Fit to Be Tie-Dyed

Back-to-school shopping and Fall Fashion Week obviously triggered the part of my brain that deals with changes in clothing styles.

Low-rise ripped jeans, frizzed out hair with little braids in front, Frye boots, a black Danskin top, and a (homemade) seed beed necklace or puka shells...that was my fave fashion statement in high school.  It probably would still pass in most schools in the U.S. 

I have ditched the beads for David Yurman, traded the Fryes for UGGs (they are hideous, but are super-warm and have nice wide toes), and swapped the Danskins for Michael Stars tees.  But my tastes in fashion have generally remained the same from 18 until now -- comfortable, non-conformist, and colorful.  Oh yeah, and I don't need my mom to tell me to "put on a dress" any more.  I live in them for work because I don't have to think about matching colors and prints.

Boho chic is now a real style, so I suppose my generation could be considered fashion trailblazers.  Anything goes in the corridors.  But prior to high school, I was a victim of 1960s fashion fascism.  For example:

• Girls couldn't wear pants to school (but on cold days we could wear pants UNDERNEATH our skirts)
• Pantyhose hadn't been invented yet, so stockings and garter belts (the un-sexy kind) were the only option.  I also owned something called "Petti Pants."  (Someone is selling a pair on e-Bay, so I really didn't make this up.)
• Something called a "Dicky" was quite popular -- for boys and girls.  It was only the neck of a turtleneck.  Go figure!
• My entire class had to wear red, white, and blue on assembly days.  I don't remember what the punishment was for non-compliance, but administration would probably report the violator as a communist.

Then, thankfully, the 1970's rolled around and we were liberated into hot pants, go-go boots, minis, Nehru jackets, Huck-a-poo shirts, and psychedlic prints.  Far out, man! 

Accessories:  Random links to fashion-y stuff:

Fashion slave?  Here's what was hot at Fashion Week this year.

A walk down the nostalgia runway...fashion from the 1960s-1980s.

The origins of go-go boots.

 

Comments

[Jene]

Hi Nancy!

I was inspired by your post and posted some fashion tips to go along with it on my own blog, iamthemediamaven.blogspot.com

Enjoy!