I know NO are not in any way a fashion band thank god, but what are people's thoughts on their, ahem, unique dress sense? What are your best/worst NO fashion moments? My very favourite are bernard's shorts on the confusion promo, there's something kind of sebastian flyte goes to The Tunnel about them which is just too good to be true. Worst also goes to bernard for the horrible thing he is doing with his trainers at the moment. Special mention for Gillian's make-up through out the entire 80's- she looks so cool in the TPK video. Hmm I hope other people spend their time pondering useless things like this too.
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I like Bernard in Adidas and that Confusion outfit you're talking about, I absolutely hate it! :D
Don't understand the [ahem] bit here, Lucy Anna? Where are you from?! Check out all the promotional pics - four blokes in jeans, trainers, Adidas and Stone Island. They could be ANY four British blokes the way they dress. ANY four British blokes with a bit of money, obviously, as you pay through the nose for them SI coats. Nothing unique about them whatsoever I'd have said. Just dress like half the posters here if I'm being honest. And they always have done.
they could dress in jeans and trainers or they could dress like bootsy collins, whatever tickles their fancy.
but i did think that barney's confusion-era tube socks, shorts, and collared shirt ensemble was absolutely darling. :D
AgentWood wrote: they could dress in jeans and trainers or they could dress like bootsy collins, whatever tickles their fancy.
Could they though, if New Order had dressed like Bootsy Collins or - god forbid - Depish Mode or summat (lipstick and skirts), then I wouldn't have seen me taken to them quite as much.
In the words of the great lord Tarby23, I would've been 'embarrassed' by them.
Al Jarvis wrote:
AgentWood wrote: they could dress in jeans and trainers or they could dress like bootsy collins, whatever tickles their fancy.
Could they though, if New Order had dressed like Bootsy Collins or - god forbid - Depish Mode or summat (lipstick and skirts), then I wouldn't have seen me taken to them quite as much.
In the words of the great lord Tarby23, I would've been 'embarrassed' by them.
ain't nothin' wrong with platform shoes and star-shaped sunglasses, my friend. 
we should have made some extra stops in the village when you were in NYC and got you pimped out.
Re: Possible 'surprises' for Hyde Park?
Spoiler alert!
Hooky naked, save for a day glo codpiece.
Steve with an orange belted over his mouth.
Gillian with pierced mamms on display.
Barney in a lycra cat suit.
http://www.neworderonline.com/Forums/MessageList.aspx?ThreadID=21869&PageIndex=2
Shame. They let me down.
craigy wrote:
Re: Possible 'surprises' for Hyde Park?
Spoiler alert!
Hooky naked, save for a day glo codpiece.
Steve with an orange belted over his mouth.
Gillian with pierced mamms on display.
Barney in a lycra cat suit.
http://www.neworderonline.com/Forums/MessageList.aspx?ThreadID=21869&PageIndex=2
Shame. They let me down.
I'm expecting this for Oxegen now
NObabe wrote: Barney looks awful in LWTUA, like some schoolboy noone wants to play with :\ohwell:
speak for yourself! erm, with the understanding that he was in his early twenties at the time! 
AgentWood wrote:
NObabe wrote: Barney looks awful in LWTUA, like some schoolboy noone wants to play with :\ohwell:
speak for yourself! erm, with the understanding that he was in his early twenties at the time!
Dunno, I can't stand that necktie, but nowdays he's being such a cool old fart, mmmmmmm 
NObabe wrote:
AgentWood wrote:
NObabe wrote: Barney looks awful in LWTUA, like some schoolboy noone wants to play with :\ohwell:
speak for yourself! erm, with the understanding that he was in his early twenties at the time!
Dunno, I can't stand that necktie, but nowdays he's being such a cool old fart, mmmmmmm
i've always gone for the mod look, so neckties are fine with me. :D
NObabe wrote: You like his shoes on PFD?
he can wear whatever he wants--as long as he's nice and comfy.
i may have to draw the line at a windsuit, though.
I'm with agent wood here- bernard is definitely sexier in his younger days, state of the nation video makes me go all shivery. sigh...
) 9:8 in front of Barney... So if anyone still hasn't voted yet please do... :Dhadn't seen that one before; been laughing over those pictures for a good five minutes. Only 26 votes? Are there not too many ladies on this forum then?
I really dislike all the recent addidas gear. Most of got some free shag. Pretty soon they're look like KORN.
Can somebody please point me to pics of the tube sock era?
I personally like when Barney started wearing really baggy jeans.
szwajkos technique wrote: I really dislike all the recent addidas gear. Most of got some free shag. Can somebody please point me to pics of the tube sock era?
what's wrong with free shag? :D
tube sock era = confusion video.
Bernard wins the award for Skinniest Tie in Existence in the LWTUA video. The same tie he's adorned in on the poster I have here- you know, the one where they're all leaning against a corroding fence and Barney is looking across Ian and Hooky to gaze longingly at Steve? :D
I want to get the "I am oeuf" t-shirt that Steve has at Finsbury.
I've been looking for this too - no joy as of yet... :( Let me know if you find it! 
Tell you the truth, I never associated NO as being very fashion conscious. They seem too modest and didn't really care about big hairdo's or the trendy outfits as was the case in the eighties era; the only signature look was Bernard's mod hairstyle. I guess since they're in a band they have to at least have some smigeon of fashion.
Go and check the audio/video section PLEASE???? Barney is thanking Adidas and Levi's for their support and sponsorship during nme's godlike genius awards. I'm sure that New Order got no need for support etc. etc. but thats the way it is. Now tell me -which is the coolest adidas trainers this period of time? superstar ofcourse!- so where is the problem with his trainers anyway? By the way i love Steve's t-shirts. I'M A DEAF one that is wearing in finsbury park is awsome! Check also pictures from Hooky's djing tour. Paul Smith's classic striping shirt that was wearing in thessaloniki-greece is so cool!!!
I really like the spiky hair cut with blonde highlights that Barney had in the 80s.
Also, I think Barney dresses pretty nicely sometimes. A lot of mid to late 80s pics show him in either nice Fred Perry shirt or crisp button up dress shirts with nice jeans.
He also looked pretty nice at the Chicago show, just a black long sleeved shirt and jeans.
Gillian has had some nice hair cuts and simple out fits over the years.
I always liked Hookys biker look.
Steve looked pretty stylish in the Perfect Kiss video.
They arent overly stylish, but New Order, especially Barney, do seem to have a thing for simple but tasteful and sometimes elegant (Hokky looked really nice at Reading 98) clothing.
