When fashion cycles

[mrsg123]

When fashion/s cycle back in, do you wear it if you have worn it before???

The DM boots in the bootie thread below made me think of this. I can't wear the boots I wore as an angsty teen again, and I totally had those boots.

[callmehales]

it depends. am i running around in the small-floral-on-black print of my middle school years? hell no. and i don't care how trendy mock turtleneck velvet tees ever become again, that ship has sailed.

but certain things i could see myself embracing again, obviously in a more grown-up way than before.

[bluesecrets]

Jul 16, 2014 14:31:53 GMT -5 callmehales said:

it depends. am i running around in the small-floral-on-black print of my middle school years? hell no. and i don't care how trendy mock turtleneck velvet tees ever become again, that ship has sailed.

but certain things i could see myself embracing again, obviously in a more grown-up way than before.

Oh come on, how could you not want to adultify that crushed velvet: 




FTR I saw crushed velvet tops in F21 this past weekend and had to laugh. No way.

[glw]

Yes...as long as I look as good if not better in it than I did before.

Baby blue velvet hip huggers are not happening to this butt ever again.

[glw]

Apparently we all agree to draw the line at velvet. LOL

[mrsg123]

Jul 16, 2014 14:52:21 GMT -5 glw said:

Apparently we all agree to draw the line at velvet. LOL

And body suits!!!

[callmehales]

Jul 16, 2014 14:52:21 GMT -5 glw said:

Apparently we all agree to draw the line at velvet. LOL

its star burned too brightly to ever be returned to us in the same way.

[aak0517]

Ahhhh crushed velvet... my teenaged self thought it was the most beautiful thing ever.

Also- that pic above made me think of this... but side-boob seems to be a "thing" now, no? I can't ever imagine being ok with sideboob in public. It just seems... so, exposed. Maybe I'm a prude lol

[kris356]

It depends. DM, hell yeah but then again I never stopped wearing them.
Overalls, um no. I am so sad that I wasted my 18-23 year old body wearing them. Now, they would hide everything I hate! LOL
Crushed velvet, no.
I had the love child, velvet overalls!

[treedimensional]

There was a velvet trend?

[FormerCityGirl]

I never rocked Docs the first time around, but I love my current collection. They're perfect for concerts where you are on your feet the whole time. I actually wore my Docs and a baby doll dress to my 20th class reunion. I got a lot of compliments and had a blast.

I've learned to never say never with fashion. There's some horrible stuff I'd shy away from, but I'm typically an early adopter of trends. I'm also in a very creative field that allows me to really have fun with my looks.

kris356 I rocked a lot of overalls in college too. They were the best for class and easy outfits. I had the engineer striped ones from Gap that I lived in.

[kris356]

Jul 16, 2014 18:22:10 GMT -5 FormerCityGirl said:

I never rocked Docs the first time around, but I love my current collection. They're perfect for concerts where you are on your feet the whole time. I actually wore my Docs and a baby doll dress to my 20th class reunion. I got a lot of compliments and had a blast.

I've learned to never say never with fashion. There's some horrible stuff I'd shy away from, but I'm typically an early adopter of trends. I'm also in a very creative field that allows me to really have fun with my looks.

kris356 I rocked a lot of overalls in college too. They were the best for class and easy outfits. I had the engineer striped ones from Gap that I lived in.

I had those ones too! Well, I think I may still have them. Vintage.

My 21st class reunion (don't ask) is next week, and if I wore a baby doll dress and docs it would be flash back because that is what I wore in high school.

[FormerCityGirl]

Jul 16, 2014 18:27:05 GMT -5 kris356 said:

Jul 16, 2014 18:22:10 GMT -5 FormerCityGirl said:

I never rocked Docs the first time around, but I love my current collection. They're perfect for concerts where you are on your feet the whole time. I actually wore my Docs and a baby doll dress to my 20th class reunion. I got a lot of compliments and had a blast.

I've learned to never say never with fashion. There's some horrible stuff I'd shy away from, but I'm typically an early adopter of trends. I'm also in a very creative field that allows me to really have fun with my looks.

kris356 I rocked a lot of overalls in college too. They were the best for class and easy outfits. I had the engineer striped ones from Gap that I lived in.

I had those ones too! Well, I think I may still have them. Vintage.

My 21st class reunion (don't ask) is next week, and if I wore a baby doll dress and docs it would be flash back because that is what I wore in high school.

I may still have mine too. I saved a few favorite things that I loved. Those were definitely up there.

I did baby doll dresses in HS, but no Docs. My class president is so driven that he gets carried away with planning these. We had a welcome party at a bar owned by an Alum that was a lifter when I cheered, a school tour (with no AC), a family picnic, a skybox at a minor league baseball game with all you can eat prime rib and an open bar complete with DJ, and an after party at another bar. We only had to pay for the game. The after party was all kinds of crazy with several people buying rounds of shots. There was a 4 page PDF of instructions and maps. Have fun at your's!

[FormerCityGirl]

Jul 16, 2014 18:41:00 GMT -5 cab1217 said:

Jul 16, 2014 18:36:00 GMT -5 @natariru said:

I'm going to bring back velvet chokers.

Lmao, nope.

Omg I used to make my own velvet chokers. With like, pearls n shit. Ugh.

I wore one to prom. It got lost. They remind me of BDSM collars now.

[mrspost08]

I wore drop waist knit dresses. OMG never ever again!!!
They didn't look good then & they won't look good on me now.

[tugsgirl]

Jul 16, 2014 18:44:51 GMT -5 FormerCityGirl said:

Jul 16, 2014 18:41:00 GMT -5 cab1217 said:

Omg I used to make my own velvet chokers. With like, pearls n shit. Ugh.

I wore one to prom. It got lost. They remind me of BDSM collars now.

My 11th grade prom dress....black crushed velvet full length dress that had a choker including big tear-drop pearl.
True story.

[FormerCityGirl]

Jul 16, 2014 19:04:50 GMT -5 tugsgirl said:

Jul 16, 2014 18:44:51 GMT -5 FormerCityGirl said:

I wore one to prom. It got lost. They remind me of BDSM collars now.

My 11th grade prom dress....black crushed velvet full length dress that had a choker including big tear-drop pearl.
True story.

The one I did with the velvet choker was all silver sequins, very fitted, and short. It looked a lot like the En Vogue dresses in the Never Gonna Get It video. I went stag, but had I not my Dad was not letting me out of the house in that dress. He didn't see it until I was leaving. Lol!

[mrsg123]

Jul 16, 2014 18:27:05 GMT -5 kris356 said:

Jul 16, 2014 18:22:10 GMT -5 FormerCityGirl said:

I never rocked Docs the first time around, but I love my current collection. They're perfect for concerts where you are on your feet the whole time. I actually wore my Docs and a baby doll dress to my 20th class reunion. I got a lot of compliments and had a blast.

I've learned to never say never with fashion. There's some horrible stuff I'd shy away from, but I'm typically an early adopter of trends. I'm also in a very creative field that allows me to really have fun with my looks.

kris356 I rocked a lot of overalls in college too. They were the best for class and easy outfits. I had the engineer striped ones from Gap that I lived in.

I had those ones too! Well, I think I may still have them. Vintage.

My 21st class reunion (don't ask) is next week, and if I wore a baby doll dress and docs it would be flash back because that is what I wore in high school.

Yes, if I wore that to mine it would be a flash back as well!!!

[carylee07]

I can't think of a fashion statement from the past that I would wear now. I loved overalls and docs but I don't have a desire to wear them now.

Oh wait! But my denim vest I rocked my vest from County Seat circa 9th grade. Got rid of it along the way and bought a new one last year.

So. I guess. Yes!

And I wore a black crushed velvet prom dress tooooo! No choker tho.

[bimbi284]

Jul 16, 2014 15:44:38 GMT -5 kris356 said:

It depends. DM, hell yeah but then again I never stopped wearing them.
Overalls, um no. I am so sad that I wasted my 18-23 year old body wearing them. Now, they would hide everything I hate! LOL
Crushed velvet, no.
I had the love child, velvet overalls!

I HAD VELVET OVERALLS TOO!

I loved those things...I know there's a pic somewhere with me and my BFF at the time wearing our matching velvet overalls and a striped top. If I ever find it, I'll be sure to post it here, haha.

As to the OP, sure. I'm sure I've done it to some degree. It all depends if I like it enough and feel like I can pull it off.

[scout8]

Yes, but I am old enough that I don't have much choice. Otherwise, there wouldn't be enough options. Leggings would be an example. And I think overalls are on about their third time around for me. I wouldn't wear overalls though. First time around was enough.

[gringachef]

I also had a crushed velvet homecoming dress! haha!

And Tommy Hilfiger overalls with docs. Oh my, Oh my!

[Deleted]

I never thought I'd see the day where leggings were back.  I do wear them now...but not how I rocked them as a kid---ya know, with neon scrunched up puffy socks and a long tshirt with a rhinestone tshirt clip.  The late 80's early 90's was interesting!  
 
You couldn't convince me to wear crushed velvet again, or a choker.  Lol 

eta: a pic of a tshirt clip!!  Horrible!

[callmehales]

omg i am now almost positive i had a FLOOR-LENGTH dark green velvet homecoming dress in HS. perhaps with some embroidery. i now MUST go searching through my photo boxes....