Not so good if you were irredeemably clumsy. While I was being man about town with my disposable income (living at home while pulling down a wage… if only I had known I would never have it so good again) my next must-have purchase can be blamed on Ultravox. Why else would you style yourself on the Droogs from A Clockwork Orange? I also had a very brief flirtation with brothel creepers, those thick-soled creations that came back into fashion for a while in the 70s. That’s what I’m wearing as I write these words (the plus side of home working). At least mine didn’t have glitter or rainbows on them. But then, so did the groom’s beige three-piece suit. It’s still jeans and t-shirts – usually one from a beer festival – with a hoody thrown over for that touch of je ne sais quoi. Sometimes there can even be a cheeky wee bow tie in the mix to add that dash of old school glamour… and then someone pointed out I looked like an extra from Peaky Blinders. © Aberdeen Journals Ltd 2020. Sign up for our newsletter and let our nostalgia team take you on a trip back in time. Fortunately, as the 80s pressed on, I avoided the worst excesses of the fashion era. Folk I interviewed must have wondered why my mum was still dressing me. Hospitals were full of folk with twisted ankles who didn’t get the knack of stepping up kerbs on stilts. Everyone had a pair, and if you didn’t you were a saddo. Although, to be fair, Midge Ure wasn’t wearing the wide-lapelled, huge buttoned one made from brown corduroy that I bought. For as little as £5.99 a month you can access all of our content, including Premium articles. Everyone did. Don’t get me wrong. Never ever buttoned up. 'Cause he's a dedicated follower of fashion. As a teenager in the decade that taste forgot, I don’t think I had a single pair of breeks that weren’t flared, or bell bottoms, or baggies. What a time to be alive, if you were Ronnie Corbett. Even as a callow youth, I knew anyone wearing white skinners, Docs, a Crombie coat and carrying an umbrella was to be avoided on the grounds they were likely to be vicious psychopaths. Although it would be cool if snake-belts made a comeback. F C A7 This pleasure seeking individual always looks his best, Dm7 G7 C cause hes a dedicated follower of fashion. F C A7 In matters of the cloth he is as fickle as can be, Dm7 G7 C cause hes a dedicated follower of fashion. And, yes, I had a pair. Now, the thing about flares is what you wore on your feet. I remember showing them off to a mate, who asked what the soles were. That said, over the decades I have flirted with the “must have” looks of the day, but never really pulled it off beyond having a snake-belt in my school colours in primary five. Jacket and shirt for work and nice nights out, other than that, jeans and t-shirt. Oh yes he is (oh yes he is), oh yes he is (oh yes he is). Skinhead chic was more tribalism than fashion. But while they were busy rolling up their straight-leg jeans, all the better to display their DMs, the rest of 70s society was showing a bit of flair with flares. A blog celebrating street styles and fashions for those of us no longer in our 20's. Something has gone wrong with the algorithms on Facebook… it keeps pointing me to websites for the latest trend in menswear, despite my never having been a dedicated follower of fashion. What were we thinking of? And I really didn’t care less if it was a polo player or a crocodile on the front, just so long as it was comfy. G7 C Oh, yes he is. And this was in the days before line dancing became a thing. Because you really needed to be able to ride the range when you were catching the number one bus from your housing scheme into town. So among the earliest purchases of my first wages as a trainee reporter was a pair of brown, not quite pointed, cowboy boots. Say hello to platform shoes, which in an instant made the median height of the population about six inches higher. 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Said creepers were a flash-in-the-pan, quickly overtaken by that great icon of 70s into 80s footwear – the cowboy boot. But they cost a lot more for the privilege. I think I first became aware of fashion as a means of self-preservation. Just the one, though. All Rights Reserved. Even the brown corduroy suit I was forced to wear to my cousin’s wedding had a flare in it. Oh, and waistcoats too. Thankfully, I settled back into the sort of fashion sense that has got me by for decades. F C He flits from shop to shop just like a butterfly. (oh, yes he is), oh, yes he is. Not a look I miss. Still, I’ve reached an age where fashion is a thing for bairns. So long as I’m comfortable in what I’m wearing, I’m good with that. Something went wrong - please try again later. And when he does his little rounds, 'Round the boutiques of London Town, Eagerly pursuing all the latest fads and trends, 'Cause he's a dedicated follower of fashion. But I’ve acquired a couple of Tweed jackets and waistcoats (always buttoned up these days) for more dressy up social affairs or being out on the town. Thank you for signing up to our Nostalgia newsletter. Something has gone wrong with the algorithms on Facebook… it keeps pointing me to websites for the latest trend in menswear, despite my never having been a dedicated follower of fashion. I said: “Crepe”, he said: “No need to be posh about it”. Lots of them. Dragon Quest XI Guide – Costumes / Outfits (Dedicated Follower of Fashion Trophy) In the eight playable characters of Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age, each of them have a different set of outfits that you can acquire in the game. He had a point. I don’t have the cheekbones for it. He thinks he is a flower to be looked at, I became a fan of George. Sure, I had red braces for a while, but at least I never wore them with a belt. (oh, yes he is.) ... Panos Yerolemides has put together an event which is absolutely unmissable for the dedicated follower of fashion. Urban myth has it that some went as far as to steal their sisters’ false eyelashes. Follower of fashion synonyms, Follower of fashion pronunciation, Follower of fashion translation, English dictionary definition of Follower of fashion. I still remember going out on jobs thinking I looked like a 1930s news hound in my swishy coat, all that was missing was the Trilby hat with the “Press” card in it. In the past few years, I have upped my game slightly. Each of these outfits have different passive abilities that adds to the overall stats of the each character. Which is impossible. That cousin’s wedding clearly had an effect on me. The width of his trouser legs was matched only by the breadth of his mustard kipper tie. Ah, Vienna… trench coats were back. I remember little about them, other than they left exactly the same circular mark on your legs as a pair of wellies. I am more a disinterested casual observer. Looking back, it was the fashion faux pas from hell, but I thought I was Archie at the time.
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