Brooke- The fads that I remember are Moon Boots, Leg Warmers, Stirrup Pants, Big Sweaters, Peg Legged Pants, and Crimped Hair with Banana Clips.
When I was around 2nd/3rd grade the Moon Boots and Leg Warmers were a hot fad. Everyone had them. As I think about the Moon Boots, they weren't even at all comfortable, they were just cool to wear. The leg warmers had all different kinds of designs and colors. They went over the levi's from the knee down to the shoes. They didn't actually keep the leg's warm, they were just a colorful piece of clothing to wear with an outfit.
As for the Stirrup Pants and Big Sweaters. That fad happened early Middle School. The Stirrup Pants were not Levi, they were made out of thin cotton material; and yes, they did have stirrups on the bottom that went around the bottom of your foot. You wore big socks that covered the stirrups with low canvas shoes. I didn't care for that fad too much. I always preferred levi's. Now for the Peg Legged Pants. They were levi that were almost like skinny jeans. They had zippers on the bottom that you zipped shut, but the legs weren't as tight as skinny jeans. I liked that fad probably the best.
The Crimped Hair and Banana Clip at the time I thought was awesome. Everyone had a crimper and all different sizes and colors of Banana Clips. They were clips shaped like bananas that you wore in your hair. You wore the clip instead of hair bands. The best way to wear your hair was to crimp it and then put it into the banana clip. It was as wild as ever... I still can't believe I wore my hair like that. I guess that's just how fads work. I'm sure someday the straightener will be just like the crimper....(strange as ever)
Collette: How can I forget those 80 homemade romper/jumpsuits we made with the different colored stretchy bands you'd wear around the waist. I had a red one with a black band. I also vividly remember when Uncle Mark brought back clothes from Hong Kong. I scored a pink "members only" jacket and some high top turquoise Reebok tennis shoes. It didn't matter what I was wearing I wore them with everything. I also remember borrowing Heidi's MC Hammer pants in Junior High, which were stretchy pants with really big legs in the thighs that tappered off at the bottoem. By the time I entered High School the raging 80's disappeared and the clothes mellowed out but at least in Wayne County we maintained the permed hair with ratted bangs and poofy sides. I finally gave up the perm right before I entered college. Although I think the look is hideous now my hair is really meant for an 80's due. I have just enough wave that a perm will hold forever and with a little hairspray and a good ratting pick my hair will stay in place for days. Just think with the 80's making a strong comeback maybe poofy hair and ratted bangs will come back as well.
Allyson: I vividly remember two specific fads. One fad was "pegging your pants." I remember that my cousin Patricia was the best "pegger" around. I would always get excited when she'd come and visit so that I could get her to "peg" my pants. I also remember "ratting your bangs" like Ariel on the Little Mermaid. I had a really good permanent in my hair and could really get my bangs ratted really high. Everyone would make fun of me because I would only brush the top of my hair and had a full "rats nest" in the back that was impossible to comb through. Although my hair was completely fried by 5th grade, I still really loved that perm.
