Did people in the 1980s really wear straight leg/skinny pants?

[Anonymous]

I thought they only wore bell bottoms that decade. People didn't wear skinny jeans until 1990 or so.

Bell bottoms (1967-1989).

Updates

+1 y

If bell bottoms diminished by 1979/1980, then how come so many people kept proudly wearing them up until 1985 (especially in the US)?

[Miristheiss]

Bell bottoms were the 1970s.
1980s people wore regular jeans, tight jeans and ripped and faded jeans with holes.

[Asker]

Then why were so many people still wearing bell bottoms in the early 80s?

[Asker]

You can't even tell the difference between the early 70s and the early 80s, fashion wise.

[Miristheiss]

Where are you getting this?

[Asker]

Watch a film from say 1981.

The US Festival in 1983 looked like Woodstock.

[Asker]

Or maybe it's just me I don't know

[andreasderjuengere]

Yes we did :D
Personally, I (back then) found the 'bells' being outdated by the late 70's.

[andreasderjuengere]

Your update.
Those guys:
a - liked the trousers
b - gave a shit about what is trendy and what is not
c - lived in an isolated village and got the news late
d - did not have enough money to buy something new each time fashion industry tells us to do so
etc

[Asker]

Maybe not the majority of people at this point, there were exceptions.

It;s true that at the start of a new decade, fashion will not change entirely.

[andreasderjuengere]

I don't miss them at all :D

[Farmer_Phil]

In the 80s there were a lot of straight leg trousers and punk that was still going and the mod movement dressed a lot like this. In every decade there is mainly re invention but rarely anything new.

[Paulychicago10]

Thats was parachute pants decade. Females wore the leggings with longer shirts. Bright odd colors. No skinny jeans back then

[pokenstroke]

Bell bottoms were gone by 1980

[lpoots]

with docks