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by **MARV** » Thu May 04, 2006 1:17 am

I still have my M.C. jacket. Not that I ever really wear it, but I keep it more for posterity [^] Oh, and a pair of cut off 501's...28 waist...can't believe my body was once that thin [:(]

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by **hutter** » Thu May 04, 2006 1:26 am

I still have two of my letter jackets. They still fit!

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by **hexicon** » Thu May 04, 2006 1:31 am

Oh yeah. A certain former board member and I had a looong series of posts about our beloved New Wave wardrobe.

And my 21 1/2 inch waist is no more. I'm not that much bigger but just large enough that I can't fit into my black leather pencil skirt from 1984. Ditto for the pegged jeans.

In my shoe archive I have all kinds of shoes--red pumps with black snake racing stripes, Mondrian-style pumps color blocked in four shades of purple (I wore those to see Prince), lots of pointy little flats, gothic granny boots.

Still have the rhinestones, fake pearls, even some of the scarves I used to tie around my head for that Madonna look.

And the Jackie K thrift-store stuff from the sixties--purses, cool black cashmere coat that I still wear.

I could go on . . . sigh.

by **Ollie Stench** » Thu May 04, 2006 3:46 am

I've got a Sid Vicious Action Man t-shirt that I bought in the summer of 1984. It looks like cheesecloth now and is full of holes. No way could I ever fit into it, that was 80lbs ago, but I keep it around for posterity. I figure some day I'll buy a manequine and dress it up in my old punk rock clothes and have it standing in the corner of my house.

by **WolverineSyr** » Thu May 04, 2006 4:40 am

Tons of stuff - my old leather jacket, my eisenhower jackets,calvary shirts, some god-awful Chess King clothes, a couple studded belts, a pair of velcro fly bondage pants, all sorts of junk.

I don't know why I'm hanging on to it...but I know I'm not getting rid of it anytime soon!

by **raserx** » Thu May 04, 2006 6:35 am

Nah...I recently tossed my skinny leather tie collection.

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by **NuWaveRx** » Thu May 04, 2006 8:56 am

The only big clothes I've kept from then are a couple of bolo and spanish ties (ala John Taylor--I still got my Duran hat, too) and a number of tour shirts that I've kept in storage for years..

I've wondered what the cheese factor would be to take out my Depeche Mode "Black Celebration" tour shirt and wear it out one day. Luckily my wife restrains me..[:D]

by **i_like_lectric_motors** » Thu May 04, 2006 9:53 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by NuWaveRx[/i]
 The only big clothes I've kept from then are a couple of bolo and spanish ties (ala John Taylor--I still got my Duran hat, too) and a number of tour shirts that I've kept in storage for years..

I've wondered what the cheese factor would be to take out my Depeche Mode "Black Celebration" tour shirt and wear it out one day. Luckily my wife restrains me..[:D]
[/quote]

I still have the DM Black Celebration shirt too and a never worn DM scarf, of all things. I should put the scarf on ebay or something.

by **bpdp3** » Thu May 04, 2006 10:30 am

All my pins, thank god, I kept my pins!!!!

I still have most of my t-shirts too, but they're in pretty rough shape.

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by **obs** » Thu May 04, 2006 6:04 pm

Yep, I still have retro clothes, but never wear them.

Got my pointy John Fluevogs in a box somewhere

. I was big on bolos, so I still all those ... plus all the pins, brooches, etc.

by **British** » Thu May 04, 2006 11:52 pm

hexicon you've got good taste in clothes. Pencil skirts & pumps? Hmm.

I have an original "British flag shirt" from the 80s I won on ebay. Never fit me right, so I bought a repro one that was in my size. Still kept the original one though.

by **MARV** » Thu May 04, 2006 11:57 pm

[quote][i]Originally posted by i_like_lectric_motors[/i]
 [quote][i]Originally posted by NuWaveRx[/i]
 The only big clothes I've kept from then are a couple of bolo and spanish ties (ala John Taylor--I still got my Duran hat, too) and a number of tour shirts that I've kept in storage for years..

I've wondered what the cheese factor would be to take out my Depeche Mode "Black Celebration" tour shirt and wear it out one day. Luckily my wife restrains me..[:D]
[/quote]

I still have the DM Black Celebration shirt too and a never worn DM scarf, of all things. I should put the scarf on ebay or something.
[/quote]

God, I still have my Black Celebration tour shirt also. The one with all the symbols for all the songs. Easily, the coolest tour shirt ever! I practically became a graphic designer because of those little logos [8D] My favorite was the one for "Stripped". I actually have tons of concert shirts from over the years including Simple Minds in 1986 at Croagh Park, Dublin, Ireland.

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by **Rokkr** » Fri May 05, 2006 2:54 am

I still have (although it's thredbare and falling apart) a promo Sandinista camouflage t shirt from Epic records.
And a skinny Jam tie from Polydor for Setting Sons.

by **KYYX4ever** » Fri May 05, 2006 10:06 am

Still have all my pins!

I think I've got a few of my band t-shirts, a couple cool new wave tops, old Levi 501's to which I had taken a toothbrush dipped in bleach, maybe a punk-rock military jacket (hooked from Pop's closet) or two. Nope, I don't wear this stuff anymore, but it would all still fit. Oh yeah, and some of the fantastic jewelry, such as brooches & earrings.

Wish I'd saved any of the vintage stuff I had.

by **obs** » Fri May 05, 2006 7:46 pm

[i]God, I still have my Black Celebration tour shirt also. The one with all the symbols for all the songs. Easily, the coolest tour shirt ever! I practically became a graphic designer because of those little logos My favorite was the one for "Stripped".[/i]

Yeah, it was ahead of its time. Look at how icons became big when computers became big in the late 90s.

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