# 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:** 19\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/81 "2009-05-12T15:49:22Z")
> [@](#): > > Vintage-style swimsuits! By which I specifically mean the style that don’t necessitate a Brazilian wax, are entirely bum-covering, and don’t echo the style of your basic high-leg ladies knicker, though I certainly champion a return to all-round sturdiness. > > I trawled precisely a million and one shops this year, and whilst the colour and pattern and price and so on all varied hugely, the knicker lines were all exactly the same. I would’ve settled for the slightest lowering of the material, believe me, but they were all “Hi, I’m wolf-alice, and have you met my vagina?”. I don’t know what size you are, but Woman Within has some [swimsuits](http://www.womanwithin.com/Plus-Size-swim-365.aspx?DeptId=9290) that cover the parts of you that you would prefer to keep private. I don’t know if they will ship to the UK (I’m guessing you live in the UK because you say knicker and bum), but I thought you might like to know that such swimsuits ARE being made. This company also offers trunks that coordinate with the swimsuits. This option is very nice for women who are not really comfortable with their hips and/or thighs. I wear a skirted suit myself. I thought that skirted swimsuits were totally missing the point when I was young and with a firm body. Now I wear one, out of consideration for the world at large. ---
**Author:** ![mariposalabrown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ad7895/32.png) [@mariposalabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mariposalabrown)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/82 "2009-05-12T15:54:27Z")
Yeah metallic Spandex and bleached ripped up jeans are way in right now. I have a pair of black shiny latex leggings from American Apparel, and I almost had a heart attack in a bathroom bar because I couldn’t pull them down, they are so damn tight. Got them down, then I couldn’t get them up, I was panicking. Thought I might have to walk out of there with no pants on. I haven’t worn them since, which is too bad, because they are really cute. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/83 "2009-05-12T16:18:15Z")
> [@wolf-alice](#): > > Vintage-style swimsuits! By which I specifically mean the style that don’t necessitate a Brazilian wax, are entirely bum-covering, and don’t echo the style of your basic high-leg ladies knicker, though I certainly champion a return to all-round sturdiness.. Just google [Modest clothing swimwear] you’ll find plenty. [Kinda Modest](http://www.ohanaswimwear.com/onepiece_iolani.php) [More Modest](http://www.modestswimwear4u.com/english/english.html#outfits) [Very Modest](http://www.modestswimandsport.com/dir_urun/modestkini_islamic_swimsuit_7585.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/84 "2009-05-12T17:18:02Z")
Yes, I have been to Rion, and most guys wear speedos (except for the surfers, who wear jammers). Most of the world isn’t uptight about briefs-they are much more comfortable, and dry off quickly-you aren’t walking around for hours in soaing wet shorts. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/85 "2009-05-12T18:04:23Z")
Actually, one that I wish would go away: men’s neckties. One that I wish would come back (kinda related to the above): comfort first, glitz last. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/86 "2009-05-12T18:57:22Z")
> [@mariposalabrown](#): > > Yeah metallic Spandex and bleached ripped up jeans are way in right now. I have a pair of black shiny latex leggings from American Apparel, and I almost had a heart attack in a bathroom bar because I couldn’t pull them down, they are so damn tight. Got them down, then I couldn’t get them up, I was panicking. Thought I might have to walk out of there with no pants on. I haven’t worn them since, which is too bad, because they are really cute. Next time try putting some lotion on your legs. Do Not add powder, however, as this will form a paste 😛 I wish Chemin de Fer jeans would come back. They had wide legs and different styles of fastening, such as the sailor style, the tuxedo style (button front with a notch at the top) and some other nifty things which I don’t know how to desribe at the moment. I think the company went out of business in the early eighties. I also wish I could find the bikinis that have the extra long strings on the top that you’d cross in the back, pull up under the sides of the botoms and tie around your waist (if you don’t already know what I’m talking about, no way is that description gonna help) ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/87 "2009-05-12T19:02:49Z")
Short shorts but not in sizes for fat people. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/88 "2009-05-12T20:26:48Z")
I’ll second big 80s hair on women. A lot of it was atrocious back then but when it was good it was real good. ---
**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 13, 2009, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/89 "2009-05-13T06:27:47Z")
> [@DudleyGarrett](#): > > This, for those wondering: > > [http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1013/794987694\_663a18e680.jpg?v=0](http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1013/794987694_663a18e680.jpg?v=0) > > Noodle men do not apply. I wholeheartedly agree. Who wants a naked face? ---
**Author:** ![schnuckiputzi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecb155/32.png) [@schnuckiputzi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/schnuckiputzi)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2009, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/90 "2009-05-13T14:46:41Z")
I spent my youth among Amish/Mennonite people and also doing Civil War re-enactments, and I would love to see moderate corsets and long skirts. Corsets give you great back support and posture, and if you don’t overdo the tightening, you’re fine in the breathing department. I swear the sexiest thing I ever wore was a Civil War ballgown with a hoop skirt. Your waist looks tiny and your boobs are perky, and an old lady taught me to walk with a certain swash in my step. ---
**Author:** ![Kizarvexius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/da6949/32.png) [@Kizarvexius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kizarvexius)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2009, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/91 "2009-05-14T21:10:58Z")
My body shape does not easily accommodate trousers – the waistline either has to cinch around my gut (constantly slipping downward) or underneath it (which looks hideous). So being neither Scottish, a transvestite, nor someone interested in displaying his skivvies (or lack thereof) to the world, I’d avoid the problem altogether by wearing robes or a simple tunic. Since I live in Austin I could probably get away with it, but frankly I don’t have the nerve to try. It’s been good enough for much of the rest of the world for thousands of years. Why should it be reserved for the clergy, “damned for’ners”, and weirdos? ---
**Author:** ![FallFast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ba9def/32.png) [@FallFast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FallFast)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2009, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/92 "2009-05-15T00:10:26Z")
Slits. I’m talking long skirts/dresses that had those very long slits up the side or back or front. I remember a girl in high school, tall, blond, very long legs. She would wear a long red skirt slit up the side. I would just stare and lust after those legs. ---
**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2009, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/93 "2009-05-15T00:48:35Z")
Sperry Topsiders. They were really big in the early 80s (or at least that’s when I discovered them). Oh, wait, they are coming back in nice two-tone styles, [like so](http://www.sperrytopsider.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemID=1146&itemType=PRODUCT&iMainCat=143&iSubCat=144&iProductID=1146&sColor=643). And I’m seeing a few younger, urban types wearing them quite stylishly. I’m so getting me a pair when I have some spare change. ---
**Author:** ![Kolga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e56c9b/32.png) [@Kolga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolga)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2009, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/94 "2009-05-15T00:53:32Z")
> [@Mahna\_Mahna](#): > > 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. Hang out with the neo-pagan/RenFaire crowd, and knock yourself out. We wear capes and cloaks all the time, and sometimes not for just our own little gatherings. Ditto on the giant 80s eyeglasses hate. ---
**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 15, 2009, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/95 "2009-05-15T01:09:31Z")
> [@DudleyGarrett](#): > > This, for those wondering: > > [http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1013/794987694\_663a18e680.jpg?v=0](http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1013/794987694_663a18e680.jpg?v=0) > > Noodle men do not apply. Is that Daniel Day-Lewis? ---
**Author:** ![elmwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmwood/32/3060_2.png) [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2009, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/96 "2009-05-15T01:12:47Z")
Stirrup pants. I thought they looked so hot on the women that wore them. ---
**Author:** ![elmwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmwood/32/3060_2.png) [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2009, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/97 "2009-05-15T01:19:45Z")
> [@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 see lots of fedoras, but they tend to be on the geek/Linux crowd. Where there’s a fedora, there’s also going to be someone nearby with a trenchcoat, a few with neckbeards, and some with science and math t-shirts like “There are 10 kinds of people, those that understand binary, and those that don’t”. Can’t forget the BO. ---
**Author:** ![Ichini\_Sanshigo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/d9b06d/32.png) [@Ichini\_Sanshigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ichini_Sanshigo)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2009, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/98 "2009-05-15T01:20:37Z")
> [@elmwood](#): > > Stirrup pants. I thought they looked so hot on the women that wore them. They _are_ back. I’ve seen people wearing them. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2009, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909/99 "2009-05-15T17:21:00Z")
> [@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. You might want to check out the work of [Jhane Barnes](http://www.jhanebarnes.com/fashion-furniture-carpet-news/story=nova&year=2008&g=). Her work isn’t exactly paisley, but it seems to me that a paisley has some characteristics in common with a fractal. Check out [this bit from NOVA](http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/programs/ht/tm/3514.html?site=34&pl=wmp&rate=hi&ch=3). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909.md?page=4)