OK then me again....
Ellesse Track tops.....

"Numb,gutted and shocked . Three words that sum up how I feel."
"Passionate,principled, genius. Three words that sum up Joe Strummer"
Martin Scorcese, Film director.

Lois cords

Portillo's teeth removed to boost pound

Boy roasts himself in sacrifice to Chris Kelly

Gabicci

Portillo's teeth removed to boost pound

Boy roasts himself in sacrifice to Chris Kelly

Did everyone in the '80s wear double breasted suits no matter what their frame was? Bad choice.

COYP

Denim shirts or jeans with different matchbox size patches on like 1920's food labels.

Ripped jeans with brown leather or something behind the rips.

The Paisley shirt faze. Paisley everywhere for a year or 2.

Turn-ups. Turn-ups on everything. Jeans, trousers, the lot. For trousers they had to be worn with moccasins and the tassle until the Chelsea boot came in. They were heavy, unless you found the Hush Puppie's version which were so light they weighed vitrually nothing.

COYP

I spent approx 1977-83,maybe later (very approx!) working in the menswear trade.
worked in croydon shops & as a relief manager in eltham,orpington,bromley)
also used to earn extra as the window dressers 'boy'
helping with ironing & general presentation of gear.
said window dresser used to do a lot of west end shops & the yearly earls ct.show.
even then I'd be ironing silk shirts at over a ton,croc.belts selling @ £200.
used to be a real buzz about fashion high street trade, but cheaper gear such as Farah used to sell by the bucket.
blokes would come into shop for blue strides & walk out in burgundy,because that was all was left and they wanted farah slacks for the night out.
Waffle jumpers, peg trousers, jam shoes, box jackets, gabbicci,lois,brittannia jeans,pierre cardan.(scuse spelling)
funny thing was, after all that schmuter everyday, i just wore filthy jeans & tshirts when i got in, maybe fred perry,lois.
Working as a painter now,its the opposite after work.
Had the keys to several shops & would lie to women at bars , telling them it was my place.
Have probably got laid in half in the menswear gaffs in Croydon!

Kids,tired of being bothered by your pesky parents?
Then leave home, get a job & pay your own bills, while you still know everything.