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16 Fashion Trends That We Were All Guilty Of In Middle School

From silly bandz and goucho pants to logo tees and heelys.

Danielle Slate

Jun 27, 2016

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16 Fashion Trends That We Were All Guilty Of In Middle School

Middle school is a painful and awkward time in just about everyone's life. Everything about you is changing and you are not totally sure who you are yet. On top of all the uncertainty and discomfort, we were all guilty of following some pretty strange fashion trends. With that being said, let's take a trip down memory lane.

1. Gaucho pants

When writing this article, gauchos were the first thing that came to mind.

2. Skater shoes

Of course the laces were never actually tied to the point that you could take two steps without your shoe almost falling off.

3. Logo tees from Hollister, Abercrombie & Fitch, and Aeropostale

For some reason, we wanted everyone to know that we bought our shirt at Hollister. The more name brands the better!

4. Jean mini-skirts with leggings underneath

Or jeans under a dress or skirt!

5. Silly bandz

Did you have enough to make a silly band sleeve? My mom just loved constantly finding these scattered around the house.

6. Wearing spandex that are longer than your shorts so you can pass the fingertip rule

All girls know this to be true!

7. Tote bags

Who uses backpacks anymore?

8. The "poof"

Crisscross your bobby pins at the top and you are good to go!

9. "Butt branding"

Probably one of the more cringe-worthy fashion trends on this list.

10. Rubber bracelets

Every middle school boy's pride and joy.

11. Heelys

Just make sure you don't get caught skating in the hallways at school.

12. Tank top layering

The more layers the better! Everyone had their favorite tanktop/shirt combo.

13. Plaid bermuda shorts

I may or may not still have a couple pairs of these stuffed in the back of my closet...

14. Shrug sweaters

Because for some reason we thought covering only half of our torso with a sweater looked great.

15. Colored skinny jeans

And if you wore them with slip on clogs, you were even cooler.

16. Ugg boots

All of the boys thought they were funny because they said that "Ugg" stood for "ugly." Maybe they were right.

As humiliating and awkward as some of these fashion trends of the middle schools days might be, it is fun to look back on them with some appreciation for what we wear today. We were so stylin'.

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16 Fashion Trends That We Were All Guilty Of In Middle School

From silly bandz and goucho pants to logo tees and heelys.

1. Gaucho pants

2. Skater shoes

3. Logo tees from Hollister, Abercrombie & Fitch, and Aeropostale

4. Jean mini-skirts with leggings underneath

5. Silly bandz

6. Wearing spandex that are longer than your shorts so you can pass the fingertip rule

7. Tote bags

8. The "poof"

9. "Butt branding"

10. Rubber bracelets

11. Heelys

12. Tank top layering

13. Plaid bermuda shorts

14. Shrug sweaters

15. Colored skinny jeans

16. Ugg boots

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1. Eat

2. Be seen running across campus

3. Sleep

4. Skip Class

5. Blurt out

6. Wear dresses

7. Wear Crocs

8.Run on 4 hours of sleep

9. Use a Laptop

10. Crying

Because smiling gives you wrinkles.

1. “When I first met you, I thought you were a b*tch.”

2. Somebody asks you if you’re mad at them at least once a day.

3. You always look unamused. Even when you are very amused.

4. Anna Wintour is your spirit animal.

5. You are never approached by people who are tabling on campus.

6. You have to practice smiling before you get your photo taken.

7. The word “judgmental” is thrown at you on the daily.

8. You make people visibly uncomfortable in section by glancing at them.

9. Your parents thought that this was just part of a teenage phase, but this is actually just your face.

10. Your face could get you out of jury duty.

It hits hard in college.

1. Excitement of the final year

2. Trying to take easy classes to make it out alive

3. Does attendance count for a grade?

4. Skipping once won't hurt me

5. Wait that is due?

6. I'm just trying to graduate

7. I'll just do this assignment during my other class

8. Patiently waiting

9. Rejection

10. Accepting that you might have gotten a degree for nothing

11. Probably should have studied for that test

12. Sanity > class

13. Finally an acceptance letter

14. Oh yeah, finals

15. Graduating!

You might not see them everyday anymore, but you're still friends and your text messages prove it.

1. "Should I skip class today?"

2. "Did you hear ________ is engaged?"

3. "When are you coming home?"

4. "I finally talked to the cute guy in my science lecture."

5. GIFs, on GIFs, on GIFs.

6. "I saw the cutest puppy on my walk to class this morning!"

7. "Do you remember when we ________ at ________?"

8. "I miss you."

Sometimes these things are both necessary and inevitable.

1. Spending their money - when they actually don't have any.

2. Take naps. Lots of naps.

3. Staying up late binge-watching a Netflix show when you have an early class.

4. Skip a class to do something completely unnecessary.

5. Putting all your homework off for the night before it's due just so you can do nothing for a night.

6. Going out on a Thursday night when you have a test the next day.

7. Making impulsive decisions.

8. Write an important paper in one night.

9. Classifying Ramen as your main food group.

10. Going on late night food runs - and I mean really late.

11. Having more than 3 cups of coffee a day.

12. Doing really dumb, irresponsible things when out with your friends.

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