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5 of the top back-to-school fashion trends, and where to find them for less.

I happen to love back-to-school shopping, but I know not everyone does. Especially when it comes to kids and fashion trends. Because it can be a little torturous to figure out: A) …what your kids like that they used to not like but now suddenly do like. B) …what your kids…

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The hottest fashion trends for back to school 2018: Denim everything | Cool Mom Picks

I happen to love back-to-school shopping, but I know not everyone does. Especially when it comes to kids and fashion trends. Because it can be a little torturous to figure out:

A) …what your kids like that they used to not like but now suddenly do like.
B) …what your kids don’t like that they liked a week ago. (Sigh.)
C) …what you can afford. i.e. “those are cute $120 sneakers sweetie, but you will outgrow them in four seconds and it’s that or college, so…no.”
D) …where to find it all.

That’s why I’m so so happy to welcome back our sponsor JCPenney, which has become a go-to back-to-school shopping destination for me and my kids. It’s one of the first places they ask to go, ever I created a back-to-school haul video for JCPenney last year, and they were jealous that I gave everything away to a reader, ha.

Oh and speaking of giveaways, yes we’ve got a giveaway this year, too: A $250 gift card to one lucky Cool Mom Picks reader. [Note: the giveaway is now closed. Don’t worry, there will be more!]JCPenney gift card: $250 Back to school giveaway from CoolMomPicks.com (sponsor)What’s more, you can earn serious Bonus Bucks on your purchases. We’ve got details on that below too.

But let’s start with the back-to-school fashion trends! I’ve browsed through the JCPenney back-to-school collections and I’m so happy to see them hit so many on-trend styles for kids this season — with items that are super affordable too.

Take a look at some of my personal favorites:

1. Denim Everything

Denim is back as a big back-to-school fashion trend, and kids not only love it, but parents are cheering because it’s so durable, and so easy to care for! Find denim in everything from accessory accents to backpacks, even, you know…jackets and jeans. The classics are as in-style as ever this year, and I love these affordable picks.

Back to school fashion trends: Denim everything | affordable back to school shopping from JCPenney (sponsor)

Top to bottom, left to right:
Levi’s 511 Slim-Cut Performance Denim in “Well Worn”  (regular, slim, husky sizes) | Obsess Girls’ Denim Jacket with Star Accents | Arizona Denim Patch Pin Cap | JanSport Cool Student Denim Look Backpack in Blue Heather | Chambray and Faux Pearl Hair Bow by Jojo Siwa | Denim-Covered Unisex Soho Watch for Teens (in blue and black) | Arizona Cap-Sleeve Girls Denim Dress

2. Floral Prints

The hottest spring and summer fabric trend for girls shows no signs of waning as we head into back-to-school season. Find floral prints on everything from jackets to leggings to backpacks to accessories — just don’t wear them all at once. (Though try telling that to some of our girls!)

Hot back-to-school fashion trends: Floral prints on everything! | mompicksprod.wpengine.com for JCPenney [sponsor]

Arizona Floral Button-Up Dress | Dream Big Floral School Year Planner | Girls’ Floral Bomber Jacket | JanSport DigiBreak Packpack in Prism Pink Pretty Posy |  Floral Converse Chuck Taylor Girls’ High Tops | Make Good Things Happen Vintage Varsity Style Sweatshirt (comes with necklace) | Arizona Black Floral Leggings

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3. Retro 90s Style

Back to school fashion trends: Retro 90s style from plaids to band tees | JCPenney (sponsor)

 

For those of us who remember living it the first time, it’s weird to think of 90s style as being retro but, to our kids, it is. Super retro. And it’s in style again! So if you don’t have your old Vans, plaid flannels or concert tees to pass down, it’s okay — JCPenney has your kids covered with lots of great items in this big 2018 back-to-school fashion trend.

Boys Distressed Levi’s Jeans | Red Hot Chili Peppers Graphic Tee (adult sizing, great for older kids + teens) | Vans High Top Skate Shoes | Girls Plaid Pleated Miniskirt with Buckle Accents

 

Back to school fashion trends for kids: 90s retro is back!

 

Arizona Mini Plaid Backpack | Adidas NEO Baseline Sneakers for Boys and Girls | Kangol Bucket Hat (for teens and older kids) | Carters Plaid Long-Sleeve Button-Up Shirt (Note: Never button it all the way up!)

 

4. Girl-Power Tees

Style trends for back to school 2018: Strong girl graphic message tees

Our girls are fierce, they’re strong, they’re confident, and they’re not afraid to say it. I love seeing the strong girl graphic tee trend continue (hopefully forever, really) because some of the messages are not just ones our girls need to see and believe, but their teachers and classmates, too.

I’ve Got What it Takes Tee | You Go Girl Graphic Tee | Girl Boss Zip Varsity Hoodie | Stay Strong, Stay Fierce Graphic Tee | Three, Two, Won Graphic Tee | Try and Stop Me Graphic Tee

5. Urban Sporty

Urban sporty: Back to school style trends for kids at JCPenney | sponsor

From basketball to skateboard style, urban athleisure wear is not just for for boys. And it’s definitely not just for gym class. While there are tons of sweats, track suits and layering pieces at JCPenney, I’m digging these bold staples that are great for boys or girls. Don’t forget to add a water bottle. Hydration, everyone!

Kids’ Lightweight Track Jacket | Nike Team Hustle D8 Boys Basketball Shoes | Boys Xersion Trainer Shorts | Nike Elemental Youth Backpack | Sip by S’Well Water Bottle (tons of colors available!)

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Enter by Sunday, 7/29/18 at midnight PT. One entry per household please, must be 18+, US only. One winner will be drawn at random. See full sweepstakes rules here. Good luck!

Thanks so much to our sponsor JCPenney, for offering so many amazing back-to-school shopping fashion trends for kids, all in one place, all at great prices. 

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366 responses to “5 of the top back-to-school fashion trends, and where to find them for less.”

  1. Kelly D

    I remember wearing the shirts with the neon gel writing on them. I probably wore that shirt with white washed jeans.

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  2. Stephanie

    Still waiting for the Pipes and JNCO pants I wore in middle school to come back, along with a ribbed striped tee, and too many hemp necklaces. *please note sarcasm* (!)

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  3. Marcia

    I remember the plaid skirt shown as the retro 90s look. I love plaid and loved when it was a fashion one fall back in the day.

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  4. Rebecca Joiner

    Parachute pants!! omg they were so popular lol

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  5. Kelli A.

    My shiny white calf high boots were a favorite. Then I loved the shoulder pad shirts..hah. great times.

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  6. Danielle Wood

    I used to wear the super big JNCO Jeans with a tshirt almost everyday

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  7. Adrienne Gordon

    Jordache Jeans were huge back then.

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  8. Jessica

    Chunky-heeled boots and plaid flannel

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  9. Shannon Baas

    I was pretty boring, it was jeans and tshirt or sweater for me.

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  10. lori c

    The 90’s looks were my favorite when I was in school. At the time, I loved all of it, the plaid, the grunge look, the bodysuits with baggy pants. This post totally takes me back.

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  11. Stacy Wheeler

    Jelly Shoes!!!

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  12. Margaret Smith

    Bell bottom jeans along with jean jackets and my backpack also made of jean materials.

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  13. JoAnna Carpentier

    I used to LOVE these giant platform sneakers I had… *face palm*

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  14. Misty

    Pegged pants! ?. Those with a couple of truly hideous sweaters that I thought were the best thing ever. I remember neon being big for a while and having an overly large neon coat. Yikes.

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  15. Leslie Gueits

    My favorite trend was the cute mini skirts with over the knee socks and baby doll tops..like In Clueless! With Chunky platform heels! And my signature deep red lipliner!

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  16. Stephanie V.

    A pastel GUESS outfit – top was different pastels, 3/4 sleeve and bottom was a 3/4 skirt with slit in back. lol

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  17. Summer

    Denim jackets and really teased hair.

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  18. Stephanie S

    I loved the 90’s grunge. First one in my small town school to rock Doc Martens! I want another pair this fall

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  19. Sybra

    In Elementary School I rocked the bike shorts with an oversized T-shirt look!

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  20. Liz N.

    White-washed jeans rolled at the ankles! And a Hypercolor (color changing) shirt!

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  21. Steph

    I wore jeans with rock band t-shirts and a cut off jean jacket. One of my favorites was my old Ozzy shirt and of course my jean jacket with the sleeves cut off. I wore that thing until it literally fell apart.

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  22. Carryn

    Without a doubt, flannels.

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  23. Angela Thorpe

    I used to wear a lot of plaid skirts with fishnets under them in my punk days, those were my favorite! 🙂

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  24. Amanda

    I used to rock the denim look, had denim pants, used to love with denim jacket and a denim srcunchie!!

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  25. barbgg

    Graduated in 1974 had to start an all girl fight against Southport High School to let us gals wear blue jeans here in Indianapolis, Indiana! It took us a week of doing stuff but we finally won and got t wear jeans for the first time ever to school!

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  26. pat cipolla

    Jeans and Tshirts were my favorite everyday wear

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  27. Alyce Poalillo

    Since I am pretty old I remember the original bell bottoms and the moccasins with the fringe as my go to outfit in HS.

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  28. wendy horn

    I was big on wearing vests and chokers and overalls as a kid. It was the 90’s

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  29. Mary Lou Heitman

    Mini skirts!

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  30. Jacquelyn Cannon

    I loved wearing denim everything. I wore denim pants, skirts, dresses and denim jackets.

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  31. Mary Beth Elderton

    Ha! Hip huggers with bell bottoms—scandalous at the time (said my mother) but seem pretty tame now 😀

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  32. Susan Smith

    I remember wearing jean skirts with a denim top.

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  33. Jen n

    I wore plaid and Doc Martens. Band T-shirt’s too 🙂

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  34. Barbara Lima

    When I was in school, the cool thing was straight skirts (which we rolled up at the waist, as they were below our knees); white button down collar shirts, and flats on our feet (they provided NO support-our parents hated them).

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  35. Anne Higgins

    knee high socks – only my legs were so long they didn’t fit correctly and I was teased for wearing calf high socks – oh, the memories!

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  36. dana

    Wow … I remember Polo shirts and off-white “painter’s pants” being the trend

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  37. Janet Lindsey

    I remember wearing my light brown corduroy Knickerbocker outfit.

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  38. Rachel D

    90’s grunge. Flannel. Ripped Jeans. Cringe.

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  39. angela cunningham

    jeans that were peged and a teeshrit

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  40. Jeanne

    Benetton colorful sweaters! Guess jeans as well.

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  41. Kerry Keller

    Painter pants

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  42. Angie W

    I was never all that fashionable, so I was pretty much a jeans and t-shirt girl. However, I did wear the same blue zip hoodie every single day to school. I look at pictures and wonder why on earth I did that. Little butterfly clips were also big for twisting back sections of our hair

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  43. Amy Welling

    In highschool I wore skin tight Levi’s and flannel shirts…….I thought I was so cool. LOL

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  44. Jessica

    I always liked bell bottom pants. And tie dye.

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  45. Kyl Neusch

    Chunky-heeled boots and plaid flannel

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  46. Jason Lawless

    My favorite thing to wear while I was in school were my Air Jordan IV’s – loved those things!

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  47. Chrystal D

    That was a long time ago, but I DO remember wearing bell-bottom jeans and a pair of funky glitter platform sandals!

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  48. Marci

    I remember wearing Guess and Esprit denim shorts and tie in the front sleeveless shirts. So cool ? in grade school.

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  49. Nicholas Walls

    I always love a nice t-shirt and a cargo shorts.

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  50. Matt

    oversized clothes

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  51. Linda G

    Back when I was in school my Mom made our clothes, I loved this purple stiped jacked and solid purple skirt that matched she made me.

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    1. Rodney Koodray Jr

      The converse sneakers that were multi color hightops and parachute pants

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  52. Christopher S

    Denim and flannel… Oh yeah. Those are looks that never go away!

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    1. sharon lee cundiff

      I agree, jeans and sweater

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      1. Joan Robbins

        comfortable is ALWAYS best!!

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  53. Julie Hawkins

    I had a favorite paisley shirt I would wear with painters pants. The pants were lavender. I shudder to think about it now.

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  54. Debbie Erickson

    I usually wore jeans and hoodie

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  55. Hanna D.

    My favorite outfit was my Gloria Vanderbilt jeans with a pink polo top that I wore with the collar up, very 1980’s, but I thought I looked cool.

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  56. Tandi Cortez

    My favorite school trend was wearing sweater vest! My favorite outfit that I remember wearing was overalls! 🙂

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  57. Leigh Hopkins

    Ralph Lauren’s Original Polo Shirt in bright colors, LEVIs, and canvas espadrilles— 1981 … it was the start of the Big Hair era.

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  58. Reginald S

    Miami Vice was the hot show back then, so all the guys wore the pastel jackets.

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  59. Claire

    I was a BIG fan of those fuzzy platform flip flops that were popular in the early 2000s.. until I slid off of them and sprained an ankle! My favorite outfit was jeans and a hoodie regardless of the weather, though, so I wasn’t exactly fashion forward.

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  60. Cynthia C

    Oh, so long ago! We were sort of preppie with skirts, sweaters and Bass Weejun loafers.

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  61. kathy Persons

    Mine were the bell bottom pants with a mid drift

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  62. Jessica Garcia

    JNCO jeans. Looking back I can’t believe how obsessed I was with them. My 5 foot tall self looked pretty silly in jeans that were as wide as I was tall. Haha.

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  63. Donna Clifford

    I remeber wearing fun tye-die shirts and jeans.

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  64. Melissa

    neon colors in the 80s and bell-bottom jeans in the 90s! thanks for the giveaway!

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  65. mami2jcn

    In the 90s I was especially fond of the long dresses with the skinny straps. I would wear them with a denim vest and clogs.

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  66. Emily Wasserman

    Fave fashion trend was Hypercolor color-changing tees! My fave outfit ever was what I wore in my 5th grade talent show — a Hypercolor tee with neon Minnie Mouse leggings. I did an interpretive dance set to Paula Abdul’s hit “Straight Up” and I can’t confirm it but there may be video evidence floating around somewhere

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  67. Susan Lee

    My favorite outfit was a long a-line plaid skirt. I paired it with a blueish floral blouse (anemone de caen print) that had an attached scarf

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  68. Kim Niland

    I wore big shirt color block shirts with leggings. It was the trend back then. I had so many color block big shirts.

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  69. Donna zamora

    I loved my jelly sandals!

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  70. Sara V.

    I loved overalls and wore them at least once a week 🙂

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  71. latanya

    I liked sam & libby’s flat shoes.
    I love wearing my blue jean jacket with a bow on the back

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  72. Karley Moore

    I went to school in the 80’s. Everything was Neon colors and I wore lots of leg warmers. It looks so silly now! I had lots of plastic bangle bracelets, mini skirts, and BIG hair!

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  73. Char

    I loved slim fitting style, thank you so much for the great offer!

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  74. Ronda Patrick

    I grew up in the 80’s, big hair, oversized shirts, tight skirts and thin leggings underneathe. Still love that era! Waiting for the come back for my kiddos! 🙂 It is interesting some of the things I grew up revolve around to come back for our kids too!

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  75. Karley Moore

    I went to school in the 80’s. I wore lots of leg warmers and really BIG hair! Everything was Neon colors!

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  76. Karen W

    Oh, the acid wash jeans! I had the jeans and the jacket. I was styling! Even further back (I’m dating myself) were my plaid bell bottoms in elementary school. I really thought I was so cool.

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  77. Samantha Cornelius

    When i was in high school it was grunge…….omg so embarrassing!!!!

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  78. Ashley C

    I was all about platform shoes in high school! I had every shoe you could imagine in platform style

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  79. Antoinette M

    I remember wearing minis with an oversized top.

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  80. Ashley

    I loved anything in the Delias catalogue! Wide leg jeans and a ribbed shirt ??‍♀️

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  81. GENA BENNETT

    OH WOW, PERFECTLY “RIPPED” (ON THE KNEE) JEANS WERE A BIG TREND WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL! MY FAVORITE OUTFIT WAS MY PERFECTLY RIPPED JEANS, A WHITE T SHIRT, VINTAGE OVERSIZED GREY ANGORA CARDIGAN SWEATER AND MY WORN IN, VINTAGE LEATHER BOMBER JACKET WITH BOOTIES.

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  82. Evelyn

    I love hoodies

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  83. Suzanne K

    Phew! Bell bottoms, plaids, big florals…

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  84. leslie mcewan

    bell bottoms and black tshirts

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  85. Kayley

    Honestly, my style in school was to wear a lot of school spirit! It was cool to wear clothes that repped the school, such as hoodies. On really cold days, I would wear a pair of school-branded sweatpants with a pair of thermals underneath.

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  86. Stacy T

    I remember I used to love wearing polo shirts with a denim jacket, and you HAD to pop the collar.

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  87. Kathy Scott

    bell bottoms were you made them even bigger by adding funky material.

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  88. Jem

    I would mostly wear jeans and a sweatshirt.

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  89. Meghan

    I use to love rolling my socks!

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  90. Michelle Hill

    I loved wearing neon colors! My favorite outfit was a pair of neon plaid pants with suspenders, love them!

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  91. Calvin

    I wore zip up hoodies a lot. Also Jeans.. lol.

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  92. Nickie

    I wore ripped Jean’s with chains.

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  93. Grant D

    I used to wear MC Hammer parachute pants

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  94. Kate F.

    I wore a lot of crushed velvet and scrunchies in elementary school, then flared jeans and wedges in junior high and high school.

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  95. Thomas G

    My favorite item was pump shoes. I would rock them with my Jenco jeans & Hypercolor t shirts.

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  96. Brenda

    I wore plaid skirts, toe socks and cork wedge heels. Ugh! Essentially everything Jackie wears on that 70s show. lol

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  97. laura

    Jeans with a flare

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  98. Krystal pena

    I wore Gothic/ emo clothing back in the day lol

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  99. Lisa Brown

    I was a grunge goddess, and I totally rocked the concert tee with two mismatched flannel shirts look!

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  100. Kathy Eyre

    Just like the kids now, denim everything!

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  101. Janice L.

    Elephant leg jeans, UGH!

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  102. Steve Weber

    For some reason I wore black jeans and plaid shirts! not sure if I wanted to be a lumberjack!
    hahha

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  103. Kelly Kimmell

    Parachute pants & anything neon! I loved bright colored belts, too.

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  104. Lynne T

    It’s been over 35 years since I graduated High School I remember wearing parachute pants and loving those.

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  105. Lisa B

    I was more of the urban sporty when I was able to pick out my own clothes. As a child I did not like wearing dresses.

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  106. Cathy M

    I wore leggings and long sweaters. These were in style then and have come back. We would wear different colors/patterns of leggings as well.

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  107. Stacie Humphrey

    I loved my neon jelly bracelets and my jam shorts.

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  108. Darlene Carbajal

    I would wear bellbottoms with boots lol.

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  109. Jennifer B

    Bright neon colors! Loved them! in like 5th grade I had a batman shirt with neon paint speckles. One of my favorite shirts and I have been seeing them coming back again! I would wear them with with my homemade ripped jean shorts and I would wear a pair of black spandex under and dont forget the hair scrunchie! haha

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  110. Michael Woods

    Being a child of the 80’s I wore gray parachute pants to school with a gray sport jacket and tie as it was a Catholic school. Very tacky indeed.

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  111. Ivelisse Woods

    I remember wearing my white laced jean shorts to school in a the 90’s a lot.

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  112. Denise M

    I loved jean skirts and my fave outfit was a jean skirt, birkenstocks, white tank and jean jacket. It was denim on denim goodness

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  113. Tracy Davis

    I wore jelly shoes and neon t Shirts!

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  114. Bryan Vice

    I wore Nike all the time from head to toe

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  115. Amy B

    Jeans had to be “pegged” at the ankle — I was never any good at it and had to ask friends for help. I certainly prefer that trend over bell bottoms!

    thanks for the chance!

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  116. Ashley B

    I loved leather…and oddly enough I always back to school shopped at JcPenney growing up! Loved looking through their catalogs and circling everything

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  117. Robin M

    I wore “Ditto’s” pants

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  118. HilLesha O’Nan

    Some of my most memorable back-to-school clothes came from Deb and 5-7-9. Those were my weekend haunts in the 1990s! These stores were my generation’s equivalent of Forever 21. My go-to pieces included velour tops, maxi skirts, and my favorite outfit from when I first started junior high: an orange crushed velvet top and tie-dyed denim bell bottom jeans in shades of light blue, dark blue, and white. From 1996-1997, the fashion industry borrowed notes from the disco fashion of the mid-late 1970s. This was clearly obvious, considering what I wore to school during that time period. I can remember that outfit, especially the jeans like it was yesterday. I even had a pair of patchwork bell-bottoms, but they paled in comparison to the tie-dyed bell-bottoms. I felt invincible and untouchable whenever I wore those jeans! 🙂

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  119. Jessica W.

    I remember my favorite article of clothing was a Hypercolor T-shirt worn with colorful jeans. I loved color!

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  120. tiffany dayton

    I loved the padded shoulders.I had a white jacket with padded shoulders and a cinched waist. I wore with jeans.

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  121. KV

    I liked wearing jeans.

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  122. Crystal M

    My parents were poor, so I didn’t get to wear the “trendy” clothes. I had to make do with hand-me-downs from her friends’ kids.

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  123. Sharon Yarrell

    Denim jackets.

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  124. Wendy R.

    Well, in elementary school I had saddleback jeans… they were so awesome!! I also had one of those puffy yellow vests with the rainbow embellishments. Oh, and a Dorothy Hamill haircut… lol 🙂

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  125. Natalie

    I used to wear skorts or Bermuda shorts with sparkly gel sandals. I was all about the sparkle!

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  126. Darcy Koch

    I wore and loved fishnet stockings which were the craze. I had many colors and wore them with my favorite skirts. I had so many combinations.

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  127. Suzanne

    Jammers

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  128. Donna L

    I remember wearing my favorite Levi’s jeans and pastel shirts and earth shoes.

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  129. Michelle C

    I loved wearing parachute pants in high school! My favorite ones were hot pink with black zippers. Wow.

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  130. monique s

    I wore tie dye back in the day. And it would be a tie die t shirt with a skirt and my socks pulled up high.

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  131. Jean F

    Dresses at school (required), jeans at home.

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  132. Geraldine

    A plaid skirt with a baby-doll tee accessorized with complementary scrunchie of course.

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  133. mary chapman

    My favorite childhood outfit including bellbottoms, painted nails with little stickers on them, and thread wrapped around strands of my hair.

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  134. Emily Birmingham

    My favorite thing to wear in school was overalls with rhinestone applique XD

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  135. Erwin Carrington

    The 90’s looks were my favorite when I was in school. At the time, I loved all of it, the plaid, the grunge look, the bodysuits with baggy pants. This post totally takes me back.

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  136. Tabathia B

    Awww, it was polka dot pants in my senior year, leggings. I think leggings were my favorite outfit.

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  137. Tierney McClary

    I was definitely a retro style girl – with bell bottom and belly shirts. That would be too funny now 🙂 LOL

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  138. Michelle H.

    Designer jeans and a black silk top that buttoned down the back was one of my favorite outfits in high school. It was 80’s style clothing.

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  139. Susan Taylor

    Plaid was popular when I was young. My favorite was a plaid jumper my mom made for me. I loved it with tights.

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  140. lori R.

    stretch pants with stirrups – I often wore them in many colors with oversized shirts/sweaters

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  141. rebecca kesler

    overalls

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  142. Traci Scott

    The red high top Converse along with a pair of Levis and a red bandana shirt.

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  143. Brandy Graham

    I remember wearing plaid skirt, white stockings and mary jane shoes. My friends and I all dressed like the girls from “Clueless”.

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  144. Nicole Lancaster

    My favorite fashion trend when I was in school was Baby Doll Dresses. My favorite outfit in high school was a red baby doll dress with stockings and combat boots.

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  145. Shann Allen

    my fashion was whatever was cheapest at k-mart (when I was young there wasn’t a wal-mart yet … I’m old)

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  146. Tracey L

    My favorite has to be my jelly shoes! They came in every color, they were plastic shoes, & they could bend in half! What wasn’t there to love about them! I’ve seen them over the years here & there, but when I was a kid if you weren’t wearing your jelly shoes, then you just weren’t cool! Best part you could match your jellies with your outfit because they came in so many colors!

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  147. Dee Ferriera

    Floral tunic top with red skinny jeans

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  148. Danalee Davis

    I loved wearing my sweatshirt inside out when I was 13. For some reason that was cool back then.

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  149. Michelle Macaluso

    I was really into dressing really 80’s, like Madonna. I had a skirt that was jean on top and them hot pink fabric covered with black lace! OMG, it was really bad lol, but at the time I loved it!

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  150. Sara

    My favorite was wearing overalls!

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  151. jen gersch

    i wore acid washed jeans in school i like thong sandlas.

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  152. Brandy Jones

    Oh my goodness at the embarrassing memories lol. I had those fluffy fat hair scrunchies in every color. Would have one in my hair and two others on my wrist like they were jewelry. Why I did that, I have no idea. I also wore the track suit looking outfits that matched. Like super bright lime green with a stripe down the side of the legs.

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  153. Tracy Robertson

    I loved parachute pants! The fitted ones that were a lightweight nylon material and had lots of zippered pockets. Girls and guys wore them, and I think they looked good on everyone, they were slimming and flattering on different shapes and sizes. I think they need to make a comeback!

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  154. Zoey

    I loved wearing butterfly clips in my hair and those jelly roll shoes.

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  155. Craig

    parachute pants!!

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  156. Pam Kappel

    Bell bottom jeans-sometimes I frayed out the bottom of them.lol

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  157. George Barkdsale

    Levi’s and Denim jackets.

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  158. Tim

    When I was a kid there was a year period where wearing your clothes backwards was the “cool” thing to do, though I never did it. The only trend that I can remember was that I owned a team Starter jacket, which were very popular for several years. I also had a pair of those “pump” sneakers, but I had the off-brand kind. I also had a flat top haircut for one summer.

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  159. Dawn Bradley

    Pegged jeans, a long loose top, and a huge belt. How embarrassing!

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  160. Sheila Martin

    I remember wearing those color changing t-shirts. Also, we did the thing with the bottom of our jeans where you rolled it over and then cuffed it a couple times. Wish we still did that! lol Thanks for the chance!

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  161. Ellen Casper

    Bell bottom jeans and buffalo sandals!

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  162. Kimberly Harrison

    A fashion trend I wore in school was sketchers and jean jackets. Along with uggs. Cringe worthy haha. Thanks for the chance to win!

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  163. William Bowman

    3. Retro 90s Style is the one for me!

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  164. Taylor Albertson

    I remember the thing to wear was Chuck Taylor’s. Fewer colors were available back then though. But everyone had them. My favorite outfit was a peach three piece suit! Don’t know why I loved that thing but I did. And peach? Wow.

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  165. Sharon

    jelly shoes for sure!!!

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  166. Jennifer Dugan Murphy

    Calvin Klein Jeans and clogs!

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  167. Jessica Walker

    Jeans, belts, fitted shirts, white nikes

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  168. Edye

    One time my mom make me wear a “skort” and a denim jacket to a birthday party. I wasn’t a happy camper, haha!

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  169. steve Singer

    I wore OP t-shirts and jeans

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  170. Valencia Warner

    My favorite thing I wore when younger was the baby doll shirts with leggings.

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  171. Jovan B.

    I had to match everything. So my favorite outfit was probably my full on orange top, orange jeans and probably orange shoes (can’t remember). I was colorful constantly but it was always one color. And super tight jeans because I had to fit in the smallest jeans I could squeeze into. lol

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  172. Cindy

    In elementary school I wore a mini skirt and white gogo boots. Ha! I’m showing my age.

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  173. yvonne galindo

    501 Levi’s with cool tops

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  174. clynsg

    Going WAY back–I had a favorite corduroy jumper with a white blouse that I loved. It would be hard for kids now to understand, but in my school days, girls did NOT wear jeans to school!

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  175. Tamara Burks

    I wore the denim jacket with many snarky buttons.

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  176. Cathy Philipps

    I wore moccasins and my favorite pants were hip hugger bell bottoms! My favorite pair were a plaid pair in red and browns!

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  177. Janice Milliken

    School uniform!

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  178. paige chandler

    I wore lots of tie dye, bell bottoms, and tube tops. UGH

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  179. Rebecca O.

    I was into purple in a big way. My favorite was a puffy sleeve white top with a purple tie.

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  180. Donna Graham

    I loved my angora sweaters and straight skirts.

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  181. Keeley Sullivan

    Of course it was bell bottom pants lol.

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  182. Deb

    I loved to wear midi length dresses , skirts and coats.
    My favorite was a burnt orange midi skirt, with a matching
    bodysuit. (Who can forget body suits in the 70’s?) High
    heeled burnt orange clogs made the look so TOGETHER,
    so perfect. It was my “go to” fun outfit to wear. Great for
    a casual night at the Disco!!

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  183. kelli

    i loved wearing spaghetti strap tank tops, usually with a rainbow across the front with a white top underneath (dress code), wide leg jeans (not jnco though) & a tattoo choker. i had many variations of that outfit!

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  184. Surinder gurm

    Wearing my dad’s sweater

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  185. Kimberly Hilbert

    My favorite fashion trend when I was going to school was t-shirts and jeans. I really liked shirts that came lower, too.

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  186. Barrie

    Name brand jeans such as Calvin Klien were all the rage when I was in school. Harem, “Hammertime” pants were very popular and I had a few in colorful designs! My favorite outfit was matching jeans and jean jacket with red stitching. The back pocket of the jeans said, “In USA we trust”. I looked so cool with my big hair and that outfit…lol

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  187. Ralph Lee

    Love your polo shirts

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  188. Greg Moore

    Stretch jeans and plaid shirt.

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  189. Linda Kohlenberg

    I have lots of pictures of me in culottes in large flower print! UGH!

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  190. sarah woods

    I’m of the fifties/sixties with poodle skirts, bobbie socks, saddle oxfords, pullover sweaters, padded bras, and tight fitting sweater tops, and can can petty coats starched to high “heaven”!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YEAS Lost in Time!!!!!!

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  191. Danielle Day

    Black t shirts were a thing.

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  192. carolyn jones

    If it were not for my sister I would have never looked good in school. But as I got older, I sewed my own clothes.

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  193. SHAYNA BROOKMAN

    We used to wear crop tops and jeans 🙂

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  194. Laura Barnes-Schrillo

    Leg Warmers

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  195. Lisa Walker

    I attended a private school where we were required to wear uniforms so our bracelets and hair accessories were always way over the top!

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  196. ELIZABETH C.

    I loved wearing Fluorescent colors. Pink, orange & blue were my favorites. I wore Bright shirts & denim jeans.

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  197. Angelica Dimeo

    my favorite outfit in school was capri pants and v neck kind of shirt also had a cute dress that I loved as well to wear to school.

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  198. Joyce

    BELL-BOTTOM PANTS!!

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  199. Nora T

    I’m REALLY dating myself, lol, but I wore flares and bell bottoms back when they were not retro, Also remember when the Gap was just jeans and tee shirts. Blue and white Adidas running shoes. Peasant tops and prairie skirts. Farrah Fawcett hair, Platform shoes. Anything disco.

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  200. Ed

    Parachute pants!

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  201. Robin

    When I was in school it was denim with black/dark t-shirts with white sneakers.

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  202. Rhonda

    I remember so many trends! The twisted necklaces, rolled cuffs on jeans, etc. The one that I remember most and taking me the longest to get into were the tight jeans!! I remember laying on the bed to zip them up!

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  203. kathy pease

    My favorite fashion trnd was mini skirts I always loved to wear a mini skirt and tank top with flip flops

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  204. Candace M

    I always liked 70’s style even being a teen in the 90’s. I loved wide leg jeans and a colorful t shirt.

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  205. Sarah Cool

    When I was young my favorite trend was oversized T-shirt’s with leggings and leg warmers and usually a scrunchie in my hair lol! I always felt so cool

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  206. Andrew

    I love wearing collared shirt and jeans when I was in school.

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  207. Suzanne

    I wore a uniform to school, but I definitely remember bright leggings and big sweaters.

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  208. S Riches

    I remember wearing Chuck Taylor sneakers and Jordache jeans.

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  209. pam day

    I can remember wearing cute dresses from Penney’s while I was in school during the 70’s and 80’s

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  210. Ray

    Polo with the collar UP!

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  211. Crystal F

    I had a velvet purple short outfit that I loved to wear. It was purple shorts with large flowers and a matching short sleeved jacket. I wore that thing out. Thank you!

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  212. Patrice Walters

    My faux fir and leather jacket made me feel so in vogue!

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  213. Ruth A McIver

    I remember my over-sized shirts and bangles. Lots of colors and crazy socks; more than one pair!

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  214. Ae Minx

    Doc Martins.. I still love them lol

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  215. Gregg Cesario

    Stone wash jeans with a polo with the collar up

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  216. Jen R

    As an 80s teen I wore stir-up pants and oversized knit tops often along with my neon accessories and large hair.

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  217. Courtney South

    In highschool my favorite was my ripped jeans with knee ripped out that I think my mom threw away.. a plaid shirt with a t-shirt underneath and boots , grunge all the way, and stick straight hair.. yep I was cool!! ✌️????

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  218. Kathryn Mackey

    I remember wearing bell bottoms when I was in high school it was the fashion at that time. We got to wear jeans for the first time and the got rid of our dresses which we had to wear shorts under when we were elementry school.

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  219. Tara Woods

    My favorite outfit was an acid washed pair of jeans with a matching jacket, a white t shirt and my all white sneakers.

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  220. Dana Rodriguez

    Flare jeans and plaid was HUGE when I was in grade school. Velvet & distressed corduroy was as well which I kind of miss. I am sure that will all come back in style as everything seems to 🙂

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  221. Emily

    I had a pair of shiny patent leather sneakers that I thought were THE coolest. I wore them with corduroy overalls ?

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  222. Stephanie Shipley

    Through a lot of high school, my wardrobe of shirts consisted only of black band t-shirts from Hot Topic. I would usually pair them with my black Nikes and jeans and some of Hot Topic’s black plastic “barbed wire” bracelets. These days I enjoy wearing colors and more girly items mixed in with geeky tees.

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  223. Stephanie

    Mary Quaint

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  224. Meghan Malicoat

    I was from a super small town so I liked to try to think I was edgy. My favorite outfit was pair of black pleather pants with this silver sequins top that was like a disco ball. It was cuter than it sounds…

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  225. Ruth W.

    I wore white go-go boots, bellbottoms, and hotpants! My favorite outfit was a miniskirt with platform sandals.

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  226. Tara Woods

    My favorite outfit was a pair acid washed jeans with a matching jacket, a white t shirt and white sneakers.

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  227. Tricha Leary

    I wore Chic jeans with ruffles tops

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  228. Tashia

    My favorite fashion trend i wore when I was in school was floral denim jeans. I wore them with t-shirts, sweaters and vests.

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  229. cherie

    I’m OLD…so go go boots!

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  230. Heather Kelly

    I used to love to wear my jeans tucked into my socks with one side of my t-shirt in a plastic thing or knot.

    mysticbutterfly37 at yahoo.com

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  231. Laurie Emerson

    My favorite fashion trend I wore in school was my jeans and large denim shirts with pink sneakers. I was a large girl in school so the large shirts made me feel less self conscious and the pink sneaker made me feel pretty.

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  232. Jerry Marquardt

    I liked wearing those bell bottom jeans and flannels. Now I still could do the flannel, but not those gaudy bell bottoms!

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  233. Virginia Rowell

    I was in the Madonna and Prince day. Lace all the way and 4 inch heeled white boots were my thing, yes a little embarrassing!

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  234. Kathleen Hand

    Double polo shirts – one long sleeve and one short sleeve and 2 pairs of socks in different colors!

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  235. Barbara Montag

    Ages ago I had to wear bell bottoms with a long fringed vest.
    Would be caught dead in this outfit now!
    thank you

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  236. Stephanie Hartman

    My favorite outfit was the pegged jeans with a turtle neck and big sweater.

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  237. jenny Scheldberg

    I was a 90’s girl and loved body suits, baby doll dresses, and Doc Martens.

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  238. Landa graham

    i had all color plaid and denim Jeans sometimes i would wear a jean shirt to match my jeans. someday when i just dont care i would were plaid shirt with denim jeans to be fly looking.

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  239. Lindsay Hess

    There were so many but I really remember the stretch pants with the thing that goes under your foot to keep them from bunching up!

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  240. DeAnna Keller

    I loved Mudd or Lei flare jeans. I also wore alot of adidas shoes too.

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  241. AEKZ2

    I grew up in the 80s, so I loved dressing up like Madonna and anything neon.

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  242. james jenkins

    Anybody remember bleeding Madris (?) Shirts, where the colors were supposed to run when you washed them?

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  243. Maritza

    I remember wearing plaid shirts tied around my waist and mini backpack purses.

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  244. Lisa Bargle

    Me and my friends dressed like ballet dancers in high school. We had a black leatard and a jean shirt. Very simple.

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  245. Iliana Blair

    I was a teenager in the 60’s so I wore bell bottoms and mini skirts, boots and colorful tie dye tops.

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  246. courtney b

    I used to think I was so cool when I wore my socks all the way up to my knees with my sneakers. lol it was the cool thing back in the 90s lol

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  247. Janine Hwang

    I remember wearing overalls with one strap undone

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  248. Sheila Ritter

    Oh my … a favorite of mine would’ve had to be a bright neon green crop top with a black spandex skirt, complete with those leg warmers and black shiny pumps. Of course I didn’t leave the house in this, this was the outfit I changed into when I got to school. I loved all the neon colors and was a huge fan of tretorn sneakers and Esprit bags.

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  249. sheila christensen

    Back in the day, I loved denim jeans with a couple rips in the legs.

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  250. Melanie

    When I was in junior high, I loved splatter paint. I splatter painted everything — including a pair of jeans that I wore proudly. haha!

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  251. Jeremy Jorgensen

    I like wearing skater and surfer clothes like OP, Jimmy Z and Maui and Sons.

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  252. Karen DeVaney

    I remember wearing white leather Nikes with a red swoosh back in the 80s.

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  253. Susan P.

    We had a uniform in high school but it was a white blouse and navy skirt or shorts. I would add a scarf or macrame belt.

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  254. Cynthia Gray

    Pegged pants and denim jackets with a lacy blouse!

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  255. Erin F.

    I was never very trendy, but in elementary school, I wore huge t-shirts and relaxed jeans (mom-jeans). In middle and high school, I got shirts that fit better (basic tees and henleys) and kept the mom jeans.

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  256. Steve

    Bell bottom jeans

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  257. Margaret S Porter

    Jeans were not allowed in school until we all fought for them so my senior year it was jeans with bell bottoms and tshirts and jean jackets, adidas tennis shoes and teased up hair

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  258. Michelle Smith

    When I was in school the trend was leather pants and the pants that looked they were patched together. I had both of them and loved em!

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  259. Peter G

    I wore the hammer pants and big shirt. I thought I was looking great and years later looking at the picture I did not look as good as I thought.

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  260. Anne Perry

    I wore jeans that were too big and men’s shirts.

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  261. Sharon Rooney

    Really dating myself but I remember wearing very low bell bottom jeans with a big belt and a body suit as a top.

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  262. Elisse

    Ah, the early 1970s… LOL The Public School “dress codes” had just been ruled “unconstitutional” and we all went nuts. LOL Dark green bell-bottom polyester pants with cuffs, or yellow and black checked elephant bells, or ripped & self-embroidered & rhinestone-studded bell-bottom jeans (bought 2nd hand at “Canal Jeans” for $2) that dragged on the floor, worn with high-heeled platform shoes and a halter top. And bright blue Maybelline eye-shadow with Layers of black mascara. I made straight As (and won a scholarship to college), but I badly wanted to look like a tart. LOL

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  263. Brandi Drake

    I’m not sure WHY I thought this was cool, but white-washed jeans (tight rolled, remember THAT) paired with a polo shirt. And teased up “waterfall” bangs. Boy, I thought I was legit cute as hell when I wore that. *slaps forehead*

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  264. ESTELA KLEMP

    Neon EVERYTHING!! I had an outfit I’d wear all the time with a neon pink shirt, a skirt that had layers of neon, and even neon socks. Pretty sure I had neon scrunchies too.

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  265. Jennifer Cervantes

    I loved the denim look, so jackets, shirts, everything.

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  266. Brandon Sparks

    When I was in school it was the preppy style. The most embarrassing was when I wore the parachute pants. They were cool back then but now not so cool..lol

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  267. Tonya Revell

    I loved my boot cut jeans, cowboy boots and my blue jean jacket. My mom sewed patches all over my jacket. I thought I was the coolest thing ever. I saved my jacket and gave it to my daughter when she got in high school. By then they had came back in style.

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  268. Deidre Roache

    I was the youngest of six and I wore what was handed down from my oldest siblings but my father loved shopping at JCP.

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  269. Thomas Frink

    A pair of Levi jeans and the loudest Hawaiian shirt I could find The girls couldn’t help but notice me.

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  270. Harmony B

    Denim overalls. Haha that’s so embarrassing

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  271. Toria Mason

    I just remember that I liked black and bright blue makeup (which did not pair well with my eyes).

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  272. thischickwins

    I really liked floral slip dresses with a t-shirt underneath.

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  273. Jae Park

    I remember acid wash jeans and neon leg warmers…lo.

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  274. Laura B.

    HyperColor t-shirts, a Starter Jacket at one point, I used to love the Swatch Watches.

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  275. Darlene Owen

    I used to wear mini skirts and dresses

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  276. lauren knott

    Hyper color shirts!!!

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  277. Erin M

    I wore a lot of platform sneakers, and super wide jeans (raver style)

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  278. Paula Borek

    Well, back then, girls still had to wear dresses/skirts to school. I didn’t have a big wardrobe, so I wore one of 3 skirts with a white blouse and penny loafers. But the loafers HAD to have a penny in the slot. I can’t remember the importance of the heads or tails up showing, but it was a very serious decision. 🙂

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  279. chrisy beason

    I remember wearing thoes wide leg skater jeans. I think they were called Jencos or something like that. So i would wear them, some Vans shoes and a big t shirt LOL

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  280. Carey Pittman

    My favorite fashion trend that I wore in school . Was a silk brown shirt with yellow flowers on it. and Brown Bell Bottom Jeans.And Clogs shoes .

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  281. theresa berry

    Socks pulled up high with sneakers and short shorts.

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  282. Paol Trenny

    My favorite fashion trend in high school was the high ponytail with scrunchies.

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  283. Joanna Peter

    I loved my flaired jeans, peasant top, and chunky-heeled boots!

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  284. Amber Chandler

    Not sure why but I loved velvet tops in the 90s. Yikes haha loved the way they felt

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  285. Jeremy McLaughlin

    Just t shirts and jeans.

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  286. Daryl LeBeau

    Wearing bell bottoms with a vest and dress shirt.

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  287. Diane M Gooding

    Bell bottoms were in when I was in school and I thought they were groovy.

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  288. Molly

    Acid washed jeans!

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  289. Michelle DeSimone

    I used to wear those jeans that flared on the bottom. I also wore a lot of hoodies and tees. I usually kept it casual. I still keep it casual.

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  290. Ae Minx

    Doc Martins and plaid hoodies

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  291. wen budro

    My favorite trend- when I was in school- was the good old bellbottoms and t-shirts trend. My favorite outfit was a pair of Levi Strauss bellbottoms and a black and gray long-sleeved baseball shirt……with Converse high tops of course.

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  292. Grace

    I wore Poodle Skirts with starched net slips, bobby socks and penny loafers. Great 50’s look.

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  293. Cheryl A

    A favorite fashion trend that I wore when I was in school was black leggings… A favorite outfit I wore would have been black leggings, a long oversized sweatshirt and slouch socks.

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  294. Gail Fernandez

    My denim jacket with lots of pins was my favorite thing to wear! This was in the 80’s.

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  295. joe c

    I had to wear dress shirts and pants along with a tie.

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  296. jen

    Jeans and a tshirt most days

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  297. Marinalva DaSilva

    Pippi longstocking shirts!

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  298. M Ternes jr

    DC high tops. Black and white. and pirate earring!

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  299. Mary Cloud

    Fashion trend for me was anything Neon colored. I was bright. I can’t necessarily remember my favorite outfit but I can remember my favorite shirt was a Wizard of Oz sweatshirt.

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  300. Peggy Johnson

    Cute jumpsuits. My favorite one was light blue with ruffles on the shoulder straps and a pink elephant on the bib

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  301. Virginia

    Oh my! The clothes we were we awful. Parachute pants, big hair, blue eye shadow! Need I say more. I am so glad those days are behind us.

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  302. Lisa

    I mostly wore Jean skirts in school. The tops I wore with them were not bad though! The shoes were awful.

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  303. Stephanie

    Actually I used to wear the Arizona brand from JcPenney a lot when I was in grade school. Just their denim shorts and shirts in all different colors. Also I remember wearing bright white tennis shoes with tube socks a lot.

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  304. Abigail Havener

    two words, oversized t-shirt. I wore this bugs bunny t-shirt that would fit a full grown man when I was in middle school. Ridiculous!

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  305. Trish

    I loved jeans – and my jean jacket decorated with favorite pins!

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  306. shelly peterson

    In grade school I loved wearing my Gauchos. I had denim Gauchos with a matching vest. lol
    cshell0908698 at aol dot com

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  307. Audrey Stewart

    I always wore a uniform because I went to a Catholic School. It was a plaid jumper with a white blouse underneath. I was so glad to finally go to a public high school and wear jeans.

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  308. wendi

    My favorite were Stirrup pants they were comfortable and came in every color and could wear them casual or dress up!

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  309. Lori Morrow

    My favorite pants were a pair of yellow “dittos” bellbottoms that my mom cut a slit up the bottom and sewed in a yellow polka dotted panel of fabric to make the bells even bigger!! paired with my chunky 70’s platform sandals 🙂 7th grade and I thought I was so cool! Haha!!

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  310. Melissa Storms

    Well, I remember when I was pretty young my mom tried to get me to wear the jeans she bought me and I refused because jeans were for boys, but I loved my pink and green plaid, polyester bell bottoms. I just saw a pic of myself in them recently, really hideous and I was a teen in the 80s, so there is all of that horrible neon clothing.

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  311. Elsie A Mangeri

    It’s a toss up – between
    culottes and very wide cuffed bell bottoms – I even sewed a couple of those for myself as a ninth grader!

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  312. Jaylee

    Knickers and argyle socks eek!

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  313. krystal wethington

    Flare jeans and spaghetti string shirts and I loved it.

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  314. mary j

    I had this homemade white leather jumper.

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  315. LeAnn Harbert

    I had painter pants and a rock t shirt.

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  316. KENNETH OHL

    Fashion Trend was skin tight pants

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  317. sarah k

    I never really followed fashion trends, it was pretty much just t-shirts and jeans.

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  318. Rachel Klumpp

    I remember as a teenager wearing polo shirts, Levi jeans, and Keds

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  319. Julie L.

    I loved overalls, they were so comfy! Now I cringe lol

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  320. Margaret S Porter

    Jeans and concert shirts and teased sky high hair

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  321. Angie S

    Hyper color, baby! LOVED the crazy, color changing with your body heat tops! Add your K-swiss and some mix matched slouch socks and you were legit!

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  322. Jana Leah

    I used to love all the plaid skirts that were popular.

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  323. Trisha Musgrave

    I loved my Sketchers, Bootcut jeans, and a favorite hoodie!

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  324. Bets

    My favorite outfit – as I remember – was white classic Keds sneakers with white socks. And a animal print blouse with coordinating skirt.

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  325. Bets

    {not sure if my comment took}
    My favorite outfit was my classic white Keds sneakers and a coordinating animal print blouse and skirt.

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  326. Buddy Garrett

    Bell bottom pants were a big trend back in the day. That is all I can remember wearing. I lived in a rural area that didn’t follow the trends. We wore jeans and shirts.

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  327. Inna

    I loved all things flannel and am so glad it’s coming back! Go comfort!

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  328. Robin

    I miss all the awesome Esprit stuff I used to have! And my purple Guess jeans. Those were the bulk of my early 90s middle school outfits!

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  329. Natalie

    I had a strawberry shortcake outfit I loved

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  330. Leslie Davis

    Loved flannel.

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  331. Ellen Levickis

    I had shiny silver harem pants in 8th grade.

    Disco, baby!

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  332. Kelsey Vinson

    It was all about the Bermuda plaid shorts and polos haha

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  333. Sherri J

    I loved the leggings from the 80s…LOL.

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  334. Carlos

    Love the golf shirts

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  335. Lissa Crane

    My favorite outfit from the past was definitely my pair of white parachute pants with a gold mock turtleneck and pointy black patent leather shoes! It was my go-to party outfit, so of course, I have pictures! I’m so glad that style is gone!

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  336. Jill

    High tops and leggings with over sized bright long sweatshirts …. my favorite was a bright yellow shirt with black leggings… dang we thocutb we were cool! ?

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  337. Pam Halligan

    My favorite fashioned trend when I was in school was wearing extra large t-shirts. My favorite outfit was an Aerosmith concert tee, denim jeans, and a maroon flannel shirt. My mom recently told me she secretly hated that flannel shirt and thought about burning it.

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  338. deanna

    I wore fluorescent outfits. I loved the skirts with connected shorts and a shirt that matched. Eighties clothes were so cool!

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  339. Rivka

    Ok… there was this really quirky side pony. And a quilted vest.

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  340. Shauna

    My favorite fashion trend in school was flared jeans. I remember on my first day of middle school I wore flared jeans with glitter on them. I was so excited to wear them!

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  341. DanV

    I liked super stylish jean jackets.

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  342. Julie

    I grew up in the 80s so I had very big hair (lots of hair spray) and green polyester pants..Those pants were hideous but I loved them…

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  343. Kristen Benson

    I used to wear MC Hammer pants, and stirrup pants ??

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  344. Fiona N

    My favorite fashion trend I wore when I was in college is graphic T-shirt, Jean and sandals. I love my “The Beatles” T shirt and navy jean. Mine is so simple but I love it so much. 🙂
    Thank You for the chance!

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  345. Renee Rousseau

    All the cool girls had Villager outfits of matching plaid pleated kilts and vests that could only be worn with matching Capesio flats. Personally, I thought they looked like uniforms. My favorite was a sweater in school colors of blue and gold which was the very first thing I ever put on layaway and paid for with babysitting money (35 cents an hour and 50 cents after midnight.) I still own that sweater from 50 years ago!

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  346. Rita A

    OMG – Bell Bottom Jeans and a denim vest on top of a crazy colored striped shirt.

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  347. Amy Smeltzer

    My favorite was a purple muscle shirt I had made at the t-shirt shop we had at the mall in the 80’s. It has a picture of Prince (dressed in white) with his shirt unbuttoned and red roses. I was in 5th grade. Still love Prince and I’m 45 now.

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  348. Dana

    I wore baggy jeans and baggy shirts in the grunge era.

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  349. donna porter

    I wore lots of denim. In my day you wore Jordache, Gloria Vanderbilt and Guess clothing. I must say I had the big hair too!

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  350. Marlys Buchta

    Yes, I am old enough to remember poodle skirts!

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  351. alfred gallegos

    catholic school, we had no fashion trends just uniforms

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  352. Philip Lawrence

    Unfortunately, when I was in school we all wore the same uniform required of the school so we could not use clothes that were trendy until after school hours. Denim was really in when I was in school for after hours.

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  353. Jim Snider

    We had the Air Jordans, British Knights and Hypercolor shirts.

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  354. kelly woods

    I loved wearing jean overalls. Whether it was shorts, long, or capri’s. I love them. I felt so stylish. 🙂 Thank you would love to win this so I could see what kind of styles I could by now. 🙂

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  355. Leah Shumack

    You just had to have the big chunk shoes, baggy jeans and flannel! I admit I still like to rock some flannel but definitely over the big jeans lol

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  356. Sarah L

    Let’s see if I can remember back that far – 65 years. I remember a poodle skirt my mother made for me.
    Thanks for the contest.

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  357. Kriss

    Super flared jeans with Earth shoes. Peasant top. Pure 70’s.

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  358. Kristina G

    My favorite outfit as a kid was a bright red shirt with rhinestones and black jeans. It was actually really cute!

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  359. Sand

    I loved my L.A. Gear shoes and my neon clothes as a kid. Also the t-shirt clips, I hd them in every color.

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  360. Muhammad Azeem

    T-shirt with black pants

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  361. Trisha McKee

    Oh my goodness, my favorite outfit was checkered leggings and a black shirt with a red collar and I had a red faux leather jacket with lots of buttons and chains. Oh the 80’s! Who knew those leggings would make such a comeback! So ahead of my time. 😉

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  362. Breanna Davies

    I was a huge fan of colored skinny jeans when they came back into style around 2008-2009. I pretty much had 13 different colors for any outfit.

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  363. Lindsay A.

    Mossimo & Stussy were huge (I had a favorite Mossimo shirt I wore on repeat!). I also remember way oversized, mid-thigh length t-shirts being worn with Loony Tunes characters on the front! Oh, and teased hair with hard crunchy hair gel – lots of that too!

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