Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for September 11, 2021

The bell bottoms come out every Halloween.

I love my seersucker shirt in hot weather!

Nehru jacket?

Give him a raise, please.

Big shoulder pads and bellbottoms are useful for concealed carry. Maybe he is protecting humanity.

Michael Jackson’s red leather Thriller suit belongs here in more ways than one.

It’s something I’d pay toward…

Don’t forget “Listened to Fox News”

I must take exception. It’s impossible to look bad in a seersucker suit. I doubt that anyone ever regretted leaving the house looking sharp. Fashions may change (indeed, they have to), but style doesn’t.

There’s a grave waiting for polyester.

My step dad had a lot of his clothes from the 1970s. He was wearing an original cream color leisure suit at their wedding. I remember coming over to visit my mom one day only to find her going through his closet. Apparently she’d wait until he was out on the road for his truck driving job, pick a couple of clothing items she didn’t like of his, throw it away, and buy something new for him she did like. A friend of hers liked the idea and tried it on her husband, but she had to make sure he was still out on the road when the garbage man came. Otherwise her husband would dig through the trash to get his clothes back.

Thank you, doing a great job. ( that gun is loaded right?)

There’s always cremation.

We had a CEO (actually, the Senior Librarian, who thought of herself as the CEO) back in the mid-80s who had a coterie of women as her senior people. I remember when women wore big shoulder pads, and there they were – 4 of them, in a row, walking towards me down a passageway. They each wore an outfit of bold colours – red, yellow, orange.Each of them wore a wide, black belt; now what are the colours that poisonous animals and insects wear to scare off potential enemies? Black banded red, yellow or orange colours. I found a good excuse to (as they say in psychology) “leave the field”.

How many polyesters died for those fashion trends?

The white belt makes a periodic resurrection among pro golfers. “Nothing says you’re serious about your round than a fashionable belt with a crisp pair of slacks and a collared polo shirt. The belt can bring your entire outfit together into one cohesive piece.” (2016)

Bell Bottoms AND paisley.

Bell bottoms, or “Flairs” were fun, but glad they are gone…..for now (some fads repeat).

They always arise again!

Interesting that no one mention mini-skirts… Introduced into Carnaby street, London, mid 60s…

Don’t forget the tie & Roman numerals….

From the ashes the Phoenix rises.

He failed, bell bottoms started to come back last May

I’d like a look at the mullet mausoleum if you don’t mind.

It will take forever to decompose.

I have a paisley caftan top and black velvet slacks that I wear to the rock & roll outfit contest each year at our monthly dinners. With hubby in a tie-dye shirt & jeans, a flower behind my ear, and my hair crimped, we win a prize every time.

Crimping irons should be added to the graves.

One of the first to be buried was powdered wigs, marked by one of the older crumbling gravestones.

So how long before ripped jeans join them? Won’t be soon enough, whenever it is!

Zombie fashions?

Just the thought….

Jeepers Creepers

and paper clothes, them needing no care excepting to take out the trash. Of course at a party offending others could spread like wild fire.

I still like bell bottoms.

Bell bottoms are returning. Several were seen this summer.

big lapels…

Pay that guard whatever he wants

Actually sear sucker suits we’re pretty nice in the summertime.

I remember zoot suits. They were in fashion when I was a kid.

I hear that mullets are making a comeback

Where’s the one for “Big Hair”?

HEY! I like seersucker. It is a great hot weather fabric for shirts.

I always wondered where Leisure Suit Larry was buried…

The man bun, while not clothing, is still a blight on fashion.

My feet still haven’t forgiven me for Beatle boots.

Double-knits. Too bad they were only done in polyesters.

Dashiki?

I would have never owned a leisure suit except that my wife bought it for me. I think I wore it twice.

The rest of my wardrobe is in some cases, 30 years old, but since it’s “men’s clothing” it’s really never out of style. Men’s clothing has no style :).

Except for ties. I have them in widths ranging from a few microns to the width of a lobster bib. Somewhere in that range is the current style.

But I like seer sucker! Hope it comes back, my one remaining shirt is quite worn.

Hey, what’s wrong with seersucker?

I would much rather dig them ALL up & bury the crappy fashion they have today: “Distressed” jeans; sleeveless tops/dresses, etc.

I suppose we’re lucky toga’s haven’t come back in style. …yet.

I loved the 40’s revival, which was the big shoulder pad era. They flattered my particular shape- my shoulders are too rounded.

been seeing bells…

I liked bell bottoms… also Nehru jackets

Girdles are still here, now called shapewear or Spanx

skinny jeans needs to be there, hand me a shovel.

My wife would add pantyhose to the graveyard.

Wait—I still like seer sucker for the summer! But lets add sagging pants, Yugo’s and boom boxes….

SACK dresses

Actually it’s the ripped jeans and visible underwear that need to be buried.

Bell Bottoms? What did they ever do to anyone?

Let’s bring back bellbottoms! And paisley shirts with silly long collars. And extra wide belts too.

And for the girls, those beautiful dresses and tops of Summer.

Aww. now I’m choking up, just thinking about it all.

Sooner or later they come back in different forms. Girdles come back as spandex body stockings, bell bottoms come back as baggy trousers, leisure suits come back as realtor jackets. :)

“Bell Bottom Blues you make me cry. . . .” Eric Clapton

And just what is wrong with bell bottoms??? I used to wear them and loved them!!!

Gawd, am I old! The only missing tombstone is “Men’s Hats.” By which I mean the fedora and the like, not baseball caps. I remember both my dad and my grandpa would never, ever, leave the house without their hat.

This was fun today!

Oh, my god! I remember all of these!

Oh ! And the “Neru Jackets” ? Not sure of the spelling !

Can we please bury zubaz too?

Bell bottoms are coming back.

You mean the exaggerated versions of these sewing tricks went out of fashion. They are still there and used in every possible way to enhance one’s figure, posture, or general presence.

As an axample: a custom made man’s suit has all the tricks of the trade on those tombstones to disguise: short legs, skinny shoulders, beer belly, etc….The same applies to a woman’s custom made dress, or suit, or pants…

Yes, even seersucker fabric has never gone out of fashion.

Well, maybe the name “leisure suit” has lost its cachet….

I vote, we bring back Bellbottoms.

How say you all?

Is Wiley working with the authors of “Shoe” for commentary on the 70s?

A little late on those bell bottoms. It seems I’ve seen those recently…

Thankfully, fedoras and flat caps (my two main choices in headwear) aren’t in that plot.

Girdles aren’t dead…they just call ’em “Spanx” now.

I have a couple of seersucker summer shirts I dig out of my closet every now and then. No ironing required!

can we save a plot for high waisted jeans? so ugly

I think young people do not expect us old folks to keep up with the latest trends. So I feel we should not disappoint them.

I like seersucker!

Actually, I’m seeking a pair of bellbottoms, and a leisure suit, but they’re for costumes so I suppose that doesn’t really count.

But they do NOT “stay buried”. Note that Bell Bottoms are appearing again… One day I’ll wish I still had my Yellow Polyester suit.

In the Deep South, (New Orleans & Baton Rouge), Court appearances for Attorneys & Experts must show up in suits. Seersucker is the only way – I own 5 suits & 2 sport coats for Summertime. It’s still THE thing down here, including Sunday Mass.

1. Low slung pants showing the butt crack

2. Power suits. Power lunches. “Power” anything.

3. Hard Rock Café T-shirts.

4. Ladies’ Tees saying “bitch”, “Rich man’s plaything, Poor man’s dream”, “Voulez vous coucher aves moi c’est soir”, or any other slogan the responses to which they complain about.

5. Peasant shirts (I actually liked those).

excuse me, i wore bell bottoms in the Navy

The 70s…The Decade That Taste Forgot.

It’s a big graveyard. Lots of room. This is just a small corner.

Looks like a Wack-a-Mole job.

My mother once bought me a lemon yellow polyester leisure suit! So I went into the bedroom ostensibly to try it on and then claimed it didn’t fit. I exchanged for a pair of jeans.

I remember removing the shoulder pads off shirts and jackets. Looked more like I was ready to play football, then dressed up.

Oh, need to add, pants worn below your rear end. Why that fad doesn’t end is beyond me.

You sir, are doing a service to mankind.

What about panty-hose?

You can’t stop it if it comes back. Do like I do and just don’t wear it.

Bell bottoms came back in briefly about 15 years ago.

Few are alive today who remember the seersucker summer suit.

Had to look up seersucker… glad that one’s “buried,” lol

Can we add beanbag chairs?

Tie Dye will never go out of style!