When I was in the 10th grade designer jeans were the thing to wear.... My parents refused to spend $50 on a pair jeans just because the labels read Calvin Klein, Jordache, or Sassoon.... So we made a deal - they would pay half and I would pay half with the money I earned from babysitting...
Another big thing when I was in school was the "preppy" look or the "punk" look - Or how about Topsiders..... I had them in brown, tan, and green... Dolphin shorts were quickly leaving the arena of good taste... thank goodness.. Looking back on pictures of me and my friends - wearing our blue/white or our red/white dolphin shorts.... it makes me laugh - what were we thinking??
I miss the styles of the 80's....no, not really.... But I think the 80's was the generation where fashion was king - the music was the best ( I still love 80's music - think - The Police...., The Stones.., Michael Jackson..
This weekend we went shoe shopping for back to school for my girls... The girls are at the age where they notice what others are wearing... they know what brands are popular.. and now it is vitally important to fit in.. (brings back memories of my Calvin Kleins) The teenage years are tough enough without being totally different.... So here we were at HSS (Huntington Surf Shop) where they have the latest in Huntington Beach, California teen wear.... The girls were picking out their TOMS Shoes
ugh that's so true.
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The big fads when I was younger were Starter Jackets and Adidas Jackets... if you didn't have one or the other you might as well not show up at school.
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Very true. When my teen wanted Juicy Couture I reminded myself how much I loved my Calvin's.
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I'm a little older than you so I suffered through the disco era. Ugh... But by the time I was in college we were wearing loafers and izods (layered) so it was much better. Loved the music of the early eighties too.
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Check out Brooke back in the day! I remember those designer jeans days. I had a pair of Gloria Vanderbilt. Funny. LOL.
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LOVE the name of your blog. Caught my eye right away. LOL.
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I SO relate..my oldest kids are teens now and labels are oh so important..I have to remind their Dad that we used to care about all of that too!!
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My sons were never into the name brand clothes, thank goodness! But I do remember wanting a silk jacket in high school (late 70's) and mom wouldn't buy it for me. I saved up enough money to get it and wore that thing almost every day. I still remember it, baby blue with white stripes. Fond memories...
ReplyDeleteI totally miss 80s big hair!
ReplyDeleteSo true. Have you noticed the Madonna-ish style coming back in. Just what the world needed!!
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that the 80's were the best!!
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ReplyDeleteI was never much of a "label" kid. I did, of course, HAVE to have a hypercolor shirt though! Remember those??
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LOL, some things never change! :)
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When you mention those 80's fashions, I get so nostalgic (and then feel slightly nauseous at the same time.) lol
ReplyDeleteOh, my hair was my piece de resistance! Big 80s hair. To this day, if that came back, I would be so in style!
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Hello, I'm new follower from FMBT! Oh, how I wanted designer jeans when I was young...Now that I'm a grown up, I just don't care anymore. As long as I can breathe while wearing them, I'm happy!
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