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Weekend Discussion Thread: Most Questionable Fashion ChoiceAlert reader Dan writes:
My pick: Batwoman’s outfit. I think they were going for slinky and instead they got “trailer park Halloween party.” What’s your pick? 75 Replies to “Weekend Discussion Thread: Most Questionable Fashion Choice”Commenting at Satellite News
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I 2nd Batwoman. But to toss a different hat into the ring, did they really have to show the redneck farmer in his pajamas in The Giant Spider Invasion. Some things cannot be un-seen….
Every bit of clothing in Space Mutiny. But especially Lea’s terrifying outfit.
I have to go with The Undersea Kingdom for the most imaginative, as well as garish, costumes. The mini skirted cavalry, lightning bolt skull caps and moo moos worn by rulers should have been reviewed by fashion maven Crow T Robot a la Jackie Coogan fashion review from Space Children. Lon Chainy Jr in a mini skirt!?
Lea’s outfit in Space Mutiny. “Did you see my butt?”
Yes. And we weren’t impressed.
The first things I thought of are the tiny upsetting shorts worn by the Japanese boys, the tiny upsetting swim trunks worn by John Agar in Revenge of the Creature, and Lisa’s 50 shades of plaid in Time Chasers.
I definitely question the outfits Dick Contino was wearing in Daddy-O. WHY the super-tight shirts, tucked into the super-high pants, with the belt buckle slightly to one side? WHY did some of the shirts have to be striped, which were even less flattering? Ouch!
Troy. He was just POURING into that sweater.
Phantom of Krankor.
End of thread.
The disco ball outfit worn by future woman in Terror from the Year 5000. Just because you are a homicidal mutant who steals peoples’ faces and screech like a maniacal peacock doesn’t mean you can’t wear a better costume.
ANYthing ‘Uncle Mame’ wears in The Sinister Urge.
i guess i’m the only one questioning the sweater dress on the oily loser in ‘attack of the the eye creatures.’
Why did some of the the eye creatures cover up their bulbous bodies with those sleek little black numbers?
Did they just not care?
I would go with the weirdly psycadelic crayola hat that Larry wore in Catalina Caper. There’s just no explanation for it.
The back brace on the guy from Giant Spider Invasion. I have never stopped suffering after seeing that.
A few come to mind:
Jenny’s power bra in Screaming Skull. Under wires, over wires.
Anything of Gloria Henderson’s in Sinister Urge. Well, what kind of weird ass gettup she gonna have on this time?
Kinda still upset knowing Joe Don wore something called a “nudie suit”.
Speaking of strange suits —- see “poopy suit”
And even being a naked robot, Tom knows you dont wear two different plaids
Mr. Pierce’s tiny shorts in Boggy Creek.
Any Japanese boys little tiny shorts.
Just all around…tiny shorts! :dazed:
The Ziox cult’s tank tops with ski masks.
Those mile-high boots that Jane wore in Pumaman. How does she bake in those without using high-altitude baking directions?
Natalie’s dress in Soultaker was really more appropriate for a Thompson Twin’s concert.
And last, but certainly not least, Joe Don Baker’s cowboy suit that his mother made for him in Final Justice.
Tank tops with ski masks.
I’m on board with the chicken men of Krankor’s outfits. That is all.
This one’s easy. Lisa Henson wearing two kinds of plaid as she goes
to see the skydiving grandma jump. Even a naked robot would know
that’s a fashion no-no.
And of course Space Mutiny’s heroine presenting like a mandrill
with her hoola hoop. But she did look fine in one of the Porky’s
movies (just saw an outtake).
Every outfit in Outlaw is an affront to all that is good in this world.
Also, I think worst-dressed awards could go to Tim from Boggy Creak and Billy from Laserblast for their inability to keep their shirts on.
(Hoping this doesn’t get posted 12 times…)
First thing that comes to mind: the condom-as-accessory in Hobgoblins. I’m sure I’ll think of more later…
oof. three times the charm i guess.
Seatopia’s leader in his fabulous la cage aux folles ensamble.
The aviator hat that Jane wears in, if I remember correctly, just one scene of The Pumaman has always bugged me. With her wavy hair hanging down from the cap and blank expression, it reminds me of someone who has had a bowl of oatmeal dumped onto their head.
Moon Zero Two. The entire movie. Don’t need to say any more than that.
@ Apollonia James: Only five times. :P
As for myself, I’d go with the tights worn by the Martians In Santa Claus Conquers the Martians. Other than Kimar, none of the Martians (the male ones at least) had a suitable body type for the privilege of wearing tights. Though Kimar also had the advantage of having that stylish cape.
There are a lot of clothes that look bad now but which were fashionable when the movies were made. Lucille’s wild pantsuit in Danger!! Death Ray (“She’s dressed for a Laugh-In skit!”) comes to mind as do Rowsdower’s acid-washed jeans.
But there is simply no excuse EVER for the “I’m a Virgin” t-shirt in Pod People. None.
Tim definitely needed to borrow a cup of shirt… but how about Crenshaw’s overall’s?
Butt-lady’s butt baring dress in Devil Doll.
I love hats and just about anything people wear on their heads, but that headscarf on Basil Rathbone in The Magic Sword was a just plain *odd* choice.
Has no one mentioned the wig helmets from ‘Fugitive Alien’?
I mean…WHAT. THE. HELL?
The apes from ‘Time Of The Apes’ had some strange fashion choices. Mini capes and Colonel Sanders outfits being their best examples.
I agree with the sickening sight of Jackie Coogan in the uncomfortably short shorts from “The Space Children”..not to mention his later appearance in the womanly robe(so I won’t mention it).
wow, what the hell is up with the comments being posted a kajilloion times?
anyway, my vote goes to Pumaman’s fabulous costume, and the all-black leather thing Kobras has goin’ on there.
Cleolanta’s tiara — it breaks the accessory rule.
Aside: when I logged on fairly early this morning and saw that there were 66 responses, I thought to myself, “man, this is a hot topic!” Then I saw all the repeated entries. Man. It’s still a great topic, though.
Well, the evil female spies in OPERATION: KID BROTHER had some interesting and whimsical fashion choices. It’s usually a bad sign when the least garish outfit in your ensemble is a Las Vegas showgirl costume.
And the Retro-Futurist Greco-Roman What The Hell Is That outfits are something, as well as the homemade robot suits, but I also have to question Young Billy’s sailor outfit in UNDERSEA KINGDOM. Especially the little hat.
Now to emphasize my point, I will post this thirty-seven times.
The women in OPERATION: KID BROTHER had some bizarre and whimsical fashion statements. When the least garish item in your wardrobe is a showgirl costume, it’s perhaps best to rethink your life.
One must also agree with not only the Greco-Roman-Cardboard-We-Found-This-In-A-Closet-Somewhere Atlanteans in UNDERSEA KINGDOM (There’s also the Sixth Graders Homemade Trick Or Treat style robots, but that might come more under unconvincing special effect) but also little Billy’s sailor suit. Especially the little hat. Was there some sort of rule back then requiring kids to wear dumb hats?
And to emphasize my point, I shall now post this three dozen times in a row.
All the way back to #6-the Dark Grandma of Death #6-DGD, you ain’t that old a grandma. In 1958, in the San Joaquin Valley, Dick Contino could have walked out of any bar in any town with the entire female clientele trailing behind.
He and Tony Travis (Eddy) from the Beatniks represent the last hurrah of greasy white-boy couture, before the Beach Boys came along and invented the candy-stripe shirt with the tails hanging out.
Echo! Echo! ECHO!
From Outlaw: Cabot’s blond friend with the littlest buffalo shot of them all.
Merlin’s mystical shop of wonder. that kid’s dad is baking a chicken for dinner. how about that shirt he’s in? Look like he pulled it out of the hamper. probably the actor’s own shirt.
Those poor dogs from Killer Shrews. It was “ruff” watching them cavort around in those outfits.
1. Jim Backus and that goofy marching band lookin’ outfit in “Angel’s Revenge.
2. The Long John Silver waiter pirate outfits of the henchmen in “Bloodlust!” Especially the scarves some of ’em wore- they always remind me of 1970s porno queens.
3. The henchmen in “The Final Sacrifice”. Tank tops and hoods? Especially when they showed them chasing Troy’s father during wintertime.
A Case of Spring Fever with that guy’s sleeves. Servo said it perfectly. “Can’t decide between short-sleeve and long-sleeve? Split the difference.”
The way this thread is going, a certain MST3K’d movie will end up being called “Attack Of The The The The The Thre The The The The The The The The The The The The Eye Creatures”!
The Chicken Men of Krankor’s uniforms are not flattering AT ALL. Make the Santa Claus hatin’ Martians look good by comparison.
My wife had 2 she wanted to add as well – Pod People’s “I’m a Virgin” shirt, and Crenshaw’s one-strap overalls from Boggy Creek 2.
I’m late here, but I’ll add a couple that I haven’t seen mentioned. Glen Manning’s diaper, and the the brown leather uniforms of the bad guys in the big crossbow battle scene in Operation Double 007. I mean, Kid Brother.