What was your favorite piece of clothing from the 1980's?

[Anonymous]

Lanz flannel nightgown

https://www.vermontcountrystore.com/lanz-vintage-floral-flannel-nightgown/product/75670

[Anonymous]

All the cute guys at my high school wore these CB ski shells. You had to have a CB jacket or shell!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My red wool cardigan with navy blue ribbon down w/apples down each side wear button holes and button were 6th-7th grade. I used to wear it with white turtle neck with apples and my matching Bermuda bag, wide whale navy cords.

Totally worshiped the Preppy Handbook.

A few of my monogram sweaters too!

Do you judge me if I still own my monogram sweaters? My mom saved them. I'm not at all sure what to do with them -- my kids did not want to wear them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lanz flannel nightgown

https://www.vermontcountrystore.com/lanz-vintage-floral-flannel-nightgown/product/75670

Gawd, yes -- these were ubiquitous at my college, worn backwards, often with pearls and Bean slippers. Years later, when my daughter was born, my roommate sent a Lanz toddler gown as a gift.

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Anonymous wrote:The ultimate outfit: black stirrup pants with a brightly colored Venezia sweater from The Limited.

I CANNOT believe we wore stirrup pants.

Oh, actually I loved that over-sized sweater from The Limited -- it was like a shaker knit, right? I think mine was bright green. That was a great look and super comfy -- that is now actually pretty much back again. I think it pilled a lot though.
I had a drop shoulder cabled slightly oversized sweater from Liz Claiborne in a neutral tone and I just saw one EXACTLY like it for sale someplace trendy. I'm wearing it in my 1987 or 1988 school photo with a lot of brown/bronze/green eye shadow and my sun-in hair.

PS How did The Limited fold and Express survive? I remember Express as originally being the down-market Limited, but it somehow got kind of expensive.

[Anonymous]

For those who remember the Preppy Handbook as your style Bible, you might remember the movie Ordinary People -- proof positive that preppy love spread well beyond New England and that it dominated public HS fashion in affluent communities. Here's the trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQKEdiQ79OM

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lanz flannel nightgown

https://www.vermontcountrystore.com/lanz-vintage-floral-flannel-nightgown/product/75670

Gawd, yes -- these were ubiquitous at my college, worn backwards, often with pearls and Bean slippers. Years later, when my daughter was born, my roommate sent a Lanz toddler gown as a gift.

I'm dying to know where you went and what year. I really don't remember that as a thing for college students! Maybe you were early 80s, back in the gunnesax day? I had floral VS cotton PJs to take to college -- they had a little lace trim at the neck -- those were really popular.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lanz flannel nightgown

https://www.vermontcountrystore.com/lanz-vintage-floral-flannel-nightgown/product/75670

My stepsister opened her Christmas gift from her grandmother, held up the Lanz flannel nightgown, and said, "She obviously doesn't know what my life is like."

I'm old, so I was riding event horses in the 80s (and still am!) I miss the rugby shirts with the custom helmet covers to match. I also miss the skin tight black leather pants & jacket that I wore with my Joan Jett haircut.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My red wool cardigan with navy blue ribbon down w/apples down each side wear button holes and button were 6th-7th grade. I used to wear it with white turtle neck with apples and my matching Bermuda bag, wide whale navy cords.

Totally worshiped the Preppy Handbook.

A few of my monogram sweaters too!

Do you judge me if I still own my monogram sweaters? My mom saved them. I'm not at all sure what to do with them -- my kids did not want to wear them.

I don't judge you one little bit! I had a name necklace, very elegant, or so I thought. Small, gold, and understated, with my name in cursive. As if I'd forget my name! I occasionally look for one but none is just right.

I'd Poshmark those sweaters if you don't want them, because someone else will.

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Anonymous wrote:All the cute guys at my high school wore these CB ski shells. You had to have a CB jacket or shell!

My brother found his CB jacket (in salmon and royal blue) at my parents house. He could wear it onto any college campus and look totally current.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The ultimate outfit: black stirrup pants with a brightly colored Venezia sweater from The Limited.

I CANNOT believe we wore stirrup pants.

Oh, actually I loved that over-sized sweater from The Limited -- it was like a shaker knit, right? I think mine was bright green. That was a great look and super comfy -- that is now actually pretty much back again. I think it pilled a lot though.
I had a drop shoulder cabled slightly oversized sweater from Liz Claiborne in a neutral tone and I just saw one EXACTLY like it for sale someplace trendy. I'm wearing it in my 1987 or 1988 school photo with a lot of brown/bronze/green eye shadow and my sun-in hair.

PS How did The Limited fold and Express survive? I remember Express as originally being the down-market Limited, but it somehow got kind of expensive.

I loved this outfit. So comfy and really stirrup pants were an early precursor to leggings.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The ultimate outfit: black stirrup pants with a brightly colored Venezia sweater from The Limited.

I CANNOT believe we wore stirrup pants.

Oh, actually I loved that over-sized sweater from The Limited -- it was like a shaker knit, right? I think mine was bright green. That was a great look and super comfy -- that is now actually pretty much back again. I think it pilled a lot though.
I had a drop shoulder cabled slightly oversized sweater from Liz Claiborne in a neutral tone and I just saw one EXACTLY like it for sale someplace trendy. I'm wearing it in my 1987 or 1988 school photo with a lot of brown/bronze/green eye shadow and my sun-in hair.

PS How did The Limited fold and Express survive? I remember Express as originally being the down-market Limited, but it somehow got kind of expensive.

Yes, another I left off my long list- stirrup pants!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All the cute guys at my high school wore these CB ski shells. You had to have a CB jacket or shell!

Wow. Forgot about these !

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The ultimate outfit: black stirrup pants with a brightly colored Venezia sweater from The Limited.

I CANNOT believe we wore stirrup pants.

Oh, actually I loved that over-sized sweater from The Limited -- it was like a shaker knit, right? I think mine was bright green. That was a great look and super comfy -- that is now actually pretty much back again. I think it pilled a lot though.
I had a drop shoulder cabled slightly oversized sweater from Liz Claiborne in a neutral tone and I just saw one EXACTLY like it for sale someplace trendy. I'm wearing it in my 1987 or 1988 school photo with a lot of brown/bronze/green eye shadow and my sun-in hair.

PS How did The Limited fold and Express survive? I remember Express as originally being the down-market Limited, but it somehow got kind of expensive.

Yes, another I left off my long list- stirrup pants!

Another, it's all coming back to me now, Liz Claiborne purse wallet and mathching key chain. I'm sure there's more I omitted.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For those who remember the Preppy Handbook as your style Bible, you might remember the movie Ordinary People -- proof positive that preppy love spread well beyond New England and that it dominated public HS fashion in affluent communities. Here's the trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQKEdiQ79OM

I confused this with another movie from the same time-period - "Like Normal People". Boy has that movie not aged well.