Looking through my childhood photo albums I was shocked to realize that my wardrobe hasn’t changed much since I was a young’un. Since I wear jeans and t-shirts every day I don’t know why that was so surprising, but I guess I thought I would have made more progress. After all, I did stop wearing sweatpants! I also made a few other wise decisions:
I decided never to wear tie-dye again. Or match my shoes to my shirt.
Most importantly – all my elastic waist shorts were thrown away. They are not a good thing. I don’t care what you think American Apparel. (Mello Yello, however, is the perfect accessory for this outfit. Why don’t you pose with it for the camera, fatso?)
Headbands… these also had to go. I understand the power of accessories, however I wore the I wore them so far back on my head they were practically falling off. I just don’t know why.
If I didn’t have a headband, I had earrings. Huge, enormous, dangly earrings. The bigger the better. Or – the weirder the better. Plastic fruit, christmas trees, etc… anything I could find at Claire’s.
Sadly I can’t say that I’ve abandoned this. I still love big weird earrings. I am trying to keep it a little more tasteful and adult-appropriate (silver is a little nicer than plastic) but I it’s true what they say – habits are hard to break!
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Diana,
This is the third time I’ve looked at your article. It just keeps making me laugh and it’s clear we totally would have been friends in elementary school. I loved those awful headbands and featured one in my 4th grade class photo. I don’t know if I could be so brave to post those awkward times on OMFG but I may just have to now.
P.s. I was big into the novelty sweathshirts featuring designs in a sort of puff-paint material. Awful.
ew – not sweathshirts. sweatshirts.