What fad from your childhood/teenage years used to be "in" but now has vanished?

[Digital X]

For me, it was tucking tracksuit bottoms in socks, guilty of that one for many years.

Loom bands where another, I think they were the name? my mates sister had tons of the things.

The "flames shirt" if you know it, you know it! My best mate was guilty of that one, even had the shorts to match lol.


What has gone from your younger years?

 

[Doobedoo]

Premier League sticker books.

Finger boards

Peg guns

 

[Digital X]

I used to love finger boards, I've seen its back in VR now to some extent. Did you ever have Pogs?

 

[Jono8]

pogs

 

[brendy]

Fat flourescent laces for trainers, miss em.
40 pleat trousers...glad of that one being gone tbf.
computer watches that could change the tv channel.

 

[Greebo]

Marbles and conkers

 

[Digital X]

I had fat laces in skateshoes but never saw flourescent ones. I had a huge amount of marbles too, simpler times!

 

[Martynt74]

Tamagotchis
Pogs
Finger boards for a while

It's weird how these trends come and go, i remember those squishy goo like alien baby egg things and i'm sure they were around again about 10 years ago.

 

[jsmoke]

Cords. Flowery shirts. Silk shirts. Caterpillar boots. Heavy metal t-shirts. Brut aftershave(if you can call it that). Flat tops. Yo-yo's. Shell suits.

 

[wolfie138]

elastic belts w/ an S-shaped snake buckle

 

[Digital X]

I had a yoyo in primary school. Was over the moon when I got a "sleeper" but never see for sale in shops now.

 

[Orionaut]

Clackers/YoYo's

Oh, And (Really rather realistic looking) Cap Guns

(Not to mention the sheath knives that pretty much everybody would have in their pockets as a matter of routine. Funny thing, nobody ever got stabbed, well except by accident while playing a game of "Split the Kipper" perhaps )

 

[Terminal_Boy]

Fred Perry shirts and mid-calf Dr. Martens boots. Bomber jackets and Lonsdale branded anything.

 

[Digital X]

https://yoyo.fandom.com/wiki/Duncan_Imperial This was the one I had in school. Then a yellow one I don't remember, but it was way better.

Yeah I had lonsdale, I still have a green bomber and black bomber.

 

[Maundie]

Break dancing was big when I was in school (left in 1989) so much so there was a guy in the local park charging for lessons!

 

[Flack88]

Yo-yo's
Pokémon cards
Bowl hair cuts
Those Adidas tracksuit bottoms
Going outside to play

Born in 1990 so I'm a 90's kid.

 

[Noakesy85]

Pogs/Slammers, Finger Boards, ADIDAS Poppers (I seem to remember Kappa doing poppers too?) Puffer Jackets...

I grew up in germany (father was military based out there) when In-Line Skating was big. I remember you HAD to have a specific brand of Skates (Roces or K2) to be classed as one of the 'cool' kids.

 

[Digital X]

Yeah Kappa did poppers, never owned a pair though.

Also side note, does anyone remember the Reebok Classics with the H shape on the side in a Union Jack flag style? It had a strap on top of laces. I had a pair at school but never seen them since, nor can I find them anywhere.

Reebok Workout Plus I think ? They had a union jack flag on that funny side bit.

 

[Rilot]

Digital watches
Garbage Pail Kids
Rulers with a calculator built in
Portable stereos with two tape decks
Cameras that took 110 or disc film
Mirror shades
Zoids
Spud guns
Kitchen sink waste disposal units

 

[Noakesy85]

Digital watches
Garbage Pail Kids
Rulers with a calculator built in
Portable stereos with two tape decks
Cameras that took 110 or disc film
Mirror shades
Zoids
Spud guns
Kitchen sink waste disposal units

Ha Zoids, I re-watched pretty much all of Zoids (Chaotic Century/New Century) last year/Year before when i was having a nostalgic moment... been trying to find the Fuzors series but can only find the fist 2 episodes.