Jezebel: past fashion

Retro Sports Style: The Haircuts & Smiles Were As Uneven As A Gym Apparatus

Anna — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:00:00 EDT

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.

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Last Calls

Anna — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:40:00 EDT

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.

Reminders

Anna — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:20:00 EDT

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.

Reminders

Anna — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 13:20:00 EDT

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.

Reminders

Anna — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:20:00 EDT

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.

Reminders

Anna — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:30:00 EDT

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.

Swinging For The Fences: Send Us Your Childhood Sports Photos

Anna — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:40:00 EDT

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.

Endless Summer: The Technicolor Kiddie Swimsuit Extravaganza

Maria — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:00:00 EDT

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.)

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Past Fashion

Maria — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:45:00 EDT

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.

Past Fashion

Maria — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:30:00 EDT

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.

Help Us Relive The Days Of Cheesy '60s, '70s & '80s Swimsuits

Maria — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:30:00 EDT

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.

Announcements

Jessica — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:20:00 EDT

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]

Oh What A Night: The Pastel, Poufy, & Gothic Prom Gowns Of Generations Of Jezebels

Jessica — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:00:00 EDT

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).

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Reminders

Jessica — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:20:00 EDT

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.

Reminders

Jessica — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:30:00 EDT

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).

Reminders

Jessica — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:50:00 EDT

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!

Reminders

Jessica — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:30:00 EDT

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…

An Ugly Prom Dress Is A Rite Of Passage

Jessica — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:20:00 EDT

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!

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It Was The Best Of Times, It Was The Worst Of Times: A Gallery Of Not So Gorgeous Bridal Fashions

Jennifer — Fri, 30 May 2008 15:00:00 EDT

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.

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Last Calls

Anna — Tue, 27 May 2008 14:30:00 EDT

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.

Reminders

Anna — Wed, 07 May 2008 15:30:00 EDT

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.

Always A Bridesmaid; Always An Ugly Bridesmaid Dress

Jennifer — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:20:00 EDT

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.

Nightcaps

Anna — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:50:00 EDT

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.

When Animals Attract: Your Cuddly Childhood Creatures

Slut Machine — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:00:00 EDT

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.

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Reminders

Anna — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:30:00 EDT

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.

Reminders

Anna — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:20:00 EDT

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.

Reminders

Anna — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:45:00 EDT

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.

Pet Projects: Send Us Photos Of Your First Creature Comforts!

Slut Machine — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:00:00 EDT

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.

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Moe — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:00:00 EDT

"Why is today called 'Good Friday?'" Anna IM-ed me wanting to know. Because Jesus was crucified on the cross duh! I replied. But what, she wanted to know, is so good about that? "Because we're Catholics and we LOVE SUFFERING / GUILT / SELF-FLAGELLATION / ETC," I replied, and she dropped the subject. In truth, I think it's good because he died to save us from the original sin committed in the Garden of Eden, and in this very special instance, 2 wrongs did actually turn out to = a right! Anna wasn't persuaded. I thought some more. Perhaps Good Friday was good because being nailed to a cross and dying before you have the chance to get old and wrinkly and senile and get your entire legacy of good corrupted when the world finds out you like to fuck whores is a pretty good way to go. Whatever. At any rate, this was an unusually good Friday because I got to look through some of your most cherished Easter Photos, thanks to some dedicated Flickr gallery drudgery on the part of Maria, and remember a time when red tights and saddle shoes and lace stockings and pairing different shades of pink and showing off my ruffly underwear seemed like a good idea, and I had parents on hand to ask questions like "why is it called 'Good Friday?" Please tour the gallery if only to see feminazi bonerkiller supreme SarahMC like you've never imagined. Oh, and lots of bunny ears. All of it after the jump.

I slaved away to add captions to a lot of them, and I'm adding more as we speak, because it's more fun than writing my next post, so CLICK AWAY.

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What Do You Think People Will Be Wearing In 70 Years?

Jennifer — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:40:00 EDT

Back in the 1930s, some fashion designers were asked about what they thought people would be wearing in the year 2000. And, uh, weirdly — they really hit the nail on the head about most everything from platform shoes to sheer dresses. If only our clothes responded to our body temperature, though. Sigh. Video of these predictions begins above.

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Last Calls

Anna — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:45:00 EDT

Okay, ladies: Tomorrow we're publishing our gallery of readers' Easter outfits for our second installment of Past Fashion. You have until tonight to send in your submissions. Please forward your photos to photos@jezebel.com with 1) the phrase "Past Fashion - Easter Outfits" in the header, and 2) a description of when and where the photo was taken in the message itself. (If you do not want your name mentioned, please let us know.)

Repeated Reminders

Anna — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:45:00 EDT

Ladies (and Gents!): This Friday, we'll be publishing our gallery of readers' Easter outfits for our second installment of Past Fashion. You have until tomorrow night to send in your submissions! Please forward to us at photos@jezebel.com with 1) the phrase "Past Fashion - Easter Outfits" in the header, and 2) a description of when and where the photo was taken in the message itself. (If you do not want your name mentioned, please let us know.)

Reminders

Anna — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:20:00 EDT

Ladies (and Gents!): This Friday, we'll be publishing our gallery of readers' Easter outfits for our second installment of Past Fashion. You have until Thursday evening to send in your submissions! Please forward to us at photos@jezebel.com with 1) the phrase "Past Fashion - Easter Outfits" in the header, and 2) a description of when and where the photo was taken in the message itself. (If you do not want your name mentioned, please let us know.)

Send Us Your Easter Pictures And All Is Forgiven!

Moe — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 14:00:00 EDT

Easter is when Jesus rose from the dead three days after dying on the cross to save us from our original sins. Original sins are the ones we didn't even commit, that we just had because we were born human, which used to mean "in God's image" but then became flawed because of Eve and that darn apple, and isn't it weird, in the season known for the Bunny bearing gifts of speckled Whopper eggs and Cadbury creme thingys, to think of an apple being a sinful thing to consume? I'm sure they were tastier back before the dawn of modern agribusiness, but still. Anyway Easter is interesting because you never know when it's going to happen, unless your parents happen to be the sort of Catholics who give up drinking for Lent in which case you know exactly when it's going to happen, but anyway it happens the Sunday before the Paschal Full Moon, which — duh — this year is March 23. That means this weekend is Palm Sunday, so you have only ONE WEEK to dredge out your cutest and/or most embarrassing Easter pictures and pay the mailroom guy to scan them and send them to us in the name of Past Fashion, the Jezebel feature that celebrates how we looked before we committed so many sins.

Bonus points if you are wearing a dress that, like reader Katie's, boasts smocking.

Hats, too, are good; as are ribbons in hair — particularly ribbons intricately woven into French braids — and ruffled socks. And any white/pastel colored outfits soiled by Easter egg dye, melted chocolate, blood, etc.

As a bonus and to provide a sense of narrative to the ensuing gallery, we'd also be interested in collecting from Easter picture submitters any and all Drunk Spring Break In Cancun and/or Drunk March Madness Tailgate and/or Drunk St. Patrick's Day bar crawl pictures that might convey a sense of life's inevitable journey toward the realization of Original Sin, or more precisely, highly unoriginal sin.

(Sorry it didn't work, Jesus.)

But really, the cute pastel dress easter egg hunt candy binge photos are the most key. Send them to photos@jezebel.com and earn the undying love of Jezebel and our god (Baal) and also probably Jesus too and also probably Barack Obama.

Full gallery to come Good Friday! (Don't forget to fast!)

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The Way We Were: Retro Black Hairstyles

Dodai — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 15:00:00 EST

Earlier this month, we decided to celebrate Black History Month (and the dearth of black models during Fashion Week) by asking for your best — and worst — black hairstyles. And the submissions uh, trickled in. Meaning we barely got any. Seriously, don't black women read this blog? Also, we specifically stated: "Women of all ethnicities are encouraged to send in pictures of any and all Bo Derek-inspired cornrows they got during that cruise to the Caribbean in the fourth grade." Anyhoo, the photos we did receive are awesome. And we supplemented them with some great old ads from Essence and Ebony! As for March's Past Fashion category, we want your hideous/funny/over the top Easter outfits, so start ripping apart your old albums and send submissions to photos@jezebel.com. (Easter is in March this year.) Meanwhile: Ribbons, beads, Afro-puffs, cornrows and side ponytails, in a gallery after the jump.

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Hey! If you missed the deadline and have a pic you want added to this batch, send it to photos@jezebel.com and we can add it to the gallery. Be sure to write "Black Hairstyle" in the subject of the email. (And Easter shots for the March installment should have "Easter" in the subject line.)

Reminders

Anna — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:45:00 EST

Okay, people: just 5 days left until we have to close out the submissions for the inaugural edition of our new feature "Past Fashion"! What we're looking for this month: The best and worst hairstyles on our black female readers, whether from childhood or adulthood. (That's one of our readers' submissions, at left. Love. It!) Don't have anything to offer? Send this notice onto someone who might...or does. We'll be putting up the post at the end of the month, as well as announcing the theme for the March edition of the feature. Those who desire to remain "anonymous" (i.e. have their facial features blurred out) are welcome to say so. Send submissions to photos@jezebel.com with the title "Past Fashion" in the subject header.

Past Fashion: I'll Show You Mine If You Show Me Yours

Anna — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:40:00 EST

February is just two days away, and the 1st day of the 2nd month is not only the start of Black History Month but New York Fashion Week. (Think they'll have more models of color on the runways? Unlikely!) Anyway, we can think of no better way to simultaneously celebrate the blessed events and introduce a new feature than by combining the two in the form of what we're calling "Past Fashion". The idea behind the feature is to present a monthly gallery of everything from your most over-the-top dance recital outfits to your most adorable, official grade-school photographs. But before you start sending in Polaroids of that time in the 8th grade when you wore white pancake makeup, heed our call for our inaugural "issue" of Past Fashion, for which we'll focus on the best (and worst!) of black (female) hairstyles..."political" and otherwise.

Got a particularly fuzzy 'fro from 1974 you want to share? Send it in. A crooked set of cornrows courtesy of your frazzled, multitasking mom? We want those too. Oh, and ladies: Jheri curls? Please???? I'll show you mine if you show me yours. (Women of all ethnicities are encouraged to send in pictures of any and all Bo Derek-inspired cornrows they got during that cruise to the Caribbean in the fourth grade.) Send your submissions by February 15 to photos@jezebel.com with the phrase "Past Fashion: Black Hairstyles" in the headline, and be sure to include the date and location that the photo was taken (photos can be from any era). Note: We will only use original photos, i.e. no stuff stolen off the internet. And for those who can't play the game this time around, don't worry; we'll have a new set of snaps we'll be looking for in March. And April. And May. (Prom dresses!). You get the picture. (Well, actually, we do, but yeah.)

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