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What did the popular kids all have at your school?

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ExhaustedCoffeedrinker · 23/07/2024 16:46

I was in secondary school late 90s early 00s All the popular kids at my school carried their books around in Jane Norman carrier bags in Alevels they started to get cars.
I remember being so jealous of this Playboy choker necklace one of the girls had.

OP posts:
Coconutter24 · 23/07/2024 16:48

Jane Norman drawstring bag, a pair of Rockports, a gold clown necklace

GinTonic123 · 23/07/2024 16:50

Benetton drawstring bag

Runningincircles · 23/07/2024 16:52

Jane Norman bags and spiral perms.

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Elderflower14 · 23/07/2024 16:53

Early 80s...Kickers... I was never allowed them.. My Mum insisted on Clarks!!! 😔 😔

StripedPiggy · 23/07/2024 17:00

Mid 80s. ‘Pod’ shoes. Mainly the lads, but some of the cool girls wore them, too.

FeckOffNowLads · 23/07/2024 17:02

A fuck load of confidence

Sherrystrull · 23/07/2024 17:02

Kickers
Jelly shoes
Nike trainers
Those jeans that had the bright colour block at the top of the thighs
Perms

Illpickthatup · 23/07/2024 17:03

Elderflower14 · 23/07/2024 16:53

Early 80s...Kickers... I was never allowed them.. My Mum insisted on Clarks!!! 😔 😔

I got a new pair of kickers for starting 1st year at high school in 1999.

OKherewegoagain · 23/07/2024 17:04

I desperately wanted a pair of tucker boots to wear to school in the early 80's but my mum insisted on Clark's wellies 🫤

Apppple · 23/07/2024 17:07

Kickers or Pods
Adidas tracksuit bottoms and Nike trainers for PE
Morgan or Body Shop bags
Boys had "curtains" haircuts and later gelled up quiffs
Girls had high ponytails with two long strands left out at the front and later the "Rachel" haircut
Sony Discman

90s, obv Grin

TerfTalking · 23/07/2024 17:07

Holidays abroad.

70s/80s

TinkerTiger · 23/07/2024 17:07

Elderflower14 · 23/07/2024 16:53

Early 80s...Kickers... I was never allowed them.. My Mum insisted on Clarks!!! 😔 😔

Omg I read this as knickers and thought

  1. how did you know what knickers everyone else had

Then read the rest and thought

  1. you weren't allowed to wear knickers at all??

Long day.

pinkdelight · 23/07/2024 17:08

Benetton jumpers.

yarnwitch · 23/07/2024 17:18

Mid 90's was Naff Naff jackets and The Body Shop cotton bags.
Late 90's/00's was Jane Norman carrier bags, Yin/Yang symbols, black cord necklaces with a pendant, 'shag band' bracelets, and Pod or Kickers school shoes.

Lwrenn · 23/07/2024 17:29

Lots of the popular girls got moved about year 10 into a special area of the school because they'd become mothers.
Popular boys got asbos.

It was a wild time with hindsight.

Oh and those hairspray fringes. That was fun.

Floogal · 23/07/2024 17:40

Spliffy jackets. Doctor Martins. (Boys) Sega game gear. The really really REALLY cool/wealthy/popular kids at college had minidisks and minidisk players. oh and mobile phones (96-7).

Most disturbing is the really popular girls in year's 8-11 had late teen- well into their twenties boyfriends (some had cars).

Suzieandthemonkeyfeet · 23/07/2024 17:42

Love bites

Illpickthatup · 23/07/2024 17:42

pinkdelight · 23/07/2024 17:08

Benetton jumpers.

And sweater shop jumpers!

Devilsmommy · 23/07/2024 17:44

Late 90's early 00's Jane norman bags definitely and Rockports. Also huge hoop earrings

Persiancouscous · 23/07/2024 17:49

Anything playboy
Nike air max 90s
Juicy couture trackies
Jane norman bag
Cigarettes and not lollies

allfurcoatnoknickers · 23/07/2024 17:52

Eastpak or Jansport backpacks and a fuckton of gel pens.

Also expensive wrapping paper for covering their textbooks. I had to use whatever we had lying around the house and they gave me so much shit for my "sad" wrapping paper Angry.

Floogal · 23/07/2024 17:52

Rave tape packs. I was more into metal and grunge though.

UneasyMe · 23/07/2024 17:53

A happy home life

PuttingDownRoots · 23/07/2024 17:53

Those tracksuit bottoms with the poppers up the leg.

I had them for athletics though, not for wearing "out".

Beth216 · 23/07/2024 17:55

Chicken scratches - so glad i wasn't one of the popular crowd! So much pressure to fit in.