New Wave Outpost Forum

by **phillyidol** » Sun Jul 18, 2004 11:38 am

This should be fun!I love seeing what our favorite bands look like now. Some got fat, bald, or both! But what about us?

I'll start us out. Back in the early 80's I had the typical new wave haircut for guys. That sort of new wave mullet, you know,longer in the back and gel on the sides.And I had this great black dress jacket with electric blue cuffs on the arms. Then I became one of the lost boys from the mid to late 80's. I grew my hair long, traded my sneakers for doc martins, and I always had on this black over coat. I admit, I stole that look from the movie the lost boys. Hell, it worked!

Now, thank God, I still have a look. I did not fall apart like I thought people do when they get older. I did not get fat, I have short spiked hair and a goatee. I still miss the lost boys look but it does not look good on a 40 year old man with 2 daughters.

Lets hear some looks! Don't be scared, we are all freinds![:I]

by **troy08** » Sun Jul 18, 2004 12:20 pm

Just black from head to toe. God fobid we got any color during the summer time. Remember the shirts buttoned to the top with a stylish bollo in lieu of a tie? I never had a mullet but in the late 80's I let my hair grown so I could grow a pony tail. A

by **EchoBeachBunnyBoy** » Sun Jul 18, 2004 3:13 pm

Let's see, in a word- BLACK.
I went from skinny leather ties, suspenders & zipper pants, to all black clothing. Black leather jackets,long black trenchcoats, Doc Marten boots, black t-shirts & pants, etc.
My hair has always been long in front, cut short

by **Quite Life** » Sun Jul 18, 2004 4:46 pm

I went from Punk 81-83 to New Romantic 83-86 back in the day. Around the second half of 1986 every thing was turning black and all the beautiful new wave colors went away[:(] I call it the satanic winter of 86' and Goth was on it's way in. (I really Like

by **Ollie Stench** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 1:40 am

I got fat and lost enough hair where I can't do anything cool with it.
Still wearing jeans and t-shirts, though... when I wear skinny ties now I get called "Drew Carry".

by **mare_idol** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 2:15 am

Ha-ha, good question!

Back in the new wave days, I dressed more punk. I had bleach blonde hair with black roots, lots of eye make-up. (If anyone has the book "High on Rebellion" I'm on page 257 hanging with Cheetah Chrome).

Today I still wear cool c

by **KYYX4ever** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 3:16 am

Great looks y'all! I undoubtedly would have had crushes on you gentlemen ![:I]

I would very much like to post old pix of myself and see yours, as well--when school starts back up next month ( I am a teacher), I'll have access to a scanner, so maybe the

by **pikeprof** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 3:26 am

After I started working at a college radio station-I cultivated a kind of "paisley undergound" look-I was way into the psych and garage music of the time-my hair was short and spiky and I dyed it auburn-it's naturally brown-when the roots came in it looke

by **hexicon** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 3:26 pm

1983-84: Like all teens before us, we had to rebel against our parents (aging suburban hippies or overly tanned moms who wore tennis dresses all year long) and our peers (early-mid Reagan-era preppies), and we fought back by DRESSING UP, at least when we

by **christsmasher** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 4:31 pm

Well, the first time 'round (lol) I was young. REALLY young. First came the rat tail. I think my mom relented and allowed me to have it professionally dyed, after she caught me trying to bleach my rat tail with Clorox. I remember begging my mom for bl

by **Quite Life** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 8:18 pm

[quote]Originally posted by KYYX4ever
[br]'85-88---gothy/punk. When I got to college, I had the freedom to dye & shave my hair, dres

by **KYYX4ever** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 6:42 am

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by **phillyidol** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 8:05 am

Christsmasher, I can listen to you talk fashion all day. You described the look that would drive me crazy! I'm married now with 2 little kids but man do I wish I hung with you back in the day. I worked in retail for many years myself. That look you had is

by **Ollie Stench** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 9:26 am

Here's what I looked like then (1983, 15 y.o.)

http://www.punkkaraoke.com/shitstorm/ch ... l83-sm.jpg

Here's what I looked like last year after a food fight my band had on stage

http://www.punkkaraoke.com/shitstorm/chinamen/sexy.jp

by **Sean** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 9:52 am

Bald - getting there

Fat - getting there but hoping to reverse

Dress New Wave - as much as I can without getting beaten up

Hair Style - shaved short throughout, really wish I can do the old
New Romantic cuts that I wore in the 80's.

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