I still maintain that fashion will never be as bad as it was in the 70s—when laughably bad perms, gold chains, polyester in day-glo colors, bell bottoms, and platform shoes all combined into a staggeringly awful whole. Gee thanks, Professor Leary!
Giles: Stop that, you two. Riley: He started it... Xander: He called me a bad name! I think
it was bad; it might have been Latin.
'Selfless'
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Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 13, 2004 9:33:52 am PDT #428 of 10001
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Frankenbuddha - Jul 13, 2004 9:34:44 am PDT #429 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
The 90s will be that bad too, in a second or so.
I'm still waiting for super baggy pants to go the way of the bell bottom. Granted, bell bottoms came back, but that was just 70's nostalgia.
I think the stuff from the 90's that will look bad will be less the original-to-the-90's clothing styles, and more the trend towards OTT tats and piercings.
Miracleman - Jul 13, 2004 9:35:07 am PDT #430 of 10001
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
Have any of you played The Journeyman Project ? In that game, alterations in time move along the timeline chronologically, altering as they go. So what they did is keep a disc of recorded history way back in the time of dinosaurs, so that it wouldn't be affected by people wreaking havoc across time. It probably doesn't make any sense, but it's a cool idea. It and its sequel are kickass computer games.
Loved that game. So much fun.
Aims - Jul 13, 2004 9:35:38 am PDT #431 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Marty's girlfriend is Jennifer.
§ ita § - Jul 13, 2004 9:36:20 am PDT #432 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
If forced, I'd currently rather pick from a range of obviously 70s clothes than from the 80s. Anything I can easily place in the 80s looks horrid to me. Only some of the clothes I ID as 70s look that way. Hey -- they're 60s influenced. The 60s were cool.
Sean K - Jul 13, 2004 9:38:36 am PDT #433 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Anything I can easily place in the 80s looks horrid to me.
But, but, but.... Weird, multi-level, ultra-wide and square lapels on vinyl jackets! Tall, Flock of Seagulls hair!
Nope, you're right. The 80's needs to be purged from my poor brain. Anybody got a soldering iron?
Thomash - Jul 13, 2004 9:38:57 am PDT #434 of 10001
I have a plan.
Anything I can easily place in the 80s looks horrid to me.
I second that. Glam rock and big hair with fake shoulder pads larger than Alaska nearly did me in.
Frankenbuddha - Jul 13, 2004 9:39:23 am PDT #435 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I still maintain that fashion will never be as bad as it was in the 70s—when laughably bad perms, gold chains, polyester in day-glo colors, bell bottoms, and platform shoes all combined into a staggeringly awful whole. Gee thanks, Professor Leary!
I don't know - Members Only jackets, the Miami Vice look, leg warmers, Rick Springfield hair, big hair on women, skinny leather ties (although I always kinda liked those), extremes of preppy in bright pastels - they run a close second if they aren't worse.
Polter-Cow - Jul 13, 2004 9:39:27 am PDT #436 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Loved that game. So much fun.
Oh, Miracleman. I love you so. Did you play the sequel? It was even cooler.
The fun thing about the first game is there was always a violent and non-violent way to solve the problem, and often it wasn't just a matter of using a laser gun or a tranq dart.
Jessica - Jul 13, 2004 9:40:03 am PDT #437 of 10001
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
Nope, you're right. The 80's needs to be purged from my poor brain. Anybody got a soldering iron?
How about a hair crimper?
I had my one and only perm in the 80's. 'Nuff said.