biggest fashion trends from HS

[33girl]

Originally Posted by Army Wife'79

Bobbie Brooks was a brand sold at nice dept. stores. Now it's at Dollar General. lol.

I'm feeling you on this. It's depressing. Ditto for the time when Jordache jeans showed up at Walmart....now I think they're trying to "upscale" them again but I don't know how successful it's been. My Jordaches had a metal plate on the back left pocket and I would always forget and scratch my hand when I put it in there.

[Scully]

I was in HS from 1992-1996:

Doc Martens/Skechers boots
Overalls
Turtlenecks
Adidas anything, I wore a hooded windbreaker with my Samba sneakers
Levis jeans, especially those bought already worn/torn
Floral dresses with shoulderpads
Umbro shorts and t-shirts
Brine shorts and t-shirts
Co-ed Naked shirts
Bodysuits, I owned a purple one with a mock-neck
Hypercolor t-shirt, which I wore with my Levis and Sambas
Crochet vests
Barrettes
Cardigans
Penny loafers, with a penny inside
Flannel button-down shirts, I always borrowed my Dad's

And...does anyone remember Starter jackets?!

[agzg]

Originally Posted by Scully

And...does anyone remember Starter jackets?!

OMG live-in has one of these (Charlotte Hornets, LOL) and he wears it when it's cold out and we take out the dog. It's a complete riot to see him in this purple and teal Starter jacket!

[lovespink88]

Originally Posted by KSig RC

So can anyone else tell me what was happening in American high schools all of TWO YEARS ago? Because like, who can remember all that stuff, you know?

Oh, I KNOW my stuff isn't "retro". I know there's still going to be some time before I reach the "what was I thinking!?" point.

I just thought it was a fun thread and wanted to play

Originally Posted by alphagamzetagam

OMG live-in has one of these (Charlotte Hornets, LOL) and he wears it when it's cold out and we take out the dog. It's a complete riot to see him in this purple and teal Starter jacket!

HAHA! I had a Starter jacket! I had a Dallas Cowboys one cause our school mascot was the Cowboys too!

[Benzgirl]

Originally Posted by 33girl

I'm feeling you on this. It's depressing. Ditto for the time when Jordache jeans showed up at Walmart....now I think they're trying to "upscale" them again but I don't know how successful it's been. My Jordaches had a metal plate on the back left pocket and I would always forget and scratch my hand when I put it in there.

FWIW...It's the Bobbie Brooks Licensing, not the original Bobbie Brooks that we wore in the early 70s.

[aephi alum]

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).

[Scully]

Originally Posted by tld221

Forget starter jackets-what about mighty duck starter jackets? Why were those ok??

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!

[Honeykiss1974]

Originally Posted by aephi alum

I was in high school from 1989-1993.

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).

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

~ C/O '93