The Oldie

Dress to Shock

In my young day, when we dressed up for a party or disco, parents and grandparents would exclaim in horror, ‘You're not going out dressed like THAT, are you?’ They tut-tutted over our tiny skirts, croptops, stilettos and beehive hairstyles.

Today, it's more likely to be the young who look at us oldies in shock as we sashay around in our sequin skirts, leopardskin leggings, skintight trousers and stilettos or, worse, huge bovver boots.

And it's

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