What fashion trends did you follow as a teen? I used to wear 5 star belle-bottom pants.

applegrove

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Sun Jul-31-11 09:45 PM
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What fashion trends did you follow as a teen? I used to wear 5 star belle-bottom pants.

The driveway at our school flooded with a foot of water and I distinctly remember walking around in that to show off by belle-bottoms with the bottom 8 inches totally wet. I also had those striped socks with the "fingers" for all the toes that were so uncomfortable. One year we all wore head scarves. Oh and rubber boots. It was considered cool one year in high school to wear thick socks and rubber boots in the snow (in Ottawa). Boy they were cold. But anything for fashion eh? Now I walk around with an hat with ear flaps down in winter and care not a wink how I look.

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Brickbat

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Sun Jul-31-11 09:48 PM
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1. I once went to school in khaki pants, an argyle sweater with unicorns on it (like those

Edited on Sun Jul-31-11 09:53 PM by Brickbat

popular "scottie dog" argyle sweaters, only this one had fucking UNICORNS) -- it was green with white unicorns and red hearts -- and I wore neon pink nylon socks with it.

I won't tell you how old I was, but let's just say I was old enough to know better.

It was 1983! What could I do?

It got better; it really did.

ETA: Not argyle sweaters, but not Norwegian sweaters, either. It was some terrible combination of the two. Anyone remember what I'm talking about? I can't find one online.

Wait, it was kind of like this, only bright green:

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Kat45

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Sun Jul-31-11 11:38 PM
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5. Bellbottoms, love beads. Nehru jacket in junior high.

Peace symbol and medallions around my neck.

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maryellen99

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Sun Jul-31-11 09:50 PM
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2. I'm an child of the 80's

Leg warmers,stirrup pants, coca cola rugby shirts,swatch watches.

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7wo7rees

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Sun Jul-31-11 10:48 PM
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3. A victim of mall culture, I could not afford a Swatch

so I opted for the buttons from Spencer's, like: "White Dopes on Punk".

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fishwax

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Sun Jul-31-11 10:49 PM
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4. None really -- I was just a jeans and t-shirt kind of guy

They probably weren't even the right kind of jeans :)

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murielm99

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Sun Jul-31-11 11:50 PM
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6. I didn't do any of that fashion stuff in high school.

I went out of my way to look weird.

One of my favorite outfits was a short black dress, worn with yellow and black patterned tights, and green tennis shoes.

If I looked too strange, my mother would yank me back in the door. But I really worked at my weird look.

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