Piczo

Nov 20 2009 12:51 pm
great website.im 27 and have been going to elland road since i was 8, just started   collecting fila and sergio over the last couple year. got the dark blue terrinda tracksuit last week, i think is the dogs. have the bj green matchday mk1 top also. looks like the 80s fashion is back with a bang.

over the years from aged 12 to 27. ive had some nice pieces. la coste polos/jumpers, stone island jackets,paul and shark   prada jacket which i still have..and on on on

Oct 9 2009 06:08 am
wow the memories just keep flooding back. the kids of today think they invented it all. im now 42 and still wearing the same gear as when i was a mere snipp of a lad at 14! anyone remember adidas "jeans" trainers? they were the dogs. and what about "one up" i had a multi coloured/ red sweater to go with my tacchini trackies.those were the days.....

Sep 17 2009 02:48 pm
those were the days my friend
my first encounter with casuals was in
1983 in aberdeen following rangers i was 11 but was wearing red kickers wae a blue kappa kagool   then i saw aberdeens mob all smart a fuck chasing a fledgling rangers   icf up the street.from then on i was hooked,went out with my mum n got her to buy me a sergio tachinni tracksuit bright red (post box) lol then i got a pair of diadora borg white n red   n   lyle scott burgendy jumper n a farah trousers   the girls loved me a primary school went with the firm from 89-2003 when it started to die away n the lads we grew up with either got married or just faded away...........oh i wish those days were back......the youth firms will never understand   j glasgow

Sep 1 2009 07:57 am
great site keep up the good work and spread the old skool word to the younger generation, nice to see so many old favs popping up on 80's casual classics ebay site, a big thankyou to them and jp for bringing it back to the attention of fila and sergio tacchini
who have started putting out some old classics, once again nice one guys lets keep it casual........ps thanks jp for supplying me with a mint full dallas on ebay might have the guts to go out in it one day ?

Jul 11 2009 03:28 pm
hi guy's great site keep up the good work.
i guess like many other other's it all started with a pair of adidas kick,which i had around 1977 jubilee year..from then i was hooked on trainers and still are to this day.
Around 1979/80 i was making trips up to lillywhites to purchase trimm trabb, forest hills..hawahi ,and trx and also to check out the fila selection.
I got my first diadora elites from sedgwicks in walthamstow and later a pair of mega rare red/fluro yellow diadora ed moses.
As my love of sportwear grew and my parents grew poorer(lol)i went onto hight school and was soon sporting,various colour kickers from bertie in soho,terrinda from nic nacks soho,farah trousers,lyle & scott roll necks and ski jackets from hugo and the ski range in c&a which was popular(anyone remember the brand name ?)and all this was worn to skool..hahah.
As we went into 84 i discovered breakdance and electro music and my trainer taste went more towards,,superstars,puma states,clydes.
Now im 41 and still mad about trainers,i have around 40 pairs,including boxed trimm trab,diadora elite,grandslam and nike jordan mk2.mk3.mk4,...also settanta in red and blue..terrinda in blue..
Always searching over the bootsales for oldskool stuff..just picked up a mint copy of borg on borg for 50p...bargain.
Great to find your shop,as im still in walthamstow,ill pop in for a purchase or two....
68oldskool

Jun 22 2009 09:46 am
also like to add the chipie shop in st   christophers place spent many a pound note there.cashmere pringle and lyle and scott went well with lois cord s and wait for it APOLLO desert boots!burberry or aquascutum golf jackets teamed up with a deerstalker,scarf or umbrella to match whatever check u were wearing.cerutti,best company,c17,ciao.

Jun 22 2009 09:28 am
great site loads of nostailga,back in the day.bought my first fila tracksuit in selfridges in 1983 cost me £130.00 a lot of money for a £45.00 a week apprentice!things got better though 6 months in then the real spendin started.i was always in shops like woodhouse,nik naks and if anyone remembers gee 2 were u could buy their own brand of jumpers or oin another part of the shop had an armani section were u could buy some of the best knitwear ever made.

Feb 25 2009 11:11 am
BITD I used to wear all this gear & this site takes me back : Cerutti 1881 trackies, Fila Jumpers,Cords,Matchdays (red) & terrinda (Navy Blue velour),Lois Jeans (Sky blue),Pringle 1/2 diamonds, lyle & scott,Adidas Tennis supreme with 3 velcro straps just like Kios!!Adidas Columbia,Armarni jeans (leather eagle),Kim track suits when tobbaco advertising was still allowed at sports venues!!!Lacoste ,Ellesse wish I still had it all!!!
Top Site Fella :)
BigL
Hull

Feb 11 2009 02:05 pm
Top site mate, I was 16 just started work on £30 a week and blew every penny on this stuff for ages, like mike from carlisle I had a red sergio tracky with pockets that zipped right up to the arm pits, sky blue lois jumbo cords, adidas forest hills from davies' in birmingham the best trainers I ever had(they cost me £40 a lot back in '82), gold fila bubble coat & loads of fila, sergio, ellesse, lacoste, pringle.adidas trim trabb in red, adidas capri in navy suede, etc etc etc. thanks for the memories guys, wish i still had that stuff - Paul - Coventry

Feb 9 2009 06:15 pm
Favorite item I still have is a burberry jacket in wool with the check on the outside and silk lining, but that was one of the later items, a geezer I know had armani jumper in light blue with green eagle best one I've ever seen,and what we're those adidas shoes called from back in the day usually in brown with the metal badge on the side, still wear fila, tacchini,lacoste,armani,boss,etc,etc,etc but wish it was all old skool instead new.to many years and far to many pounds to wear any vintage nowadays.
great site,keep it up.
Birmingham.

Jan 11 2009 12:01 pm
i remember moving up from a Kappa kag to a Kappa skiing jacket and thinking i was the bees knees.Puma California and lois cords with a Lacoste polo finished with a Tacchini trackie top and i was ready for a night out.I also had a Australian trackie top with zip off arms which was a lot of dollars back in 84.Had a pair of Diadora Pat Cash and remember all my mates wanting a pair.BRILLIANT site jp and brings back some fond memories.Rob,Derby.

Dec 15 2008 12:22 pm
WHAT A TIME TO BE A LAD. YOU COULD SPEND MORE ON THE CLOTHES THAN YOUR GIRLFIEND, WALK AROUND LIKE YOU WERE THE BEES IN FAR OFF CITYS AND COUNTRIES AND YOU FOUND YOURSELF TALKING AT HALF-TIME ABOUT MATEY'S SYONE ISLAND OVER THERE, INSTEAD OF THE PRICE OF THE MATCH AND RELEGATION. GOOD YEARS AND WHERE CAN I GET SOME OF THOSE BURGANDY DIADORA ED MOSES WITH THE SILVER STRIPE. FRED

Sep 30 2008 11:38 am
Down the lane and away games a good group of us with fila & Tacchini .I think Pringles and Lyle and Scott
also big Names got a lot up west and from Nick Nacs

Sep 8 2008 03:05 pm
Love the all the photos on the site, takes me back to when I was a boy.Just bought a fila white line and must say I look the "BUSINESS"....

Jan 15 2008 12:38 am
i first noticed the casual look worn when i was a boy aged 13 in 1985, a lad 5 years older than me would travel on our glasgow rangers bus, but often he opted to get the train home with the firm (for some reason, i soon went with him) he was into his borg elites ,timberland mocs,palladiums, ciao, fiorucci (c.n.) chevignon, chipie and of course lacoste etc.. this must just have been after the first days of fila, tacchini, pringle etc - from then i was hooked a casual at 13, good for getting of with certain charges. 1989 and streetrave and slam (acid house)destroyed the scene in scotland , with most boys opting for the class a buzz than addrenallin fight buzz. osti r.i.p.

Nov 18 2007 01:30 am
top site m8!

i'm also still sporting the garms & collecting more & more all the time.

i love it when old school heads come up to you in the street and give respect when wearing a bj or supermac etc.

peace!

justin bond

myspace.com/loaferslounge

Nov 9 2007 04:50 am
love the site mate stil wearing my bj and borg elites told my misus its alifestyle not fashion

Oct 27 2007 08:14 am
OHHHHHH YESSSSS, Top site mate.
I remember the Tacchini Dallas trackie bottoms. A must for the terraces at QPR and Brentford. One of my favourite items had to be my Benetton Rugby Top(white and blue).
Had 2 Dallas jackets ( Dark blue and light blue),2 Adidas New York trackie jackets(light blue and yellow),A red Fila Settanta, 2 Lacoste full trackies(white with red and green piping with a t-shirt and cap to match, and a navy one), countless Lacoste, tacchini, fila polos, a couple of Pringles (diamond and plain), a couple of Lyle and Scott tank tops,Lois cords which HAD to be split at the bottom, as did ALL my jeans, Nike Wimbledons, Gold Diadoras, Gazelles (red and blue).
Anyone remember wearing 1 red and 1 blue trainer, or was that just me and my mates ?
I remember Cecil Gee, there was a shop in Covent Garden and i think there was one in Oxford Street as well? A pastel crew neck jumper was a must if you could't afford an armani ( i swapped an Adidas New York(yellow) for a wicked Armani Jumper at the Walton Hop, In Walton On Thames.
Anybody remember the massive Adidas shop at Tottenham Court Road?
Counting the cost of what you were wearing every day?
I must stress that i didn't have all this stuff at the same time, most of it was swapped with mates and cousins, but it was a good way of looking like we were minted as, everytime we went out, we were wearing something different.
Got rid of all this stuff years ago, more's the pity, but have started collecting (and wearing) a lot of it again, and i must say it still looks the bo**ocks.
Thanks for the memories boss.
Rusty.

Jul 28 2007 07:01 pm
Excellent site mate
I'm lookin for somneone who remembers the best trainers I purchased - Diadora TopStar.
I laugh at myself as I remember my outfits and still laugh as I still wear em. You have a collection that I'd drool over for many hours. well in boss.
Franco

Jul 3 2007 05:14 am
Hey JP Fantastic site, Been wearing Fila and Sergio Tacchini since i was about 13(1978)and it's just as Big today if not even Bigger now. I was in Gran Canaria Feb 2007 sporting my fila gear and bumped into a Swedish guy who bought a red fila from me on E-Bay!
Keep up the good work Mate.Tabby.

Jun 16 2007 03:42 am
great site mate,first thing i remember wearing from that era was a 3 coloured patrick kagool,light blue,burgandy and white,the puma g vilas trainers were classics too,at that time anyway,my first tacchini i wished i'd kept, coz i havent seen one like it again,black with two zipped pockets that would zip up to just below the armpits with a blue lining,like i said only ever seen one other on a man city lad when they played at carlisle,wouldnt mind trying to get hold of one again,although probably didnt do xxl in those days lol,keep up the good work,mike,carlisle

Jun 5 2007 03:35 pm
Top site, brings back so many good memories, like saving up my paper-round money as a 14 year old back in 1983 to buy a Tacchini New Young Line Tracksuit top in Gwynn's in Cardiff, 'I could have bought a suit for that price' was my old man's reaction when I told him I'd spent £60 on it.   Ah if only Fila & Tacchini would realise the market for proper sized gear nowadays and not concentrate on those who've never had a pint or a kebab in their lives.   Keep the Faith lads - Paul CCFC

Jun 3 2007 05:33 am
Quality site!

Stubled across it, someone nicked my Sergio Dallas top whilst I was out last night!   Looking for a new one now!!!

Some great content on the site...brings back all the memories!

On a lighter note; we all know who began the football fashion eh! the mighty Red Army on our exploits in Europe in the late 70's early 80's!!!

Right, off to don me Lois cords!

Jun 2 2007 01:32 pm
great site,brings it all back.lived just outside glasgow and i remember a good mate of mine coming to school after the summer wearing a fila bj shirt.He was Aberdeen and i think they played a pre-season tournament with a few english clubs,it caught on from there.From then on it exploded,everyone was into it.still love the clothes,happy days.Stevie,Rangers.

May 26 2007 04:17 am
great site .just bought an original bj full tracksuit off ebay felt like that 18 year old again when it landed. being from birmingham we had some great shops back in the day harry parkes was a tennis shop that sold all the greats terrindas tacchini dallas lacoste and ellesse ski coats the nuts
like the rest of you after seeing the business have become obsessed in tracking down original{an absolute must} fila borg got out bid on a red terrinda from the states 510 quid !!!
keep the faith lads

May 14 2007 10:45 am
first noticed casual clothing when i went to liverpool match with my uncle in 1982 everyone was dressed in fila or sergio ever since then i have followed the casual scene once we got back home all i could talk about to my mates was how all these lads with wedge haircuts wore sergio and fila it was a race to grow our hair and get myself a sergio or fila of i set to manchester to purchase my first tracksuit once in hurleys i was like a kid in a sweet shop the rest is history. then a couple of years ago watched the buisness and i was hooked again.cant get enough of the reissues wish i had kept my old trackies.of all the casual fashion still think the fila and sergio r the best even now as a 38 year old i am addicted to buying them happy days

Apr 27 2007 01:49 pm
First noticed Casuals in March 83 during a school football tour of Belgium when my mates pointed at a group of English guys in the town centre and said, "Look, they're all in Fila!". Month later went with my cousin to stand in the old Paddock at QPR and on seeing all the Casuals there I was hooked. Fave shops were Stuarts and a place called 'Supersports' in High Street Ken'. Could never afford Forest Hills or Elite then but have since bought orginals from eBay which are treasured. Wore loads of Fila, Tacchini, Lois, Barrie and Pringle back then. Been a Casual since then and still wear Lacoste, Burberry (still some class items despite the image!), CP, Y-3, PRPS and Adidas. Being a Casual gave you an appreciation of clothes and what looks good and has stood you in good stead even if you only wear Casual brands a minority of times now days. Great site! Paul in Brentford

Apr 18 2007 12:19 pm
Great site, memories flooding back, what made it so special was, that you had to know where to go, my fav shop was nick nacks in wardour st.   Does anyone remember the Gee2 shop with the crew neck jumpers that were a cheaper version on the armani ones, i would love to buy one again. i could go onanad on butyou are all spared. great site

Apr 16 2007 12:22 pm
still wear them now. cool as ever. I liked my fila terrinda blue/sky t/suit bottoms , cream kickers, light beige fila with a lacoste roll neck come on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Apr 16 2007 12:19 pm
It came and went so quickly. Yep lois cords. I had about 5 colours with matching Lyles/Pringles and a Sergio or fila on top. I was more of a kickers person, how cool were they. Did anyone have tags of different colours on one shoe i had about three and collected them. Great clothes great era.

Apr 6 2007 05:44 am
I remember getting on the train with my weekends wages at 17 yrs old..going to a sports shop in Ealing west london which was racked to the ceiling with Pringles and Lyle and Scots!!.My dad thought i was mad..Diadora elite golds with pale blue lois cords frayed at the bottom..I even had a pair of yellow farahs..Nike 2 tone kaguls full royal blue tachinni tracksuit..god i thought i was the bees kneess....watching the buisness reminded me of my holiday in turkey when i stepped out in lacoste tennis shorts with matching polo and tank top with green and red tipping!!...and permed hair at the back ...come on you casuals!!! where are u all now

Mar 31 2007 12:14 am
I remember rollnecks, diamond pringles & farahs, full light blue Tacchini tracksuits, dark blue fila BJ's, lacoste polo's with navy tacchini bottoms! All these dudes bowling about in gear that i couldn't afford!! But there were ways around it and I got myself a Tacchini tracksuit, the odd lacsote for a birthday present etc & made it in the end. I must admit , 1st time I watched The Business, especially when Frankie went into that shop, it did bring back those feelings of 'i must get one of those'.
TOP FASHION, TOP SITE!!

Mar 28 2007 02:43 pm
THERE WERE FIVE OFF US AT SCHOOL SERGIO ELLESSE KAPPA FILA LYLE AND SCOTT FARAHS LOIS CORDS DIA DORA BORG ELITES NIKE WIMBLEDON ADDIDAS LENDL ETC SOME OF HAS HAD MONEY SOME OFF US BEGGED STOLE AND BORROWED. I WAS NOT ONE WITH MONEY PART TIME JOBS EVERY EVENING AFTER SCHOOL WEEKENDS YOU NAME IT SINGLE PARENTS BLAH BLAH. BEDFORD HAD AN OKAY SHOP FOR TRAINERS AND THE ODD BIT OR SERGIO IN LIME STREET NAME ESCAPES ME -LONG GONE NOW BUT THEN WHAT INDEPENDENT SPORTS SHOP HASN'T, MORE OFTEN WE HIT LONDON CHAPEL MARKET AND SET ABOUT SOME NEGOTIATION. BACK AT SCHOOL 84/85 I REMEMBER 3 OFF US HAD AFFORDED KAPPA KAGOULS AND ON A SNOWY DAY ONE OF US HAD HIT THE HEADMASTER WITH A SNOWBALL HE KNEW THE KID HAD A KAPPA ON BUT WHICH ONE ? I GOT THE GRIEF AND I HAD MISSED HIM. ANYWAY I GUESS I WANTED SERGIO AND FILA BUT STRUGGLED TO REALLY AFFORD IT TIME PAST I ENDED UP AT COLLEGE AND WENT FROM CHAKA KHAN TO THE INDIE SCENE FULLY LAUNCHED INTO A MUSIC PROMOTIONS MANAGING CAREER OPENED AN UNDERGROUND 2ND HAND RETRO CAMDEN LIKE CLOTHING STORE . CLAIM TO FAME PUT OASIS ON FIRST EVER GIG OUTSIDE LONDON CHECK THE BIOS AND SOLD THE WHOLE CREW OLD SKOOL ADDIDAS TRAINERS LIAM AND NOEL FOUGHT OVER SIZE 5 AND 6 GIRLS/UNISEX SHOES ADDIDAS CORDS BROWN ADDIDAS JEANS IN BLUE. I SIGNED SOME HEAVTY DEALS FOR SOME COOL LOOKING BANDS WHO HANG OUT IN OUR SHOP, HUNG OUT WITH SOME OF THE BRIT POP CREW. MORE RECENTLY I REDISCOVER SERGIO AND FILA WITH A CLOTHES STORE FOR A WARDROBE AND A PHONE CONTACT IN THE BUSINESS DVD- LIFE CHANGING MAYBE- CHECK THE LINK ON THIS QUALITY SITE. ENOUGH OF THAT NEIL 80S CASUAL SITE

Mar 12 2007 02:52 pm
1982 class year...This is when it all started for me...Went to Highbury to watch Cardiff City play Arsenal....noticed on the clock end next to us lads in golf & tennis wear & sporting some wacky coloured Adidas trainers......class...since that night ive been addicted to Casual wear ever since...My first Garment was a Fila Bj Navy & Blue ..more recently looking for the individual garment like the 80s Casual label etc...staying well clear of The chav look where SI,Aq.etc hav taken over the the plonker look for the past 5-6 yrs...top site mate...Keep it Going & Keep The faith.Mick.

Feb 27 2007 01:20 am
Come on people enter into the Casuals Hall of Fame - enter your memories or comments from back in the day-Cheers!