Possible Clues:

• Periphery
• Fringes of a city
• City's periphery
• Fringes for old-fashioned garments
• Unsuccessful parodies around start of revue -- they're on the fringe
• Unfashionable wear in the suburbs
• The far sides of the field, perhaps in women's cricket!
• Unfashionable women's wear with fringes?
• Outer regions (of town)
• Fringes unfashionable on garments