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*[ 25 October, 2007 ]

13 things i have worn… [ The Thursday Thirteen ]

…at some point in my life. because, apparently, someone thought they were cool. and i thought i was too..

1. the joey jeremiah hat

2. the jelly shoe

3. the oversized flannel shirt

4. the tight-rolled jean

5. the sweater tied around the shoulder

6. the biker short

(still looking for a good photo)

7. the overalls

8. the doc marten

9. the bangs

10. the hypercolor t-shirt

11. the converse all-star

12. the “Rachel”

13. the leg warmers

what about you????

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Steph said:

neon colours circa 1989/90, stirrup pants and sweater dresses. so sad. so bad. although i suspect i will one day laugh at my yoga pants and flip flops. oh and scrunchies in my hair. {shudder}

[ 25 Oct 07 ]

AndreAnna said:

Um, I think I may have the Rachel now. And I loved jelly shoes!

I also had the bangs like no one’s business – I AM a jersey girl!

[ 25 Oct 07 ]

AJ said:

OK, you guys can give it up on this one because I have you all beat.

Wait for it….wait for it…

Hammer Pants.

Yes, I am so ashamed.

[ 25 Oct 07 ]

JMC said:

LOVED Joey Jeremiah! AND wore the hat. Also did the tight rolled jeans. I avoided jelly shoes lie the plague. Everyone else wore them, but apparently my tastes were more refined. Might have done the sweater tied around the shoulder thing in the 3rd grade, when my best friend was super-prep. Didn’t do the bangs; did the feathering thing instead – just as scary. My baby girl (age 1) currently owns the cutest little hot pink Converse high tops.

[ 25 Oct 07 ]

LoriD said:

I wore all of these. Also: puffy-sleeved shirt that buttoned up the side; skinny leather tie (red); and the bangs were the finishing touch to my spiral perm. *shudder*

[ 25 Oct 07 ]

Dory said:

I still wear Cons – I have low black, high green, red, monochrome, black, and candycane striped!

[ 25 Oct 07 ]

Teri said:

I had such a system for the tight rolled jeans (Levi’s of course) – sometimes took me a couple of tries to get it just right!

[ 25 Oct 07 ]

~JJ! said:

All but the Rachel.

And still the Chucks.

Oh…how bout the “Madonna” get up?

[ 25 Oct 07 ]

Cynthia said:

How can it be that I am guilty on all fronts? I would also like to add…shoulderpads. What could I possibly have been thinking???

[ 25 Oct 07 ]

Sadie said:

Holy crap. Guilty on all except doc martens. And my Converse were those pink on one side, purple on the other ones. Niiiiiicccce. Except my bangs were much bigger than that picture. And stiffer. And could probably qualify as a lethal weapon.

[ 25 Oct 07 ]

Shannon said:

I think your list is pretty comprehensive. The things there that I haven’t worn I wanted to wear.

[ 25 Oct 07 ]

Steph said:

Oh- forgot something else- those hideous blouses where the sleeves were see-through black material. Yikes.

[ 25 Oct 07 ]

DaniGirl said:

Please don’t tell me you are insinutating that the oversized flannel is no longer in, because you will pry mine from my cold, dead hands. (And I’m wearing my low-cut white converse sneakers today!)

Never did the jelly shoes, tho, and can’t fathom the idea of crocs. Plastic and shoes just don’t go together in my book!

[ 25 Oct 07 ]

Rebecca said:

Oh, ALL of them, sadly. Except for the bangs. Hairspray was banned in my house. And I didn’t do the Rachel because I was deep in a hippy girl phase at the time. But otherwise…
I’m looking for legwarmers for my girls – any idea where I could find some?

[ 25 Oct 07 ]

Cleo said:

What about safety pinning your jeans so they’d be tighter.. if you couldn’t get the ones with the zipper down the side.

[ 25 Oct 07 ]

Bronnie said:

Lol.. terrible stuff!! Out of them I’ve worn; the jelly shoes, sweater tied around shoulders, bike shorts, overalls & “the rachel” haha.
The worst is big scrunchy hairties – I still see people wearing them!

[ 25 Oct 07 ]

KC said:

The Banana Clip. Oh yes.
Michael Jackson-inspired leather pants.
And a perm that looked like a Michael Jackson-inspired jheri curl. (I cried)

[ 25 Oct 07 ]

lara said:

the oversized t-shirt tied over on the side with bike shorts. lord help me.

[ 25 Oct 07 ]

Kellan said:

I love that list! My girls, 15 yr. old twins – have several pairs of Converse’s and love up – they’re back. See ya.

[ 25 Oct 07 ]

manda said:

When I see Jelly’s all I can think about is the super strange smell the plastic had. Yikes. I totally rocked them though.

[ 25 Oct 07 ]

Sarah (In the Trenches of Mommyhood said:

I rocked the perm, with the Zena or Jordache jeans with zippers at the ankle with a bright colored Esprit or Limited shirt. Sometimes I got crazy and clipped the perm in a banana clip and wore dangly fluorescent earrings.
And suddenly I’m now humming “Eye of the Tiger”…

[ 25 Oct 07 ]

Mrs. Chicken said:

all of the above.

[ 25 Oct 07 ]

Cristan said:

I think you’re a little too young for some of these – I mean, I’m 32 and I was wearing jellies in 4th grade! Or maybe North Georgia is just an avant garde fashion district?

[ 25 Oct 07 ]

haley-o said:

Oooo! Good one! I did the legwarmers, the jeans (put safety pins on mine to taper ‘em!), the flannel shirt, the converse, the overalls, the Rachel, the jellies, the tie-dye……. I also did the BENETTON SHIRT (long shirt with the belt around it!!!!!!)

[ 25 Oct 07 ]

haley-o said:

OH! And, the fluorescent clothes, and the TIE!!!!

[ 25 Oct 07 ]