I'm mostly trying to think of mostly benign or positive fads, even if they might have inspired some folks to do wacky or dangerous things on the extreme edges of the fad. I'm thinking stuff like beanie babies or bedazzling stuff.

I personally want to see some of the fashion fads from the 70's come back, like bell-bottoms.

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[–] 28 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Low rise jeans

Not quite like the super low cut of the early 00s, but I’m tired of all the high waisted everything. I can’t wear anything high waist because they irritate my surgery scar.

This includes workout leggings! So sick of not being able to find leggings that fit and are comfortable. I have to fold down my bike shorts so they don’t cause pain, but that’s uncomfortable too. I miss when flared low cut yoga pants were popular. They were so comfortable! 😩

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  • [–] 12 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    They are back! I've seen young people wearing them!

    And they're not quite as low as the old ones, I know because I had been wearing my old pair from high school but they finally wore out so I bought a new pair and I'm no longer in danger of showing off the old whale tail.

    They call them flared leggings now though.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 months ago* (2 children)

    Oh snap! You just made my day! I checked online and the flared leggings are exactly what I was referring to! Thank you so much 💚

    Any suggestions on where to get them?

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  • [–] 5 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Do you have Ardene or Garage where you live? They're sort of fast fashion type stores like Forever 21. Garage is definitely better quality (and fit, in my opinion) than Ardene but it's also noticeably more expensive. I suggest Garage if there's a sale.

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  • [–] 27 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    I want neon colors again. I want the 80s neon and the 90s clear purple cases on everything. Green clear and orange clear was so much fun. Everything seems to be so boring lately. I want that pop back.

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  • [–] [S] 15 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    I had an old purple clear plastic gameboy color I wish I still had. Bring back transparent cases! I wanna see the electronics and stuff!

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  • [–] 19 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    Capes. I would pull off a cape so hard.

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  • [–] 13 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Honestly, maybe one that is a little weird, but I really miss the junkfood of the 90's and the advertising and aesthetic surrounding it.

    I have a pair of bell bottoms that I bought last year and they're my favorite pair of jeans. They're definitely making a comeback.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 months ago

    I splurged on some FreePeople low-rise bell bottom jeans. It was so worth it lol. Looks great in a pair of Converse, flip flops, kitten heels. Switch out your crossbody for a small shoulder bag. It feels like such a throwback. :p

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  • [–] 13 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

    Kinder Surprise Eggs with proper complicated toys you had to read the instructions to put together. I would also like surprise eggs for adults with cool robots or something, but still encased in chocolate.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 months ago (4 children)

    Neon colours. Arena rock. Tie dye. Sixteen hour long guitar solos in spacey psychedelic rock. Radio drama. Phones with keyboards. Computers that took less than 30 seconds to start up. Actual power switches. Changeable batteries.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    Computers that take less than 30 seconds to start up

    Have you heard of our lord and saviour, linux? My pc feels like it boots up nearly instantly

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  • [–] 5 points 2 months ago* (2 children)

    I run Linux at home now (Mint).

    It takes just as long to boot as my Windows 10 machine at work.


    Edited because after a day at work my brain malfunctioned.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (1 child)

    Huh. It shouldn't if your OS is on an ssd, all my mint machines boot very fast.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago

    I think perhaps we have a difference of experience here.

    Way back when, when my 386 machine was the newest, hottest thing, between flicking on the power switch (remember those?) and being able to actually use my computer took less time than it took for me to lift my coffee cup to my mouth and take a sip.

    There's no computer made today, no matter how much you spend on the hardware, or what you run as software, that gives me that speed on startup. My Mint machine here at home allows me time to take several sips before it even makes it to the point where that Mint logo shows up on a black screen. I can get through about half the cup before I finally have the full screen there and can start working.

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  • [–] 11 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    To see colored cars, not just Grey,white,black... there are so much Grey. Btw, even architecture too. I read somewhere that all this grey, boring lifeless things around us is to make more depressed and consume more... I miss hairstyles and 👗 that underlying feminine body lines. The point is that when I dress like that, the amount of attention is extreme. People looking at me like I dressed up for occasion or celebration. I can't just go shopping or for a walk like a lady, too much attention, which is not what I like, but like to look nice.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    You'd love the cars here. Pastels in peach or lemon or green. Or neons in yellow or green. Or classics like cherry red, burgundy, various shades of blue from sky to midnight. Or, increasingly, bizarre colour combinations because people are putting vinyl kits on their cars. And there was one white car in my compound that had an acrylic wrap that turned it into something that looked like cheap gold plate.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 months ago

    LEGO Bionicle.

    I miss it.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    Is it too much to ask that I just want to play Pog one more time?

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  • [–] 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    I miss pogs too! They were so much fun to collect and play with. We even had a pog maker when I was a kid.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago

    Capes and everyday use fanny packs for guys.

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