Procrastinet

The 80s Are Back - and So Am I!

filed under: Idle Chatter

This morning on the subway, within seconds of each other, I saw two unmistakable signs that the 80s are, from a fashion standpoint, rising from the dead like a heinous dayglo zombie.

Evidence One: A chick in a miniskirt with leggings. Yes, leggings. Eeesh. At least I had seen/read/heard that "leggings are BACK." So I was somewhat braced for it. Unlike...

Evidence Two: A chick with BIG SUPER-WIDE DAYGLO ORANGE SHOELACES.

Just like the kind I used to tie through my ID card at nerd camp to hang it around my neck before I realized that only the Nerds of nerd camp actually wore their cards around their necks like they're supposed to. This was about the time I learned that knee socks didn't need to be worn pulled all the way up, nor was it a good fashion idea, if your socks were worn out and sagging, to scotch tape them to your legs.

In other words: the 80s.

Posted by rjt at May 24, 2006 02:32 PM