I digress.
This is all stemming from a childhood story that I was telling a coworker.
When I was in 1st grade, there was a girl named Stephanie Reed who was like the fashion diva of six year olds. She had the thick, black and neon colored chevron sweaters, with leggings and flats. Huge bow in the side of the her blonde, brushed hair. Cute little Cindy Crawford mole. The works. I wanted to be Stephanie Reed.
One day, I thought I was going to dress just like her, but since I was an overgrown toddler, I didn't know how to pull it off.
Those leggings she was wearing? At the time, I thought they were just pantyhose. I remember trying to wear something I thought was similar out the door and my mom said no. So I went back to my room and changed, but not before packing my back up outfit in my book bag.
When I got to school, I kept my sweater on, but changed into my "leggings" which were just pink pantyhose. I remember being bummed that my sweater wasn't long, but I didn't think it mattered. Then I walked into the classroom like I owned the place.
Almost immediately, my 1st grade teacher came over to me and asked where were my pants... I said, "These are my pants today." Then my mom was called. When she came to pick me up, I was wearing a short pink sweater, with pink pantyhose.... with my hot pink underwear showing right through. A perfect pink tuxedo! I thought I was Stephanie Reed.
My mom must have got the hint because then she bought me this faux-denim skirt. And I have this picture to treasure for the rest of my life.
My fashion sense has always been terrible.
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In other fashion-worthy news, Megan from Mimi & Chip sent Haven and Olive these personalized Valentine's Day shirts. Please check out her shop HERE. She makes the cutest, hand-made, personalized items. If you need something for Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, a baby shower, etc, just visit her page and send her a message.
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And my blog friend, Jill, from A Trail Life is hosting a giveaway this week on her blog HERE. Jill is kind of an everything-blogger. She blogs about healthy living, hiking, nature, yummy recipes, and crafts. Her blog has a little bit for everyone. Go check her out and enter to win a water proof camera case from Aquapac.
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That's it for me today! Happy Thursday, friends. :)
LoL!! Haven looks just like YOU in that pic! Those shirts are super cute! I'm going to check her out...since I just started planning Drew's first birthday party, and since he's a St. Patty's Day baby....I'm gonna need some shirt! :)
ReplyDeleteLove the kids' shirts! I'm going to have to check that out :)
ReplyDeleteHa ha I love it. In all your pink glory walking in like you were the star! Awesome! My best outfit was a white shirt that had like splatter paint in it with some faux leather shapes and my faux leather pants oh and the nice matching permed mullet. Thanks mom. Not only did I look like I was part if the Jackson 5 I thought I was the shit. To bad nobody in my conservative school got the memo lol. Seriously girl you need to hop on the boot riding train and get yourself a pair.
ReplyDeleteDude elementary fashion was brutal! I wanted the biggest bows, ruffles, neon everything and that shit was a hot mess. I'm sure Stephanie is a fat ugly whore now.
ReplyDeleteI love hearing your stories and this is just as awesome as the others! You rock those pink pantyhose and undies :)
ReplyDeleteI love your stories. Your blog is the first I read every morning when I get to work, because you post at the crack of dawn. I have the brutal calves. If you're looking for boots try DSW. It's slightly depressing but they sell "wide calf" riding boots.
ReplyDeleteoh i've been there! I had a poodle hair cut in the 4th grade... OMG!
ReplyDeleteI have large calves too, i finally found a pair at Target that work... they might have them on line... they are brown with a red zipper up the back
Oh I have not one but TWO stories where I end up with my ass hanging out in school. BOTH in high school, thank god I learned how to dress! Oh and get you some damn boot girl! You can't come to Texas without them :)
ReplyDeleteDidn't we all have a Stephanie Reed in our childhood and I certainly had many similar experiences in exercising my fashion autonomy! Love this post (and by the way I have a giveaway on my blog for a great boutique that carries fabulous riding boots).
ReplyDeleteI once tried to copy an outfit from "Clarissa Explains it All" for a 5th grade dance: white cotton tights, jean shorts, t-shirt with a side tie, and red high tops. Awesome.
ReplyDeleteLove your story and LOVE that picture. I will probably return to your page at least 5 times today to giggle at that picture. The gumball machine is a perfect touch.
ReplyDeleteAmazing! My favorite outfit was a plaid vest with matching shorts that I would wear with tights. One day I decided to change it up and forego the shorts (I also believed the tights could pass as pants), but my mom wouldn't let me out of the house. Props to you, I wasn't nearly as clever to realize I could just change into my creative outfit once I got to school. Also, I might have to start a link-up for school photos including random props. I'm pretty sure I have some equally as random as a gum ball machine.
ReplyDeleteyou should try wearing the panty hose as pants again now...I'm sure you would get a lot more positive attention! :)
ReplyDeleteI don't think I ever laughed so hard at a blog post!! Why don't you have a book or tv show?!?
ReplyDeleteI was the same way as you, only I truly believed I was THE Stephanie Reed, and truly I was not. I even had a short bowl haircut to go with the look. My favorite pair of shorts were almost knee length and had a little flower cut out of one of the legs. I really thought this made me look "4th grade sexy". Let's not even get into the stir-up pants phase.
ReplyDeleteI also wanted to say no way your calves can be too big for boots. I have three pair that I found that fit over my monsters, so there is hope for you!
That is hilarious that you walked in wearing tights as leggings. Oh the things we did in grade school to be cute.
ReplyDeleteI have big calves as well, shoot I have big everything, lezbehonest. I bought both pairs of my boots from good old target and they are pretty big in the calf area, surprisingly.
ReplyDeleteI remember rocking tights with tennis shoes and a faux jean skirt like it was the hottest thing since sliced bread. No shame in the early 90's game girl.
My Stephanie Reed always looked to perfect. How did she do it? Why wasn't her hair a hot frizzy mess like mine?! Why did she look so cute in jeans and doc martins when I wwas stuck in high waters with gapped teeath and messy mane attached to my head. GAH the horror.
ReplyDeleteThis post cracked me up!
You need a pair of boots Holly. Need! Now's the perfect time to buy too!
Hahahaha, this makes me giggle. Living in the 90s did NONE of us any good. I had poofy bangs for most of my childhood. My mom would curl the bottom layer under and the top layer back and then tease them to high heaven. I wanted to be Kelly Kapowski when I was 5!
ReplyDeleteHaha. Love this post. My mom was never into fashion. Looking at your pic you would have been my 'Stephane Reed'! Also, my actual 'Stephanie Reed' is not doing looking so hot these days. And it kinda makes me smile. Is that wrong??
ReplyDeleteI just burst into spontaneous laughter - at work. That story is Hilarious and awesome! I wore gym tights (leggings) awhile back and my mom told me "my vagina was showing".
ReplyDeleteThanks for the laugh! Pink tux! Hilarious!
ReplyDeleteGet OUT Holly, you did not!!! Hahahahahaha!!!
ReplyDeletedon't feel bad, I totally used to try to wear pantyhose or tights as leggings too. Apparently they're see through. A big too bold, maybe. Oops, you live and learn. = ) I wish you had a pic of just the panthhose and sweater though, haha!
ReplyDeleteThis post was hysterical!!! We've all been there in one way or another! :)
ReplyDeletePoor overgrown toddler Holly! That is too funny. I love Haven and Olive's sweaters! So cute!
ReplyDeleteHahaha..what a hilarious story! And the picture to accompany the story is just too cute.
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OMG... I can't stop laughing. Man I wish I could find the picture of my permed, feahtered, mullet for ya. Yes I wanted to be a mix of Farrah and Janet Jackson - ended up NOT pretty. You are too funny.
ReplyDeleteOMeffinG I just busted out laughing so hard (and loud) that I'm pretty sure I woke up not just my Pre-K class, but the class next door from their nap. That is an awesome story and maybe I'm a bad person but I kinda hope that one day little Olive pulls a stunt like that on you, packing her "back up outfit" in her bag! It'd be a great blog post, that's all I'm sayin' :) I haven't jumped on the legging/boot bandwagon either, so don't worry. Well I bought skinny jeans and boots, but I have only worn them once because I just don't think I'm trendy enough to pull them off. Thanks for the laugh today :)
ReplyDeleteThis made me laugh out loud :) Youre hilarious - and I can remember having fashion woes like these - I still do - what will it take for someone to nominate me for What Not To Wear :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a great post! LOVES!! Thanks for the laugh :))
ReplyDeleteMy sister (who is 20) just kinda of the same kind of incident but her sweater was long enough with her black leggings until she was giving my boys horsey rides on her back and we all realized her leggings were see through! LOL!!! It was hilarious!
ReplyDeleteThis is a hilarious story! It reminds me of a little story when I was in kindergarten and j got pink eye. I thought I was so cool and fashionable because my eyes were pink ummm no it was actually just gross lol. Funny the things you do when you are little and think it is so cool.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, that is hysterical. Rockin skirt!
ReplyDeleteOne time after church growing up my brother took me to the mall to go shopping. I was probably about 6, and at that time I *HATED* tights, even though I wore little girly dresses with ruffles all.the.time. Well every store we went to, I would find a corner to tuck into, hike up my skirt and adjust my tights. Well, after one of our stops, apparently I hiked just right because the next thing I know there is a lady barreling down the hall towards me to help me pull my dress out of the back of my tights. 6 years old and totally mortified. I had walked down the main drag of our mall with my hanes hanging out. shame.
I love the bubble gum machine photo prop - what was wrong with people back then?? lol
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty sure I had that same sweater...yep! Ha!
ReplyDeleteHaha! No holly, you were a fashion maven! Everyone else just wasn't have enough to follow. Didn't Britney do that a few years ago lol? I don't have boots either. They just make my stubby legs look even stubbier.
ReplyDeleteTeam leggings as pants! lol I wouldn't feel bad. There are grown ups that do the same pantyhose as pants all the time. Have you not been to Walmart lately? Maybe it's just a Southern thing, haha. And yes, get on that boot search. There are tons of sales right now because apparently retailers think we are at the end of the winter season...but ours just started. I am hopeful it will be over soon though, lol
ReplyDeleteYou are SO cute! :D
ReplyDeleteI wear leggings as pants at least 3 times a week! Including today! Good luck on your boot hunt!
ReplyDeleteThere used to be some blog floating around about The Babysitters Club books...she broke down their style. It was hilarious. I remember reading those and wanting to be just like Claudia Kishi. I coveted by crushed velvet bodysuit. Those were the days...
ReplyDeleteThat is a fantastic story! Oh, and I love Kathleen's comment above. But I wanted to be Stacey!
ReplyDeleteI had a Gumball Machine Fish Tank!!! That pic just reminded me and I think I got 90's flashback whiplash
ReplyDeleteI wear leggings as pants everyday. I haven't bought jeans or dress pants in over a decade. Leggings are warm and comfortable and as long as your undies aren't showing through your good to go. I have worn tights as pants but they are the super opaque type that you can't see through. I not brave enough to wear pantyhose as pants, only celeberties can pull that off.
ReplyDeleteYou are hilarious! I had very similar fashion issues as a child. Still do... I just can't get with it.
ReplyDeleteI agree to what you say in your blog. Thanks for the updates
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