What clothing, hair styles, or make up are you glad disappeared? Mine choice is white lipstick and eye shadow. And you?

[debm55]

[viva la]

1. Long johns under short-shorts.

I remember some girls dressed like that when I was in college. I thought it made even gorgeous legs look like tree trunks.

[Ocelot II]

2. Shoulder pads!

[ProfessorGAC]

11. My Wife Loved Those!

Past tense is operative, though. She hasn't worn clothes with those for a very long time.
But, in the 80s.....

[TommieMommy]

3. OMG there was some wacky stuff years ago. White lipstick was awful. The teased high hairdo wasn't good either.

[GiqueCee]

4. Those absurd...

... clunky-ass, thick-soled, high-heeled shoes for men in cartoon colors from the early 70's. Hands down and goin' away one of the dumbest "fashion" trends ever conceived. Anyone that bought 'em musta had their taste in attire surgically removed at birth.

[ProfessorGAC]

12. Hey! I Wore Those!

I had about 6 different colors, leather, suede & fabric.
Of course, when the glitterrock era ended, so did that footage choice.

[GiqueCee]

16. My recollection of them...

... may be colored by someone with whom I had a major disagreement. That confrontation did not end well for him. And I stepped on his shoes.

[Brother Buzz]

5. Eldridge Clever's penis pants.

[GiqueCee]

17. Oh, THAT one wins!

[Talitha]

18. This is for real? Hahaha, never heard of it.

Or saw it, thank heaven - I'd have gotten beat up for laughing at the dude wearing it.

I mean, seriously - this was a thing?

[Brother Buzz]

22. Totally a real thing, and proof...

Some political activists so never, ever become fashion designers.

[TBF]

20. lol - I do not remember ever seeing that before!

[Talitha]

23. Never having seen them, I think we're truly blessed.

[Ritabert]

6. Teased hair, shoulder pads and bell bottoms

[MIButterfly]

7. From the 80s, feathered and layered hair on men

There are not enough words in the English language to express the depth of the hatred I had (and still have!) for that hairstyle.

[Nanuke]

8. Spiral permed big hair in the 80s. Eee gad.

[msongs]

9. things I wish would come back ... my lost youth and corduroy jeans lol

[hlthe2b]

10. The one I WANT TO DISAPPEAR is still with us: those gawd-awful ridiculously oversized fake eyelashes!

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Uggh. Oh, and the equally disgusting, dagger fake fingernails.

After that, the skin tight tight tight (and not at all flattering) lycra-blue jeans and tights and leggings. Sure, anyone should be comfortable working out, but they must have a team of dozens to squeeze some of those "celebrity" women into the size they choose.

After that, ALL the ridiculous hair extensions that are so unbelievable. At first, some were well done and managed to keep them a bit below the shoulders to maybe the upper part of the back. Now, down to their waist. Good heavens. And you can clearly tell where the real hair begins and those end. Again, tastefully done (a realistic length) doesn't bother me, but everyone (seemingly) has them and they are just so OTT.

Unfortunately, they remain popular, especially among many younger women.


Old styles, yeah, the shoulder pads. But, really. Are any of the old outdated and silly trends half as ridiculous as those I just named popular now? Sorry, Gen-Z and Millennials, but those are not great trends.

[yellowdogintexas]

13. Pale lipstick outlined with dark brown lip liner

One of the strangest things I have ever seen.

Some things never disappear; I still see that combination occasionally.

Blonde women who wear pale lipstick.

[CanonRay]

14. Mullets

I despise them.

[malthaussen]

15. Beehive hairdos.

I find the aesthetic cringe-worthy.

-- Mal

[TBF]

19. the blue eyeshadow we all wore in the 80s - lol

Although often clothing, hair styles, and make-up do go in cycles ... it's bound to come back again at some point!

[Talitha]

21. Oh Deb, you struck a gold mine with this one!

Hairstyles that were sprayed to the point of being like helmets. I was born in 1952 and remember Beehives and the 'Ann Landers' style - the one that looked like it had earmuffs. Oh, and let's not forget that godawful spray-style on Dump's mom... UGH!

In high school 'ski-pants' were the rage. They had stirrups that dug into the arches of your feet.

Let's not forget 'body blouses' - at least that's what we called them. Blouses with lower extensions that snapped closed in the crotch - VERY uncomfortable.

BTW, thank heaven for stick-on feminine pads. (Anyone old enough will know what we were forced wear before those godsends were invented.)

Platform shoes, too - I could go on and on.

[sakabatou]

24. One of the hairstyles based on the pop-band N*Sync

I forget who. He had short, spiky haircut.