I was in high school from 1989-1993.

Back in freshman (and maybe sophomore) year, straight hair was a no-no. If you didn't have at least a body wave, you were toast. I have stick-straight hair, so my hairdresser was very happy with me... and my mother, who paid for all those body waves, wasn't.

Anyone else remember those ID# shirts where the fabric was the wrong side out? Those were big when I was in middle school.

Hoop earrings and door-knocker earrings were very popular. I had a few pairs of hoop earrings, but I stayed away from the door-knockers (they just looked painful). Multiple ear piercings were popular, but my parents restricted me to one hole per ear (and I had to fight them for permission to get even that).

Probably because they were a brand new expansion team at the time, after the Disney movie cam out. As were the San Jose Sharks, with the teal blue. My sister had a Sharks hat and it looked so ridiculous on her!

Oh Jeez.....and yet another thread....LOL

84 -88

- designer jeans (Calvin Kleins, Sergio Valentes, Gloria Vanderbilt and don't get any knockoffs you got talked about)

- Lee's and Levi's flavored jeans

- BVD shirts to match

- Westwind windbreakers (Pull over jackets that had a zipper on left shoulder, you were ULTRA cool if you had a leather one)

- stopwatch - funny thing was at least in our school the ones that really wore them that needed them were those of us on the track team. We had to stop wearing them because people would deliberately set alarms to go off during class because 'they had to be somewhere)

- Georgetown colored patent leather high top Nikes

- Reebok classic came out around 84

- I mentioned Starter jackets in another thread

- Puff Leather jackets

- Preppy kids had Bennetton (sp?) Bags

- If you were really high end...Guess jeans

- Does anyone remember the Eemanuelle Khan glasses that had the 'snakeskin' design the ran across the bridge of the glasses?

- What about the Gazelle glasses? You had to have the right 'head' to wear them!

- Stonewashed jeans and jumpers anyone?

- Diadora sneakers

- The predecessor to Timberlands - Dominoes

- and of course suede Pumas

Suede Pumas are still cool and don't let anyone tell you differently!

Also canvas Converses and if you can find them... Jack Purcells

I have 2 pairs of suede Pumas. And 2 pairs of leather Pumas.

1999-2002

parachute/UFO pants
Timberland boots
Abercrombie & Fitch
The North Face butt packs were the thing for a hot minute
anything with Asian characters on it
using a tiny Louis Vuitton or Coach purse as your schoolbag- just put pens and keys in it and carry your notes in a binder in your hands (guilty)
wifebeaters
the ubiquitous Tiffany & Co. bracelet
Rocket dog platform flip flops

...the hayle??? I remember those in elementary school, but I would have dropped out of school if I saw those in high school

ETA: OK, maybe we're talking about different things. I'm thinking Hammer pants when I see that. I hope it's something different LOL

Who was wearing parachute pants in 1999????

They were played out even then....


Ok....slang words anyone?

"Dope"

"Ice"

"Fresh...."

all variants of "Cool"

I am looking for a skit Mad TV did back in the day that broke down the word "Cool"

I was thinking more of the material than the style. They made them in all styles. Also, this is definitely junior high 1999-2001, but the two-in-one pants shorts combo were big. As we're and I shutter to say I ever put them on my body, cargo shorts.

Oooooh the raver pants! I had two pair of those in college..... didn't wear them often but they were soooooooo comfortable. And yes, it felt like a parachute without being MC Hammer pants.

OK, I remember the pants/shorts combos. I didn't think of those as "parachute" pants, though. I put those in the "track pants" category.

And yes, I also fell victim to the cargo pants/shorts trend *le sigh*

These are what I was talking about.

http://us.st12.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.c...037_1107859694

LOVED THOSE.

Hehe! I have four holes in each ear myself (although I only wear earrings in my 1st hole usually)

~ C/O '93

I had a couple of pairs of those parachute pants, but they weren't as wide.

And they were cream colored. Why was THAT a good idea?