Here they are... now please keep in mind:
- These pictures span 1985-1987ish
- Small town girl
- My parents were in charge of the camera
- I was camera shy to boot
- They were not interested in preserving documentation of my crazee-ness
- I think they hoped it would just go away
- I didn't get very naughty till I moved out
- I didn't own a camera when I moved out
Sixteen, part of a glamour series taken by my sister "S" (that's "S" for "Supergirl"). My hair was cut in an asymmetrical cut.. very big deal in a small town back in the day. Plus I habitually let my very long bangs hang over one eye, kinda pre-Emo-ish.
Seventeen years old. Like the skirt? This is an actual for-factual flour sack purchased from an import store on Central in downtown Albq. My best friend also made herself one... we were sooooooo cool! Yes, that IS a bolo tie, with a beret which was given me by my uber-cool-college-punk-rock-first-boyfriend.. Notice on my ankle? That is a black suede cat collar with pearl studs. Sorry... it's a bad scan of a color copy.
Fall of my first year at UNM. That is an Ankh I am wearing around my neck and I appear to be rocking the Flock o' Seagulls hair, although if you had said as much to me? I likely would have spit on your shoe.
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Aaaaaaah! The asymmetrical haircut! I had one of those. For, like a week. Then I went to visit my cousin overseas and went to her very chic hairdresser there and he said, here, let me fix that, and hacked off the long part.
I actually think the flour-sack skirt is pretty inventive and cute. Of course, I speak as one who once sewed a pair of men's suit pants into a skirt...
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Anyway. These are awesome, thanks for posting!
So where's the ear-nose chain?
To my knowledge there is zero pictorial evidence of any such thing.
Can I get some family to weigh in with some back up... cuz we are going to have to rely on the scar tissue and some anecdotes.
You are braver than I.
I will NOT be posting the photos of my mullet at 11 years old.
I will NOT be posting the photos of my short jeri curl, poodle perm hair at age 14. I hated that perm and my mom made me get it. HATED it.
You look even cooler than I imagined you would. Thanks so much for posting these.
Becky - I had that perm too. I was also forced into it by my mom. Who coincidently makes ME give her the same perm now.
There was a time when I wanted the "Cyndi Lauper" with one side shaved. In retrospect, it's probably a good thing I didn't ever get there. I never even had a perm. Way too nerdy-shy-not-popular. I do remember wearing one long dangly earring in one ear, and a stud in the other. My favorite thing is the poofy pants and big belt. Is there anyone else out there that just can't do the big belt again?
I LOVE these pictures. Particularly the flour sack skirt one.
Oh the 80s! I too sported the asymmetrical haircut and when a few people said I looked like Molly Ringwald I smiled inside.
Thanks for sharing the cool pics! The flour skirt?? Ha! Love it! I once bought a black dress at a vintage store and paired it with black lacy nylons and thought I looked so cool until my mom said I looked like when her grandmother came over on the boat from the old country.
The first picture I think is very beautiful. It's hard to see the rest, but I was reminded of Boy George and The Culture Club. We were of around the same era, I think.
ha ha ha! I can't believe you found these!
Dude - do you KNOW how much I loved your hair, way back when? Do you KNOW how good you looked in that eyeliner? You taught me everything I know about eye makeup, woman!
I remember the skirts - yes, we were the most coolest chicks ever, as I recall. EVAR.
Sigh.
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