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Thread started 04/15/11 7:27pm

Virgo92

Am I The Only Person Who Thinks The Purple Rain Era Trench Coat Did Not Age Well?

I know it was kind of in style back then, but know when I see people dressing as him during Halloween, it looks so corny. I know the trench coat look is legendary, as actually love the way he wore it doing the Dirty Mind & Controversy Era, but the Purple Rain( purple trench coat only) coat was kinda corny. Just my opinion.
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Reply #1 posted 04/15/11 7:32pm

lPoeticl

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Virgo92 said:

I know it was kind of in style back then, but know when I see people dressing as him during Halloween, it looks so corny. I know the trench coat look is legendary, as actually love the way he wore it doing the Dirty Mind & Controversy Era, but the Purple Rain( purple trench coat only) coat was kinda corny. Just my opinion. [Edited 4/15/11 19:29pm]

*Runs to closet*

My Purple Trench coat is not corny... lol. Its a fashion statement.. wink

This better antonb and PurpleSpirit319
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Reply #2 posted 04/15/11 7:34pm

RubyButterfly

shrug I liked it and thought it looked cool.

Besides, pretty much everything considered "cool" at one point in time looks corny 20+ years later.

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Reply #3 posted 04/15/11 7:40pm

Virgo92

RubyButterfly said:


shrug I liked it and thought it looked cool.



Besides, pretty much everything considered "cool" at one point in time looks corny 20+ years later.




Not the Parade and Lovesexy era wardrobe haha
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Reply #4 posted 04/15/11 7:43pm

sweething

How about posting a pic so we can have another look at it?

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Reply #5 posted 04/15/11 7:52pm

HonestMan13

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Virgo92 said:

RubyButterfly said:

shrug I liked it and thought it looked cool.

Besides, pretty much everything considered "cool" at one point in time looks corny 20+ years later.

Not the Parade and Lovesexy era wardrobe haha

Now them silk pajamas (from the scene where him and Jerome argue) are still the bomb!

Also the leather jacket from Kiss is still stylish.

As for the purple trenchcoat, it's all in how you rock it.

When eye go 2 a Prince concert or related event it's all heart up in the house but when eye log onto this site and the miasma of bitchiness is completely overwhelming!
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Reply #6 posted 04/15/11 8:30pm

Alguy

It's not meant to age well, it's become synonymous with the 80's. What would the music scene have looked like without Prince & the Revolution's theatrical getups?

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Reply #7 posted 04/15/11 9:39pm

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There are a lot of clothes that Prince wears/wore that look corny on others. Prince often rocks a trench still and it looks good.

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Reply #8 posted 04/17/11 1:19pm

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I thought the jacket was cool. I had never even seen a purple trench before I saw that movie. biggrin I thought they were all grey like Inspector Gadget wore.

Prince made everything so cool. lol And he's part of the reason I'm like obsessed with the 80s. LOL.

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Wears More Make Up Than Me.
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Reply #9 posted 04/17/11 2:02pm

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The trench coat was cool however the lil red shorts, ummmmm i don't know about those:nono:

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Reply #10 posted 04/17/11 2:24pm

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He was cooler than cool at that time.The coat was the fucking bomb, still is to be honest.

I'd love to see Prince a la Purple Rain esc...wouldn't we all!!

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Reply #11 posted 04/17/11 2:31pm

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The Purple Rain look hasn't aged well.

The shirts......uuurrrhh....the shirts.....

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Reply #12 posted 04/17/11 2:48pm

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The look is as cool as it was then. But I wouldn't repeat the look. Been there done that.

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Reply #13 posted 04/17/11 2:51pm

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SquirrelMeat said:

The Purple Rain look hasn't aged well.

The shirts......uuurrrhh....the shirts.....

your talking shit!... thumbs up!

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Reply #14 posted 04/17/11 5:27pm

savagedreams

its probably just the people wearing it, not the clothes. dressing like prince wont make you look like prince

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Reply #15 posted 04/17/11 7:05pm

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SquirrelMeat said:

The Purple Rain look hasn't aged well.

The shirts......uuurrrhh....the shirts.....

I LOVE the ruffled shirts.

But that isn't even really a 1980's thing. It's a 1700's or 1800's thing is it? lol

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Reply #16 posted 04/17/11 7:31pm

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I think the trench looks great on screen.... but in person, it probably doesn't hold up.

I remember buying those cheap gold pyramid studs and sticking 'em through my own cheap jackets, back in junior high school. lol

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Reply #17 posted 04/17/11 7:36pm

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It would have been cooler if it was an assless trenchcoat.

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Reply #18 posted 04/18/11 2:52am

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If you think it aged well, you're stuck in the 80's.

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Reply #20 posted 04/18/11 1:19pm

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Virgo92 said:

I know it was kind of in style back then, but know when I see people dressing as him during Halloween, it looks so corny. I know the trench coat look is legendary, as actually love the way he wore it doing the Dirty Mind & Controversy Era, but the Purple Rain( purple trench coat only) coat was kinda corny. Just my opinion. [Edited 4/15/11 19:29pm] [Edited 4/15/11 19:43pm]

I think it looked awesome back then and still looks great, in fact Prince called a fan on stage to dance at the Columbia,SC concert a few weeks ago, dude was rocking the Purple Rain coat, with the ruffled shirt, Prince had him get up on the piano and dance.

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Reply #21 posted 04/18/11 6:17pm

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Virgo92 said:

I know it was kind of in style back then, but know when I see people dressing as him during Halloween, it looks so corny. I know the trench coat look is legendary, as actually love the way he wore it doing the Dirty Mind & Controversy Era, but the Purple Rain( purple trench coat only) coat was kinda corny. Just my opinion. [Edited 4/15/11 19:29pm] [Edited 4/15/11 19:43pm]

what?

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Reply #22 posted 04/18/11 7:04pm

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oopsie! I thought the title of this thread said Purple Rain Coat. redface and I was thinking "yeah, rubbers really don't age well, I you didn't find out the hard way" lol

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Reply #23 posted 04/18/11 7:20pm

Genesia

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The fact that you remember it proves that it has aged very well, indeed.

We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves.
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Reply #24 posted 04/18/11 7:43pm

Virgo92

Genesia said:

The fact that you remember it proves that it has aged very well, indeed.



I actually seen it on Roseanne and decided to make this thread.
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Reply #25 posted 04/18/11 7:46pm

Genesia

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Virgo92 said:

Genesia said:

The fact that you remember it proves that it has aged very well, indeed.

I actually seen it on Roseanne and decided to make this thread.

It doesn't matter where you saw it. You knew Prince wore it.

It's iconic. Which means it's ageless.

We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves.
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Reply #26 posted 04/18/11 7:51pm

Virgo92

Genesia said:



Virgo92 said:


Genesia said:

The fact that you remember it proves that it has aged very well, indeed.



I actually seen it on Roseanne and decided to make this thread.


It doesn't matter where you saw it. You knew Prince wore it.



It's iconic. Which means it's ageless.



That still doesn't mean it did not age well. Of course it's iconic.

For example.Those platform shoes people wore in the 60's & 70's are iconic, those shoes did not age well.
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Reply #27 posted 04/18/11 8:01pm

Genesia

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Virgo92 said:

Genesia said:

It doesn't matter where you saw it. You knew Prince wore it.

It's iconic. Which means it's ageless.

That still doesn't mean it did not age well. Of course it's iconic. For example.Those platform shoes people wore in the 60's & 70's are iconic, those shoes did not age well.

Oh, dear...do I really have to explain this? The definition of "iconic" is "of, or pertaining to, an icon." In other words, for something to be iconic, it has to be associated with an icon. Prince is an icon.

Platform shoes (or any other article of clothing) are not iconic, in and of themselves. To be iconic, they would have to be identified with an icon. Off the top of my head, I can't think of any.

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Reply #28 posted 04/18/11 8:25pm

802

Genesia said:

Virgo92 said:

Genesia said: That still doesn't mean it did not age well. Of course it's iconic. For example.Those platform shoes people wore in the 60's & 70's are iconic, those shoes did not age well.

Oh, dear...do I really have to explain this? The definition of "iconic" is "of, or pertaining to, an icon." In other words, for something to be iconic, it has to be associated with an icon. Prince is an icon.

Platform shoes (or any other article of clothing) are not iconic, in and of themselves. To be iconic, they would have to be identified with an icon. Off the top of my head, I can't think of any.

Platform shoes are iconic, they were worn by pretty much every glam rock star ever. But they haven't aged well.

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Reply #29 posted 04/18/11 8:55pm

Virgo92

802 said:



Genesia said:




Virgo92 said:


Genesia said: That still doesn't mean it did not age well. Of course it's iconic. For example.Those platform shoes people wore in the 60's & 70's are iconic, those shoes did not age well.


Oh, dear...do I really have to explain this? The definition of "iconic" is "of, or pertaining to, an icon." In other words, for something to be iconic, it has to be associated with an icon. Prince is an icon.



Platform shoes (or any other article of clothing) are not iconic, in and of themselves. To be iconic, they would have to be identified with an icon. Off the top of my head, I can't think of any.




Platform shoes are iconic, they were worn by pretty much every glam rock star ever. But they haven't aged well.



Exactly! I don't know what "iconic" has to do with something ageing well.
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