10th September 2018

A ‘Bum’ note…?

philippanestie Fashion, Image, Trending 80's

Have to say I was surprised to see bum bags available near me…why ‘surprised’? Well when they first appeared in ‘fashion’ in the 1980’s…they were definitely a ‘fashion no no’ along with shellsuits (ahhhh!). Although bumbag’s are very practical they were laughed at and included in numerous comedy sketches of the time representing the opposite of a fashionable individual. Though times change…and new generations look at the previous generation’s fashion and reinvent.  The “it’s so bad it’s good” ethos prevalent.

Also on recently browsing a number of fashion magazines the 1980’s are ‘back’ or rather 80’s influenced fashion is ‘big’. What again? I feel like I’m repeating myself and have got a very strong feeling of déjà vu…in the past I have covered the 1980’s here https://philippanestie.com/bang-on-trend-its-back-to-the-80s/. I mean I know fashion is meant to be moving constantly in a circular motion and we’re really on a ‘merry-go-round’ or so it seems…but to come back so soon?  Obviously there is a lot to delve into from this decade and a myriad of good and bad, where there was a lot of bad from what I remember….With puffball skirts right up there at the top of the list (no pun intended…) which I deem was in the ‘bad’ category along with the hair, and don’t get me started on shoulder pads! Also Dynasty is back on, a series which I was totally glued to at the time…Well going back to bum bags I think my favourites are the faux fur ones, though I won’t be reaching for my purse to pick these up any time soon…As too many bad memories and ‘flash backs’ are starting to come back with things from the 1980’s which I wish that time forgot…but it seems it never will…