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Post by marispiper on Aug 1, 2016 13:13:05 GMT
I can remember having very few clothes in my teens - when you had something fashionable, you wore it to death! I had a bottle green v-neck mohair shaggy sweater (note the colour - who says that nowadays?) which I used to wear with a pencil skirt and ballerina pumps. Flicked eyeliner - I thought I was the business!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2016 13:46:52 GMT
In 1958 I was desperate for a pair of blue suede shoes, unavailable in Timpsons. Sent off to a catalogue company and they duly arrived along with an accompanying note "Sorry, your size 9 are out od stock so we have sent size 8
Nothing was going to stop me, so squeezed into them off I went to impress my mates. They were so tight they nearly crippled me but nothing would stop me wearing them despite dire warnings from my mother as to how I would suffer in years to come
How times have changed, it is now comfort rather than appearance
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Post by althea on Aug 1, 2016 19:50:56 GMT
I remember wearing knee high white boots and a suede coat that only just covered my modesty.
I also wore stiletto heels and pointed toes shoes,so I have some idea of gus' discomfort.
I once knitted myself a cardigan which turned out far too large for me,but I wore it with pride.I must have looked a pickle.
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Post by lana on Aug 2, 2016 15:10:17 GMT
In 1958 I was desperate for a pair of blue suede shoes, unavailable in Timpsons. Sent off to a catalogue company and they duly arrived along with an accompanying note "Sorry, your size 9 are out od stock so we have sent size 8 Nothing was going to stop me, so squeezed into them off I went to impress my mates. They were so tight they nearly crippled me but nothing would stop me wearing them despite dire warnings from my mother as to how I would suffer in years to come How times have changed, it is now comfort rather than appearance That reminds me. One of my sisters had a pair of orange suede stilettos that I coveted. Only problem was (apart from them being hers  ) she took a smaller shoe size than me. Not to be deterred by such a trivial thing I borrowed them a couple of times (not sure if she knew or not) and was crippled but boy did I love them! |
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Post by marispiper on Aug 9, 2016 15:41:45 GMT
In 1958 I was desperate for a pair of blue suede shoes, unavailable in Timpsons. Sent off to a catalogue company and they duly arrived along with an accompanying note "Sorry, your size 9 are out od stock so we have sent size 8 Nothing was going to stop me, so squeezed into them off I went to impress my mates. They were so tight they nearly crippled me but nothing would stop me wearing them despite dire warnings from my mother as to how I would suffer in years to come How times have changed, it is now comfort rather than appearance That reminds me. One of my sisters had a pair of orange suede stilettos that I coveted. Only problem was (apart from them being hers ) she took a smaller shoe size than me. Not to be deterred by such a trivial thing I borrowed them a couple of times (not sure if she knew or not) and was crippled but boy did I love them! Lana why did we buy so many suede shoes in those days? And orange?? I too had a number of suede stilettos - they were 100% impractical. The heels would scuff first time out and as for cleaning... I recall holding the shoe over the steam from the kettle (on the gas of course!) Brought up the nap a treat 😄 |
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Post by lana on Aug 13, 2016 16:08:02 GMT
That reminds me. One of my sisters had a pair of orange suede stilettos that I coveted. Only problem was (apart from them being hers ) she took a smaller shoe size than me. Not to be deterred by such a trivial thing I borrowed them a couple of times (not sure if she knew or not) and was crippled but boy did I love them! Lana why did we buy so many suede shoes in those days? And orange?? I too had a number of suede stilettos - they were 100% impractical. The heels would scuff first time out and as for cleaning... I recall holding the shoe over the steam from the kettle (on the gas of course!) Brought up the nap a treat 😄 You're bringing back memories with this,marispiper. Course in the case of the orange suede stilettos I left their cleaning to my sister,after all they were hers. As for why did we buy so many suede shoes...I would hazard a guess it was because they were in fashion.  |
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Post by mickeymo1 on Aug 21, 2017 7:07:02 GMT
I once bought a pair of winkle pickers.i thought they were the bees knees.
The trouble started when the pointy bit beyond my toes started to curl up.
I tried to straighten the toe bit with a strip of metal.
It made walking difficult as they were now too small.
I can sympathise with you girls.
Needless to say the shoes went in the bin.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2017 10:13:14 GMT
Who remembers the Bry-Nylon shirts that made you stink like a polecat if you wore them for more than an hour and when you took them off if it was dark had a display of blue flashing lights from the static.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2017 10:15:21 GMT
I remember men's trousers with pleats at the front that disguised a multitude of sins, needless to say I could no longer get into them today
These days the trousers are so skinny they might as well be tights, and hide nothing
I look forward to the fashion cycle to come full circle
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) she took a smaller shoe size than me. Not to be deterred by such a trivial thing I borrowed them a couple of times (not sure if she knew or not) and was crippled but boy did I love them!
