The girl: Hallie, an NYC fashion, beauty and lifestyle writer.The scene: Parents' house, Montana, circa high school hell.
The look: "Where to start with what's wrong with this photo? First we have the crispity, citrusy hair with the dreamy custom cut. Then, there's the earth-mama-meets-Wonder-Woman-cuff. This is the kind of accessory that my parents would describe as 'neat.' Enough said. And alarmingly, this is not the only photo that exists of me in the hilariously pretentious pose.
"Finally, there's the lovely dolman-sleeve teal top, which I'm pretty sure was from Units. Does anyone remember Units? They convinced America that it was a good idea to buy a pricey cotton tube that could then be worn either as an extremely unflattering belt, a super risqué skirt or a truly tragic hood. In my defense, Units were the American Apparel of their day, minus the emo kiddie-porn advertising. They pretended to be really high concept but ultimately just sold overpriced T-shirts in a variety of amusing shapes."Put your style sins to good use! Click here to send us a photo and description of your own most regrettable outfit. We'll profile some of the fashion carnage in future installments.












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Friday 19 September
By AC Divers
Maybe I shouldn't be telling you this, but I have a picture of me (circa junior high) wearing a beautifully floaty white dress, white high heel sandals and (wait for it) dark brown panty hose... and no, that wasn't the hipster-style of the time. I cannot look at those photos without thinking what was I thinking, what was my mom thinking and seriously, what was everyone at the dance thinking? Style faux pas, speak up people -- I would have saved years of embarrassment if someone had just told me to go to the girls' bathroom and take those fugly pantyhose off!
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Friday 19 September
By cokane
I don't just remember Units, but because I am from Jersey and spent a lot of time at malls back then, I remember the *other* units, their competition. Unfortunately, I do not remember their name. But when speaking of mix-n-match cotton mall separates of this era, you can't leave out Au Coton.
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Thursday 20 November
By jackie
You should absolutely enter that photo in this contest!
http://www.pronto.com/community/contestSeeAll.do
you can win $2,000 shopping spree!
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