I know this might not be a Friday funny, but in honour of Halloween, I decided a Friday Fright might work.
I was driving my daughter to school this morning (Yes, we drive in the AM so we can have a few more minutes for breakfast-don’t judge.) and the high school kids must have had dress down day as they were in street clothes instead of the usual plaid skirt/ (real)Prada Handbag/Tory Burch flats ensembles I see every other day. Yeah, our drive to school is like a fashion show of 15 year old Catholic models.
(Usually, seeing the high schoolers makes me feel old and cranky because all I can think is man, that is an expensive book bag and wow, those uniform skirts are short, but I digress.)
Today they were in very high fashion clothes.
Then I saw them. I noticed the cute boots first, then I looked up and screamed on the inside.
I noticed her first. But then my daughter must have seen her because she said in a dreamy voice, “oh, what are those called? I want those.”
Dear God.
Now, I have embraced the return of leggings. Any fashion statement that allows me to show off my still shapely calves and hide my three-baby bulge is ok by me. I have to admit (I haven’t bought myself any yet because I am afraid I will expect to see my college self in the mirror- as that’s the last time I wore them- and I will be terribly disappointed.) But still, I’m ok with their return and the return of many other clothes from the high school/early college days of yore.
But what I saw today made me gasp. What I saw today brought back terrible memories of a big time mistake. What I saw today had me say out loud to my daughter, ” I will never buy those for you. They were terrible in 1990 and they are worse today because we should have learned our lesson and left them in the past.”
My fear is that I have moved my children to New Jersey just in time for the return of this look:
No one, not even the adorable, skinny little high school girl can or should pull these off. Thankfully she didn’t have the jacket-just the jeans. But they were tight and well… ugh.
Thank god for knee high boots because at least this may prevent the pegged-ankle look that so often accompanied the acid wash.
I just hope they’re back “out” by the time my daughter has high school dress down.
See? Scary huh?
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krsity-i feel your pain-i went to that high school! talk about pressure;)
oh, how'd ya get that hot pic of me in those cool 80s duds?
Grodie to the MAX!
the fashion of the 80s should have STAYED in the 80s. there is no place for it now. Leggings with big long shirt, skinny jeans, neon… what's next? Slouch socks? Head bands a la "Let's get Physical?", leg warmers? Big Dynasty shoulder padded oversized blouces and blazers? The TAIL?!?!?
No. nononononononoooooooooooooo. and NO. I lived it once. im not living it again.
Oh and btw, I was at my soon to be sister in law's bridal shower. Shes 25… JUST. Her friends (same age) were talking with me and they were talking about music at the wedding, etc, and this one girl goes "You know it would be cool to have songs like Come On Eileen (remember dexy's midnight runners?)… ya know, like music our parents used to listen to?"
YOUR PARENTS?!?!?!? Wait. I had to check myself. Im 40. She's 25. I guess technically i could be her parent – her very young parent, but is the 80s music what the 20-something year old crowd defines as their PARENTS music?!?!?
and im turning 41 in 2 weeks.
Not cool. Not an ego boost 🙂
sweet-even better.
no they had… ankle zippers!!!
PJ Mom-did they have pleats?
true confession – i loved my acid wash jeans!
Being a NJ native I'm totally down with the leggings (of course that just could be because I am a dance teacher and I'm most comfortable in tights or leggings – weird I know) but acid wash jeans?? HECK NO!!!! Hopefully that was just one high school girl's fashion faux pas and really not making a comeback. Although I'm sure there are some people who are still rocking the acid wash jeans in Jersey, but they probably live in their parents basement! PS: I shouldn't talk my husband still breaks out his black jeans every once in awhile! (But I tell him he can't wear them out!!)
Cathy
hilarious post, cris!!!
and my first thought too was, "noooooooo!" some things just need to remain in the yearbooks under 1988. and i'm also having mixed emotions about the return of the legging. while tempting to throw on and pretend they are neuvo, there's no way to get around the fact that they are indeed running pants. but oh so tempting…
Did they every really go out of style in Jersey?:)