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For fun which trends did you have at school

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Whatnamechange · 14/02/2011 08:08

I was thinking last night about all the different trends we had at school and how they are nothing compared to today's (iPhones pandora bracelets etc). To start off a few that I can remeber from my school days , naf co 54 coats ( nasty and cheap looking but cost a fortune) every other person in the school que had one.
Plastic dummies worn as necklaces (weird one that)
bleached fringes so ugly but we thought we looked great.
Light up trainers
all of which got banned after a while .

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OsbegaEthewulf · 14/02/2011 08:18

Polyveldt shoes from Clarks :)

alos shaking a can of pop, sticking a compass in the side and then drinking resulting spurt of lemondade/coke !

kreecherlivesupstairs · 14/02/2011 08:21

Granny shoes - plastic sandals with a sort of peep toe.
Punjab suits,
plastic jelly sandals which you would swap one with your friend so you had odd shoes.

VivaLeBeaver · 14/02/2011 08:27

Jelly shoes and bags.
Snoods and pixie boots.
Pale blue denim dungarees

CarrieABag · 14/02/2011 08:29

Pork pie lace-ups [1970's emotion]

Sun-In hair bleach on yer flick back fringe

Bright blue kohl on inner rim of lower eye

Bay City Roller scarves

breathing · 14/02/2011 08:30

baskets with bows on instead of handbags (after school as we had a school bag)
alice bands, pearls, bows, dropped waist dresses....80's sloanes.

socialhandgrenade · 14/02/2011 08:31

Shaggy perms.
VW badges on clothes (beastie boys phase)
Beer bottle stoppers on shoes (bros phase)

slightlymad72 · 14/02/2011 08:32

VW badge hanging round your neck, on a chain of course.
NO I didn't do that but I remember there where a lot of Polos and Golfs missing their VW badge.

breathing · 14/02/2011 08:32

I went to my prom in dropped waist tartan silk with puffy sleeves......so trendy

slightlymad72 · 14/02/2011 08:33

Perms!!

The Mullet!!

GastonTheLadybird · 14/02/2011 08:34

Pogs. At least I think that's what they were called, little plastic things. Hot banned.

Getting a braid when on hols, god they looked awful.

slightlymad72 · 14/02/2011 08:36

Smelly erasers
Cabbage Patch Dolls
Garbage Pail kids

stressheaderic · 14/02/2011 08:38

Bum bags - mine was flourescent yellow

HowToLookGoodGlaikit · 14/02/2011 08:39

Naff Naff coats

Jelly bracelets (just black though)

Slouch socks, the bigger the better!

Wearing a scarf at all times. even in class

Thin poker straight fringes

At primary school, it was slip on shoes (no buckles!) and rolling your long socks down, so you had a fat roll round your ankle

Bellagio · 14/02/2011 08:41

The weirdest one was around aged 7, we had a craze where everyone would scratch and scratch the bridge of their noses until they broke the skin! The bigger the scab the better, like a badge of honour. I remember everyone getting a letter home about it.

We used to collect all sorts of bits and pieces from magazines, cut them out and collage them on our folders, then laminate them with sticky back plastic from John Menzies.

We also did the Grolsch stoppers, jellybean shoes (and bags) and love beads (remember them?)

TiggyD · 14/02/2011 08:42

Day-glow socks
Yo-yos several times
POGs
Pastel colours for boys

cocolepew · 14/02/2011 08:42

Wearing 2 pairs of socks with your pixie boots
Hair short at sides and back, longer on top and a skinny plait hanging down the back.

Bellagio · 14/02/2011 08:42

Glaikit that's so funny about the rolled socks, I remember doing that!

Vulgar · 14/02/2011 08:44

Peruvian knit fingerless gloves

Kickers

piratecat · 14/02/2011 08:46

pixie boots lol.

legwarmers with them.

badges on your coat. still have a few of mine- the police, the jam.

short hair on one side, longer fringe on the other.

stupid pinching the skin on the top of your hand game.

talkingnonsense · 14/02/2011 08:47

Black ribbed tights with short White socks over the top. Scented pens and rubbers. Baggy White jackets. Sun in!

piratecat · 14/02/2011 08:51

cocolepew, omg i remember having a 3 inch plait of hair with an elastic band in it, i think i got my mum to cut it off after a week.

I was a bit confused, i was a Mod, but kept taking on some of the 80's general fashions!!

Relax tshirt anyone (swim)!!

t shirt with chinese writing on

tight navy cords for school.

flourescent socks, odd, which you swapped with your mate.

bellavita · 14/02/2011 08:53

Bay City Roller stuff here too
Harrington Jackets
Army & Navy bags

Hair longer at one side than the other - chanelling the Phil Oakley look. I worked in a hairdressers as a Saturday girl and I had it done there, they also dyed my fringe red. Whe I got home, my mother went mad, not about the colour, but about one side been longer than the other - she chopped it off! Needless to say I was not very popular when I went into work the following week.

bellavita · 14/02/2011 08:54

Piratecat!!! Grin

We are obviously very close in age.

EauRouge · 14/02/2011 09:13

Doc marten boots
Ripped jeans
Plaid shirts
Proving how individual you were by dressing very slightly differently to everyone else (but not too differently).

ChaosTrulyReigns · 14/02/2011 09:19

This is so weird Whatname - I've just started a childhood thread - wonder why we're feeling nostalgic? Smile

rat-tails.

going round in gangs of 5 - one girl for each member of Duran Duran.

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