more thought through than hot weather = less clothes, cold weather = more clothes. ---
**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/15 "2009-05-10T14:43:44Z")
Big lenses in glasses. Like Ed McMahon. So you can see properly, especially with bi-focals. ---
**Author:** ![cactus\_waltz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@cactus\_waltz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cactus_waltz)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/16 "2009-05-10T14:54:13Z")
> [@K364](#): > > Big lenses in glasses. Like Ed McMahon. > > So you can see properly, especially with bi-focals. I honestly think we’re really close to a Big Glasses revival. Not just those hipster glasses or aviator glasses we’ve seen in the past couple of years, but also those big honking [80’s secreterary glasses](http://media.photobucket.com/image/1980%252527s%20%20glasses/lilmisspriss888/Pink%20Rock%20Candy/AmAp-VintageEyewear.jpg). They are due for a comeback. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Drake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/17 "2009-05-10T15:53:48Z")
Colors in men’s clothing. I’m so sick of everything being black, white, khaki, or washed-out-faded-blue. I don’t need to look like a circus tent, and I wouldn’t wear pink on a bet, but would it kill you to let us wear bright blues and greens, o Fashion Gods? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/18 "2009-05-10T16:10:04Z")
> [@Dr.Drake](#): > > Colors in men’s clothing. I’m so sick of everything being black, white, khaki, or washed-out-faded-blue. I don’t need to look like a circus tent, and I wouldn’t wear pink on a bet, but would it kill you to let us wear bright blues and greens, o Fashion Gods? Dear Og, Please don’t let **silenus** see this thread. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Amp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/19 "2009-05-10T16:34:00Z")
Hats for men. I would love to walk around or go out with a nice Fedora on but I don’t dare. I would be looked at like I had two heads or something. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/20 "2009-05-10T16:37:59Z")
Codpieces. For the laughs. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909.md?page=2)