Didn't We All in the 80s?
The incoming editor of the New Statesman, Jason Cowley, has confessed to liking to dress up with "arch ostentation" and stealing his mothers' make-up. Nothing wrong with that...
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25 comments:
No we didn't. Some of us were too young. Most boys were into pretending to be Arnie in the 80's. Girlie boy..
monks don't wear make up - though I may have owned a kohl pencil in a past incarnation - tastefully done of course - none of that AdamAnt bollox.
For some reason a disturbing image shot into my head
The son of the Manse in a feather boa, eyeshadow and blusher dancing to the human leagues "Dont you want me"
No, we "All" didn't.
The new order ones were worse sir... My first grand passion had a brother who for the purposes of this story we shall call Paul Phillips (as that is his name)wore eye liner at the weekends and had a girlfriend called Yolanda. He though he was to cool for Letchworth. He probably was, but we all thought he was a poof.
ironically enough he is now apparently fantastically successfull, whereas I am not. And stuck in NZ.
Beast, please post at your place.. We all miss you!
'Fraid your on your own on this one Guido, we rednecks didn't either.
O/T
RTE radio news this morning: The Irish government has breathed a sigh of relief - for a moment it looked as if their electorate were going to see through the spin of the EU empire-makers...
Goths may have had a crush on eyeliner, but the headbangers amongst us preferred the "au naturel" look. We took the piss out of the new gay romantics
I must confess I did.
Boris Johnson to stand down as Henley MP
Apparently he is about to announce his departure. The Conservatives have selected their candidate for the by-election (by "a fast track method") an Oxfordshire County Councillor, John Howell described thus on a blog:
Howell is described as: ‘. . Formerly a partner in Ernst & Young responsible for opening Eastern Europe after communism. Latterly a presenter for BBC World. Now specialises in international visual communications. Adviser to successive UK governments on overseas trade and aid. Parish Councillor in Warborough, local organist and choir director and environmental campaigner. [oxfordshire.gov.uk] . .
. . and [by the Tories] . . “very personable, media savvy and yet a man with the common touch - a working class boy who went to grammar school and worked his way up in the world.” [thamenews.net]
His Cabinet responsibilities are: culture change and customer focus; human resources; social inclusion and equality; communications; information and communications technology; services for members; and South Oxfordshire liaison and local strategic partnership.
Has anyone heard or seen him on BBC World?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7435204.stm
Some interesting comments on this feed from the LibDems.
http://www.libdemvoice.org/henley-byelection-2788.html/feed
The eighties were brilliant, loads of money, top totty and plenty of 'entertainment'.
No one ever called me a poof for wearing eye liner, or if they did it was eat through a straw time. . .
Was Ostentation a brand of clothes then?
The New Romantic movement seemed to by-pass the North East as well. From memory, we passed seamlessly from headbanging heavy metal to shell suits at the time. Me, I was into reggae and ska, which strikes me as a bit odd still, coupled with psychedelia from my childhood. Mind-blowing!
An ostentatious dresser sees the light:
"I detest the cultural vandalism that contaminates New Labour. I hope they go - and soon"
David Hockney
I used to wear my mum's undercrackers too, naughty!
Didn't the eighties group the Police have a song which was along the lines of 'Every move you make...'.
Seems to sum up Nu Labour to a T.
If makeup on men is so unacceptable then why have various cultures through time worn war paint,markings etcIs it the male equicalent of a visit to the Christian Dior counter at Debenhams?
Well, if it's acceptable for Gordo to dress up as Captain Britain.........
I did it in the fifties - and had the living shit kicked out of me.
Very O/T but looked at u-tube yesterday and found version of Guido and Newsnight with his sock-puppets.
Still laughing this morning. Fucking Brilliant.
Wasn't previously aware that TAT had a twin brother.
I think you'll find Henry Conway has dressed with even more ostentation . . .
Delighted to see how many of your regular contributors understand irony.
What exactly were you up to in the 80's, Guido?
BBC World? Ah, yes, it's that profit making company set up by the BBC with licence-fee money.
I don't think he was talking about the past, just Tuesday evenings...
Beast of Clerkenwell, you have a very vivid imagination - but the feather boa image does it for me too. Wish I'd read your comment before watching PMQ.
I used to have knitted swimming trunks but my mum lost the pattern. Still see them used for packs of brussel sprouts around Christmas time.
Just say no to cross-dressing. They obviously do like it up 'em (that's the problem).
Jason Cowley should give tips to Wendy Alexander so that she no longer looks like a coal sack filled with shit.
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