Fashions and Hairstyles of your youth....

When I look back now at the fashions and hairstyles of when I was young, I cringe. I can't love any of them now. I had them and wore them but it's a complete embarrassment now. I did the 80's big hair, with the big puffy half-bangs; god I can't bear to look at those pics of me now. I did do the Goth thing and my wardrobe was nearly all black. I cannot STAND to wear black now, it actually depresses me. I dress colorfully now like I'm making up for lost time in black all those younger years.

Bellbottoms with cuffs and a high waist. Tent dresses - in my case worn with fishnet stockings. Short hair like Twiggy. I swear she started the whole skinny-scrawny model trend.

You wore white Go Go Boots?? Yikes!



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I loved the pastel colored clothes I wore as a child in the 80s. And my Care Bears, My Little Pony and Barbie hair accessoires.

As a woman who attended high school during the mid to late 1960's, I, too, loved wearing mini-skirts/dresses, penny loafers, and I had my very naturally curly hair straightened on a number of occasions, and then set it on this big, jumbo plastic rollers after shampooing it once a week (which was all I was allowed.), much to my dad's distress.

I also liked (and still like) rock-n-roll music, and I still keep my naturally curly hair long, but I've long given up setting it on the big rollers and sitting under the hair dryer for 2 hours afterwards. I do use a good shampoo, plus some good rinse-out and leave-in conditioners for my hair, and comb it out with a very thick-toothed comb.

I didn't think I had anything for your post MissMargo, but I remembered some things. My teen years weren't that fashion adventurous, and our fashions weren't as distinct as some of the earlier decades I don't think, but I'll give my 2 cents.

As a pre-teen I had this pair of blue platform trainers. Like the Spice Girls wore! They were shiny and I loved them.

As a proper teen I remember cargo pants being a thing? Or just pants with really wide pant legs. I had this pair of brown/beige cargo pants, with lots of pockets, I mean lots, and pant legs wide enough to fit both my legs into one of them. I wore them with a pair of chunky platform boots in the winter. I still have them in fact (the pants), and they still fit, and they are still awesome.

As for hair, I didn't do much with it. When I did do something, I straightened it. But since I didn't have a flat iron, I used an actual iron.

As for make-up. I wore black eye pencil just on my waterline and light powder (as in the shade). No foundation or mascara or anything. Just the pencil and the powder. That "look" makes me cringe a little. In fact, I can sense a make-up guru losing her winged false eyelashes just as I'm thinking about it.

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Wow, thanks for making this topic Margo! I love reading these answers. I really miss the eighties big hair from my high school days. My hair is super thick so I could effortlessly make it gigantic without too much fuss. I miss the big bangs and I'm so happy that I've been seeing them lately. They're back! Now if only those thick hair styles would come back.......there's always hope. Oh, and I always had a big can of Aquanet in my purse.