Comments on: Edition 61: Fashion Friday (kind of, but not really)

By: Susan

Susan — Fri, 29 May 2009 14:47:30 +0000

1981–pink satin running shorts with white satin piping and a unicorn patch on one hip. She had a rhinestone in her horn. I wore those shorts with a frilly, ruffled white eyelet halter top every chance I got. Eventually I grew boobs and the halter top had to go, and the pink satin was prone to snag, so my mother eventually vetoed it for use in public places.
1988–White Ocean Pacific tank top with a multi-neon hued logo on the front and electric blue OP shorts.

Throw in a case of Aquanet and some big plastic earrings and you pretty much have the entire picture of the late eighties at my house.

By: Kate

Kate — Tue, 12 May 2009 23:32:56 +0000

I cannot tell you how cool I was when on Christmas morning, circa 1982, I opened up a purple and white striped sweater WITH MATCHING LEG WARMERS!!!! Sadly, that was the first and last time I was ever cool.

Question….do you HAVE to wear boots with boot cut jeans?? Can you wear flats? Can you wear CUTE Crocs (not the originals, but the Olivia or the Malindi type) It’s just important to have that wider leg and hem opening, correct? Tapered is bad bad bad old bad, right?

By: hillary

hillary — Tue, 12 May 2009 20:42:10 +0000

okay, i was DYING when ramona said kudoos! i’m so glad someone else caught it and made fun of her!

By: Andrea

Andrea — Tue, 12 May 2009 14:18:06 +0000

Oh, I so loved my hot pink Hypercolor tshirt!

By: Sally

Sally — Mon, 11 May 2009 15:46:04 +0000

When I was in high school, (I graduated in 1980) I special-ordered a pair of jeans from a catalog that were called “My Jeans” or something like that, because you could have your name sewn onto one of the back pockets. I absolutely LOVED those jeans, because no one else had any like it, and everyone wanted some and wondered where I got them!!! I felt so important walking around with my name on my butt!!!

By: Kathy

Kathy — Mon, 11 May 2009 03:14:36 +0000

‘Oversized sweaters from United Colors of Benetton’

Spot on.

Also my Z Cavaricci jeans…with the label on THE CROTCH comes to mind. Nice.

AND my favorite shirt with the big smiley on it. Quality.

Those who mentioned Esprit..agreed. Well played.

By: Tina

Tina — Sun, 10 May 2009 21:33:33 +0000

I had the same Luv-its!!! And I had Hot Pink Gloria Vanderbilts…that I had to beg and beg my mom to buy me!!! hahaha…we got them at Joskes…i was never so excited…I wore them all the time!! LOL

By: Elaine at Lipstickdaily

Elaine at Lipstickdaily — Sun, 10 May 2009 16:39:28 +0000

Milk you say? A while ago we were riding in the car with my mother-in-law, Nonna (in her 90′s) when she felt a bout of car sickness coming on. Ever delicate, she didn’t tell anyone . . . just opened her purse and . . . yeah. Milk is nothin’ honey.

By: becky

becky — Sun, 10 May 2009 06:29:53 +0000

Oh my…the memories flooding my brain!!

Elementary school:
The Luv-it jeans – 1 with pink satin ballet slippers and 1 with rainbow colored hearts! Fond memories! Also a purple velour v-neck sweater. By 6th grade, I though I became a fashion icon in my jordache jeans and OP top and Xanadu-inspired ribbons in my hair! (Also loved, loved, loved my baby blue fine corduroy Chemin de Fur pants!)

Junior High:
Awful victorian ruffle blouses! I had a pink satin one with black pinstripes and a black ribbon tie around the neck! Big puffy sleeves, too!

High School (and also into college):
Desparately wish that I kept my white sweatshirt with “Class of ’87″ in neon pink puffy paint!
Loved anything from The Limited- Firenze and Outback Red lines. I bought my first real wool trench coat from them on layaway! Ah, layaway!
I did still keep my baby pink Guess crop denim jacket – I wear now as halloween costumes! Love it!

I agree with Audrey…nothing good came out of the ’90′s!

By: Laura Beth

Laura Beth — Sun, 10 May 2009 03:38:11 +0000

This one outfit was pretty memorable . . . I was a sophomore in 1992. Picture this – brightly colored flowered oversized silk shirt, purple suede skirt, purple hose, and black suede flats with black suede bows on top. Of course, my hair was huge and held back in a gold “bow” metal barette. I was the BOMB!