The Friday Five Fave Edition - vol. 5

This week I've seen some very scary things. I'm not talking scary, like Freddy Krueger because that would send me into the fetal position. I hate horror movies. The logical part of my mind knows that they aren't real. My subconcious thinks that at any moment I'm going to be killed. Quite honestly, I value sleep entirely too much to voluntarily give up three weeks of it to nightmares that are completely avoidable.

I've departed in talking about my scaredy cat movie tendencies.

I'm talking about fashion horrors. It would appear designers choose to "modernize" the hideous fashion foibles of the past. I'm not talking Elizabethian attire (although that would totally ROCK), I'm talking things from the last century. Specifically from my lifetime. If you know me, you know that spans 3 decades.

In an effort to keep all two of you readers in the loop, I thought I would post this Friday Five Fave as a warning for the fashion trends that are returning.

Cue horror movie music.

1) The ankle boot. I remember these from the late 80's and early 90's. I desperately wanted a pair. I wanted to be like Madonna. Or like Molly Ringwald in Pretty In Pink. Apparently my mother didn't think that was an appropriate look for the elementary school scene. To this day I thank her profusely for that.

Steve Madden made these beauties in silver to wear during a night on the town. Now they come with a peek-a-boo toe as a modern touch. Please tell me you've seen these on the sales racks!

2) The bell bottoms. I had a slight fear they were coming back at the turn of this century with the "flare" or "boot cut" jeans. I was glad to see that didn't materialize.

Now they have the trouser jean. While it's a bit more wide-leg, goucho pant, it's not a bell-bottom. I, not-so-secretly, want a good pair of trouser jeans. I think that could be my BFF for fall fashion.

While I was at my salon a couple weeks ago, I was watching television. They stream in runway shows as entertainment while you wait. I saw these.

They have returned. With the help of a bedazzler. What fun.

3) The hypercolor shirt. I owned one of these beauties in junior high. In my pre-teen mind I totally thought it would make me part of the in-crowd. I would have the cool shirt like all those girls who looked flawless in their Guess jeans with the ankle zippers, Espirit bags and perfect wall-o-bangs.

What I failed to really think-through was this shirt's ability to showcase overactive sweat glands.

Apparently they've returned as part of global campaign showcasing global warming and "going green." I will applaud them for their creativity using this amazing technology to showcase global warming. However, it's going to open up Pandora's Box of Humiliation to a whole generation of sweaters.

4) The peg-leg/tight-toll. In February I was driving home from work and saw a teenager at the bus stop. With his pants peg-legged. I laughed out loud. I was sure he was thee only kid in the entire city to do that.

Then I did some on-line shopping at Banana Republic and saw a model in their catalog with jeans peg-legged.

Yesterday, I saw this picture of Katie Holmes. Who I would've thought knew better from personal experience.

You know what this means? Less leg circulation, more people bent over trying to get the perfect roll on that one leg and indent marks from the denim.

What's even more sad. There are websites dedicating to helping you create the perfect peg-leg.

At least the jeans are no longer acid washed.

5) Neon. Bright pink, blue, yellow, orange and green. So bright that under a black light you could be a beacon to the Mir Space Station. Since Project Runway is on, you know I have to use Blayne's dress from this last challenge to showcase this point.

Granted Blayne is a neon orange color himself from all that tanning. If you read his bio he loves all things neon. He's not the only one.

All things neon are coming back. In a very 80's way. Which almost makes me want to peg-leg and wear a hypercolor shirt.

Consider yourself warned. Why they couldn't bring back the striped Unionbay shirts, hunter green and navy v-neck sweaters and Member's Only jackets is beyond me!

Happy Friday all!