It’s time to reflect on the past and look back on all those fashion trends that we really all wish had never happened. With today’s kids they all look like 10 years older than they really are, while we all wore sparkles and crocs until the sixth grade. Although we’re all thankful those years are behind us, it never hurts to get a chuckle out of the trends we once treasured. Without further ado, I present the top 10 most embarrassing tends from our younger years.
SPARKLES, SPARKLES, SPARKLES
Need I say more? Whether it was the sparkles on the pockets of our jeans, sparkles covering our shirts or our shoes, there was no end to the amount of glitter, sparkles and sequins that we put on our clothes.
Sparkley Eyeliner
Yes. There is another place you can put sparkles and apparently someone thought it should be your eyeliner. Now I’m all for having a little fun with your makeup but, no kidding, we wore this stuff every day in just about every color you could imagine.
Crocs
The ever so flattering, water proof and comfortable crocs. Whoever came up with these was both a genius and clueless about decent fashion. And yet, for some odd reason I’ve owned five pairs.
Gauchos
Possibly one of the most comfortable pair of “nice pants” you will ever own. Although not the most flattering, we certainly thought we were cool.
That One Strand of Hair from our Bangs we Pinned Back so Tight
Even though this trend isn’t as awful as the rest it’s certainly no longer popular (thank god). Sometimes it’s still okay to try it only if you can pull it off. However, when you’re 12 and have no idea how to ~fashion~, it’s not okay.
Anything Aeropostale, Abercrombie or Hollister
If it had one of these three names on it, we bought it. Oh, and all those clothes from these stores that didn’t have the name on it, they weren’t good enough. It HAD TO say the label or it wasn’t worthy of purchase.
Sequin Purses
What we held our flip phones, sparkley pink lip gloss and hair bands in. The glorious little purse that we drapped over our shouldesr just because we thought it made us look so much more adult.
Silly Bands
I literally bought these things by the pounds. Between me and my three siblings, we had hundreds. These were ridiculously cheap rubber bands that came in any shape, character, animal, etc. that you could imaging.
50 Layers of Tank Tops
Specifically Justice brand and all the same type of tank top. I don’t know why we felt the need to wear more than 1 tank top at a time but the average of layers we put on was probably around 3.
Soffee Shorts
No, I don’t mean just for an athletic event or practice. We wore these on a regular basis. They made no one look cute and I can’t imagine the thought of wearing them on today. *Shivers*