Jen started this rockin’ flickr group where we could all proudly show off our pre-blogging selves. I’ve had a lovely time digging through my own scanned photos to find good candidates for this group. You can see all of my contributions so far here. This picture was my favorite. For so many reasons.
First? You may not be able to tell but that awesomely blue satin dress with the one shoulder bow had a visible black crenalin under the skirt. It was itchy as hell but OH SO HOT. What you also can’t tell is that the shoes? Were black velvet. And the hair? More hairspray that was legally allowed to be sprayed onto one head. Brilliant.
I cut out my date in this picture to preserve whatever integrity he may or may not have as an adult. I have no idea where his life lead him at the moment. The last I saw him was several years ago at a club in Knoxville and he mentioned Montana. Either way - I’m fairly certain he wouldn’t want his tuxedo and tails plastered all over the internet.
So - go dig up your own photos and send them to Jen’s group. Join in on the self-deprecating fun. It’s good for the soul.
Now I know what I’ll be doing tonight: scanning horrid old photos for this group!
Now I really have a reason to scan that picture of me at 15 looking equal parts Siouxsie Sioux and Natalie from the Facts of Life.
I joined. In honor of this picture, I’ve added one of myself rocking a side ponytail. Ain’t nothin’ hotter than that, man.
This reminds me….what happened to grocery shopping in your prom dress? Did that happen? Did I miss it? Has it been postponed for the time being?
I though the entry was titled “Too Much Side Ponytail Action” and was going to be immediately comment with’ “Can you really ever have too much side ponytail action?” but then I re-read it.
Obviously, we think alike. You can NEVER.
@Elizabeth - The first trimester weight gain has embarrassingly kept me from fitting into my prom dress. I feel really guilty about this and haven’t quite come up with a solution. Any ideas?
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I think one of my prom dresses was cut from the same exact fabric! Except my lovely dress was one of those “bubble” dresses where the hem comes in at the bottom and “bubbles up” - hence the name.
What glorious dorks we were!
Um…too bad my scanner is in storage. Yeah, that’s my story.
re: prom dress grocery shopping — maybe go to a thrift store and find an awful old 80’s-style prom dress and go shopping in that? The prom dress grocery shopping might be too great to wait for until after the newest Zoot makes an appearance.
I used to do the side swept hair into a barrette with tons of hot rollered curls secured into place with Aqua Net.
I think my prom dress was the exact same color as yours!
What a fun idea.
Yup, gotta go through those ald photo boxes. I’ve got some really scary 80’s photos. My dad was dating a hairstylist so I was quite curly and cool.
Ok, so your supposed to put that dress on. YEAH RIGHT!! I don’t think I will ever be a 4 again. Nor do I care to be.
Dude. No, you cannot ever have enough side ponytail action. I’m assuming though, that was a hypothetical question.
side ponytails were a staple for me. Side ponytail held in-place witha banana clip (because I thought it made my hair look longer) and lots and lots of aqua-net. from the pink can. My bangs were held up with blue Dipity-do.
this is crazy, but my prom picture looks almost exactly like yours: tons of red hair in a side pony-looking thing, same color blue dress. you win, though, because mine didn’t have any of the poofy crinolen stuff. (or however it’s spelled.)
damn. i’m going to have to go find a picture now.
ok, i found the picture on my old blog. it is funny. the end.
I sported some pretty awesome do’s in the 80’s and then there was the early 90’s mushroom hair (bad look)! I’ll have to get some of the pics from my parents when I visit at Thanksgiving and scan them in…then we can talk about scary!
Hoooly shit zoot, I HAD THAT SAME DRESS. I wore it to homecoming in high school and have this horrible portrait of myself wearing it while stylishly lounging on a couch. I really need to find it and scan it.
That picture is simply amazing.
I’m going to dig through my photos. I think you will pee your pants if you see my green prom dress. Green was not the fashionable color that year, but since it is my favorite color I went with it.
The positive side is that my prom dress will be too big for me at the moment.
The only thing that would’ve made that picture better would have been a banana clip holding the side ponytail.
Oh, if only my scanner was working. Actually I think it’s OK, but we can’t seem to find drivers that work with the new computer (same difference).
You could always include your date, but blur his face with photoshop (unless you don’t have photoshop, I suppose–but it seems like most people who play with digital photos have something like that).