# 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:** 2
**Author:** ![DaphneBlack](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daphneblack/32/5389_2.png) [@DaphneBlack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaphneBlack)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/21 "2009-05-10T16:52:49Z")
Hats! For men especially. I lurrrrrrve men in hats, and I also like wearing female versions of men’s hats. I think I could rock some of the 1960s ladies’ hats quite well too. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/22 "2009-05-10T16:56:49Z")
> [@DaphneBlack](#): > > Hats! For men especially. I lurrrrrrve men in hats, and I also like wearing female versions of men’s hats. I think I could rock some of the 1960s ladies’ hats quite well too. In style or not - I would wear a hat more if I could easily find some to fit my gigantic head. I’ve come close to buying a few off the gigantic hat stores online, but they are costly enough that I want to try them on. ---
**Author:** ![congodwarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/23 "2009-05-10T17:14:36Z")
> [@cactus\_waltz](#): > > I honestly think we’re really close to a Big Glasses revival. Please god NO!!! I’m still traumatized from having to wear those things 'til the mid-late 90’s when I was finally old enough to get a job and buy my own glasses. That was what I did with my first couple paychecks - I bought new glasses. For me, I don’t really have any wishes for anything to come back, just for things to go away. Skinny pants need to go away. ---
**Author:** ![Tristan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tristan/32/18058_2.png) [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/24 "2009-05-10T17:29:01Z")
Swords. I think it would be cool for the “tough” look to be to wear a sword. Jeans, T-shirt, sword. I love it. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Tyger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/25 "2009-05-10T19:02:57Z")
> [@Amp](#): > > 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. I’ve seen people wearing fedoras and they’re easy to find in the stores. Go for it! (admittedly, I know nothing about fashion and just wear what I like, so…) ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/26 "2009-05-10T19:46:45Z")
[Ivy caps](http://www.dadshats.com/ivycap.html), or newsboy caps. I started wearing one in January (looks much like [this](http://www.dadshats.com/capsued.html)), and although I’ve seen a few other people near my age wear them, my friends and I agree that it makes me look like an old man. 😛 But that’s primarily because right now mostly old men wear them, and once you get past that I think it looks pretty good. ---
**Author:** ![shy\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a6a055/32.png) [@shy\_guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shy_guy)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/27 "2009-05-10T19:58:04Z")
> [@Bosstone](#): > > [Ivy caps](http://www.dadshats.com/ivycap.html), or newsboy caps. I started wearing one in January (looks much like [this](http://www.dadshats.com/capsued.html)), and although I’ve seen a few other people near my age wear them, my friends and I agree that it makes me look like an old man. 😛 But that’s primarily because right now mostly old men wear them, and once you get past that I think it looks pretty good. I love these. I think they look fantastic; I don’t know why more guys don’t wear them. ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/28 "2009-05-10T20:16:35Z")
Did guys ever carry parasols? I’d love to carry a parasol around here in the summer. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/29 "2009-05-10T20:42:52Z")
I’ve seen a couple of young ladies wearing removable sleeves, and I hope it catches on again. Those were so cool, back in medieval times. Oh, and capes. ---
**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, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/30 "2009-05-10T21:01:58Z")
I’ve seen gentleman hats amongst the younger in-crowd a couple of years. Think Justin Timberlake. Of course, it would be greater to see them worn by older men. Older men, on the other hand, want to come off young. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/31 "2009-05-10T21:09:23Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > Dear Og, > > Please don’t let **silenus** see this thread. > > Thank you. Og does not love you, because you are a sinner. 😃 I third mini-skirts and peasant blouses (not at the same time!) ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/32 "2009-05-10T21:14:55Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > 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. Miniskirts went out? I have a couple of tiny, tiny skirts that I wear a lot. ---
**Author:** ![Raguleader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/33 "2009-05-10T21:22:09Z")
Long skirts for women, brimmed hats for men. I kinda wish the flight cap had never caught on in the Air Force. That thing is useless and flies away in a strong wind if you’re not careful. Maybe bring back the Kepi or a plume-less Shako hat for the dress uniforms? ---
**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, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/34 "2009-05-10T22:14:27Z")
> [@cactus\_waltz](#): > > I’ve seen gentleman hats amongst the younger in-crowd a couple of years. Think Justin Timberlake. Justin Timberlake also wears three-piece suits. Of course when you’re young, handsome, thin and rich, everything looks good. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![DaphneBlack](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daphneblack/32/5389_2.png) [@DaphneBlack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaphneBlack)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/35 "2009-05-10T22:37:33Z")
> [@shy\_guy](#): > > I love these. I think they look fantastic; I don’t know why more guys don’t wear them. Seconded. And girls can wear them too, in a little different style. ---
**Author:** ![FallingLeaves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/54ee81/32.png) [@FallingLeaves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FallingLeaves)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/36 "2009-05-10T23:59:41Z")
Summer weight (light weight) long pants for women. Were these ever in? If so, I want them to come back. I hate capri pants and need long pants that are appropriate for work, but don’t have to be dress pants. I love some of the styles and colors they make in capri pants, I just want them 6-10 inches longer. ---
**Author:** ![Pyper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Pyper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pyper)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2009, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/37 "2009-05-11T00:10:01Z")
> [@Raguleader](#): > > Long skirts for women, brimmed hats for men. Long skirts are back this season. I’d been waiting for them to return for years, and when I finally saw them showing up in stores, I went out and bought several. What I wish would return to women’s fashion is colors that are not eye-meltingly bright. It’s practically impossible to find a top nowadays that is not an intense primary hue. I want to return to the 90’s when colors were muted. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2009, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/38 "2009-05-11T00:12:45Z")
> [@Tarwater](#): > > 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. NONONONONO. Denim jackets are hot male and female, _but not with jeans_. Ugh. With other pants. ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2009, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/39 "2009-05-11T00:40:02Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > I third mini-skirts and peasant blouses (not at the same time!) Minis & peasant blouses at same time…so hot… ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2009, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/40 "2009-05-11T00:50:29Z")
I wish avocado kitchen appliances would come back. Then I’d be stylin’ and would save a ton of money on my kitchen makeover. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909.md?page=3)