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    So You Think You Can Dance? 80's Fashions Are Like, Awesome

    Okay ladies (and gents): Our next edition of Past Fashion is ready...and it's rad. We got a few dozen submissions, and, unless the photo was too small to work within our gallery system, we used them all. After the jump, a jumble of gelled hair, jumpers and jazz hands. More »
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    Reminders

    Don't forget to send scans of your best/worst 80s-era photos for this month's edition of Past Fashion. Send to photos@jezebel.com by Tuesday, May 26 with names, dates, and brief commentary on the photo(s).
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    To Do: Send Us Your Most Awesome/Embarrassing 80s-Era Photos

    Remember Past Fashion? You may recall that we stopped doing it (I got lazy). For those who don't remember: it was a monthly feature in which readers sent in photos of amazing past fashions. More »
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    Halloween Costumes So Cute They're Scary

    Cuteness (and chastity) prevailed in the childhood Halloween costume photos you sent us. There were no slutty nurses, or slutty schoolgirls, or slutty police officers. (Although, we do have a suggestive Cyndi Lauper in the group.) My personal fave is the little girl who dressed up as a toilet. What was the thought process behind that? And how cool is her mom for running with that idea? Anyway, after the jump, you won't need any candy, because these pictures are too sweet for words. More »
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    Reminders

    Halloween is only 9 days away, and the deadline for submissions for our Past Fashion: Halloween Edition is this Friday, so don't forget to send us photos of your childhood Halloween costumes to photos@jezebel.com with "Past Fashions: Halloween" in the subject. Be sure to include a description of just what your outfit was, your age at the time, and the location and year the photo was taken.
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    Reminders

    Halloween is only 16 days away, and the deadline for submissions for our Past Fashion: Halloween Edition is just nine days away. (That's Friday, October 24, for those who are bad at math.) Send us photos of your childhood Halloween costumes to photos@jezebel.com with "Past Fashions: Halloween" in the subject. Be sure to include a description of just what your outfit was, your age at the time, and the location and year the photo was taken. Get scanning already!
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    To Do: Scare Up Some Of Your Childhood Halloween Outfits

    Remember the days when dressing up for Halloween didn't consist of variations on stripper outfits and porn scene wardrobes? Did you have a crafty mom who made you elaborate costumes? Did you have a busy mom who bought the costume-in-a-bag that consisted of a plastic bib outfit and a stiff mask that cracked before the end of the night? Or were you left to your own devices to wear one of your dad's old shirts for the hobo look? Whatever the case, we want to see 'em! Send us your photos of your childhood Halloween costumes to photos@jezebel.com with "Past Fashions: Halloween" in the subject. Be sure to include a description of just what your outfit was, your age at the time, and the location and year the photo was taken. The deadline is October 24, so get scanning!
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    Goofy Glasses, Pretty Pigtails & Snaggletooth Smiles: September Is For School Portraits

    Ah, September. When the carefree days of summer give way to the pencils, notebooks and chalkboards of school. And is there any more lasting memory from those days than the Official School Portrait? This installment of Past Fashion was wildly popular: More than one hundred of you submitted photos. So many shining faces, full of hope, innocence, curiosity — and in some cases, contempt! Looking through the pictures submitted, a few things stood out: A lot of people cut their own bangs. Many young ladies had very "interesting" clothing choices, from the fun (t-shirt with Snoopy playing tennis) to the professional (pink blazer with shoulder pads). After the jump, you'll see: Giant glasses, missing teeth, messy hair, neon laser backgrounds and plenty of pigtails. Oh, and one "tiny gay sailor." Hurry, before the bell rings! More »
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    Share Extensions: Send Us Your School Portraits!

    This weekend, if you don't want to get a tardy slip — or worse, detention — you'd better dig out your school portraits for our next installment of Past Fashion. Call your mom, open that box in the back of the closet, do what you have to do: You have until Monday. (Yeah, we extended the deadline.) Don't forget, we'd like official school portraits, not just snapshots. Show us your retro sweaters, Peter Pan collars, dappled photostudio backgrounds and self-styled hairdos with butterfly barrettes! Email your pictures to photos@jezebel.com with "Past Fashion: School Daze" in the subject line, and be sure to include your grade, the year and state/location the photo was taken. We'd also love to hear all about why you wore what you did and what school was like for you at the time the picture was taken. See you in homeroom!
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    Reminders

    To do this weekend: dig out your school portraits for September's installment of "Past Fashion". Email your pictures to photos@jezebel.com with "Past Fashion: School Daze" in the subject line, and be sure to include your grade, the year and state/location the photo was taken. We'd also love to hear your tales of the outfit shown and what school was like for you in general.
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    Teachers, Books & Dirty Looks: Send Us Your School Portraits

    Were you a part of this month's retro sports style photo gallery? How about July's kiddie swimsuit extravaganza? May's bridesmaids dresses? April's childhood pets? March's Easter ensembles? February's black hairstyles? Well, you'd better comb your hair and pull on your fave sweater: For September, we're asking you to dig out your school portraits. We're talking official school portraits, not just snapshots. The kind the school arranges for you. (As you can see, my mom took such good care of mine!) Email your pictures to photos@ jezebel.com with "Past Fashion: School Daze" in the subject line, and be sure to include your grade, the year and state/location the photo was taken. We'd also love to hear your tales of the outfit shown and what school was like for you in general. Don't be late, or you'll be forced to clean erasers!
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    Retro Sports Style: The Haircuts & Smiles Were As Uneven As A Gym Apparatus

    We think everyone can agree that it's been an amazing two weeks of the Olympic games: Michael, Usain, Rebecca, Nastia, Shelly-Ann, Dita, Valerie, Kerri and others have both entertained and awed. And even though the games are just about four days away from ending, and the major news networks are already running (and hawking) highlight reels, we thought we'd close out the second and final week of the Summer Games with a little nostalgia of our own, namely, our own sports-related failures and triumphs...in fashion. One thing we noticed: A lot you participated in gymnastics, soccer and softball. Fewer played Little League. Even fewer, lacrosse and tennis. But all of you were awesome...and, of course, ridiculously adorable. After the jump, a few dozen of our favorite Olympics-inspired past fashion photos. More »
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    Last Calls

    Okay, people. We've got over a hundred submissions for our August "Past Fashion" homage to the Olympics with photos of your childhood athletic/sports outfits and uniforms. But we want more... and the deadline is this Saturday, August 16, to submit your stuff. Email photos (posed or action shots) of your uniforms (team or otherwise) to photos@jezebel.com with "Past Fashion: Sports" in the headline, and be sure to include the specific sport (if not obvious), where you are in the picture, and the year and location the photo was taken.
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    Reminders

    Loving our Olympic Golden Girls and Boys? Want to see more shirtless male swimmers? We'll make a deal with you: You send in photos of your childhood athletic uniforms/outfits for our August Past Fashion, we'll do a special gallery of the most special swimmers in Beijing. Thing is, you only have until this Saturday, August 16, to submit your stuff. Email photos (posed or action shots) of your uniforms (team or otherwise) to photos@jezebel.com with "Past Fashion: Sports" in the headline, and be sure to include the specific sport (if not obvious), where you are in the picture, and the year and location the photo was taken.
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    Reminders

    Okay people: some of you — pardon the pun — need to step up to the proverbial plate. We have dozens and dozens of submissions for our August Past Fashion on childhood athletic uniforms/outfits but we want more...and there's a little over one week left before the deadline. Email photos (posed or action shots) of your uniforms (team or otherwise) to photos@jezebel.com with "Past Fashion: Sports" in the headline, and be sure to include the specific sport (if not obvious), where you are in the picture, and the year and location the photo was taken. We will be accepting submissions until Saturday, August 16.
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    Reminders

    Thanks to those who have already sent in submissions for the August installment of Past Fashion, in which we're focusing on childhood athletics. (They are all sorts of awesome.) To those who haven't scanned and clicked "send": Just Do It. Email photos (posed or action shots) of your uniforms (team or otherwise) to photos@jezebel.com with "Past Fashion: Sports" in the headline, and be sure to include the specific sport (if not obvious), where you are in the picture, and the year and location the photo was taken. We will be accepting submissions until August 16.
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    Reminders

    To do this weekend: get pictures for the August installment of Past Fashion, in which we're focusing on childhood athletics. Email us photos (posed or action shots) of your uniforms (team or otherwise) to photos@jezebel.com with "Past Fashion: Sports" in the headline, and be sure to include the specific sport (if not obvious), where you are in the picture, and the year and location the photo was taken. We will be accepting submissions until August 16.
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    Swinging For The Fences: Send Us Your Childhood Sports Photos

    Did you miss this month's gallery of readers' kiddie swimming costumes? June's prom dresses? May's bridesmaid dresses, April's childhood pets, March's Easter outfits, or February's black hairstyles? See here: For the August installment of Past Fashion — and to honor the 2008 Summer Olympics — we're focusing on childhood athletics, specifically sports style. Email us photos (posed or action shots) of your uniforms (team or otherwise) to photos@jezebel.com with "Past Fashion: Sports" in the headline, and be sure to include the specific sport (if not obvious), where you are in the picture, and the year and location the photo was taken. We will be accepting submissions until the halfway point of the Games, August 16.
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    Endless Summer: The Technicolor Kiddie Swimsuit Extravaganza

    Here it is, ladies and gentlemen: the collection of your childhood swimsuits for this month's Past Fashion. After the jump, lots of rainbows, polka dots, ruffles, and bows — not to mention the gold medallions seen at left; no wonder she made the coveted cover of Camper's Digest. (Note: To protect the innocent, our friend Ariel the Little Mermaid popped into the photos where non-Jezebels were found.) More »
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    Past Fashion

    Just a reminder, folks: we are still looking for photos for this month's Past Fashion!. Our theme for July: Childhood swimsuits. So send them on over to photos@jezebel.com and supply us with the necessary info (location, date, name if you want to give it to us) and be sure to tell us who you are in the photo if it is a group picture. Also, please try to keep photos between 300 to 500 pixels in width, if possible. We have extended the deadline to July 23rd, by 6 p.m. (EST) so, call your mom and have her scan some of your cutest/most horrible swimsuit photos ASAP.
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    Past Fashion

    Hey Jezebels! Don't forget to submit your retro swimsuit photos from your childhood for this month's installment of Past Fashion. We are looking for pictures of you in your glitteriest, brightest, and silliest swim suits from years past. Email them to photos@jezebel.com with your name, the year and place the photo was taken, and an indication of who you are in the photo if it is a group shot. Commenters can also tell us their commenter handles. Please try to keep photos around 300 to 500 pixels in width, if possible. Send photos before July 20th to get your photo included.
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    Help Us Relive The Days Of Cheesy '60s, '70s & '80s Swimsuits

    Summer's here, and everyone wants to take a dip, even if, nowadays, you can't slip into a swimsuit without slathering on sunscreen and finding a way to cover up whatever body insecurity Vogue magazine helped you develop. But! Remember the days when bellies hung over swim-bottoms without care, SPF never went over 15 and suits were caked in sand, sparkles, and floaters from the baby pool? We do, and that is why we are making July's Past Fashion all about our childhood swimming costumes. We know what you may be thinking: kids in swimsuits? For all the world's pervs to see? Well, let's go back to a time when frolicking around in a tankini wasn't so sexualized. (Look, I did it! That's my brother and I above, looking like the quintessential O.C. beach bums that we were: neither of us have been blonder, browner, or more willing to appear in a photo in our swimsuits since.) Send your photos to photos@jezebel.com by July 20. Please send the year the photo was taken and its location (we will not name you or show your face if you request). And after the jump, check out some inspiration I've provided. More »
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    Announcements

    Guess what? The bugs are all fixed in our Prom Past Fashion Poststravaganza! So please click here to go check out all the adorably awkward prom cuteness. [Prom Past Fashion]
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    Oh What A Night: The Pastel, Poufy, & Gothic Prom Gowns Of Generations Of Jezebels

    Wow. You guys really outdid yourself with this month's prom edition of Past Fashion. Nearly a hundred of you submitted photo evidence of your various prom night horrors, and you did not disappoint. There were dozens of hues of pink, sparkles and sequins, and bushels of smooshed young breasts yearning to breathe free under ornate bodices. As can be expected, there were also many cheesy backdrops, goofy poses, awkward teenage boys, and even a few convention busters: a couple of the Jezebels were ballsy enough to go to the prom in drag! After the jump, check out our gallery of the end-of-the-school-year's most absurd, boozy spring evenings, with a little help from our face-obscuring friend Duckie (we've plastered the Duckster over some visages to protect the innocent be-mulleted from their past fashion train wrecks). More »
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    Reminders

    This is your final warning! Past fashion photos of your prom catastrophes are due. Send us your poufy skirts, your big weaves and your scary talons to photos@jezebel.com with the date, location, and your name. Put "Prom" in the email headline, por favor! Can't wait to see all the chiffon gore.
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    Reminders

    Even if you didn't rent a bright yellow Lamborghini like these obnoxious British kids on prom night, that doesn't mean you can't send us your fugly prom photos for our next edition of past fashion! The deadline is approaching so please send your prom finery to photos@jezebel.com along with the date, the location, and name or username (if desired).
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    Reminders

    Don't forget to send us your prom photos by June 20th! Send the goods to photos@jezebel.com along with the year the picture was taken, the location, and if you'd like to include it, your name or username. Just remember: no matter how bad it is, it's better than Andie's!
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    Reminders

    That purple drank post should jog your memory: Prom Past Fashion entries are due by June 20th! Please send along submissions to photos@jezebel.com with the phrase "Prom: Past Fashion" in the header, the time and place the photo was taken, and your name or username. Can't wait to see all your giant hairdos and bedazzled gowns…
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    An Ugly Prom Dress Is A Rite Of Passage

    The sun is shining, the breeze is blowing and as the school year is drawing to an end for elated students and teachers alike, those hormonal adolescents have one thing on their mind: Prom! Even if you've never been a bridesmaid, you probably still got your hair did, slapped on some acrylic French manicured claws, and zipped yourself into a monstrosity of a prom gown. In honor of our misspent youths, the June edition of Past Fashion is dedicated to pictures of readers in their prom finery (that's me on the left with the excellent posture as a sophomore at Irvington (NY) High, c. 1998. Dress from Bebe at the mall, y'all). We want to see you in all your awkward glory, so send photo submissions to photos@jezebel.com along with your name (or username), location, and the date the photo was taken. Don't forget to include any charming anecdotes about drinking too many 40s and passing out in the back of the party van, not that I know what that's like or anything. Submissions are due by June 20th, so start sending those snaps in ASAP! More »
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    It Was The Best Of Times, It Was The Worst Of Times: A Gallery Of Not So Gorgeous Bridal Fashions

    Hi guys! And greetings from the world of Big Ponies! So way back when I was still a full-time Jezebel, I asked you to send me pics of the best-worst bridal party dresses you've ever worn. And I have to say: You're all a bunch of chickens. You totally weenied out on me! Too afraid to insult the so-called "friends" who forced you wear the monstrosities, only twenty-two of you dared to send me your bridesmaid crimes of fashion. And rest assured, I admire you for it. After the jump, the gallery of the brave, the strong, the survivors of the worst hells bells has to offer. More »
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    Last Calls

    Don't forget: For the May installment of our 'Past Fashion' feature, we're looking for pics of readers in their best-worst bridesmaid and flower-girl dresses. Send your snaps to photos@jezebel.com.and put "Past Fashion - Bridesmaid" in the subject header of your email and let us know where and when the pic was taken, your thoughts on your outfit. We will be accepting submissions until this Wednesday, May 28th. To check out our previous 'Past Fashion' features on African-American hairstyles, Easter outfits and childhood pets, click here, here and here.
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    Reminders

    Don't forget: For the May installment of our 'Past Fashion' feature, we're looking for pics of readers in their best-worst bridesmaid and flower-girl dresses. Send your snaps to photos@jezebel.com.and put "Past Fashion - Bridesmaid" in the subject header of your email and let us know where and when the pic was taken, your thoughts on your outfit (and/or the wedding!) and if you want other individuals in the photo cropped out/blurred. We will be accepting submissions until May 18th. To check out our previous 'Past Fashion' features on African-American hairstyles, Easter outfits and childhood pets, click here, here and here.
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    Always A Bridesmaid; Always An Ugly Bridesmaid Dress

    Are you neither black, nor Christian, nor a lover of animals? In other words: Have you not be able to participate in our "Past Fashion" posts? This may be your lucky day. Have you ever been looked in the eye by an otherwise loving friend or relative and been told to wear the same dress that nine other girls will also be wearing? The May installment of Past Fashion is all about your best-worst bridesmaids dresses. I have only been in one wedding, my cousin Amy's, and though the dress was "chocolate" (i.e. brown), it was nice enough. (That's me on the left.) But surely you've been subjected to worse forms of bridal torture. And we want evidence! Email your submissions to photos@jezebel.com with "Past Fashion: Bridesmaid Dresses" in the headline, and be sure to include all the gory details. Like the insane "color" of the dress (burnt tangerine! misty aubergine!) and tidbits about drunken groomsmen or bridezillas who made you cry. And don't forget your name (or username), location and date the photo was taken. We'll be accepting submissions until May 18 and want the absolute best of your bridal party worst.
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    Nightcaps

    Ladies, did you miss our 'Past Fashion: Pets' post from earlier? If so, you missed out. In addition to the animals — cats, dogs, hamsters, cows, a chimpanzee — there are some awesome fashions and hairstyles from the 60s, 70s, 80s, and yes, 90s on display. Here's Gallery 1, and here's Gallery 2. And remember: you can comment on the main post itself or give commenter love on the individual picture pages.
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    When Animals Attract: Your Cuddly Childhood Creatures

    As I've said before, adopting a pet is perhaps the most masochistic thing we humans can do to ourselves. We develop affection, friendship, and unconditional love for our companion animals, all with the knowledge that we will be completely bereft and broken-hearted when we (inevitably) outlive them. But the upside of that total buzzkill (sorry) is that those of us who grew up alongside animals are lucky to have experienced those emotions; through them, we were given the tools to cope with love and loss, specifically, the ability to understand that just because loved ones are out of our lives, the impacts they made remain. So it goes with this month's Past Fashion feature, which focuses on pictures of Jezebel readers and their childhood pets and is jam-packed with warm, fuzzy feelings. (Someone had a kitten named Jezebel! Some of you had farm animals! One girl was lucky enough to have a monkey!) A gallery of the kids and their cute critters, after the jump. More »
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    Reminders

    Don't forget: For the April installment of our 'Past Fashion' feature, we're looking for pics of readers and the pet(s) they had as kids. Send your snaps to photos@jezebel.com.and put "Past Fashion - Pets" in the subject header of your email and let us know where and when the pic was taken, as well as your pet's name. We will be accepting submissions until midnight tonight, April 18, and specifically want childhood photos of readers with their pets, warm and cold-blooded.
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    Reminders

    Don't forget: For the April installment of our 'Past Fashion' feature, we're looking for pics of readers and the pet(s) they had as kids. Send your snaps to photos@jezebel.com.and put "Past Fashion - Pets" in the subject header of your email and let us know where and when the pic was taken, as well as your pet's name. We will be accepting submissions until this Friday, April 18, and specifically want childhood photos of readers with their pets, warm and cold-blooded.
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    Reminders

    Don't forget: For the April installment of our 'Past Fashion' feature, we're looking for pics of readers and the pet(s) they had as kids. Send your snaps to photos@jezebel.com.and put "Past Fashion - Pets" in the subject header of your email and let us know where and when the pic was taken, as well as your pet's name. We will be accepting submissions until April 18, and specifically want childhood photos of readers with their pets, warm and cold-blooded.
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    Pet Projects: Send Us Photos Of Your First Creature Comforts!

    Did you miss last week's great gallery of readers' Easter outfits? Or February's collection of retro black hairstyles? (Could you not submit photos because you are neither black nor Christian?) See here: For our next installment of Past Fashion, we're focusing on first pets. (We realize animals aren't "fashion" unless you're Anna Wintour, but, well, you know.) Why pets? Because you never forget your first companion animal. (It's actually almost masochistic, agreeing to love an animal so much, because essentially, you're agreeing to be heartbroken when they die. But that's also the beauty of pets — they teach kids how to cope with mortality.) And above all of that, pets are cute! [That's Tracie and her pet above left. -Ed.] Email your submissions to photos@jezebel.com with "Past Fashion: Pets" in the headline, and be sure to include your pet's name and the year the photo was taken. We will be accepting submissions until April 18, and specifically want childhood photos of readers with their pets, warm and cold-blooded. More »