The shellsuit for this generation
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Why? Because you never see pictures of people wearing a shellsuit. Every photo that could prove that someone not only owned but wore one of these nylon monstrosities has been purged from the nation’s photo albums.
So what will you not be able to find a single picture of in 2018? I nominate . . .
(1) Skinny jeans (or other trousers). Especially combined with big male feet, make the owner look like he’s tottering around on a pair of golf clubs. Won’t fit anyone with muscular legs, thus guaranteeing that if you can wear them, they won’t look good on you.
(2) Pink/red jeans. Where did they all go? The clothing stalls in Kampala must look like the Barbie aisle in Toys R Us these days. Do you think all the chunky jumpers went to the charity bins at the same time?
So what will you not be able to find a single picture of in 2018? I nominate . . .
(1) Skinny jeans (or other trousers). Especially combined with big male feet, make the owner look like he’s tottering around on a pair of golf clubs. Won’t fit anyone with muscular legs, thus guaranteeing that if you can wear them, they won’t look good on you.
(2) Pink/red jeans. Where did they all go? The clothing stalls in Kampala must look like the Barbie aisle in Toys R Us these days. Do you think all the chunky jumpers went to the charity bins at the same time?
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Full on beards.
This generation's mullets.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
I have muscular legs. And I wear skinny jeans.
Anyway, I agree they'll probably become a fashion item of the past. And I recently trimmed back my full-on beard.
I'll add disc brake road bikes... at least I hope they become a "hey remember when...?" thing.Ben
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Tattoos. Definitely tattoos.Insert bike here:0
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I have muscular legs. And I wear skinny jeans..
No you don't, not proper muscular, I can only get comfort fit or easy for jeans on. Skinny, straight leg etc all get stuck at my thighs.Bianchi Infinito CV
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I have muscular legs. And I wear skinny jeans..
No you don't, not proper muscular, I can only get comfort fit or easy for jeans on. Skinny, straight leg etc all get stuck at my thighs.
Trust me, I do.
You need the jeans with lycra mixed into the denim.Ben
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Tattoos. Definitely tattoos.
Tattoos - on the whole - have stood the test of time pretty well, so far. Certain types of tattoo will certainly cease to be vogue.Ben
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Full on beards.
This generation's mullets.
So you're saying I should have a shave? I've only been growing it since Sunday. Yeah you're probably right.0 -
I have nothing against beards.Full on beards.
This generation's mullets.
So you're saying I should have a shave? I've only been growing it since Sunday. Yeah you're probably right.
If you had one 10 years ago, fine.
If you have one in 10 years, fine.
If you have one now purely because they are trendy then you will be cringing at photos of you today in 10 years time. Like the mullet.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
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I have nothing against beards.Full on beards.
This generation's mullets.
So you're saying I should have a shave? I've only been growing it since Sunday. Yeah you're probably right.
If you had one 10 years ago, fine.
If you have one in 10 years, fine.
If you have one now purely because they are trendy then you will be cringing at photos of you today in 10 years time. Like the mullet.
I didn't know they were trendy until I read this thread.0 -
I had those 30 odd years ago and I'm not going there again. They were a bad idea then and a bad idea now.
To be fair, they help folk with muscular legs wear skinny jeans.Ben
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I need Lycra in jeans too but for my straight leg, non-skinny jeans. They were ok when I got them but I've upped my riding due to commuting most days and my legs are getting bigger. The Lycra content jeans are ok but not the non-Lycra versions. Worst when I'm not long off the bike. I've not got huge thighs, or they don't look large, but I've not fitted skinny jeans since they first came out a good few years ago back in the day. Was.it the 80s?0
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Tattoos will never go completely away but will go out of fashion. What I mean is tattoos will go back to being an out group or for outsiders and minority social groups such as bikers. It is the fashionista tattoo that will go. Wear a style of jeans, facial hair, mullets, flares, etc are things that come and go very easily which are good fashion but IMHO tattoos are more permanent so not fashion but a kind of lifestyle choice.
Tattoo removal is easier to access but it is not 100% successful. I believe red ink does not break down easily with laser treatment. So I think tattoos are for life not for a season or two.
I'm hoping that brightly coloured men's shorts (the tailored/tight style) on men with flip flops and a beard. That IMHO is a look that won't be well appreciated in say 10 years time.
I'm not worried about cycling going out, road bikes perhaps and numbers cycling too, but I'm seriously hoping team strips on MAMILS with a belly hanging lower than their saddle will go out of fashion. Keep them for cyclists who look and ride like they could be sponsored by Wheelbase or tinkoff.0 -
As the proud ex-owner of a pair of red trousers, I really can't understand why people have such hang ups about them. It's just a colour. Just like blue trousers. Or black ones. Or grey ones. Why do people get so worked up about somebody else wearing a certain colour of trousers? And why is a red shirt, jumper or coat acceptable but not trousers? Weird.0
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As the proud ex-owner of a pair of red trousers, I really can't understand why people have such hang ups about them. It's just a colour. Just like blue trousers. Or black ones. Or grey ones. Why do people get so worked up about somebody else wearing a certain colour of trousers? And why is a red shirt, jumper or coat acceptable but not trousers? Weird.
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As the proud ex-owner of a pair of red trousers, I really can't understand why people have such hang ups about them. It's just a colour. Just like blue trousers. Or black ones. Or grey ones. Why do people get so worked up about somebody else wearing a certain colour of trousers? And why is a red shirt, jumper or coat acceptable but not trousers? Weird.
That's par cours for Geologists/Archaeologists isn't it?
Maybe. We're a crazy, carefree bunch of non-conformist radicals. We laugh in the face of blue jeans.0 -
To me the point about the shell suit point was that nobody with any idea would have been seen dead in one at the time, as far as I was concerned, they were for chavs.
So I feel that a lot of the suggestions don't really hit the mark, not that I can suggest anything myself. Jeans are jeans. There seems to be loads of styles in them that come out and then just hang around. "Jeans worn just under the arse" might have been the nearest thing if they were not on the way out.
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I have muscular legs. And I wear skinny jeans..
No you don't, not proper muscular, I can only get comfort fit or easy for jeans on. Skinny, straight leg etc all get stuck at my thighs.
Trust me, I do.
You need the jeans with lycra mixed into the denim.
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Onesies, Half the dross I deliver mail to every day, Never get out of them and just add a Dressing Gown and Slippers ( If your lucky ) to go and get their scratch cards and Ciggies from the shop! ( But only if they can pay with milk tokens).
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To me the point about the shell suit point was that nobody with any idea would have been seen dead in one at the time, as far as I was concerned, they were for chavs.
So I feel that a lot of the suggestions don't really hit the mark, not that I can suggest anything myself. Jeans are jeans. There seems to be loads of styles in them that come out and then just hang around. "Jeans worn just under the ars*" might have been the nearest thing if they were not on the way out.
I'm too young to have been part of it (so no embarrassing photos fortunately!) however there was a point where shell suits were cool - late 80s at the height of the rave scene, Madchester, bboy/hip hop to around about Italia 90. It was after this that it became chavvy.0 -
Nah.To me the point about the shell suit point was that nobody with any idea would have been seen dead in one at the time, as far as I was concerned, they were for chavs.
So I feel that a lot of the suggestions don't really hit the mark, not that I can suggest anything myself. Jeans are jeans. There seems to be loads of styles in them that come out and then just hang around. "Jeans worn just under the ars*" might have been the nearest thing if they were not on the way out.
I'm too young to have been part of it (so no embarrassing photos fortunately!) however there was a point where shell suits were cool - late 80s at the height of the rave scene, Madchester, bboy/hip hop to around about Italia 90. It was after this that it became chavvy.
The Capt was right. They were obviously chavvie from the beginning. Regardless of label, or price.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
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Man bun is this decade's mullet.
Oooh yes, I'd almost forgotten. The man bun is only OK if-
1. It is dead centre, right on top of your head
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They did disappear fast though, didn't they?before that, finchy wrote:As the proud ex-owner of a pair of red trousers, I really can't understand why people have such hang ups about them.Specialized Roubaix Elite 2015
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Shell suit was a chavvie look but it did reach up into the middle class a bit too. Burberry caps are possibly the closest equivalent but that boat has sailed by now.
There was a stage where people wore black, baggy jogging pants with writing up one leg. That was a hip-hop look in the UK and one I too wore. Think that was 90s though. Shell suits were those wind proof track of suits IIRC in bright colours. In some ways I think they're still around Just without the bright colours and used by sportsmen and women. They're evolved versions too since they're for a purpose now I think.0 -
They did disappear fast though, didn't they?before that, finchy wrote:As the proud ex-owner of a pair of red trousers, I really can't understand why people have such hang ups about them.
Not over here they didnt...though I suspect that they never will...We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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Definitely the onesie. Why on earth have grown adults decided it would be good to wear a baby grow? There were some girls that used to show up at my daughter's stables around lunchtime wearing them and would proceed to muck out and ride their horses in them. They presumably then wore them to bed again!
On the skinny jean debate, I made that mistake in the mid 80s paired with basketball boots (or high tops as the kids of today seem to call them). Given how skinny I was I looked ridiculous with size 10 boots. I'm another who struggles with the tightness of even normal jeans which is just as well as I've lost so much weight this year that the thighs are the only thing stopping mine falling down. My wife got me a pair of narrow leg jeans and I have to roll them off over my calves. I wouldn't even say I have big legs, it seems more a design fault with jeans in general!!0 -
Definitely the onesie. Why on earth have grown adults decided it would be good to wear a baby grow? There were some girls that used to show up at my daughter's stables around lunchtime wearing them and would proceed to muck out and ride their horses in them. They presumably then wore them to bed again!
On the skinny jean debate, I made that mistake in the mid 80s paired with basketball boots (or high tops as the kids of today seem to call them). Given how skinny I was I looked ridiculous with size 10 boots. I'm another who struggles with the tightness of even normal jeans which is just as well as I've lost so much weight this year that the thighs are the only thing stopping mine falling down. My wife got me a pair of narrow leg jeans and I have to roll them off over my calves. I wouldn't even say I have big legs, it seems more a design fault with jeans in general!!
Have a look around, next time you're out and about. The amount of lads with thighs like my calves... too many, considering every man and his dog is obsessed with his 'gains'. Maybe they keep skipping 'leg day'?Ben
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Maybe they need to skip more.
I'll get my coat.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0
