QotD: Call The Fashion Police
You must have been a fashion victim at least once in your life. What hideous blunder did you commit?
Submitted by Tina.
I was a tween and teen in the mid-to-late '80s through the early '90s. Really, that should be 'nuff said - I was basically one big living and breathing fashion blunder. Then again, we all were, I guess.
- BIG HAIR.
- Acid-washed jeans. Bonus points for rolling them up and cuffing them short.
- Linebacker shoulder pads... supposedly this balanced out our hips and made us all look thinner, but we really all looked like David Byrne in the big suit in Stop Making Sense.
- That horrible '80s teal color - a flat medium tone, more green than blue - the second-worst color for someone with my coloring to wear (the worst being mustard yellow, which, thankfully, I had the good sense to avoid).
- Hugely oversized t-shirts over leggings. It was preached that this was the best way to manage a chubby/plus-sized body - cover it with fabric, hide all the lumps and bumps. I looked like a walking flour sack.
- Jelly shoes. Who the hell ever thought that plastic shoes that turned into major slipping hazards as soon as they got even the tiniest bit wet was a GOOD idea??
- Turquoise eyeliner and frosted-baby-pink lipstick!
Thankfully, by the time I was a senior in high school, it was all about grunge. By then, I was going to school in mini skirts with tights and boots, a plain shirt, and dad's flannels thrown over top. Hell, I still like that look, 15 years later.
I should note that I still wear stupid stuff, but I do it intentionally now. I have no delusions that I either look fiiiiiine or am incredibly chic.
I still rock the turquoise eyeliner.
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