Looking back, what was the oddest thing you wore in HS and thought they were cool? Mine is faux suede vest with fringe

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that I put beads on. OMG I can't believe I wore that. How about you?

[Dorothy V]

1. A Striped Poncho.

It looked like I was wearing an area rug.

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3. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. That is so funny. Thank you Dorothy V

[surrealAmerican]

2. one of those slightly floppy brimmed leather hats ...

... or maybe the round sunglasses with leather side pieces


tough choice between the two - though I never really thought I was cool, I just thought the clothes were cool.

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4. Thank you very much surrealAmerican. That is funny

[Mad_Dem_X]

5. Flourecent orange sweatshirt with matching socks

(It was the 80's) I was very shy in HS, so I have no idea why I wore something that would draw attention to myself!

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7. Thank you very much Mad_Dem_X I like the matching socks idea

[Ocelot II]

6. I never thought I was cool, and especially not in high school,

where I just tried to be inconspicuous and blend in and not look as dorky as I actually was. My clothing was very nondescript.

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8. Thank you very much Ocelot II,

[woodsprite]

9. A silky green or blue top and a pair of jeans w/ metallic threads woven in that created a gold cuff.

Both items from the Avon catalog back in the late 70s/early 80s. I thought I was the cat's meow in those things!

I wore those along with my "Sweet Honesty" perfume, also from Avon

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10. Thank you woodsprite. I haven't heard of Sweet Honesty in years. I was a Jean Nate girl myself. Your outfit sounds

cool.

[woodsprite]

11. My mom loved Jean Nate. My dad got her large bottle for Easter one year and hid it in my closet.

The bottle tipped and almost all leaked out! I think my closet still smelled of Jean Nate when we moved out

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13. That's funny.

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12. Double poste

[Jokerman]

14. Either a mood ring...

or the powder-blue tux I wore to the prom.

[justaprogressive]

15. A suede, double ring, cinch belt

Like this except wider...It's STILL cool.

[some_of_us_are_sane]

16. A bobby-pinned on BUN...

(looked like a dead rat) - wore it to the prom and felt like a movie star.

[Aristus]

17. A red bandana tied around one thigh.

Or a red bandana tied around each ankle.

Don't ask. I don't know why we did that, either.

[ProfessorGAC]

18. Plaid Baggies, Skinny Sweaters...

...and platform shoes in colors that matched the pant color.
I was a serious glitter boy.

[vanamonde]

19. A friend of mine showed up one day

in a shirt with a Nehru collar.

[Kashkakat v.2.0]

20. Hey I found my people - wish y'all went to my high school cos I was about the only freaky hippie artist type in

small midwestern town. Oddly, I got a certain amount of respect but it was a lonely existance. ANYWAY... probably the freakiest thing was a black victorian cape with a ruffly collar that I found in the attic - literally circa 1900 or so. It was about hip length, not any longer than the ponchos everyone was wearing at the time. It was the ONLY black thing I ever had or wore and really only wore it a few times one semester. . Decades later, I met someone who remembered me and said "oh youre the one who always wore all black" which was simply not true. It wasnt "always," and it never was "ALL" black!