OT why I'm a pack rat

Never did the punk thing, but I will confess to having owned and LIKED two
pairs of leg warmers in the late '70s. Wasn't wearing them in the '80s,
though.

--
Kathy A. (Woodland, CA)
Queen of Fabric Tramps

http://fabrictramp.typepad.com/fabric_tramping/
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"Sandy Ellison" wrote in message
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Howdy!

Less glitz, more punk, for me. Back then in the "skinny '80s"
I had my head shaved in one patch over my left ear. Just because. ;-P
Perms were for the later '80s, when Big Hair came back into Vogue,
esp. in Tx. where we've always done Big Hair. Obviously much of
the local population hasn't yet let go of the Big Hair,
squiggly perms, or that rooster tail swathe of hair over the forehead.
Yikes! The '80s live on. And on. ...
Yeah, we wore it, all of it, but I never saw the need for
leg warmers in this part of Tx. g
Shoulder pads. Looked like women were going out to the football field
in high heels and full make-up with those shoulder pads.

Meanwhile, my mom was embroidering quilt tops and sending them to me
to Finish. The boys wore out their Granny quilts; I still have the
red & white cats quilt in good shape.

Ragmop/Sandy--not sorry to have left the 1980s ;-)


On 8/15/06 8:06 AM, in article 4FjEg.899490$084.884786@attbi_s22, "KJ"
wrote:

You wouldn't BELIEVE the glitzy stuff we made! AND wore! The sparklier
the
better! Of course, when we came back to Iowa on vacation it didn't quite
fit in, but at the time I just figured they were behind times.....now, I
think perhaps they had better taste!! Though I did sell some items when
I
came back, come to think of it.
I never had the crimped/curly hair, but I did have DD get a perm...and
she
was in early grade school! Oh dear.....the things we did.
KJ

"Donna973" wrote in message
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Oh my! Did you actually WEAR that stuff back then? vbg

Donna

"KJ" wrote in message
news:IW6Eg.897624$084.250237@attbi_s22...
But not a good enough one! DD just called to ask me to look for old
clothes for "Totally 80's Day" at band camp. (She's the director.)
A friend and I had a business back in the 80's in Scottsdale. We
decorated clothes (think long T-shirts with rhinestones and appliques
and
"clips" to pull the t-shirt through paired with cotton leggings). Over
the years, as I've gotten much pudgier, I've thinned out my carry overs
figuring I'm just wasting closet space. THEN someone comes along and
wants a costume! Never throw out anything!!! I still had a pair of
cotton leggings in the bottom drawer of the armoire.....but when I
pulled
on the waist....it disintegrated! I found a tunic that's like brand
new
that has rhinestones and silver and gold appliqued fish! Also still
had
some wild fish earrings (I had to get out the glue gun and put some
stones back on them) and some gold flats with rhinestone and stars.
That
should do it, shouldn't it??? I never owned any leg warmers. Any
other
suggestions?
KJ

On Tue, 15 Aug 2006 08:06:08 -0500, KJ wrote
(in article 4FjEg.899490$084.884786@attbi_s22):

You wouldn't BELIEVE the glitzy stuff we made! AND wore! The sparklier the
better! Of course, when we came back to Iowa on vacation it didn't quite
fit in, but at the time I just figured they were behind times.....now, I
think perhaps they had better taste!! Though I did sell some items when I
came back, come to think of it.
I never had the crimped/curly hair, but I did have DD get a perm...and she
was in early grade school! Oh dear.....the things we did.
KJ

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AAAGH! I'm running away from the thought of that hair crimper. Yes, I
actually had and used one. But I was in high school at the time, and pretty
stupid.

Maureen