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PJPixiePJPixie Posts: 3,026
edited December 2012 in All Encompassing Trip
Seems FLANNELS are making a huge comeback. I have 2 boys that are 14 and 10.
They keep asking me to get them Flannels. The funny thing is, they are being super super picky about what Flannels they'll wear?? WTF? Does it matter?
I'm gonna say it here, but.............back in my day, in the 90's........did we care what the flannel looked like? I don't think so, I think we just threw it on.

End of rant........thank you.
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  • 8181 Posts: 58,276
    i've been saying it for a while, grunge is on it's way back
    81 is now off the air

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  • youngsteryoungster Posts: 6,576
    Agreed. I have the same flannel shirts I wore in 1994 and they are tattered and torn just the way I like them. I have bought a few recently but just randomly picked off the shelves. Great thing is I have a 2 yr old son who I bought some flannel shirts for and they look great on him.
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  • LikeAnOceanLikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    I just bought a few flannels, but can see why theyd be picky. I wouldn't wear flannels I had in the early nineties. I wore them too baggy bag them.. of course I was like 13.
  • StillHereStillHere Posts: 7,795
    If I had saved my wardrobe from the late 70s and 80s I could clothe the entire neighborhood.

    First it was the Dead ~ tie dye and flannel

    Then it was Grunge ~ black tshirts and flannel

    Now it's STILL grunge...or at least Pearl Jam! ~ and flannel

    Lovin' it :P
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  • The ChampThe Champ Posts: 4,063
    Yup, in the early 90s I was in the inaugural stage of my teenage years and thus of course was immersed in the grunge/flannel world, though the particular brand and style didn't matter dick for shit, as long as it looked grungy and dirty.....that's how it worked.....good luck to you :D ..
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  • Who PrincessWho Princess Posts: 7,305
    Funny how these things go in cycles. When I was in high school and college in the 70s, flannels were popular.
    My husband never got past the trend. He STILL wears flannels. 8-)
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  • i_lov_iti_lov_it Posts: 4,007
    I bought my Flannel back in the 90's for $5...and I still have it!...I LUV Eddie's Green Flannel...the one in the EVEN FLOW Clip! :)...
  • PJPixiePJPixie Posts: 3,026
    No shit. My kids want these BRAND NAME FLANNELS!! Cost like thirty bucks each!! Wtf??
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  • eyedclaareyedclaar Posts: 6,980
    PJPixie wrote:
    No shit. My kids want these BRAND NAME FLANNELS!! Cost like thirty bucks each!! Wtf??

    They have brand name flannels? Man, I was rockin' flannel long before grunge ever reared its distorted head. They make for a practical and warm camping shirt, always have.
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  • Brisk.Brisk. Posts: 11,557
    i want 'flannels 'but cant find em anywhere, even ebay is useless.
  • i_lov_iti_lov_it Posts: 4,007
    Brisk. wrote:
    i want 'flannels 'but cant find em anywhere, even ebay is useless.

    a 5 minute WALK to "COLES" here! and I can get a HEAP... :P
  • Brisk.Brisk. Posts: 11,557
    i_lov_it wrote:
    Brisk. wrote:
    i want 'flannels 'but cant find em anywhere, even ebay is useless.

    a 5 minute WALK to "COLES" here! and I can get a HEAP... :P

    There is like a 'retro' store here but they shirts arn't really my sorta flannel, they look a bit old man too. Ebay i got 1 cool shirt from but its usually just styley flannel not like "grunge" (hate that term) flannel.
  • peacegirlpeacegirl Posts: 835
    I haven't worn flannel since the 90's/high school days. I bought mine at the thrift store. I had 2 that I loved & wish I still had them
  • i_lov_iti_lov_it Posts: 4,007
    peacegirl wrote:
    I haven't worn flannel since the 90's/high school days. I bought mine at the thrift store. I had 2 that I loved & wish I still had them

    I wore...Well sort of a Flannel-ish to the PJ Concert Here in 2003 :)
  • megatronmegatron Posts: 3,420
    i went to the mall earlier this winter to find one at a department store. these new flannels are infuriating. they are designed for 80lb lil' emo shits. i bought an xl and it fits tight. i have an xl from the 90's that i wear as a jacket..actually wearing it right now. these new clothes are not flannels...they're the new skinny jeans for shirts
  • PearlOfAGirlPearlOfAGirl Posts: 15,993
    I didn't know that flannels even went out of style. 1397403.gif

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  • eyedclaareyedclaar Posts: 6,980
    HeartShapedBox wrote:
    I didn't know that flannels even went out of style. 1397403.gif

    They didn't. Us cool kids just kept on wearing them.
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  • youngsteryoungster Posts: 6,576
    ties em off wrote:
    i went to the mall earlier this winter to find one at a department store. these new flannels are infuriating. they are designed for 80lb lil' emo shits. i bought an xl and it fits tight. i have an xl from the 90's that i wear as a jacket..actually wearing it right now. these new clothes are not flannels...they're the new skinny jeans for shirts


    The newer flannels I buy are Moose Creek brand. They are $15 a shirt and I can wear them over a T-shirt and be warm while walking the dog in January here in Boston. And it gets downright fucking cold this time of year.
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  • mca47mca47 Posts: 13,280
    I'm wearing a flannel shirt from Ralph Lauren and slept in flannel sheets last night. :D

    By the way...flannel sheets are the best thing EVER when its cold out!
  • smarcheesmarchee Posts: 14,539
    I loved my flannels back in the 90s but I gave pretty much all of it away, either to friends or goodwill
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  • PearlOfAGirlPearlOfAGirl Posts: 15,993
    speaking of flannels.... l_956d381c8866b833a2c46e11e841dfbf.jpg :oops: :oops: :oops: pearljam.jpg

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  • decides2dreamdecides2dream Posts: 14,977
    whoprincess wrote:
    Funny how these things go in cycles. When I was in high school and college in the 70s, flannels were popular.
    My husband never got past the trend. He STILL wears flannels. 8-)



    doesn't it seem like fashion recycles at a much faster rate nowadays? :?
    nothing makes you feel old quite like seeing young teens wearing clothes you wore in your teens, and would not be caught dead wearing again.... :|
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  • Get_RightGet_Right Posts: 12,810
    I never stopped wearing flannel
    to comfy and its too damn cold here

    polos and ll bean, with a few uniqlo's thrown in
  • i_lov_iti_lov_it Posts: 4,007
    HeartShapedBox wrote:
    speaking of flannels.... l_956d381c8866b833a2c46e11e841dfbf.jpg :oops: :oops: :oops: pearljam.jpg

    Off Subject!...ED's got the Ole' "J~O~R~D~A~N~S" 6's ON!... :D
  • Given to...Given to... Posts: 4,987
    I have two old flannels from way back in time. Real deal 90's. No sleeves, never had em. Doesnt make sense to have sleeveless flannel, I know.

    The funny thing is, I never threw them out, and I almost did the last few years but now my kids think they are the shit. The shirts, not themselves... so I am keeeping them, and they can have em.
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  • Given to...Given to... Posts: 4,987
    Get_Right wrote:
    I never stopped wearing flannel
    to comfy and its too damn cold here

    polos and ll bean, with a few uniqlo's thrown in


    +1 Flannel works well in Wyoming. Summers to winter, layered or not.
    "...would you like some forks?" EV 12-02-06
  • neilybabes86neilybabes86 Posts: 16,057
    oddly enough i never owned any :o
    i post on the board of a band that doesn't exsist anymore .......i need my head examined.......
  • mikalinamikalina Posts: 7,206
    I buy my son flannel shirts all the time, you can find them almost anywhere for under $15.00. Target is a good place so is Dillards, K-mart and Wal-mart. My son is only (8) yrs old and I LOVE the look on him- he's sooo cute!
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  • surfanddestroysurfanddestroy Posts: 2,786
    I love my flannel shirts.
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    Dusseldorf 21/06/07, Manchester 17/08/09, London 18/08/09, LA 06/10/09, LA 07/10/09.

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  • mcthudmcthud Posts: 366
    I have a couple of old ones kicking around, but I found some at Target for i think $12.99 a coupe of months back. Decent quality, good colors. Might be worth looking into.
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