Sylvia Rognstad wrote:
I still have them. What else was popular that is different from today?
Beltlines are still below the navel today, but shirts are coming back down. I finally got used to the midriff baring style and last month when I went shopping I found all the shirts are about hip length, or longer.
I seem to remember those ruffled and/or patchwork velvet skirts from several years back. Only they were never very full. Horrible mint green, brown and orange striped poly knit shirts. Babydoll lingerie tops. Thee was this whole 'back to the 70's' thing going on, but it was even uglier than the first time around. Lots of psychedelic colors like pink and green and orange, but too bright, a strange mix of drab and tacky. Lots of India-made trim on stuff, around the bottom of jeans, and on jackets. All the fabric coming into the stores seemed to have lycra in them.
Necklaces made from fishing line with single pearls or jewels clamped every few inches. Very pale lipstick colors, and a return to a natural looking face. Glitter or reflective powder in a lot of makeup (and suddenly I'm allergic to cosmetics). Huge purses with lots of sequins and beads dangling all over them. Long, pointy toed shoes. Shoulder length hair.
Men's clothing got very casual. My husband can wear jeans to work, and sneakers in a corporate environment. Hair is still short.
After 04, women's hair got really short, and they started styling it so it sticks out in a little flip in the bottom. A year or two ago it seemed like every young blonde starlet looked the same. And then we started getting glitter and sequins on everything, and a lot more silky polyester type fabrics.
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