Thursday, February 17 2005
I am so not into name brands, at least not anymore. But at one time I had to have what was cool. I think wearing name brands made me think I was popular, because anybody who knew me in high school knows that the truth was pretty much opposite of that.
I had one close friend. “Sally.” Sally came in second in the “best looking” category of our yearbook’s superlatives. I realize years later that I had a massive crush on her, (again another story) but back in the day, I got to spend a lot of time with Sally, and that meant I got to spend some time around the popular crowd.
Which meant, of course, I had to dress hip.
TOP FIVE THINGS THAT MADE ME FEEL HIP:
1. Farlows: Skin tight jeans that literally stuck to your body. I think farlow helped pave the way for cameltoe.
2. ID#: These shirts rocked, although I don’t really understand the fashion statement that goes with the “hey, let’s make a line of shirts that people wear inside out.” They sort of looked like pajamas, but they had really cool prints. Still, inside out?
3. Z Cavarrici: There is no excuse for these pants. Really. Can you say guido?
4. Gear: These bags were so cool, with their bubbly 3-D designs. I had one bag that had these hearts on it. The only downside is that they didn’t have straps and each bag was essentially a clutch. Ughh…
5. Justin Boots: Even though there were no cowboys on Long Island, you had to have a pair of $200 Justin boots. Accept no imitations.
I am so glad I’m not a label whore. I am so glad that I feel vintage these days. I don’t miss the labels. I don’t think I ever will.
Posted in seX matters by jamye on 02/17/2005 - 3:00pm
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February 18th, 2005 at 4:04 pm
FYI - your picture in this entry sent me careening back to my hellish experience in the publicity department for one of these companies in which my job entailed playing babysitter and being told my opinion did not matter because of my skin color.
February 18th, 2005 at 6:16 pm
Jamye,
I am very impressed with your blog. The fact that you so consistenly add to it is mind-blowing. Pehaps I would like to see some of your philosophical and political ideas also.
Keep up the good work.
-Jacob
February 18th, 2005 at 7:29 pm
cute blog, just found you today.
here’s some nice retro branding u may remember:
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Bold streetwise design, sexy modern cut, unique vintage look.
Great gift, or wear to your favorite 80’s or electro night.
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March 27th, 2005 at 4:04 pm
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March 27th, 2005 at 6:17 pm
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March 29th, 2005 at 1:26 am
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April 9th, 2005 at 3:25 am
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