Trends we admire, Trends we dispise

[Not Afraid]

I've always been a big fan of "retro" clothing and style. I always felt I was born in the wrong era or, perhaps, reincarnated from some 1930's vixen or vamp.

As I get older, I find the stuff that I remember and experienced becoming chic again - especially the swank from the 50's, 60's and even 70's (shock!). I find myself wanting waterfall mumu dresses and gowns out of The Ice Storm.

But, what things from today will survive and be fawned over in decades to come?

Will Mediterranean Tract Homes be as ooohed and ahhed over as, say, an Eichler House? Will my already-retro Puma's be Double-Retroed? Surely the ubiquitious Butt-Writing will not be dearly loved in the year 2040?

So, place yourself in the future and fondly remember the past. Then, from that same vantage point, think about what you hope never to see again.

All forms of culture are open game - music, design, architecture, fashion, film, television, etc.

[Snowflake]

Well, the avocado green refrigerator (and matching stove and oven) I hope never to see again!

That said, I do wish I had my parent's barware, it was fabulously swank and stylish (as was the TV lamp found in the attic when the house was cleaned out)

I'm fond of some of the bright fabric patterns, tropical, natch!

Snow

[Drince88]

Originally Posted by Snowflake

Well, the avocado green refrigerator (and matching stove and oven) I hope never to see again!

I still have the oven/separate broiler AND kitchen sink in Avocado (as well as the tub/toilet/sink in Harvest Gold) if you're ever in the neighborhood and find you're missing them!

From today, I hope the trend of not writing full words goes away and never comes back (the IM/text messaging shorthand that is creeping elsewhere). Oh, and the ultra low rise pants/butt writing previously mentioned!

Hmmm, I can't think of any current trends I hope to see back (unless they are currently in vouge because they are retro of some sort).

[modern folly]

Originally Posted by Snowflake

Well, the avocado green refrigerator (and matching stove and oven) I hope never to see again!

Something must be wrong with me because no matter how tacky they look, they have a special place in my heart.

[Mousey Girl]

Originally Posted by Snowflake

Well, the avocado green refrigerator (and matching stove and oven) I hope never to see again!

That said, I do wish I had my parent's barware, it was fabulously swank and stylish (as was the TV lamp found in the attic when the house was cleaned out)

I'm fond of some of the bright fabric patterns, tropical, natch!

Snow

I have all of my mom's old barware. Most of it is pretty normal-wine glasses & stuff like that. There are some really nice things too. 1 of the sets was my dad's. It is a set of 8 (or 12) roundish glasses etched with LA Rams and logo.

Most of my furniture was all from The Old People. The neat thing was a 9 ft long sofa. I have pictures of me on it as a baby in my grandpa's arms. I have pictures of Nickolas as a baby in my dad's arms on that very same sofa. Luckily we got rid of it. It took up waaay too much space. One of the things I have kept is a marble top coffee table. The marble is 1 big slab that sits on the top of a wooden base. It is very swanky. It came with the sofa.

[lindyhop]

Today I saw a "baby on board" style sign in the back window of a minivan. Or since this is 2005, maybe it was an SUV. This one was personalized so I now know that Annaliese was on board. Thanks for sharing, parents, do I need to know that?

[Prudence]

I confess (wrong thread?) that I hope the 50s style dress with petticoat/crinoline (see this and that ) makes a return. I'd also like to see hats make a comeback.

I was hating the jeans with heels trend, and then I finally found jeans with a low enough rise (I have such a short rise that "low-rise" hits my waist) that are still long enough for me to wear them with heels. And I have cute new sandals!

I *despise* butt-writing (good call, NA), what the fugly site deems "formal shorts," and blatantly visible "I'm so not even trying to hide them that they constrast with my miniscule top" bra straps. May they be forever banished from my sight.

[Matterhorn Fan]

I hope the ultra-low-rise pants with high-rise thong underwear goes away--forever. Talk about tacky.

Men's fashion doesn't seem to enjoy the same resurrections as women's fashion does. I wonder why? All I know is that it's probably for the best that Magnum P.I.-type shorts probably aren't going to come back.

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by Prudence

I confess (wrong thread?) that I hope the 50s style dress with petticoat/crinoline (see this and that) makes a return.

There are sites devoted to the this for guys (and girls?) who find this sexy/sexual. I looked but could not find any, but they are out there.

Originally Posted by Matterhorn Fan

Men's fashion doesn't seem to enjoy the same resurrections as women's fashion does. I wonder why? All I know is that it's probably for the best that Magnum P.I.-type shorts probably aren't going to come back.

While I join you in prayer about the Magnum P.I. shorts (and a few other male fashion trends), men's fashions do resurrect - it is just much more subtle. The most prevalent areas for this are in suits and ties. The width and cut of the lapels on coats and the width of ties varies over time. Although I hope the ultra-wide lapels and big knots on ties of the seventies never makes a comeback. What is it about the seventies that was such a fashion tragedy?

[€uroMeinke]

I lived in the swankiest house ever when I was 3, complete with black and white checkerboard floor, orange-red potatochip chair, spindly-legged end tables - but of course, I never appreciated it at the time. Heh, it was near the neighborhood Shag lives in today.

I'm not sure what will endure, everything I can think of right now seems so derivative of other past era's. I'd love to see something cool and innovative, like the monsanto house of the future, or dome homes - but everything is so out of the box to me right now.

I hope Reality TV goes away.