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klingon

10th March 2009, 12:31

The other day someone on KB posted a link to some crazy fur & sequinned helmets being modelled on the catwalk at a fashion show. (I will find the link again in a minute.) I have noticed recently that bike gear seems to be inspiring a few designers - perhaps spurred by the renewed popularity of bikes and scooters.

Of course in the 1950s the teddy-boy look encouraged people to wear boots & leather jackets around the place so it's not at all new. Just interesting.

Here's a pic of some jeans featuring "micro-pleats" from French fashion house Balmain. Remind you of anything?

Burtha

10th March 2009, 13:57

te he he

When we went on a ride on Sunday I was wearing an old males leather jacket that I've decorated with a big butterfly patch on the back and lots of reflective strip. By the time I'd got all gussied up with my 3/4's on and Doc M's my hubby declared that I looked like a throw-back to the 70's or 80's!

Ontop o' that, some of the old biddies where we had stopped for lunch were giving me the right old "up & down's" and I wasn't even wearing the jacket !!

Just as long as Wham doesnt make a come-back also... :shit:

Maha

10th March 2009, 14:04

That 'hole in the knee' look fashioned by Joe Elliot (Def Lepard) ?
We had that going on years before....all carpet layers that wore jeans did!
Rips and tears in the knee area, with cotton strands hanging down, yeah we were ahead of our time in the fashion stakes!! :eek:

Bass

10th March 2009, 15:02

yeah we were ahead of our time in the fashion stakes!! :eek:

Are you going to claim the same for the "mudguard" hair styles as well???

You know................

Shiny on top and shitty underneath?

Maha

10th March 2009, 15:16

Are you going to claim the same for the "mudguard" hair styles as well???

You know................

Shiny on top and shitty underneath?

That style was around long before me Neil...but I get what you mean...:laugh:

Kemet

13th March 2009, 16:45

prettybillie

16th March 2009, 11:58

What I would like to see are SEXY-AZ leathers so we can flaunt our gifts...

Even something like this (http://www.peachesandcream.co.nz/popup_image.php/pID/2686/adult.html), without being too smutty.....

Hahahahaha I can just imagine my rolls of muffins hanging out of that....not a good image hahahahahahaha

klingon

16th March 2009, 12:03

What I would like to see are SEXY-AZ leathers so we can flaunt our gifts...

Even something like this (http://www.peachesandcream.co.nz/popup_image.php/pID/2686/adult.html), without being too smutty.....

LOL! When you work out how to wear something like that in public without looking too smutty, please let me know! :pinch: