06-05-2019, 10:19 AM
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Re: The Pages of Punch
I had a lovely maxi-coat.It was made of wool, full-length, green, with a collar you could stand up against the wind. It had pockets and a belt.
Lovely and warm, but I could also wear it open so that it flapped about!
When maxi-coats fell out of fashion, I cut it to knee-length, but I never really liked it as much after that.
07-05-2019, 09:59 AM
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Re: The Pages of Punch
Originally Posted by Mr Magoo
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1969: Life with the Maxi #2 It would be awkward to fix it in public.
Although by then, most girls were wearing tights!
Another thing that was awkward was going to the loo when out in the maxi-coat.
All that material to have to bunch up!
08-05-2019, 01:16 PM
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Re: The Pages of Punch
For 6months of the year, that might mean freezing at bus-stops!
Prior to the Maxi, coats were as mini as the skirts were. Try waiting at a bus stop in Yorkshire in December with your legs almost bare from mid-thigh down. 'Tain't funny!
(Ps. Hats and scarves were infra dig then as well!
Jeez! What yoof will go through for the sake of fashion!
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08-05-2019, 01:30 PM
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Re: The Pages of Punch
Originally Posted by Pyxell
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Well, in defence of the Maxi, those were the days when very few young people had cars, so were reliant on walking and buses. For 6months of the year, that might mean freezing at bus-stops!
Prior to the Maxi, coats were as mini as the skirts were. Try waiting at a bus stop in Yorkshire in December with your legs almost bare from mid-thigh down. 'Tain't funny!
(Ps. Hats and scarves were infra dig then as well!
Jeez! What yoof will go through for the sake of fashion!
)
08-05-2019, 01:51 PM
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Re: The Pages of Punch
Originally Posted by JBR
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I don't know what it is, but for some reason I always preferred minis to maxis!
Next winter, try waiting at a bus-stop, after dark, in zero temperatures, for an hour, every night for a week, in short shorts, no socks, and then tell me what you think.
08-05-2019, 02:27 PM
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Re: The Pages of Punch
Originally Posted by Pyxell
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Well, here's a challenge.Next winter, try waiting at a bus-stop, after dark, in zero temperatures, for an hour, every night for a week, in short shorts, no socks, and then tell me what you think.
08-05-2019, 03:37 PM
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Re: The Pages of Punch
Prior to the Maxi, coats were as mini as the skirts were. Try waiting at a bus stop in Yorkshire in December with your legs almost bare from mid-thigh down. 'Tain't funny!(Ps. Hats and scarves were infra dig then as well!
Were trousers (or slacks) not allowed at the time?
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