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Ms. Jenn
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 Posted: 05/29/04 - 14:07 Post subject: 1980's Flashback - Crazy worn, done, & watched
I have been watching I love the 80's on VH1 and I am just cracking up at everything we used to do. Of course there was a piece on the satin jacket.
Mine was black with black and orange striped cuffs and waistband (my school colors). My first name was embroidered on the left side and my last name embroidered on the back in cursive, in orange of course.. I wore it all the time. It was a pretty lightweight one, but I wore it in the dead of winter because it was a "cool" jacket.
They also showed a cartoon with the superhero plastic man who's archrival was "The Weed". I don't remember this at all. Do you guys?
Your turn.
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Noley
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Posted: 05/29/04 - 14:18 Post subject:
I can remember being a wannabe during this phase in 1980 and I definitely missed the boat! 
"It was all about being Preppy.. Fueled by label lust and The Official Preppy Handbook, people everywhere were proudly sporting freshly pressed Dickie pants (pegged at the ankle, then rolled), Bass weejun penny loafers with obligatory penny, and Izod shirts with upturned collars. If you didn't have this exact formula, then you missed the boat, and were relegated to the wannabes."
However...Big Gulps at 7-11 came out that year! 
Those have never gone out of style for me.
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Cappy
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Posted: 05/29/04 - 15:12 Post subject:
The Member's Only jacket's were the must have items of my teen years (80's).
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andydp
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Posted: 05/29/04 - 18:40 Post subject:
Personally, I'm waiting for the to cover the 60's... It's a real pain having to reference my diary all the time. When my son asks me what I did in the 60's in college - I respond "none of your business".
70's were a waste both fashionally and musically. (1977 was when I got married...So not a bad year)
80's Seemed to get us back to some "normalcy" in clothing styles. It was also the start of the Reagan White House.
90's was there
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crazyfrog
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Posted: 05/29/04 - 20:46 Post subject: Re: 1980's Flashback - Crazy worn, done, & watched
| Ms. Jenn wrote: | They also showed a cartoon with the superhero plastic man who's archrival was "The Weed". I don't remember this at all. Do you guys?
Your turn. |
for some reason, that rings a bell...but i cant remember exactlly what it was....
i dont remember too much from the 80s since i was only born in 81! 
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Kimba90
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Posted: 05/29/04 - 20:52 Post subject:
Jordache and Calvin Klein jeans.
Forenza (Firenza?) sweaters from the Limited..worn backwards.
Clogs!!
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