Fashion Dissonance: Difference between revisions

Unfortunately, fashion is highly context-sensitive. There are only a few fashions that have stood the test of time (like tuxedos, T-shirts and jeans [though they were strictly the purview of menial labors prior to [[The Fifties]]], and [[The Little Black Dress (Sugar Wiki)|The Little Black Dress]]), and odds are, yours didn't If a character from a show that [[Twenty Minutes Into the Future|supposedly takes place in the 21st century]] has [[Eighties Hair]], he's going to look weird... almost [[Captain Obvious|as if he's from the eighties]].<ref> Funnily enough, some types of [[Eighties Hair]] ''did'' actually [[Popularity Polynomial|come back in style]] in the first decade of the 21st century, though probably not in the way eighties sci-fi predicted.</ref>

Since most costumers aren't psychic, this happens a lot when old shows are rerun. It can also cause [[Fridge Logic]] if the show is set in the future. "Wait... why do people in the year 2800 wear clothes from the '70s?" Fashion Dissonance isn't completely restricted to shows set in the future, though - in fact, it can also be obvious if they're set in the time they were made, or [[Hollywood Costuming|even if they're set in the]] ''[[Hollywood Costuming|past]]'' (see [[Gorgeous Period Dress]] for one example of this, but a more specific example is the question of why no one in ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro Nini]]'' has [[Eighties Hair]]).

Compare [[Outdated Outfit]], [[X Called. They Want Their Y Back.]], [[I Was Quite a Fashion Victim]], [[No New Fashions in Thethe Future]], [[Hollywood Costuming]]. For those who are immune to fashion dissonance, see [[Awesome Anachronistic Apparel]].

* ''[[Star Trek: theThe Original Series (TV)|Star Trek the Original Series]]'' -- the original series: Justly famous for its mini-skirt and go-go boots uniforms, and William Ware Theiss' famously titillating costumes. And for the ladies, James T. Kirk's tearaway shirts.

* ''[[Starsky and Hutch (TV series)|Starsky and Hutch]]''.

* ''[[CharliesCharlie's Angels]]''.

* Most of the 70's [[Sci Fi]] shows, including the original ''[[Battlestar Galactica]]'', ''[[Buck Rogers in The 25th Century]]'', but most notably ''[[Space: 1999|Space:1999]]''.

* Many of the very chic fashions in [[Annie Hall (Film)|Annie Hall]] look dated and silly by today's standards, notably, Tony Roberts's perm and white leisure suit. Ironically, [[Hollywood Nerd]] Alvie's rather dowdy wardrobe seems inoffensive by comparison.

* ''[[Ah! My Goddess (Manga)|Ah My Goddess]]'' is a particularly weird example. Since the series has been ongoing for more than 20 years but only a few years have passed in the story itself, it seems like fashion progresses from its 80s starting point to the present at a tremendous pace. There's also been a couple of art shifts and Keiichi gave up smoking without it ever being mentioned, possibly showing the changing attitudes about smoking over the past couple of decades.

* ''[[The A-Team (TV)|The A-Team]]''.

* ''[[Saved Byby the Bell]]'', though it ran from 1989-1993. (The early parts of a decade often have fashion holdovers.)

* Similarly to ''[[Saved Byby the Bell]]'', the earlier episodes of ''[[The Fresh Prince of Bel -Air]]'' (which aired from 1990-1996) had a lot of fashion holdovers from the 80's, especially with Vivian and Ashley.

* A deliberate aversion was done by [[New Wave (Music)|New Wave]] band The [[Human League]], with the cover for their breakout 1981 album ''Dare!''. The cover was intended to resemble that of ''Vogue'' magazine, and featured photos of the band members' faces - with their hair styles cropped from the picture. In the words of backing vocalist Susan Ann Sulley, "we wanted people to still be able to buy the album in five years, we thought that hair styles would be the first thing to date. We had no idea people would [[Popularity Polynomial|still be buying it 25 years later]]."

* ''[[The Fresh Prince of Bel -Air]]''. In fact, the first seasons even had some 80s fashions still hanging around.