Fad Flashback: The Stirrup Pant
25 years later and stirrup pants make a come back!
Today as I came out of the GW/Foggy Bottom Metro Station and up the escalator, I thought for a moment I had been transported back to 1985. In front of me, one of the worst trends from the 80’s: stirrup pants. In that moment, I realized I had reached that point in one’s life that you hope will never happen to you, but inevitably does– the circling back of trends you from those haunting teenage years.
Yes, I adorned the stirrup pants as a proud JMS 8th grader in the mid-80’s. Even better, I topped it with a big button-down, paisely Forenza shirt with the collar up. Like the other 9 Amy’s at JMS, I was hip! A year later, the stirrup pants sank to the bottom of the drawer in favor of more tailored skirts and Outback Red shirts. (Still from The Limited)
And so today, as I was reminded of the dear old stirrup pant, I wondered about other fashion fads that 21st Century Tweens will find hip and starte wearing again only to remind me that I wore that too, once upon a time.
Tags: fads, Growing Up
