The fashion that time forgot!!?!

With the current trend for retro fashion riding high, many old favourites such as windbreakers and track jackets are making a comeback. While some trends tend to resurface every once in a while, there are definitely some looks that should NEVER see the light of day again!!!

Many of us will have some of these fashion monstrosities lurking in the back of our wardrobe so, if you’re still holding on to that Michael Jackson glove in the hope it may make a comeback in the near future – it’s time to admit defeat and let it go!!! While we’re on the subject, here are a few other old school fashion memories that should also be resigned to the charity shop as a matter of urgency!!!!

Cowboy Ties. Far worse than the clip on, the cowboy tie was distinguished by its ranch inspired metal star with a simple leather strap looped through it. All the rage in the mid eighties they were donned by young and old alike and were literally everywhere you looked. No party outfit was truly complete without the compulsory cowboy tie!!!

Coloured jeans. The eighties and nineties saw a multitude of horrifying jeans trends. After the craze of acid wash denim had thankfully died a death, we were hit with coloured jeans!!! They came in a multitude of colours and, despite the apparent practicality of having jeans in a variety of different shades; they were actually so atrocious they overpowered everything and matched with nothing in your wardrobe!?!?

Perhaps the biggest fashion crime ever committed was the shell suit, and it will be forever in our history to remind us of our insanity!!! Shell suits were everywhere during the eighties and were considered the essence of chic!!! Of all the things to hate about shell suits, the most inexplicable was the fact the gaudier and uglier they were, the more coveted they would become!!! We were a nation of lunatics, all competing to own the ugliest shell suit in the land – what happened to us?!?!

Thank goodness those trends are gone for good – fingers crossed!!! If you like the idea of retro fashion but would prefer not to be the laughing stock of the town when you go out – check out our website at www.fashicon.co.uk for some ideas. Everything we sell has been carefully selected to bring you the best mix of the latest trends to ensure you always make a good impression, whether you’re going smart of casual!!!!