# What retro clothing would you like to see back? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 7, 2021, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-retro-clothing-would-you-like-to-see-back/939550 "2021-04-07T14:50:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2021, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-retro-clothing-would-you-like-to-see-back/939550/142 "2021-04-15T18:54:29Z")
I did not know of air canes befor your post. Now, I want one. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2021, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-retro-clothing-would-you-like-to-see-back/939550/143 "2021-06-08T00:29:39Z")
> [@mordecaiB](#): > > If you don’t mind answering, what is it about them you find attractive? Do you find them sexy or they look cool? They look kinda snood-y to me. ---
**Author:** ![mordecaiB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mordecaib/32/7725_2.png) [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2021, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-retro-clothing-would-you-like-to-see-back/939550/144 "2021-06-08T04:12:30Z")
I have to admit they do have snood appeal. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2021, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-retro-clothing-would-you-like-to-see-back/939550/145 "2021-06-08T12:20:46Z")
I have a number of gaiters made out of a fleece material. They’re great in the cold. Wear one around my neck, and another on my head as a hat to cover my ears. Oh, my most important fashion accessory is “Denial” ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2021, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-retro-clothing-would-you-like-to-see-back/939550/146 "2021-06-08T15:47:53Z")
How about long coats for outdoor wear, specifically peacoats and dusters. ---
**Author:** ![Ulfreida](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ulfreida/32/8014_2.png) [@Ulfreida](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulfreida)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2021, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-retro-clothing-would-you-like-to-see-back/939550/147 "2021-06-08T16:49:54Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > Can I find such shirts today? used clothing stores which specialize in costumes and retro looks. ---
**Author:** ![Ulfreida](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ulfreida/32/8014_2.png) [@Ulfreida](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulfreida)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2021, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-retro-clothing-would-you-like-to-see-back/939550/148 "2021-06-08T16:59:06Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > I miss body suits with hip hugger jeans/corduroys. On _girls_ , fer cryin’ out loud. I looked pretty hot in that combo when I was fifteen. But really hard to pee in. ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2021, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-retro-clothing-would-you-like-to-see-back/939550/149 "2021-06-08T18:46:27Z")
> [@Saint\_Cad](#): > > How about long coats for outdoor wear, specifically peacoats and dusters. Have peacoats really been out of style? Because you can easily buy one any time in the last few decades from Banana Republic or J Crew, etc. ---
**Author:** ![dorvann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df705f/32.png) [@dorvann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorvann)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2021, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-retro-clothing-would-you-like-to-see-back/939550/150 "2021-06-08T23:54:54Z")
When I was a teen in the late 80s I always wanted a heavy metal denim vest—you know the ones with a big back patch of a band sewed on it and several smaller patches of other bands covering the rest of it. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-retro-clothing-would-you-like-to-see-back/939550/151 "2021-06-09T00:03:54Z")
> [@Ulfreida](#): > > I looked pretty hot in that combo when I was fifteen. But really hard to pee i I’d only buy one if it had a snap crotch. I had a couple of those back in the day. I want blouses with big collars and full gathered sleeves. Not “puffy” shirts. Not pirate shirts. Just a tailored blouse with more fullness. I hate wimpy little collars and tight sleeves. ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-retro-clothing-would-you-like-to-see-back/939550/152 "2021-06-09T00:26:08Z")
> [@Moriarty](#): > > Count me as another who would love for capes and formal men’s hats to make a comeback. I say let’s bring back top hats and monocles. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-retro-clothing-would-you-like-to-see-back/939550/153 "2021-06-09T00:26:49Z")
And spats? ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-retro-clothing-would-you-like-to-see-back/939550/154 "2021-06-09T00:28:40Z")
Sure, spats too. ---
**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:** [June 9, 2021, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-retro-clothing-would-you-like-to-see-back/939550/155 "2021-06-09T00:55:19Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > > [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](#): > > > > Qiana shirts > > Thank you for this info. Now, what exactly does Qiana refer to? It can’t be the colorful fashion, because I googled for more pics and found lots of solid-color Qiana shirts too. Does it refer specifically to the type of the fabric? It does. I remember them being referred to as 'Qiana nylon shirts" back in the Seventies. I had one. It was hideous, but I loved it (I was an 11-year-old tomboy. There was a lot of hideous fashion back then.) ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-retro-clothing-would-you-like-to-see-back/939550/156 "2021-06-09T02:10:07Z")
> [@Infovore](#): > > I remember them being referred to as 'Qiana nylon shirts" back in the Seventies. I had one. It was hideous, but I loved it I liked those wild colors. But I really liked the fabric. It’s featherweight light and thin, yet toasty warm. I guess it doesn’t “breathe”. That mattered to me because I worked the night shift at a large computer center in an air-conditioned room, and it got chilly in there. Those shirts, light-weight though they were, really kept me toasty warm. ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-retro-clothing-would-you-like-to-see-back/939550/157 "2021-06-09T04:02:14Z")
Beatle boots. 'Cuz I’m short. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-retro-clothing-would-you-like-to-see-back/939550/158 "2021-06-09T10:41:40Z")
Dresses and skirts, and long pants and shirts. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-retro-clothing-would-you-like-to-see-back/939550/159 "2021-06-09T16:25:17Z")
Second the call for hats (except trilbies or stovepipes\*), cloaks, and walking sticks. Frock coats are cool, too, but I’d have to lose fifty pounds before I could wear one… Long dresses with leg-of-mutton sleeves. > [@Senegoid](#): > > Does the term “cardigan” specifically refer to button-up sweaters It does to me. > [@mordecaiB](#): > > This is the version of snood I am used to. That’s the only kind of snood I know. > [@Senegoid](#): > > The snoods as I think I understand the term, are hair coverings worn by certain religious women who also wear prairie dresses. I’d call that a lace cap. > [@Saint\_Cad](#): > > long coats for outdoor wear, specifically peacoats I wouldn’t call a peacoat a long coat. Do you mean bridge coats? \* Probably not Davy Crockett coonskin hats, either. ---
**Author:** ![ratatoskK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ratatoskk/32/2987_2.png) [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-retro-clothing-would-you-like-to-see-back/939550/160 "2021-06-09T17:04:41Z")
Desert boots ---
**Author:** ![Kimera757](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kimera757/32/3765_2.png) [@Kimera757](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimera757)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-retro-clothing-would-you-like-to-see-back/939550/161 "2021-06-09T18:08:51Z")
I am late to this thread but I’ve got to say snoods. I literally had to buy a snood for a baby because regular snoods are far too large for my neck. My neck isn’t particularly wide but there’s no way a typical snood fits a typical neck. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-retro-clothing-would-you-like-to-see-back/939550.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-retro-clothing-would-you-like-to-see-back/939550.md?page=9)