I absolutely love fashion and beauty but I’m not ashamed to admit I haven’t always got it right. The new SATC movie has a segment where they go back to the Eighties, and that got me thinking about my own style faux pas. Now no photos exist of me wearing these (or if they do they may be under lock and key, in a vault somewhere) but hopefully you’ll get the idea:
1. The Princess Diana flick. Actually, this wasn’t intentional, but at the time it seemed to be the only haircut any hairdresser near me could do. When I also went blonde I realised I had to stop having that particular cut.
2. Dynasty-style shoulder pads. I had just started working on newspapers and several of the columnists wore jackets and dresses with these. What I should have remembered, of course, is that they were a good 10 years older than me. Fortunately I didn’t wear them for long but long enough.
3. The curly perm (usually left wet). You have to remember I went to school in London. That’s all I’m saying.
4. Dungarees. What can I tell you, I was a big fan of Dexy's Midnight Runners. They were baggy dungarees, not the Rainbow style, but even now I cringe at the thought. Fine for children ONLY.
So there you have them, the skeletons in my closet. I’m going to make this a meme and I’m tagging Baby Baby , If I Could Escape, New Mummy, 3 Bedroom Bungalow and Mummy's Shoes. Photos of yourselves actually wearing the offending looks are optional.
*What were your fashion and beauty faux pas? I’d love to know.