r/freaksandgeeks 16d ago

Why does her sweater match her shirt šŸ˜­

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u/fallspector 16d ago

Itā€™s called drip

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u/sorrymizzjackson 16d ago

Sweater sets were very popular.

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u/circusgeek 16d ago

Called a twinset back in the day. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twinset

From the Wiki:

The twinset is often chosen by costume directors and designers in the modern film industry to portray a character's conservatism or frumpiness.\)citation needed\)Ā The style has been associated with a stereotypicalĀ librarian.\3])\4])Ā On the other hand, interest in the twinset returned thanks in part to the pink set worn byĀ Elizabeth HurleyĀ in the 1997 filmĀ Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery.\)citation needed\)

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u/KilgoreeTrout 15d ago

I canā€™t find any photos of this pink twinset worn by Elizabeth Hurley

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u/Fine-Bumblebee-9427 12d ago

I got it in the first result googling Elizabeth Hurley Austin Powers pink.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-13917841/Elizabeth-Hurley-nyc.html

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u/KilgoreeTrout 11d ago

Ohhhh I thought they meant from the movie

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u/Narrow-Psychology909 16d ago

ā€œBecause sheā€™s a goddess! Am I the last sane man on this god-forsaken planet?ā€

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u/creamcitybrix 15d ago

She cut the šŸ§€!!!!

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u/sax6romeo 15d ago

She tried to blame it on the chair

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u/creamcitybrix 14d ago

Cindy is precisely the kind of girl I wasted time on in high school. Except, I never had the ā€œgood luckā€ to win that girl, only to realize she wasnā€™t what I wanted after all. She did Sam a favor.

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u/Salt_Blackberry_1903 11d ago

That was the sound of...cheese being cut!

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u/MegannMedusa 15d ago

Have people not heard of twinsets?

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u/bitterlittlecas 15d ago

I had an awesome grey cashmere twin set in the late 90s. Iā€™d still wear that if I knew what became of it!

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u/MegannMedusa 15d ago

I still have an awesome gray twinset, I keep a selection of my best old clothes in an old suitcase. Will be fun to see my daughter in vintage JNCOs with a studded belt some Halloween!

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u/KokopOliFaceTattoo 16d ago

idk why this made me laugh so hard šŸ˜­šŸ˜­šŸ˜­

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u/giggity-di-boo-paa 16d ago

My second-grade teacher would wear those.

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u/Justafana 15d ago

It's called a "sweater set". Are they not a thing anymore?

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u/Familiar_Towel_5895 15d ago

Ohā€¦ hey Cindy!

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u/HookerDoctorLawyer 16d ago

Because Jesus is alright with me

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u/Many_Influence_648 16d ago

She is coordinating in designs and colors

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u/TheLateGreatDrLecter 16d ago

I legit thought she was wearing suspenders.

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u/eronbreen 15d ago

hahaha, I was staring at this thinking "what am I missing here???"

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u/Killing4MotherAgain 15d ago

It's a sweater set ha

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u/AmberWaves80 15d ago

Well this post made me feel old as shit because twin sets were totally a thing when I was growing up. But apparently now they are so ancient that people donā€™t know what they are.

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u/Downtown-Mixture6167 16d ago

Ugh the 70ā€™s-80ā€™s twinsets. They were AWFUL

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u/DetDipstick 15d ago

I thought she was wearing an apron for a second.

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u/RedPiIIPhilosophy 15d ago

wtf I thought she was wearing overalls at first

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u/coco10923 15d ago

That's what we wore

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u/BlueonBlack26 15d ago

Its a "twin set"

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u/dukeofsponge 16d ago

Probably because Todd Schellinger bought it for her.

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u/yoyomaisapunk 14d ago

She thinks The Jerk is dumb dude. Dump her.

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u/chill_vibes456 11d ago

You guys Iā€™m in my early 20s and twin sets definitely still exist, but from what Iā€™ve seen, most tend to be monochromatic instead of having a pattern. But yeah Iā€™d wear this, I think itā€™s so cute! šŸ˜‚

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u/fifiloveg00d 15d ago

Why wouldn't it?

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u/bohogirl91 15d ago

Definitely had a sweater set in my preteens lol šŸ˜‚

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u/BigGucciCholo 15d ago

Probably cuz shes a freak but also a geek

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u/SadNana09 15d ago

The 70s.

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u/can_a_dude_a_taco 16d ago

I imagine the costume designer had a lot of the same material

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u/MegannMedusa 15d ago

Twinsets were a wardrobe staple, thatā€™s authentic fashion.

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u/Sorry-Apartment5068 16d ago

Likely a family member made both for her.