# 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:** 3
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2009, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/41 "2009-05-11T00:52:33Z")
> [@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 think hats are totally stupid…unless you are working in the yard and need protection from the sun, or to keep warm in sub-zero temps. Otherwise, hats to me are pretentious fluff…and don’t even get me started on the idiots who wear cowboy hats (male and female) but have their Honda Civic parked outside of the bar. They might as well wear a Fez and pretend they own a camel ranch. Fashions that should come back? Bring back the 50’s! For men; the James Dean white t-shirt and tight jeans; plaid flannel shirts in the fall and winter; black leather motorcycle jackets. For women; 50’s Poodle skirts; tight knit sweaters; bobby socks and two tone shoes; pearl necklaces; pony tails. ---
**Author:** ![Raguleader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2009, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/42 "2009-05-11T01:15:31Z")
> [@DMark](#): > > I think hats are totally stupid…unless you are working in the yard and need protection from the sun, or to keep warm in sub-zero temps. Otherwise, hats to me are pretentious fluff…and don’t even get me started on the idiots who wear cowboy hats (male and female) but have their Honda Civic parked outside of the bar. They might as well wear a Fez and pretend they own a camel ranch. What, I can’t just be walking out in town or something and need protection from the sun? UV rays aren’t harmful only to farmhands you know. 😃 I’ve got a black fedora that goes pretty nicely with this tan leather jacket I own. I don’t know if it says “cowboy” or what, but it’s warm and nice in cold weather. ---
**Author:** ![j666](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de0a6/32.png) [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2009, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/43 "2009-05-11T01:23:37Z")
> [@DMark](#): > > Fashions that should come back? Bring back the 50’s! > For men; the James Dean white t-shirt and tight jeans; plaid flannel shirts in the fall and winter; black leather motorcycle jackets. > For women; 50’s Poodle skirts; tight knit sweaters; bobby socks and two tone shoes; pearl necklaces; pony tails. That was the basic problem with the Good Old Days - poodle skirts for women. How about we all get to wear jeans, knit sweaters, motorcycle jackets, and pearls? (I’ve always loved pearls and motorcycle jackets.) ---
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2009, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/44 "2009-05-11T01:32:27Z")
I wish speedos would come back into fashion for men (or least that swimsuit hemlines would go from mid-calf to mid-thigh). ---
**Author:** ![Fuzzy\_Dunlop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/848f3c/32.png) [@Fuzzy\_Dunlop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fuzzy_Dunlop)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2009, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/45 "2009-05-11T02:21:00Z")
> [@cactus\_waltz](#): > > 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. I’d like to see a resurgence of occasions where it’s acceptable or expected for men to dress up. This can happen for women, too, except I think they’re already in a much better position than men. I should say that I generally find people who bemoan the rise of casual wear to be completely insufferable. I can`t stand idiots who think jeans are evil, or shorts are children’s clothes, or that people who hate wearing ties are inherently lazy people. It’s ridiculous and it’s totally ok to like being casual. But I can’t even find occasions or events where I _can_ dress up. And what is most annoying is that I often go places where all the women are in pretty dresses. Nobody ever asks them “why are you so dressed up?”, they just look fantastic in their hot little dresses. I just want it to become OK again for me to be equally dressy at such events. ---
**Author:** ![ExTank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@ExTank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExTank)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2009, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/46 "2009-05-11T03:08:14Z")
In keeping with swords (preferably a nice, wieldy rapier), capes, and hats for men, I’d like to see a “code duello” come back. Swords at dawn on the Field of Honor. Yes, I’d like that. Of course, society as a whole would have to change radically; try that shit now and you get some punk pulling his “gat” and “bustin’ a cap in yer ass.” Or worse, siccing his lawyer on you. ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Cymbeline](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_cymbeline/32/9244_2.png) [@Green\_Cymbeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Cymbeline)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2009, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/47 "2009-05-11T03:24:30Z")
Lacy, feminine fashion from the Victorian and Edwardian era… Lacy Edwardian dresses like this: [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/3016/2677858679_5628cae764_b.jpg "Edwardian Dress Front") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/28658702@N02/2677858679/sizes/l/in/photostream/) [![](https://fash224.tripod.com/test-4.img/1900-37.jpg) ](https://fash224.tripod.com/test-4.img/1900-37.jpg) [http://antiquedress.com/item6155.htm](http://antiquedress.com/item6155.htm) [http://antiquedress.com/item9977.htm](http://antiquedress.com/item9977.htm) [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/3567/3490217969_6bcfe190b8_b.jpg "Friends") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/josefnovak33/3490217969/sizes/l/in/pool-446714@N24/) [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/3120/2580955852_2391f30042_z.jpg "beautiful lace dress") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/25237851@N03/2580955852/) Nightgowns and petticoats like this: [http://antiquedress.com/item4526.htm](http://antiquedress.com/item4526.htm) [http://antiquedress.com/item4608.htm](http://antiquedress.com/item4608.htm) [http://antiquedress.com/item6213.htm](http://antiquedress.com/item6213.htm) [http://antiquedress.com/item4595.htm](http://antiquedress.com/item4595.htm) [http://antiquedress.com/item6569.htm](http://antiquedress.com/item6569.htm) Other pretty dresses like these: [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/3464/3183241858_7ca4e4d676_z.jpg "Jeffreys Lewis") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/25237851@N03/3183241858/) [http://www.flickr.com/photos/alyeb/3342051725/](http://www.flickr.com/photos/alyeb/3342051725/) [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/66/222339739_d6b2b9cf8e_b.jpg "Wedding Gown") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/mac_prichard/222339739/) ---
**Author:** ![BigBertha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d78d45/32.png) [@BigBertha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigBertha)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2009, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/48 "2009-05-11T06:20:47Z")
Most will probably not agree with me, but I really enjoyed off the shoulder sweatshirts and neon colors. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2009, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/49 "2009-05-11T06:42:56Z")
Crotchless chaps. Monobrows. Facial hair. (These are for men only.) ---
**Author:** ![KarlGrenze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dbc845/32.png) [@KarlGrenze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGrenze)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2009, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/50 "2009-05-11T12:32:22Z")
> [@alphaboi867](#): > > I wish speedos would come back into fashion for men (or least that swimsuit hemlines would go from mid-calf to mid-thigh). They’re in fashion in Brazil… 🙂 Most of the guys I saw at the beach (whether very beautiful to very unattractive) wore those. ---
**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 11, 2009, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/51 "2009-05-11T13:00:55Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > Facial hair. Beards are already back in. ---
**Author:** ![SaharaTea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SaharaTea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SaharaTea)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2009, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/52 "2009-05-11T13:08:44Z")
I have a huge thing for guys who wear chain wallets. I still see dudes wearing them every so often, but nothing like when they came back with the swing craze of the 90s. Also pinstripe suits and sideburns. For women, [veiled hats](http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2008/03/18/1903_hat_wideweb__430x426,0.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2009, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/53 "2009-05-11T13:35:39Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > 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. Second! My favorite dress of all time was paisley. Of course, it was in the second grade . . . but it was so pretty. With a little black velvet bow. Why is paisley out of style? MrDibble, have one made for you. If I see you in it, I’ll tell you how nice you look. ---
**Author:** ![Mahna\_Mahna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47c2d/32.png) [@Mahna\_Mahna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahna_Mahna)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2009, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/54 "2009-05-11T14:15:39Z")
I wish capes would make a comeback. Big voluminous capes made of luxurious fabrics with deep hoods… because a cape makes everything you do just that much more dramatic. A trenchcoat just doesn’t swirl properly if I want to make a grand exit. I’m glad to see that old school men’s hats are making a comeback, at least within the late-20s-to-early-30s bracket. I love me a man in a nice hat. It makes my heart go pitter-patter. 🙂 In fact, The Boy has a couple of fedoras. He likes to rock the vintage 1950’s wool fedora when he wants to look like a mensch. ---
**Author:** ![Superfluous\_Parentheses](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8edcca/32.png) [@Superfluous\_Parentheses](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superfluous_Parentheses)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2009, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/55 "2009-05-11T15:56:49Z")
> [@madmonk28](#): > > Vests for men. Nah. Waistcoats & hats. > [@Khadaji](#): > > 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. This is exactly what’s keeping me from wearing hats. ---
**Author:** ![GargoyleWB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gargoylewb/32/199_2.png) [@GargoyleWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GargoyleWB)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2009, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/56 "2009-05-11T16:15:22Z")
60s Hipster beat-poet garb. Turtlenecks, berets, little dark glasses, wide belts and tight slacks. Think James Coburn _In Like Flint_. ---
**Author:** ![badbadrubberpiggy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/57b2e6/32.png) [@badbadrubberpiggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/badbadrubberpiggy)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2009, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/57 "2009-05-11T16:18:50Z")
> [@cactus\_waltz](#): > > 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. The day this trend comes back is the day I shell out several thousand dollars for laser eye surgery. ---
**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2009, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/58 "2009-05-11T16:47:11Z")
I like the cool, 1940’s look of these suits…and hardboiled detectives like Philip Marlowe and Sam Spade wore them. What are the chances?:rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2009, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/59 "2009-05-11T16:52:09Z")
Another vote for miniskirts here. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![DudleyGarrett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d9b06d/32.png) [@DudleyGarrett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DudleyGarrett)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2009, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/60 "2009-05-11T16:59:44Z")
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