Counselor magazine recently featured a piece entitled “Everything Old is New Again.”  And it’s true — style, trends, and fads have proven cyclical over the past 40 to 50 years.  The article got me thinking:  Do I use any items or dress in any styles that were popular in the 50s, 60s or 80s?

James Dean

According to Counselor magazine, there are several “iconic apparel items” that were hot but then not, and are once again chic.  One example is the t-shirt.  The magazine reports that the image “of James Dean in a white T-shirt and leather jacket … solidified his place forever in American fashion lore.”  Perhaps I’m biased because I’m a James Dean fan, but his famous look is one I try to achieve often.  It’s true, then, that promotional t-shirts have and probably always will cool.

Another item that’s recently seen a revival is Wayfarer-style sunglasses.  Originally manufactured in the 1950s, the style was popular through the 1960s.  They reappeared in the 1980s and again in the mid-2000s.  The promotional sunglasses are still worn by many today!

Other products have seen their ups and downs, too; Counselor lists leg warmers, off-the-shoulder sweatshirts, and fedora hats.  What products and trends do you think will see a resurgence in 2012?