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Say It's Not True -- Are Shoulder Pads Making A Comeback?

5 years ago

I'm starting to see 'square shoulders' on TV anchorwomen.

I suppose that's better than the 'cocktail dress' look.

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sushipup1
5 years ago
ewwww... shoulder pads and a Farah Fawcett do.
Alisande
5 years ago
Ugh. I suppose it goes along with the uber-fake eyelashes and the long pointy fingernails. Double ugh. :-)

Or maybe Jeopardy's Mayim Bialik has become a style setter with her somewhat androgynous sturdy shoes, mid-calf skirts, and structured blazers.
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woodrose77
5 years ago
I sure hope they're not ! I didn't like shoulder pads the last time around. My shoulders are already somewhat squarish and they don't need extra padding. I always removed them from everything I bought.
anneliese32
5 years ago
Woodrose, I got the same problem, very straight shoulders and with shoulder pads I look like a linebacker with a petite frame. Just would have to do what I did previously, have shoulderpads taken out of coats, blazers, etc.
raee_gw zone 5b-6a Ohio
5 years ago
I thought that Vice Pres. Harris was sporting them at the inauguration.
eld6161
5 years ago
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I had to go look….

Now that you mention it……not as severe though as thise from the past.
arcy_gw
5 years ago
My son had to purchase a best man suit for a wedding recently. It had shoulder pads. He was not pleased, thinking he will never wear the boxy thing again...bet by next year it's his go to Church suit!!
bpath
5 years ago
So, I can keep my jackets from the 80s?
carolb_w_fl_coastal_9/10
5 years ago
Don't tailored jackets almost always have padded shoulders? It's part of the tailoring, isn't it?

Shoulder pads can vary in size, of course.
Judi
5 years ago
There are shoulder pads and there are Golden Girls shoulder pads. Two totally different things.
bragu_DSM 5
5 years ago
leisure suit .... leisure suit ... leisure suit .... all together now ....
foodonastump
5 years ago
They’ve been on their way back well over a year now.
User
5 years ago
And gold chains....lots of gold chains! ♥
Annie Deighnaugh
5 years ago
I like a little shoulder pad...in fact the dress I wore to the wedding had them. But then again, there are shoulder pads! Nuh uh.
Annie Deighnaugh
5 years ago
Yes, Golden Girls and Dallas too!
Jasdip
5 years ago
I like a bit of a shoulder pad. Am I the only one?

Obviously not the exaggerated ones of yore.
Annegriet
5 years ago
I no longer care what is in style. I wear what I like and what I feel good in.
honibaker
5 years ago
Noooooooo!

I have wide shoulders and a short neck. Not a good look.

I removed them from my clothes for years, guess I'll be doing that again.
Annie Deighnaugh
5 years ago
Jasdip, as I said, I like a little padding...there was in my dress...I like it in suit jackets. It can give a more tailored look. My Mom really liked them as she had sloping shoulders and they gave her a better line. But not to the extreme of NFL players!

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