Comments on: 10 Strange Fashions

By: hello

hello — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:10:00 +0000

None of these are much weirder than PARACHUTE PANTS.

By: Norkio

Norkio — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:22:00 +0000

Panniers were the inspiration for French doors. Let’s also not forget the towering wigs ladies wore during this time period. Fantastic construction and the neck strength required!

By: Caroline

Caroline — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 06:04:00 +0000

Panniers actually would not be difficult to sit in. Because they only rest on the hips, there is nothing to interfere with one’s sitting…unless it was in a narrow chair or crowded couch — or for that matter, trying to get through a door. A bustle, on the other hand, raises significant problems with sitting, especially in conjunction with corsets (I’m so looking forward to the crop of undergrad actresses I need to teach how to sit next semester) — it involves a precarious perch on the edge of the chair, on one’s hip. Maybe a little more refined looking than monstrously oversized hips, but those at least sort of win for comfort!

By: Aemi

Aemi — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 04:31:00 +0000

I was wearing a gorget just the other day! And a doublet. But it was for protection, not fashion – no one wants to get stabbed in the neck, even with a tipped rapier.
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By: Jon

Jon — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 03:12:00 +0000

I can’t believe you didn’t include the codpiece in this list! Although maybe it’s not really that strange…

By: Rich

Rich — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 03:04:00 +0000

When are men’s neckties going to be seen as the ridiculous things they are? They’re as stupid as half the items listed, it’s just that they’re the thing nowadays and are accepted unthinkingly.

By: sisterpinkylee

sisterpinkylee — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 23:55:00 +0000

hey, how about pictures for all the crazy fashions?

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 22:28:00 +0000

Parachute pants didn’t make the list?!? Shocking.

By: Pink Coat

Pink Coat — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 22:02:00 +0000

The Pattens look like an earlier version of heels. That is the only fashion I see which might have had an influence on current fashion, very interesting.