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1980s 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/ remove the obvious to reply "Sandy Ellison" wrote in message ... 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 . .. 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 |
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OT why I'm a pack rat
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 " 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 |
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