Grove Wardrobe

Grandfather shirts (almost always), waistcoats, jeans, desert boots, beads, and either denim jacket, duffel coat, afghan coat or army jacket..thats all I remember anyway. 

Reefer Jackets, forgot about those....never, ever, wore runners to the Grove..

Hiya Mins, 

White vintage Grandfather shirt, sometimes a waistcoat, or one of those llama wool jumpers in the winter!,  desert boots, duffel coat/army jacket and jeans with a woven woolen belt from the Aran islands!, think it was called a crois! And of course a dab of patchouli....
what would the kids think if I walked in like that now?... probably wouldn't notice any difference
CP

oh - & a black/white PLO scarf that I had for years!


Edited by RoundaboutToo!

Btw..welcome to the club Mins...

How's the weather in Madrid...?

Good Morning or Buenos Dias.....


Spain is not so sunny at the moment - in fact it is down right miserable and has been all November, rain and more rain.. the locals love it as the reservoirs need to be filled up for the scorchio Summers we have...Hence no complaints...I move myself and family to an outside sitting room in May and we eventually move indoors early October !!!

Good living !! ( promotes too much of a "lets open another beer" feeling though ). What is it about drinking ice cold beers outside in perfect temperatures that makes you feel so good ???. How I ever managed to down cans in the Annes sheltering from the rain and wind drenching the perm and whistling around my bare legs with the rain soaking through the suede boots...I will never know.....those grey Army socks would be soaked by the end of the evening.


Oops..how could I not include the combat jacket in our " GROVE - Required Clothing " list ???.

My boyfriend wore one at the time and I loved it...did have annoying velcro straps at the top that were a giveaway to the folks in bed asleep, when I was trying to sneak him in for a snog...that sound they made when trying to open them in haste in the early hours of the morning was LOUD and a dead giveaway.

I also associate "A Lad´s First Cologne" or an attempt at one anyhow with that jacket called INSIGNIA. Own up whomever sprayed that on himself.

I think I wore Anais Anais which is still a nice perfume but my sisters wore " Tweed " in the 70´s.

Earrings wise - wore big dangly hoops that played havoc on the lobes and if you weren´t careful would catch in someones hand or yours when headbanging or leaping around - oooouch !!!. In addition had a couple of single studs up one ear only - home job with darning needle and blocks of ice. Was always terrified to go and get anyone else to do it, particularly that guy who is still there in Georges St Arcade !!

Anyone get their piercing done there ????? Scary stuff.

Finally...I am laughing as a remember this ... we could start another Forum / Topic on this one....

....TRANSPORT HOME...

How did everyone get/go home afterwards???.

Has to be some odd or funny stories there...mine are downright embarrassing......

In the early days before I had a lad to walk me home or couldn´t get a lift, on many occasion my Dad would meet me at Raheny Church where I would peel away from my friends and he would.....wait for it......

(A) Give me a backer on his Racer !!!! How embarrassing was that !!!!!

(B) Not as embarrassing but never-the-less not the coolest scenario either; he would have cycled down with my bike in tow and I would then have to cycle home with my shree skirt catching in the chain or the suede boots slipping on the pedals !!!.

Once my best friend who still is my best buddie despite the miles between us took the backer whilst I cycled. She has never forgotten it and remninds me all the time and it gives us such a laugh.

Oh dear - so funny now that I think of it....God love him altogether.....

Okay lets have some funny stories please....


H. Luego.

Mins.



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Hello Mins and welcome. Great topic BTW.

Before the others spill the beans hafta own up to wearing the Black and Red striped jeans.Was a couple of us used wear them '82/83 ish.

Used wear them with a leather jacket and any old t shirt, ( once it was black.)

Also did the Combat Jacket / big jumpers / faded denims and desert boots bit. Always remember that there was a German Flag on the sleeve of my jacket. Always wondered about the poor soldier that wore it before I ended up with it.

Was useless at art so never had any logos on my gear. Do remember that the lads used decorate a denim jacket, rip the sleeves off and put it on over the biker jackets.

God mine pretty boring as long as it was black I wore it !!!!!!!!

Generally long black skirt black grandfather shirt r t-shirt and docs never varied really.

Rolo dont suppose there is any pics of you in those stripey jeans lov to see them !!!!!!!!!!

Blondie wrote: Rolo dont suppose there is any pics of you in those stripey jeans lov to see them !!!!!!!!!!

There is one pic in existence but it'll never see the light of day 'cos it's at my Granny's 80th Birthday Party and not for general consumption.

Be hard Freebird, she's been Brown Bread since 1990.

OH MY GAWD!