Friday, February 01, 2008

same dress

So stace was talking about how she used to jump fresh in high school because the games and events were like the end of the world and you MUST look fly, right? Well I never went to games in hs because I was not that type. By high school the only thing that would get me to a game was if Lauren was cheering. Especially if you had to PAY to get in, please. Anyways... That's not what this post is about. Its about when I DID jump fresh.

Back in the day the magic Johnson theater was the jump off! I kid you not, Lauren and I and our other friend who was also named Lauren used to put on dresses and get fly to go see Scream3 or... What other movies were out in 98? Shoot we'd go to the movies every 2 weeks or so but that's the only movie I remember us seeing.

Anyways, this was 1998, remember that as I delve into this outfit. Imagine a mod style dress, zipper back, above the knee but still school appropriate. Sleeveless, kind of uniform style in the cut of the arms. Large overlapping floral design that kind of looks abstract.


Its lime green.



You heard me!


I had enough lime green in my wardrobe to warrant lime green patent leather sandals.


Yep. I'm not shamed.

So mo and I are at work today, and we're talking about just this: how fresh we used to get for the smallest of events (her event was the skating rink). So I'm describing my fly green dress to her... Why did she have the SAME dress! In Orange! And shoes to match! Lord knows our moms probably got the dresses at the same store, lord have mercy. But we were fresh to death!

And this is why we get along.

We're going out Saturday after work. Watch out East Point!

9 comments:

La said...

OMG THAT DRESS!!!!!!


are we far enough removed from it for me to now tell you I hated that shit with a passion? lol

Jameil said...

hahahahahaha. i love la. dedicated jerkage. still laughing. hahahaha. i had a friend in college who was obsessed w/lime green like that. she definitely warranted lime green everything. she wanted a lime green car, too but her parents were like yeah right. lol

the joy said...

La- trust me, if I saw that dress today I'd quickly take a match to it. Sometimes I wonder what people thought of us... You looking so nice and mature, me in my lime green. And you kept on being my friend. *hug* aw I got all sentimental!

Jam- now see, as an adult, if you ever see me in anything neon, please do shoot me. Wait, take it off me, then shoot me. I don't wanna die in that.

Adei von K said...

lime green?

lime green + patent leather?

and someone had it in orange?

how obnoxious was that designer?! neon did NOT make a comeback till 2005 so there is NO excuse for that!!!

La said...

awwwww **HUG**

shani-o said...

Hahaha... that sounds so FLY! I'm not ashamed to say it, either!

All-Mi-T [Thought Crime] Rawdawgbuffalo said...

how ya been hon

All-Mi-T [Thought Crime] Rawdawgbuffalo said...

Im sure u rocked that Lime green too. LOL
he has a Coretta.

the joy said...

Stace- I'm pretty sure that dress came from cato, my late 90s shop du jour. And I don't recall neon ever coming back in style, though it was very big in that era, especially if it was camo.

La- yay! Lol

Shani- see there? And that wasn't even my favorite dress: it was white with blue, lime, and yellow retro style cartoon flowers on it. I was so adoreable!

Torrance- I've been reading but I can't comment sometimes because of my phone's haterism.