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Across the Fence:  remember when crop pants were peddle pushers??  |
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Nancy Gartenman
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Nancy
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 Posted - Apr 03 2009 : 3:59:49 PM
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I remember when I ordered three pair through the Ward catolog when I lived at home. Grandpa looked over the order before he wrote the check to mail it. He said Nancy Jo are you sure you need these you have a whole closet full of shoes.
Funny Gramps!
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Dawn
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Posted - Apr 03 2009 : 9:04:57 PM
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I remember Peddle Pushers too. For the record, I was a little kid then!
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LynnMarie
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Posted - Apr 04 2009 : 06:30:16 AM
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I remember pedal pushers. Wasn't that in the 50's they were called that? Weren't they called Capris during the 60's (I seem to remember that better! I was a teen then. lol) I still like them. 
LynnMarie
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therusticcottage
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Posted - Apr 05 2009 : 12:14:24 AM
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Peddle pushers were in the late 50's and early 60's. Capri pants weren't the same as what we call capris now. They were very fitting and came a little above the ankle. Audrey Hepburn wore them in many of her movies.
And for the record I was in a kid then too! My mom had a set that were blue and white check. They came with a matching top and a skirt that went over. That way if you had to go out of the house you just put the skirt on over the peddle pushers and no one would know. Back then ladies did not go out (like shopping, etc) in peddle pushers - at least not in our part of the country.
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kissmekate
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Kate
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Posted - Apr 05 2009 : 01:01:40 AM
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quote:
Originally posted by electricdunce
They called them clamdiggers around here when I was a kid. They were considered quite wild at the time...
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LynnMarie
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Posted - Apr 05 2009 : 06:24:02 AM
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Originally posted by therusticcottage
Peddle pushers were in the late 50's and early 60's. Capri pants weren't the same as what we call capris now. They were very fitting and came a little above the ankle. Audrey Hepburn wore them in many of her movies.
That's right Kay, I remember now, just above the ankles. Wasn't peddle pushers called that because gals could wear them easier when riding a bike; no skirt or baggy pants to get caught in the gears?
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Calicogirl
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Sharon
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Posted - Apr 05 2009 : 08:31:14 AM
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We also called them Clam Diggers (or Pedal Pushers). I think the clam digger thing because of living in New England (East Coast) :)
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KayB
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Kay
Del City
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Posted - Apr 06 2009 : 1:48:42 PM
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We called them peddle pushers here in Oklahoma, too. And I believe they were called that because of not getting caught in the bicycle sprocket. I remember getting jeans and other pants caught and that could be quite dangerous. (By the way, I am over 50 and was a teenager in the '60s).
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jpbluesky
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Jeannie
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Posted - Apr 06 2009 : 4:54:52 PM
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remember when pedal pushers (in other words, pants you could bicycle in) were also toreador pants (like bullfighters wore)?
closet full of shoes.....that is hilarious!
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ranchetta
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carol
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Posted - Apr 06 2009 : 7:49:11 PM
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Soooo funny...yes, I remember them well...anyone remember "hot pants" ? LOL And I had to laugh when the "skinny leg" pants came out not too long ago.....they reminded me of the "pegged" pants
(where we sewed the pant legs so narrow you had to point your toe and squish your feet through...back in my teen years, the 60's!)
Thanks for the trip down Memory Lane! Oh, how about "petti pants"???? Anyone?
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LynnMarie
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Lynn
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Posted - Apr 06 2009 : 9:53:22 PM
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Petti pants, lol, of course I remember them. Anyone remember sissy ties?
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K-Falls Farmgirl
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Cheryl
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Posted - Apr 06 2009 : 10:20:08 PM
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Oh my gosh Yes, I remember peddle pushers. My mom made my 3 sisters & I all matching ones with coordinating blouses, before we went on vacation to Disneyland! Petti pants Oh yes & hot pants and pegged pants. Carol I even had those pointy shoes that were helpful to squeeze my fat leg into them. What about cardigan button sweaters worn backwards with silky scarves arounf your neck, and colored scarves tied to your purses?
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ranchetta
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carol
Marysville
Wahington
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Posted - Apr 09 2009 : 8:46:31 PM
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Cheryl..how hilarious ..I forgot about the backward sweaters..what were we thinking?? LOL
Don't remember the scarves tied around our purses though.
Oh, and at our Jr. High.....we had a fashion going around wearing VERY dark nylons, white socks and those...oh those (oooppps...senior moment) two toned shoes.?
Lynn...what were the sissy ties?
What fun this is....
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Julia
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Julia
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Posted - Apr 10 2009 : 09:35:50 AM
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I can remember the first time someone wore "crop' pants, I told my girls, "I use to wear petal pushers" I got really strange expressions from them. Heck, I think petal pushers is a much cuter name then crop pants.
I'd like to know what sissy ties are too.
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Annika
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Posted - Apr 10 2009 : 09:46:01 AM
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Carol are you meaning "saddle shoes"? I remember knee socks and saddle shoes, but don't recall sissy ties.
I have several pairs of "peddle-pushers" and like the name better than crop pants too.
Annika
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Aunt Clemys Farm Girl
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Linda
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Posted - Apr 10 2009 : 12:17:48 PM
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This is great topic, Nancy. So fun to remember the pedal pusher pants. Along with the topic of pedal pushers --- a lot of us here probably remember the layering of so many clothes. Bra, panties, girdle with garters, hose, pettipants, camisole, full or half slip and what used to be called a "can-can" for the full skirts. Add to that the blouse or sweater set, skirt and belt, it was a wonder we could move. And --- with just about anything goes for clothing now, it is hard to believe we would never wear a white blouse without a camisole or slip underneath --- as our "undies" may show.
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KayB
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Kay
Del City
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Posted - Apr 10 2009 : 1:38:50 PM
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We have had something called "high water" or "flood" pants here, also. Don't like that term because as a kid I was so tall and long-legged that everyone made fun of my pants being too short. It was always "what, are you waiting for a flood?".
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LynnMarie
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Lynn
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Posted - Apr 10 2009 : 3:10:45 PM
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Oh this is just too funny a topic!
My mom wouldn't let me wear a girdle so I had to put up with a garter belt! My older sister wore cancans but when I was a teen, we wore slips or petti pants. I too remember wearing saddle shoes when I was younger but I especially remember a pair of red and black ankle boots I got for my 16th birthday. I loved those shoes! To this day, that is my favorite style. lol
Sissy ties - they were made from eyelet with ribbon running through the eyelet. I think the colored ribbon could be changed depending the color of the outfit. One end was hemmed and the other end was folded over elastic and the elastic would go under the collar of the shirt so that the eyelet tie would hang like a man's tie down the front of the shirt. Did anyone call them something else?
Did I butcher that explanation? Geeze that was hard. lol
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yarnmamma
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Linda
Clarks Summit
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Posted - Apr 12 2009 : 4:00:12 PM
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I wore pedal pushers as a child...the 50s. They were well fitted like Marilyn Monroe would wear. They had a little slit on the sides and were very cute. Clam Diggers now are wide leg...straight down and I think named after the pants people wore to get clams. They are like straight leg pants would look rolled up above the water. I like mine these days and wear them instead of shorts...baggy is cooler.
I wore Saddle Shoes too! They were comfy and looked like men's shoes two toned. White and brown. We wore Bobby Socks with the Saddle Shoes. (remember them??)I liked them. Girls wore them to dance the jitterbug with full skirts...remember that?
I was a teenager in the 60s and feel very lucky to watch so much history and changes in our country. That was back when our Presidents were respected. Rock and Roll began...yippee!!! The Beatles came to USA and on and on...
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yarnmamma
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Posted - Apr 12 2009 : 4:02:42 PM
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Are Petti Pants the lacy white full leg pants wore under skirts. They were worn as slips but hid our panties when the wind blew the skirts. I think I'd say they were just like bloomers. I loved them..wish they would come back in style.
Linda
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Across the Fence: remember when crop pants were peddle pushers?? |
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remember when crop pants were peddle pushers??
