Behind The Awkwardness: She Bangs
January 24th, 2013
“The day before school pictures 1984 my mom was complaining that I wore black too often (all the time). So after making myself beautiful on school picture day I grabbed an old white sweater vest out of her closet and wore it to school. She still was not pleased with my school photos. Wonder why?”
(submitted by Mara)
Tags: big hair
I had a friend that looked just like you, helped me learn to play Gary Numan’s Gynopedies on piano back in the 80′s. Beautiful woman, great photo!
Whoa! I graduated in 2005, and in 1984 I was 3 years old.
But still I think your looks were nice for any year.
In fact, the thing we can see more clearly is that behind that wall of hair, you had a pretty face! Congratulations!
I graduated in 1984, I definitely would have asked you out! That was a hot look back then.
I just ran, I ran all night and day…
Shame I was only 6 years old at the time. Absolutely lovely.
Please…this pic is not awkward at all…I was 12/13 in 1984…My school picture was way more awkward than this…I had very limp brown wanna be feathered hair. Too blah for this site. Every year after that I had a dratically different hairstyle.
Man I miss the 80′s!!!
Super Hot in an 80′s way
You are utterly charming… and lovely. A beautiful ode to an era!
Aaah the 80′s fun times had by all.
This is a great photo of a pretty girl. As a girl from that era myself, I would have loved to have had one of my mismatched 80s earrings be a Nefertiti earring. Kudos for the Art History touch.
She was hot! I was in high school during that era. I’d like to see what she looks like now!
I would LOVE to see what you look like now!
Can you imagine how hard it was for the teacher’s with a classroom of girls filled with hairstyles like this to actually teach and not crack up laughing!!! Sorry, I’m from that over the hill generation and would die laughing at what looks like a beat up stuffed animal on your head! But thanks for the giggle, it rocks!
I think she is completely rocking this look! Not at all awkward – just full of 80′s awesome.
It was a wonder I could see! Haha, yes The Cure, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Joy Division. Good times.
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS! Awesome stuff!
SO 80s, I love it! I graduated in 84 and I wish I’d had the nerve to do what you did! Someone said The Cure, and I’d like to add A Flock Of Seagulls! The most daring thing I did was wear non-matching earrings. I went more for the Molly Ringwald look, but I secretly wanted to be Madonna.
Love the 80s!
Wow!! This has to be the best, prettiest pic on this site!! You have a definitive style, pushed to the edge, without going too far.
You were ahead of your time! That eye is so Amy Winehouse.
Hon, this cat-eye look was around since the late 50s. Mara, you wear it well! This picture is sooo cool, reminds me of good music and good times!
You have beautiful skin ….. that counts, too!
Did your unipolar vision ever get you into trouble?
I think you mean “pretty eye.” LOL!
Pretty eye. Saves a lot of time in the morning, not having to make up both eyes.
She looks nice.
Someone must have loved The Cure. That has Robert Smith written all over it.
It’s definitely the old post-punk look I remember, all right. (Not just The Cure, specifically.)
I think Robert Smith copied HER.
I think you mean pretty eye.
Because your earrings don’t match?
Pretty eyes.
Pretty eye. Can’t see the other one, so we wouldn’t know if that was pretty too.
Don’t you mean “Pretty eye”?