What in the world was I thinking?

[Conskeeted7]

Originally posted by NOWorNEVER
-My mother made me wear dickies too. One time I was sooooo hot in school but I couldn't take off my cardigan b/c I had that stupid illusion of a turtleneck on.

That reminds me of some people I went to school with. There was a family of like 3 kids and one was in my grade. He would wear dickies all the time and they would never fail to slowly creep up a little or move over, so that chest was showing on one side. It was the funniest thing ever.

My thing...I rokced the asymetrical hair cut for a LONG time, you kow the look, short on one side, long on the other. I was too sharp.

[Rain Man]

LovelyIvy, no I didn't wear ties to high school EVERY day, just considerably more frequently than the average high school student, maybe about 25-30% of my school outfits consisted of a tie. Also, I only got into one fight in high school and that was during my freshman year, which was more tussling than fighting, ie no punches were thrown.

Just so yall know, I only wore bow ties on two occasions in high school, and both were during my freshman year--the other occasion was with my bright yellow and beige number mentioned earlier--I had a beige bow tie with a red stripe and a yellow stripe.

OK, now for some eyewear goofs. I made some VERY loehme eyewear choices as a kid. Here goes...

1982-83: Some thick plastic, double-bar style dark gray eyeglasses that was about one size too small for my face.

1983: A pair of "clear-colored" double-bar eyeglasses that I actually liked, but I lost.

1984-86: A pair of dark brown, square Gazelle-like glasses. I have a 6th grade portrait of me wearing them with a light blue sweater, a dark blue shirt and a light and dark blue striped tie.

1985-86: A pair of HUGE round-framed "clear colored" librarian style glasses that I have a pic of--they made me look like a fly.

1986-87: A pair of silver metal-framed double bar glasses that IMHO was too small or wasn't properly adjusted--I had sores on the back of my ears for the first 3 months I had them.

1988-89: A pair of clear-colored "mini night-owl" glasses--they were more oval-shaped than round, if you know what I mean.

1989-92: a pair of round metal tortoiseshell glasses that had the endpieces actually was a hook--the kind that Granny on The Beverly Hillbillies wore.

1991-present (retired): Silver (later gold) metal-framed double-bar "Steve Urkel-esque" tinted glasses--I wore them at my prom and have pics galore of them. I retired them after 1992.

1992-present (retired): Similar to the metal tortoiseshell glasses as above--I posted pics of me in them at my Bachelors degree graduation cookout at Gramma's in the Look At Me thread.

1995-present (missing): Silver Hugo Boss metal double-bar frames with dark tinted lenses.

1997-present (still wear when I'm not wearing contacts): Oval shaped tortoiseshell glasses--See Evening of Elegance pics posted at the Look At Me thread.

Now you know why I wear (colored) contacts after 20 years of glasses.

[CrimsonTide4]

Originally posted by Honeykiss1974
Too funny! I wore a pair of "Sally Jesse Raphael" 's too.

Thank goodness for contact lenses!

Mine were NAVY BLUE LIZ CLAIBORNE!!

If I find a CUTE pic, I'll post.

[iceandivy]

1. Fishenet socks... I have nothing else to say on that one.

2. I had this outfit that I loved. Circa 1993...
-white pom pom socks or those knee sock/stockings
-black and white Bass saddleshoes (with the red bottom)
-short pleated plaid skirt in navy, dark green and black
-sweater vest in dark green or navy
-white t-shirt

In retrospect, I looked like a cheerleader for Boys to Men or a naughty schoolgirl.

3. Colorblock dress with matching shoes. The 80's were a bad time for fashion.

[SummerChild]

A worn-out half-straight, half-curly Gerri (sp?) curl in 1985 when I was in the fifth grade. My mom insisted on saving money and went straight to the beauty supply store, picked up the box, and commenced to put that curl in my hair herself. We didn't know that you were supposed to roll it with rollers!

It was a mess.

What's worse? I insisted on wearing it (and getting momma's "touch-ups") for at least a year.

LMBO

[CrimsonTide4]

Originally posted by SummerChild
A worn-out half-straight, half-curly Gerri (sp?) curl in 1985 when I was in the fifth grade. My mom insisted on saving money and went straight to the beauty supply store, picked up the box, and commenced to put that curl in my hair herself. We didn't know that you were supposed to roll it with rollers!

It was a mess.

What's worse? I insisted on wearing it (and getting momma's "touch-ups") for at least a year.

LMBO

ROFLMAO
LMAO

[Rain Man]

Originally posted by iceandivy
1. Fishenet socks... I have nothing else to say on that one.

No further comment required. Next please....

2. I had this outfit that I loved. Circa 1993...
-white pom pom socks or those knee sock/stockings
-black and white Bass saddleshoes (with the red bottom)
-short pleated plaid skirt in navy, dark green and black
-sweater vest in dark green or navy
-white t-shirt

In retrospect, I looked like...a naughty schoolgirl.

Well hellooooo there, little schoolgirl. I'm a little schoolboy, too! Can I carry your books to class?

3. Colorblock dress with matching shoes. The 80's were a bad time for fashion.

BULLJIVE! THE HECK IT WAS! The 80s was a GREAT time for fashion. I trust indeed you had that famous black sistah "big hair" and large round librarian-style glasses to go with it. I would've hollered at 'cha!

[aurora_borealis]

I had these insane 80's outfits that were a matching top and bottom in a cotton knit. They were all pastel colors, and had some kind of cutesy animals on them. I remember my FAVORITE one was pink stirrup pants with a long shirt and it had white bunnies on it. I of course wore all these outfits with Keds. I think the culottes were the biggest offense, right up there with the bikeshorts or leggings attached with the skirt.

Wet & Wild makeup...

Being the youngest girl I got handmedowns from my sisters, cousins, and the girls at church. I will never forgive my mother for the burnt orange corduroy bellbottoms, the brown and mustard VELOUR top, and the burgundy suede Nike Cortez shoes. NEVER.

To make you all scared my friend's mother STILL is rocking her Cross Colors, and it is 2004. We think she bought a lot of them and kept them in storage. She rocks it with BKs, Lottos, and A LOT of gold chains. Even funnier, she is a red head from England and less than five feet tall. I am waiting to see her bust out with a hypercolor shirt and some JAM pants.

RainMan, I did a fashion show for my American History Class on the clothing of the 1980's, I got an A.

[Rain Man]

Originally posted by aurora_borealis

RainMan, I did a fashion show for my American History Class on the clothing of the 1980's, I got an A.

Go on 'wit 'yo bad self. Didja' tape it; I would've loved to have seen it.

[phoenixrising]

sorry RainMain-but the entire 80's decade was one big fashion faux pas...


leg warmers...I had a pair in EVERY color...some even glittered.

in the 8th grade, we used to wear our jeans inside out....& backwards...

that whole "ass-symessy" look....I had long hair in high school & for some dumb reason I decided to cut my hair for my senior pic. One side of my head my hair is down my shoulder...I'm almost bald-headed on the other. My mom proudly displays that pic at home....

I was fast & hot when I was little & wanted to wear makeup. Well, mama wasn't having all that so I thought I could get creative. How bout I put NAIL POLISH on my lips..thinking that I could get away with that...it wasn't lipstick, right? How bout that ish BURNED the skin off my lips? I looked like I had kissed an electric socket and then my lips cracked & turned white. I looked like the youngest crackhead in history. And mama felt so sorry for me that I didn't even get a whuppin off of that, but she did make me go to school.

[Honeykiss1974]

Originally posted by phoenixrising


I was fast & hot when I was little & wanted to wear makeup. Well, mama wasn't having all that so I thought I could get creative. How bout I put NAIL POLISH on my lips..thinking that I could get away with that...it wasn't lipstick, right? How bout that ish BURNED the skin off my lips? I looked like I had kissed an electric socket and then my lips cracked & turned white. I looked like the youngest crackhead in history. And mama felt so sorry for me that I didn't even get a whuppin off of that, but she did make me go to school.

You poor thing! CTFU!!! The stunts we pulled when we were little! *LOL*

[lovelyivy84]

Originally posted by phoenixrising


I was fast & hot when I was little & wanted to wear makeup. Well, mama wasn't having all that so I thought I could get creative. How bout I put NAIL POLISH on my lips..thinking that I could get away with that...it wasn't lipstick, right? How bout that ish BURNED the skin off my lips? I looked like I had kissed an electric socket and then my lips cracked & turned white. I looked like the youngest crackhead in history. And mama felt so sorry for me that I didn't even get a whuppin off of that, but she did make me go to school.

You are going to get me in trouble at work!!!! CTFU!

That's so terrible! Nobody want to look related to Tyrone Biggums!

[Rain Man]

OK, ok, just wondering.

Sorry

[CrimsonTide4]

Originally posted by phoenixrising
How bout I put NAIL POLISH on my lips..thinking that I could get away with that...it wasn't lipstick, right? How bout that ish BURNED the skin off my lips? I looked like I had kissed an electric socket and then my lips cracked & turned white. I looked like the youngest crackhead in history. And mama felt so sorry for me that I didn't even get a whuppin off of that, but she did make me go to school.

Thank you for making me LMAO @ work. I am in my cube CTFU.

Your lips sound crackish, lmao

[Rain Man]

Originally posted by CrimsonTide4
You said you was gonna post this pic? Okay because I need to see this. It sounds like an INTRIGUING MESS!!!

I aims to please, CT4! Here are the pics:






Sorry I didn't post 'em sooner, I totally forgot about this thread.