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trof

(54,270 posts)
Wed Jun 1, 2022, 07:15 PM Jun 2022

The new fashion for late teens and early 20s: Bib overalls

Last edited Thu Jun 2, 2022, 04:47 PM - Edit history (1)

For his 20th birthday, our grandson asked for a pair of Dickies bib overalls.
Seems that the latest fashion.
He's going into his junior at William and Mary in August.
I love overalls.
Lots of pockets.
Comfortable, no belt.

But now, it's a fashion statement?
Go figure.

Oh yeah...I looked up 'overalls fashion' and learned that to can pay over $1000 for 'designer' overalls.

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The new fashion for late teens and early 20s: Bib overalls (Original Post) trof Jun 2022 OP
Yesterday I called a plumber to replace my kitchen faucets, and he was dressed in high-fashion. Binkie The Clown Jun 2022 #1
it was fashon for teens/girls back in the 70s too Kali Jun 2022 #2
Yes Kali. I had the train engineer overalls in grade 8. They were thinly striped. applegrove Jun 2022 #4
I had both, had the train engineer hat too! Kali Jun 2022 #10
My dad had the hat for some reason. I never wore it because I had no desire applegrove Jun 2022 #14
They're called 'hickory striped'. trof Jun 2022 #29
Never knew that. applegrove Jun 2022 #30
I had a pair with the matching engineer's cap. trof Jun 2022 #31
I remember wearing my 5 star bell bottom jeans through the flodded applegrove Jun 2022 #32
I was there, I remember. And not just girls. TomSlick Jun 2022 #19
Yes, I remember that well! ShazzieB Jun 2022 #27
Yes, I remember that well! ShazzieB Jun 2022 #28
In 1978-79 they were big at my public school. Especially the train engineer applegrove Jun 2022 #3
Right?!? And painters' pants!! Sparkly Jun 2022 #7
Oh yes. Forgot that painter pants. I had those too. applegrove Jun 2022 #13
I loved these too! the cream color. with the hammer loop IcyPeas Jun 2022 #21
Hahaha!! Sparkly Jun 2022 #5
I've always loved overalls as a fashion statement BigmanPigman Jun 2022 #6
Me too! It always comes back. Sparkly Jun 2022 #8
Late 60's early 70's dweller Jun 2022 #9
I've worn through a few pair... 2naSalit Jun 2022 #25
I've forgotten how many pair I've had dweller Jun 2022 #26
I wear them often for the reasons you said. Yonnie3 Jun 2022 #11
I've noticed some people wearing them. Cartoonist Jun 2022 #12
Kind of hard to tell where your waist is in them... Sparkly Jun 2022 #16
I had an overall outfit in 76. kimbutgar Jun 2022 #15
I have a 90s version tucked away somewhere -- TOO bellbottom... Sparkly Jun 2022 #17
but seriously cute gay texan Jun 2022 #23
And if you can make cool Carhartt overalls shorts central scrutinizer Jun 2022 #18
Seems like Rebl2 Jun 2022 #20
well, do me a favor gay texan Jun 2022 #22
Not so cool to wear fresh store bought ones. multigraincracker Jun 2022 #24

Binkie The Clown

(7,911 posts)
1. Yesterday I called a plumber to replace my kitchen faucets, and he was dressed in high-fashion.
Wed Jun 1, 2022, 07:17 PM
Jun 2022

So I guess it really is a trend.

applegrove

(123,027 posts)
14. My dad had the hat for some reason. I never wore it because I had no desire
Wed Jun 1, 2022, 07:27 PM
Jun 2022

to stand out except in sports where I was a grunt.

applegrove

(123,027 posts)
32. I remember wearing my 5 star bell bottom jeans through the flodded
Thu Jun 2, 2022, 05:14 PM
Jun 2022

school parking lot because we somehow thought walking through 3 inches of water was cool.

TomSlick

(11,841 posts)
19. I was there, I remember. And not just girls.
Wed Jun 1, 2022, 07:52 PM
Jun 2022

I recall having a pair of overalls but I surely didn't wear them in public - right?

ShazzieB

(18,573 posts)
27. Yes, I remember that well!
Thu Jun 2, 2022, 11:53 AM
Jun 2022

They were quite popular when I was in college in the early 70s. But only for girls. I never saw any of the guys wearing them.

applegrove

(123,027 posts)
3. In 1978-79 they were big at my public school. Especially the train engineer
Wed Jun 1, 2022, 07:19 PM
Jun 2022

ones with the thin stripes.

Sparkly

(24,340 posts)
7. Right?!? And painters' pants!!
Wed Jun 1, 2022, 07:22 PM
Jun 2022

Found myself a cute pair of Dickies' painters pants recently and I get compliments!

Sparkly

(24,340 posts)
5. Hahaha!!
Wed Jun 1, 2022, 07:20 PM
Jun 2022

Just saw this as a "latest thread" and am glad I was here at the right time!!

I was a teenager in the 1970s, when overalls had a fashion trend, along with jeans/dungarees. My mother, raised in Oklahoma where her Dad had a small farm and taught agriculture, shook her head. "I don't understand WHY you all want to look like farm hands!" she sighed.

BigmanPigman

(52,216 posts)
6. I've always loved overalls as a fashion statement
Wed Jun 1, 2022, 07:21 PM
Jun 2022

starting in the late 70s. I still have a pair but I need to lose 5 pounds to fit into them again. I save everything in my closet. The "cool" students in high school always wore them with one strap hanging down...a very good look.

dweller

(24,957 posts)
9. Late 60's early 70's
Wed Jun 1, 2022, 07:23 PM
Jun 2022

They were popular with the dirty longhairs I hung with … have had several pairs over the years, and am back in them again
😃



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2naSalit

(92,481 posts)
25. I've worn through a few pair...
Wed Jun 1, 2022, 11:04 PM
Jun 2022

And bibs dress too. Loved those things, no waistband. I bought some a year ago but I lost weight and they're way too big for me, cost $60 at the yard and barn.

I don't care if they're fashionable, they're comfortable. And considering a lot of people, since pandemic lockdowns and such, are into comfort clothing, I can see overalls becoming a thing.

dweller

(24,957 posts)
26. I've forgotten how many pair I've had
Wed Jun 1, 2022, 11:24 PM
Jun 2022

and painter’s pants, carpenter jeans etc …
I txtd my daughters with the gist of this thread, and they both have some to wear now, I found pics of them as toddlers wearing them to show that they got an early start 😃
Plus, I’ve bought pairs for my grandkids too, and they love them !

I would love to find some lightweight cotton overalls for the summer, as my denims are a bit hot nowadays …





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Yonnie3

(18,089 posts)
11. I wear them often for the reasons you said.
Wed Jun 1, 2022, 07:24 PM
Jun 2022

I haven't been in my twenties for more than a few decades.

My late father was faculty at William and Mary. He retired around 1980.

Cartoonist

(7,521 posts)
12. I've noticed some people wearing them.
Wed Jun 1, 2022, 07:24 PM
Jun 2022

But how are the real hipsters going to wear them below the waist?

kimbutgar

(23,203 posts)
15. I had an overall outfit in 76.
Wed Jun 1, 2022, 07:30 PM
Jun 2022

My Mother hated it and said it make me look country. I Rembrandt she would give me a bad look when I wore those overalls! I actually have a few pictures of me in those overalls. But I didn’t like it when I had to go to the bathroom because it took longer to put it back on!

The new ones are cute though with the wide legged pants ( again another throw back to bell bottoms)

Sparkly

(24,340 posts)
17. I have a 90s version tucked away somewhere -- TOO bellbottom...
Wed Jun 1, 2022, 07:32 PM
Jun 2022

I liked the ones I got from the Sears catalogue way back when.

Rebl2

(14,620 posts)
20. Seems like
Wed Jun 1, 2022, 08:03 PM
Jun 2022

every few years, especially for teens, they become popular. Think I had a cute pair back in the 1970’s. Ever since then, like I said, they become popular.

multigraincracker

(34,015 posts)
24. Not so cool to wear fresh store bought ones.
Wed Jun 1, 2022, 09:32 PM
Jun 2022

Need worn out knees, holes and grease spots to be authentic.

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