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Monday, January 29, 2007
11:33:00 AM EST
Hearing Unwanted Company -- The Affair
Last week's Weekend Assignment asked people to confess to regrettable teenage fashion incidents, and several brave individuals came forward to confess. Gasp in shock and horror to these following revelations:
"Bright tie dyes, paisley prints, and long jeans; often decorated."
"The worst pantsuit was textured turquoise doubleknit polyester. I think it had epaulets. I liked the color, but when my 65-year-old English teacher praised it I knew for certain it was horribly wrong."
"I followed the trends and got the 'Farrah hair' and I wore those hideous paisley dresses, the huge platform shoes, I even owned one or two halter dresses. Yuck!"
"...the pink leg warmers, given to me one year for a birthday present by a well-meaning friend. I used to wear them over blue jeans topped by a red sweater! Oh the shame of it is all coming back now..."
"There's no doubt about it: I wore horrid clothes. Most of my wardrobe consisted of wool skirts (in Texas!) that dragged below the knees. Pants? Fuggidabboutit."
"My big weakness seems to be color, even to this day. I'm just not that into tans and grays, and I enjoy seeing every color of the rainbow in my closet. Sometimes I wear things that don't quite match as much as I'd like, but I work in an office with two men. I bet I could wear jeans and they wouldn't notice."
"Note: that is not a hat on my head! It's teased hair! And the higher the better! One could easily use a half of can of hair spray on this to be sure it didn't move... even in a hurricane!"
"I once had little red flats just like these and yes, I wore them all the time with my skinny jeans too."
"My best Christmas was the year I got two different suede vests from two different people. It's what I asked for and neither knew the other was getting it for me. I was out of my mind!"
"Clop, clop, clop, clop, clop. That's what it sounded like in my high school as the girls walked up and down the hallways wearing clogs. Either blue suede clogs or leather ones with the braid. "
"Big Jersey Girl Hair!"
"...the Nehru Jacket, the gaucho boots with the 3 inch heels, the bell bottoms, the tie-dyed shirts and pants, the painters pants with the ragged bottoms – all gone. And, until just a few moments ago, thankfully forgotten."
"I always get a good laugh when I look at old pictures of myself and my sisters, because we all had the skinniest legs. I could die when I see a photo of myself in a mini skirt, particularly if I was wearing chunky shoes because it just added to the problem. Hey, I thought I looked good, ok?"
"...if you want to talk about fashion disasters with me, you have to go back long before my teenage years. When I was quite a bit younger than that, my grandmother used to buy me outfits, for my birthday and Christmas, that were quite interesting. I'm sure they were the height of fashion...if I had been Austin Powers, maybe."
This has certainly one of the more visually... interesting Weekend Assignments in a while, and I want to thank everyone who participated. Look at it this way, no one can use these pictures and stories as blackmail any more! And what a relief that is.
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11:33:00 AM EST
Hearing Unwanted Company -- The Affair
Regrettable Teenage Fashion Incidents
Last week's Weekend Assignment asked people to confess to regrettable teenage fashion incidents, and several brave individuals came forward to confess. Gasp in shock and horror to these following revelations:
"Bright tie dyes, paisley prints, and long jeans; often decorated."
"The worst pantsuit was textured turquoise doubleknit polyester. I think it had epaulets. I liked the color, but when my 65-year-old English teacher praised it I knew for certain it was horribly wrong."
"I followed the trends and got the 'Farrah hair' and I wore those hideous paisley dresses, the huge platform shoes, I even owned one or two halter dresses. Yuck!"
"...the pink leg warmers, given to me one year for a birthday present by a well-meaning friend. I used to wear them over blue jeans topped by a red sweater! Oh the shame of it is all coming back now..."
"There's no doubt about it: I wore horrid clothes. Most of my wardrobe consisted of wool skirts (in Texas!) that dragged below the knees. Pants? Fuggidabboutit."
"My big weakness seems to be color, even to this day. I'm just not that into tans and grays, and I enjoy seeing every color of the rainbow in my closet. Sometimes I wear things that don't quite match as much as I'd like, but I work in an office with two men. I bet I could wear jeans and they wouldn't notice."
"Note: that is not a hat on my head! It's teased hair! And the higher the better! One could easily use a half of can of hair spray on this to be sure it didn't move... even in a hurricane!"
"I once had little red flats just like these and yes, I wore them all the time with my skinny jeans too."
"My best Christmas was the year I got two different suede vests from two different people. It's what I asked for and neither knew the other was getting it for me. I was out of my mind!"
"Clop, clop, clop, clop, clop. That's what it sounded like in my high school as the girls walked up and down the hallways wearing clogs. Either blue suede clogs or leather ones with the braid. "
"Big Jersey Girl Hair!"
"...the Nehru Jacket, the gaucho boots with the 3 inch heels, the bell bottoms, the tie-dyed shirts and pants, the painters pants with the ragged bottoms – all gone. And, until just a few moments ago, thankfully forgotten."
"I always get a good laugh when I look at old pictures of myself and my sisters, because we all had the skinniest legs. I could die when I see a photo of myself in a mini skirt, particularly if I was wearing chunky shoes because it just added to the problem. Hey, I thought I looked good, ok?"
"...if you want to talk about fashion disasters with me, you have to go back long before my teenage years. When I was quite a bit younger than that, my grandmother used to buy me outfits, for my birthday and Christmas, that were quite interesting. I'm sure they were the height of fashion...if I had been Austin Powers, maybe."
This has certainly one of the more visually... interesting Weekend Assignments in a while, and I want to thank everyone who participated. Look at it this way, no one can use these pictures and stories as blackmail any more! And what a relief that is.
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I was a 95 pound fully-grown adult before I had Gabrielle and stopped playing sports. Now, I just sit around, gettin' fat.
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I'm thinking pretty much everything but a onesie would be too big for Stacey.
-Dan
http://journals.aol.com/dpoem/TheWisdomofaDistractedMind/
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I had a Minnesota Vikings hooded ski jacket from Starter that was about ten sizes too big forme. I looked like Kenny from South Park when I put the hood up... which wasn't often.
1/29/07 11:08 PM
be well,
Dawn