when i was a young 'n the older lads used to wear 'roxy threads' with loads of flaps on the backs, and numerous pleats on the front, and around 32"+ bottoms.

mine was a mere 30" bottomed flannals with single pleats and one flap

now who had the most flaps, pleats and width

alan

Edited July 12, 200717 yr by ajb

when i was a young 'n the older lads used to wear 'roxy threads' with loads of flaps on the backs, and numerous pleats on the front, and around 32"+ bottoms.

mine was a mere 30" bottomed flannals with single pleats and one flap

now who had the most flaps, pleats and width

alan

Think you got the title bit the wrong way round. Shouldn't it read 'Silly trousers'

Think you got the title bit the wrong way round. Shouldn't it read 'Silly trousers'

I OFTEN GET IN A FLAP PARTICULARY ON EBAY,HAVE FOND MEMORIES OF MY FIRST FLAP,BIT X RATED.

Think you got the title bit the wrong way round. Shouldn't it read 'Silly trousers'

i ment it as a bit of inuendo

i ment it as a bit of inuendo

I know..... BUT they are still extremely silly trousers!

he he he

Wadya mean "flaps",cause any self respecting Northern-soulster would have real pokcets......flaps pah!!!

Dont know if i should own up to this or not, but, round here it was bougies that made the trousers from Skeggy I think, any how had a pair made, 45 inch bottoms on them was told you could'nt get them wider as the material only came in a certain size roll and you needed so much for the hems.

Must of looked a right T**T in them I had 28 inch waist and only 5ft 7 tall and with my full lengh leather coat on the matrial used to gather like a pleet round my anckles if i did it up. It makes laugh thinking back as I thourght I looked great at the time

Flaps,Pleats And Width.

I thought this was a title from the top shelf of the Newsagents

Kev

Miff - well funny m8 I appreciated it cos I had same coat but I'm/was 3 inch taller

Incidentally had 3 lads "turn up" at Soul Galore in June wearing similar - looks really odd nowadays dont you think?

OMG I'll be excommunicated for not being PC now

Flaps,Pleats And Width.

I thought this was a title from the top shelf of the Newsagents

Kev

i thought it was a northern delicassey they ate with gravy

Works of art, those keks were. A months wages to get an individual look. The back pockets were 20 notes, even spencers copied them for the 'instant northern soul uniform brigade'.

Looked great on the guys who could spin more than 3 times, unlike me.

SITS, April, at least half a dozen youngsters (aged about 30) wearing the same stuff.

Great days, especially the bit about a 28" waist>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.

Its what followed that was shite, drainpipes and mohair fooking jumpers.

Ed

Incidentally had 3 lads "turn up" at Soul Galore in June wearing similar - looks really odd nowadays dont you think?

OMG I'll be excommunicated for not being PC now

Odd now? Yes, thats one way of putting it

the style, along with circle skirts were very much of their time

i thought it was a northern delicassey they ate with gravy

excellent LOL

nearly choked on my tea

I certainly remember the ones with the side pockets that used to ditch all your loose change & 'sundry items' on the floor when you sat down .............."Not mine never seen em before"

skinners jeans were very wide parallel jeans...were they the forerunners of said trousers, i had some around the torch times. also parallel properly taylored trousers with turn ups and square buttoned down pockets.. you wore em anywere not just soul nights, mine were light grey and very smart so i thought! along with ben sherman or brutus shirt double soles steel tipped leather brogues and sheepskin!!! what a fuckin poser 17 years old new nought!!!!!!!!!!! GREAT!!!!!!!! just realised i have moaned about bowling shirts elsewhere on his site today so i better just shut up !!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Edited July 13, 200717 yr by ezzie brown

when i was a young 'n the older lads used to wear 'roxy threads' with loads of flaps on the backs, and numerous pleats on the front, and around 32"+ bottoms.

mine was a mere 30" bottomed flannals with single pleats and one flap

now who had the most flaps, pleats and width

alan

Yeah, well I hereby claim the prize for having the LEAST flaps, pleats and width on my trousers, so there!!