I graduated in the nineties, but big hair was still in fashion and my shoes were... well... chunky to say the least! The combo of hair and shoes made me look taller than my date who just happens to be my hubby now! (He's taller than me, btw, but you can't tell with all that hairspray on my head).
I remember I bought him a Ren and Stimpy tie to wear on the night. For those of you who don't know Ren and Stimpy, they were from a cartoon show and their catchphrase was "Happy, happy, joy, joy". My hubby really liked the show back then, but it appears to have disappeared into oblivion...
I also remember DH telling me, well before the formal, that he was going to wear a suit like Randy Watson from Sexual Chocolate, and I believed him (he delivers his humour straight faced, and it took me a while to realise he was kidding). Has anyone seen Coming to America? Well, here's Randy Watson, so you can imagine my horror when he told me he was wearing a blue suit with a ruffled shirt. Yikes.
Fortunately the formal was a success, and 15 years later we're still together. Awww. I love my leading man, and he looks so good in a suit! :-)
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Oh Mon, my senior formal was 1990 (yee gads shows my age lol) and scrunched taffeta was the go.
Back then shoulder pads, rara skirts, puffed skirts, animal prints, minis, long jackets were all the rage. Scary to think that exact list is in fashion again now - don't people ever learn. The 80's should NEVER be revisited lol.
Let's just hope that fluorescent clothing, permed hair and mullets don't make a come back.
Ooooh, love the scrunched tafetta. So sexy *snort*.
It's funny how for a few years after the eighties the fashion lingered like a very bad illness. Ew.
Oh, and the fluoro stuff is back. Saw it in some shops the other day. Not good at all!!
LOL Randy Watson - classic. :))
Yay on the 15 years and may you have many more together.
Hey Eleni,
Don't pretend you don't find Eddie Murphy as Randy Watson sexy! He he he he. Just kidding. "I believe the children are our future..." he warbled to the crowd. Then chucked a tantrum when hardly anyone clapped. Funny stuff.
Yeah, 15 years together, my man and moi. We've known each other for almost half our lives. OMG. Sounds like a long time :-)
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