Originally Posted By wonderingalice Not surprising... Sizzle Dresses only lasted a season or two. They were pretty extreme and I'm sure banned by most schools of any level. LV was pretty lenient. ;-)
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains They might have been around...but I was getting in too much trouble with the against the rules tube top!! High school was anything goes... Funny though we looked modest compared to today's teens!!
Originally Posted By Schmitty Good Vibes >>>Oh my Angel Flights... 80's flashback!<<< I wore them in the Seventies, thank you.
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains ^^sorry schmitty ... I guess some guys didn't realize that fad was over and still wore them in the 80's!!
Originally Posted By wonderingalice <<Funny though we looked modest compared to today's teens!!>> And THAT the truth?? And we had a younger, fresher look too... The girls wear entirely too much makeup today. 15 year olds looking like 26. Ugh.
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains Something about thongs (and not the shoes) hiked up over the hips with board shorts worn as low as possible... I just don't get it! And since when do you wear a colored bra under a light colored shirt... Somehow they have missed out on how a little imagination is a good thing....
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains Umm I was modest even in the tube top compared to my mother... LOL - she was a teen of the 60's in Oakland CA... She was barely 18 when she had me... She was definately part of the free love age!!
Originally Posted By LuLu Sizzle dresses?! Was this derived from LV "streetwear?" I'd never heard of it. I spent my early teen years in AZ and then in NJ. Never heard the term or the style... minidresses of course...
Originally Posted By wonderingalice *LOL* FODD! Turn that racket down, wouldya?? ;-) Lulu, these were EXTREME mini dresses. *LOL* SO short you HAD to wear the matching bottoms with them. Put them on someone like me who was already 5'7" and slender with great legs - it was a pretty outrageous combination for a Jr. High School girl. They were popular in 1971/1972. I wore them in 8th grade. (Oh, and I'm not really bragging up there... Ya'll KNOW I don't have THAT bod anymore! *LMAO*)
Originally Posted By LuLu I'm just wondering if these were popular - or even heard of - anywhere but LV! ;-)
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains Hmm I am wondering with some pictures of some starlets lately if it wouldn't be prudent to bring those back!!
Originally Posted By wonderingalice *LOL* Lulu... No, we weren't hookers in training. ;-) Gottaluv, I hear ya... Especially for all the little "car flashers" out there. *L*
Originally Posted By friendofdd Not much info, but verifies their existence. <a href="http://www.inthe70s.com/clothes/sizzledress0.shtml" target="_blank">http://www.inthe70s.com/clothe...s0.shtml</a>
Originally Posted By wonderingalice ^^Yep... Found that earlier today while scouring the Net for a photo to share. There don't seem to be ANY available... bummer!
Originally Posted By friendofdd >>>Put them on someone like me who was already 5'7" and slender with great legs<<< Now THAT is a very pleasant visual.
