High School Look

Remember the 80's? As a child of the 80's I was completely into the whole "dressing like I was about to be prominently featured in a Hair Metal Video circa Whitesnake". My role models for how I wanted to look were as follows:

Traci Lords in "Cry Baby"

Yes, I realize she was a porn star, but please remember that I was only 14 or 15 years old when the movie came out and I had absolutely no idea of who she was. But I LOVED her look and I mimicked it to the best of my ability.

My other role model?

Tawny Kitaen, otherwise know as the girl in the Whitesnake Videos who danced around on a car

Yeah, yeah, I know, it's sad really. My hair was almost exactly like Miss Tawny's. A huge mane of red hair teased within an inch of its life. My make-up was always done, my clothing was usually very short and tight, and I had spike heels that I wore day in and day out. Don't believe me? Here are a few choice photos:

What I wore for my High School Graduation circa 1992.

Ruffled half shirt with bare shoulders? Check. Shorts that were amazingly short and super tight? Check. Big hair? Check. Heavy black eyeliner and mascara? Check . Black pumps even though I went to a THEME Park with friends to celebrate? Check. Souvenir stuffed animal and "I Love You" balloon from my boyfriend at the time? Check. Keep in mind I graduated from a private Christian Academy and had a VERY strict dress code. Every other girl graduating was wearing a pretty dress and heels, NOT dressed like they were about to prance off to dance in a Poison video.

For a better shot of the HUGE hair I used to rock, check out this picture of me and my sister once again, circa 1992:

Take a look at my shirt, that was my boyfriend's shirt, I was always stealing his clothing and wearing it! Oh, and my sister's acid wash!!! Remember acid wash jeans??

One more while we're heading down my memory lane, this is the day of another friend's high school graduation. I believe it was Sage and Tricia's graduation from good ol' BHS. We're all here, Virginia, myself, Terry and Tricia!

I still kind of miss the look of "big hair"! Is that coming back again?