Results: Looking back over a long (getting longer every day) and semi-productive life I have seen many fashions and fads come and go and participated in some of them. Some of them made sense, some did not and some were frankly ridiculous.
Published on 08/22/2022
Before being politically correct made life more boring there were many temporary fashions and fads that faded away almost as fast as they arrived. Some of them we followed and, looking back we wonder why. Some we avoided and are thankful we did. Some we now miss and look back on with a variety of emotions (amusement, embarrassment, regret or a wistful affection for the past. Here are some that didn't really make sense at the time but we adopted them anyway (or are glad we avoided).
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Starting at the top and working our way down, we can visit hair styles, make up, fragrance and other things we did to or with our bodies. Do you remember these?
The Beatles haircut or King Charles Spaniel look (men)
62%
1480 votes
The Twiggy short or Beehive big hair look. (women)
52%
1225 votes
Dark eye shadow (male or female)
45%
1059 votes
Sparkly makeup and weird coloured lipstick (almost exclusively female)
40%
946 votes
Long sideburns and "mutton chops" (almost exclusively male)
55%
1295 votes
Patchouli and musk fragrances (male and female)
32%
750 votes
Streaking (male and female - weather permitting)
47%
1115 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
17 votes
Not Applicable
21%
504 votes
Afro hair (male or female)
57%
1342 votes
Hair that arrived with puberty and remained there as nature intended it to.
34%
800 votes
- Smelly Russian and French cigarettes, pipes with flavored tobacco - cigarettes with more tobacco than chemicals.
- Mullets
- N/A
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Next we can look at fashion fads, some of which have returned periodically and some are still in my closet awaiting a return.
Ultra tight bell bottom slacks a la The Bee Gees - so tight you could tell if the guy was religious - my wife and I had matching Canary Yellow ones.
9%
221 votes
Platform soled shoes - Boogie Shoes - my wife loved being 2 inches taller.
9%
225 votes
Wide labels, wide ties and wide smiles. Scarves, frilly blouses, cameo chokers for the ladies.
4%
95 votes
Hipster jeans with wide belts with big buckles (always new looking and pressed with an iron to a razor sharp crease)
7%
166 votes
Mini skirts (sexy) midi skirts (not sexy) and maxi skirts (kinda sexy) - why is that?
15%
355 votes
Corduroy, suede, leather, fur clothing.
10%
229 votes
Leisure suits, slacks, shirts made out of Crimplene (polyester) - a product called "Static Guard" created to prevent electrocution.
5%
126 votes
Other (please specify)
3%
65 votes
Not Applicable
32%
748 votes
Silk stockings and associated accessories.
6%
139 votes
- Granny glasses, the Che Guevara look,
- Short knitted jackets. Mini skirts.
- N/A
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Next we have some products we couldn't do without at the time but today we can because of all the new stuff we can't do without. Some of this stuff was so dangerous the company that made it is still paying claims.
Almost anything from K-Tel.
23%
535 votes
Almost anything from Ronco
20%
471 votes
A CB Radio
33%
771 votes
An 8-Track tape player in the car
41%
980 votes
Hula Hoops, lawn darts, Clackers, Scotchgard,
45%
1068 votes
The Ford Pinto, moth balls, tanning oils.
37%
871 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
14 votes
Not Applicable
31%
733 votes
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