I've always been a bit of a clothes nut, and to this day love getting dressed up for football. During my time going I've seen a multitude of fashions on display, here's some that spring to mind.
Scarves- I loved the silk ones that faded purple , one of which I plucked out of my mums loft a while back- used to look the nuts worn with a crombie. Unfortunately mine recently bit the dust- too much beer spilt over it, handwashed the thing but it now longer has the rampant lions visible.
Late 70s the chunky cardigans were popular, often combined with a pin badge and either a Londsdale sweatshirt or similar with Chelsea London replacing the Londdale motif.
Green Flight Jackets- were everywhere in the pre- casual era, as were fiorucci jeans, and the Bermondsey bank robber haircuts- short side parting.
Casual- wildly popular from about 81 to 84. Deerstalker hats, Stan Smiths or Diadoras, Louis jeans, tracksuits take your pick from Tachini, Ellesse, or my personal fave the Fila BJ- Arsenal fans, who I think we're slightly more casual mad than us went for the red ones.
I don't ever remember wearing a coat back then. It would be jumpers if it was cold- slazenger was probably the first and not too prestigious, followed by Pringle, Lyle and Scott, Lacoste, Sangan, Robe de Cappa etc.
After casual it got a bit Chippie, Chevignon etc, then a bit ravey- lots of lads with ponytails and dungarees, then were I to the nineties where Ill end my take on it.
The best for me would be casual- I didn't hear the word casual till about 82- we were soul boys which was pretty much the same thing.
The worse would be donkey jackets. Stand in the shed circa 78 and you'd see a multitude of them, with things like Express Dairy or London Borough of Kingston on their backs.
Any memories?
Scarves- I loved the silk ones that faded purple , one of which I plucked out of my mums loft a while back- used to look the nuts worn with a crombie. Unfortunately mine recently bit the dust- too much beer spilt over it, handwashed the thing but it now longer has the rampant lions visible.
Late 70s the chunky cardigans were popular, often combined with a pin badge and either a Londsdale sweatshirt or similar with Chelsea London replacing the Londdale motif.
Green Flight Jackets- were everywhere in the pre- casual era, as were fiorucci jeans, and the Bermondsey bank robber haircuts- short side parting.
Casual- wildly popular from about 81 to 84. Deerstalker hats, Stan Smiths or Diadoras, Louis jeans, tracksuits take your pick from Tachini, Ellesse, or my personal fave the Fila BJ- Arsenal fans, who I think we're slightly more casual mad than us went for the red ones.
I don't ever remember wearing a coat back then. It would be jumpers if it was cold- slazenger was probably the first and not too prestigious, followed by Pringle, Lyle and Scott, Lacoste, Sangan, Robe de Cappa etc.
After casual it got a bit Chippie, Chevignon etc, then a bit ravey- lots of lads with ponytails and dungarees, then were I to the nineties where Ill end my take on it.
The best for me would be casual- I didn't hear the word casual till about 82- we were soul boys which was pretty much the same thing.
The worse would be donkey jackets. Stand in the shed circa 78 and you'd see a multitude of them, with things like Express Dairy or London Borough of Kingston on their backs.
Any memories?
