been there. not going back.

A while back I signed up for American Apparel's email list.
My hope was to get a coupon to buy some baby gowns.
(They are really soft.)
The coupon never came.
Instead, weekly hideousness appears in my inbox.


I survived the 80's.
I have no intentions of reliving those days.
Somewhere there are pictures of me in a neon,
off the shoulder oversized sweatshirt,
leggings, reeboks with the straps,
double neon socks and matching scrunchies.
(Yes, scrunchies plural.  Side ponytails
require more than one.)

Somewhere.  But not here.  No need to dig them out.
I don't want your eyes to bleed.

American Apparel does however.

I must be officially old.
And lame.
Because I don't get it.
Do they want to go out of business?
Is their marketing goal to make their  models look as ugly as possible?
Because it sure is working.
We work with pretty cool teenagers.
They only dress like this on our once a year 80's night.
They should change their website to don'tbuythis.com.
Imagine your man in this.
A father's day gift perhaps?


You know what, I am okay with being old and lame.
Because if this is what I should be wearing.... 
I'm good.


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37 Comments

  1. TashaMay 26, 2009 at 10:07 PM

    Wow. That is really all I can say. I am completely with you. Why on earth would we be bringing back these styles? I really do want to know. Hidious. Wow.

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  2. meg duerksenMay 26, 2009 at 10:19 PM

    that is a real company?
    oh my.
    the heels and leggings is so gross.
    it's so 16 candles.
    :)

    i will be in CA tomorrow! we are all so excited.
    i have my email through my phone so if there is something we HAVE to do in CA that you think of this week....email me.
    i wish we were going to your area.

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  3. Kelly O.May 26, 2009 at 11:18 PM

    I really cannot believe this post!
    Crazy! Thanks for brightening my day.

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  4. SheybMay 27, 2009 at 12:06 AM

    Oh, wow! You're not kidding! I think I just threw up a little in my mouth! Ick!

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  5. LindaMay 27, 2009 at 1:23 AM

    lol, too funny :)

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  6. MegMay 27, 2009 at 2:56 AM

    Oh my, that is so stinkin funny! Love the man with the see through shirt..thats too cool for school!

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  7. Karin SchuellerMay 27, 2009 at 4:21 AM

    Oh I am laughing my little tush off! I felt the same way the first time I went to that site. Actually, the first time I went ot hte site, I was ASTOUNDED by some of the nearly nude, extremely provacative pictures that there were. I asked my friend if I had the address right! lol

    Oh, and a few years ago I warned my daughter that the side ponytail would not be entering our home, lol. I can only handle so much. She is not allowed to have a side ponytail. I love her, becuase to this day, she says it looks stupid! lol :) YAY!

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  8. The Coupon MonkeyMay 27, 2009 at 4:22 AM

    I needed a good laugh this morning - you delivered! Haha - what a hot mess! :D

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  9. torinemMay 27, 2009 at 4:47 AM

    Oh, my golly! Those are terrible!

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  10. Shell in your PocketMay 27, 2009 at 4:48 AM

    The only thing I could possibly wear..is the scrunchy!
    sandy toe

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  11. jamieMay 27, 2009 at 4:57 AM

    He..He..Seriously what are they thinking?! Let's just hope that this outbreak of 80's fashion fever stays contained at American Apparel and doesn't spread to the racks at Target!

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  12. UnknownMay 27, 2009 at 5:25 AM

    Ewwwwww! I was a teenager in the 80's and even I don't want those "looks" to come back! What WERE we thinkin'?

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  13. ShanaMay 27, 2009 at 5:29 AM

    oh good grief...I tried so hard to forget all that!!! I did the side ponytail one too many times with my long straight hair!

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  14. ~ Lisa @ AbidingThere~May 27, 2009 at 5:32 AM

    Yuck! I can't believe they're actually trying to sell that stuff - I wonder if anyone's buying?

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  15. JillMay 27, 2009 at 5:55 AM

    Amen! I'm thinking my "old" style is pretty darn good! (after seeing THAT!!!)

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  16. TrishMay 27, 2009 at 7:15 AM

    Yikes... that is some scary stuff! Who really buys that? and What were those models thinking?... "Oh I'm a model it doesn't matter what I'm wearing I still look good?" WRONG!!!

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  17. SaraMay 27, 2009 at 7:19 AM

    Hideous. Simply hideous. I am speechless.

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  18. HeatherMay 27, 2009 at 7:23 AM

    Hi-larious!

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  19. AnonymousMay 27, 2009 at 7:36 AM

    Sick. No need to re-visit.

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  20. KellyMay 27, 2009 at 8:16 AM

    This was laugh out loud funny!

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  21. Cottage At Dove CanyonMay 27, 2009 at 9:26 AM

    www.bestleftintheeighties.com

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  22. Polka Dot MoonMay 27, 2009 at 10:56 AM

    OH MY! Wasn't this a "what not to wear" episode?

    Who buys that stuff?!! eeewww......

    Thanks for the giggles :)

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  23. KatMay 27, 2009 at 11:36 AM

    What in the world?!?!?! Those pictures are hilarious and hideous at the same time... hilardeous!!! The picture of the guy with that white baby beanie on his head looks like a sperm. Too funny!

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  24. KristiMay 27, 2009 at 12:04 PM

    Seriously?

    And the hair scrunchy is more 90's no? How can they mix up two decades like that? Two bad fashion decades?

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  25. Nicole MMay 27, 2009 at 12:06 PM

    Those are hideous..WOW, way to ask your customers not to buy anything!!! Man...that is soooo not cool or what anyone claiming to be cool is wearing...

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  26. forever folding laundryMay 27, 2009 at 12:18 PM

    The neon green scrunchie? Yikes.
    And that guy looks like he's wearing a hat I would have put on my kids when they were newborn.

    Is it just me, or were the 80's not even THAT hideous?

    ~Keri

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  27. AshleyMay 27, 2009 at 12:49 PM

    Too funny. What ARE they thinking?! I may have to buy that spandex/t-shirt dress....

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  28. EliseMay 27, 2009 at 1:21 PM

    Oh my...that is seriously scary!!
    Wow, I think I{they, really} are in a time warp. That is just wrong!!
    Elise

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  29. maribethMay 27, 2009 at 3:40 PM

    i agree that they have the best cotton. we love their t-shirts and my daughter has the cutest pairs of their karate pants, but that is heinous. and, why in the world is that guy wearing a newborn cap? you are so right, i get enough junk in my inbox, i don't need a reminder of how bad i looked in jr.high as well!

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  30. alanna roseMay 28, 2009 at 2:10 PM

    That is so what I have been thinking for the past x months. Who buys that stuff?

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  31. LoriMay 29, 2009 at 12:19 AM

    Gross! Or as I would have said in the 80's... grody! Love your site! Can't wait to check back in to see what you're up to next. Who knows - you might even inspire me to try sewing!!

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  32. EmMay 29, 2009 at 5:13 PM

    OMG is that dude wearing a baby cap? I have to admit I have ONE AA shirt... I was in LA and just had to see what the hype was about so I went in the store and bought a nice (cheaply made but not cheap) T-shirt.... I'm a sucker!

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  33. BethMay 29, 2009 at 5:58 PM

    okay, so i almost peed my pants reading this! what has happened to american apparel. i heard the guy who started that co. is cuckoo banana crackers...i think those photos are official proof!

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  34. RebeccaJune 1, 2009 at 10:38 AM

    I'm not even kidding- I saw the see through mesh shirt on a older out of shape guy. It was tight and should not have been worn!! It came comlpete with a view of his plumbers crack!! It was HORRIBLE!!! I couldn't believe this dude went out in public!!!

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  35. Heather @ Life Made LovelyJune 1, 2009 at 6:07 PM

    this post is so funny that I almost peed my pants while reading it, but maybe that isn't saying much after having 3 kids. Anyway, super funny! I feel the same way about the 80's and AA. Terrible marketing plan. I love your blog and try to read it often. Thanks for the laugh!!

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  36. Beki - TheRustedChainJune 2, 2009 at 9:11 AM

    Yes!

    I've been seeing their ads online lately and was shocked at the side ponys and the big ugly glasses.

    Seriously. Like, gag me with a spoon.

    ;-)

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  37. PamJune 2, 2009 at 8:43 PM

    oh my. Do they really sell these clothes? Whomever buys them needs help!

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