'Old Lady shops'

What were clam diggers? Three quarter length trousers?

:06JaneJudge

I thought capris were 3/4 length and the ones with elastic under the foot were called something else? Ski pants? 🫤I’m not sure.

They were called trews. No idea why but always remember a fashion following relative at the time says she loved her trews.

Casdon

MissAdventure

I went to a wedding where all the young men wore suits with skin tight trousers, brown pointy shoes with no socks, and different pastel shaded tight shirts.

Gosh, was it a Mods throwback wedding, with parkas and trilby hats too, that would be fun!

No, just young men being on trend😉

JaneJudge

I thought capris were 3/4 length and the ones with elastic under the foot were called something else? Ski pants? 🫤I’m not sure

Quite possibly, I can’t really remember.

Ski pants were quite "in" when i was a teen in the 70s.
The ones with the straps, worn with cream, flat slip on shoes.

JaneJudge

I thought capris were 3/4 length and the ones with elastic under the foot were called something else? Ski pants? 🫤I’m not sure

Yes, that's it.

Ski pants with 'stirrups' and capri pants (pedal pushers) were popular in the 1960s.

I went to a funeral like that, Casdon
The pall bearers came in to "One step boyond" by Madness, and did the madness kind of walk.
The coffin had a trilby on top of it.

I thought capris were 3/4 length and the ones with elastic under the foot were called something else? Ski pants? 🫤I’m not sure

MissAdventure

I went to a wedding where all the young men wore suits with skin tight trousers, brown pointy shoes with no socks, and different pastel shaded tight shirts.

Gosh, was it a Mods throwback wedding, with parkas and trilby hats too, that would be fun!

Then there's half slips for women, "slips" for men, and singlets, too.

M0nica

^Young men like to wear suits two sizes too small, very tight jeans and Tees with sarcastic comments on them, also tight.
The average older men I see like checked shirts and chinos with a jumper or fleece.^

Not in my world. I have yet to see a young man in a suit. Young men wear shapeless trousers or shorts and T shirts.

Older men wear jeans, T shirts or open necked shirts with sweaters over them.

You see the tightly suited young men in the lunch hour, not at all times of day.

Allira

kittylester

No, not slax!!!!

My Mum wore Slax.

She felt very daring.

My very slim Mum used to wear Capri Pants I think they were called, with some elastic that went under the foot? My Dad said she looked like a banana, as they were yellow.

Allira

Norah

Chocolatelovinggran

My son is not young ( he's in his forties) but wears suits every day he is in the office. Most of his colleagues are his age or younger, and all wear suits, not normally "two sizes too small".
How interesting that we see such different kinds of younger people.

I agree.

All the young men I know wear suits that are properly tailored, fit well and are decidedly not 2 sizes too small. They also wear jeans jeans at the weekend, and golf shorts (none of the pocketed 'cargo' shorts).

Down to who we actually see.

DS usually wears a suit to work but not always, depending if he has meetings to attend or not.

However, he would wear good 'proper' trousers (not jeans) and a shirt or smart polo shirt.

I don’t call men in their 40’s ‘young’ that’s the distinction where tight suits are concerned.

kittylester

No, not slax!!!!

Norah

Chocolatelovinggran

My son is not young ( he's in his forties) but wears suits every day he is in the office. Most of his colleagues are his age or younger, and all wear suits, not normally "two sizes too small".
How interesting that we see such different kinds of younger people.

I agree.

All the young men I know wear suits that are properly tailored, fit well and are decidedly not 2 sizes too small. They also wear jeans jeans at the weekend, and golf shorts (none of the pocketed 'cargo' shorts).

Down to who we actually see.

DS usually wears a suit to work but not always, depending if he has meetings to attend or not.

However, he would wear good 'proper' trousers (not jeans) and a shirt or smart polo shirt.

Chocolatelovinggran

My son is not young ( he's in his forties) but wears suits every day he is in the office. Most of his colleagues are his age or younger, and all wear suits, not normally "two sizes too small".
How interesting that we see such different kinds of younger people.

I agree.

All the young men I know wear suits that are properly tailored, fit well and are decidedly not 2 sizes too small. They also wear jeans jeans at the weekend, and golf shorts (none of the pocketed 'cargo' shorts).

Down to who we actually see.

kittylester

No, not slax!!!!

My Mum wore Slax.

She felt very daring.

Norah

LucyAnna5

Whenever we have these threads people talk of looking ‘smart’ as if that’s the aim. Not for me! I don’t mean I aim to look scruffy, but day to day most of us choose somewhere in between, surely - tidy, but comfortable, and - depending on our inclination - trendy, or not. Occasionally, if the occasion dictates it, I would aim to look smart, but that’s pretty rare these days. I guess by now, we all have our style and our preferences and will stick to them……

I agree.

My husband and I aim for tidy not trendy.

Church clothes, jeans, golf and tennis clothing suit us well. I can't imagine us ever wearing anything different to what we've always worn.

I can't imagine us ever wearing anything different to what we've always worn.

I sent most of my jeans to the charity shop (two pairs were unworn, still had the labels in, bought but not returned because along came Covid!) and just kept one comfy pair for wearing at home.

Today I wore them with a striped Breton top.

Then remembered the photo I have of me with a couple of friends taken on holiday when we were 18. We were wearing jeans and striped Breton tops 😲

I really should grow up.

No, not slax!!!!

And slax...

I dunno but the words stretch and elasticated waist have somehow got more appealing as I age. I also remember those companies with adverts in sunday magazines usually a lot of velcro shoes and starched crisp seams involved I think things have improved tho fashion wise..

I was at the Theatre on Saturday evening and during the interval I had a look around to see what everyone was wearing. As you do!

There was the usual varied checked shirts worn by mostly older men. Some women were quite smartly dressed and some not so. My mum was always very keen on Bon Marche and Peacocks for her clothes.

I went to a wedding where all the young men wore suits with skin tight trousers, brown pointy shoes with no socks, and different pastel shaded tight shirts.

My son is not young ( he's in his forties) but wears suits every day he is in the office. Most of his colleagues are his age or younger, and all wear suits, not normally "two sizes too small".
How interesting that we see such different kinds of younger people.

I thought that too, it must be local fashions. The young men round here wear normal jeans, joggers, and polo shirts, sports or designer label depending on their budget. Quite a few wear shorts as well, however cold it is. Perhaps the tight suits are city attire.