the leggings
the big belts over the shirts
the off the shoulder shirts
and, god help us all, the jelly shoes
now, i can honestly say i've never been tempted to cycle back around to any of these blasts from the past. none. zero. and frankly, i'm kinda horrified by those who do. i'm horrified by the kids who do it, because holy crap, they didn't live through this! and i'm horrified by the young women who do it, because holy crap, they did live through this!!
this is all to say that i found some succinct and sage advice on the matter over at lemon gloria's that bears reiteration. please, if you ever find yourself thinking, "well, maybe i do need some more neon in my life," repeat this mantra to yourself until the feeling subsides:
I learned a long time ago that if you were there for the trend the first time, you should never, ever repeat it. No matter how cute you think it is.in five years, you'll thank me.
6 comments:
Regarding the Libby commutation.
Regarding that first picture: DAMN, those are some drool-worthy stems!
And what kills me? We ALL looked back at the photographic evidence from the '80s and wanted to burn it or something. I mean, good god! A girl I used to babysit is now 14 (14!! Oy! The aging that does to me...), and she said recently that she can't wait for big hair to come back. BIG HAIR! She's looking forward to this. Oy, oy, oy.
Oh, and re: your first item... only 567 more days of the reign of error, there. At least there's an end in sight. Jeez...
toast, you slay me. i didn't realize how heinously skinny her legs were until your comment - yeesh.
and belle, if anyone starts hairspraying their bangs at a 90 degree angle again, i'm officially moving to the backwoods of maine and becoming a recluse. no one should have to suffer through such things again.
Leggings are so, so wrong....
Thanks for the mention! You amassed some fantastic 80s pics! I have to admit, every once in a while, I actually do think I need a little neon in my life. And then I go back to those words...
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