School Photos
Wardrobe Malfunction
“This is one of my Mom’s school photos. My Grandma was out of town that day and my Mom borrowed this turtleneck and pink polyester suit from her without her knowing. Grandma was angry because the clothing is so hideous and could hardly believe that my grandpa let her leave the house looking like she did.”
(submitted by Emily)
Fringe On Top
“My sister cut her fringe before her grade three school photos. The resulting mullet is impressive.”
(via source)
Broken Wings
“This photo is so 90s, I can’t look directly at it without getting eyestrain. I am 13-14 here, so this is about 1992. The carefully-constructed bird’s wing bangs, the big earrings, the dress-over-a-shirt combo… and this was before I knew how to tame my eyebrows, so there’s that, too. The only thing I can be grateful for is that I was not allowed to wear makeup yet. I can only imagine how that would have turned out.
I did not date at all in high school.”
(submitted by Anna)
My Mother’s Blood, Sweat, And Tears
“I think I’m somewhere around 10 in this photo, which would put it somewhere in the mid-80s. This hairstyle is the result of curlers left in overnight and a curling iron in the morning, and a lot of my mother’s blood, sweat, and tears. It is little wonder why I had no friends as a child.”
(submitted by Anna)
I Should Have Been On Drugs
“This is probably one of the worst school pictures ever. I must have been laughing when he took the picture. But why would my mom send me out like that with my hair like that, knowing that it was picture day? Everyone who sees it asks me, “Were you on drugs?”, my response was “No!”, but I should have been. I am a fairly good looking guy, I promise.”
(submitted by Marty)
Something Borrowed
“What goes well with Picture day? The roach clips I found in my sisters room.”
(submitted by Shannon)
Why I Despise Button-Downs
“I don’t know what my favorite part of this picture is: the blank stare (I wore glasses and couldn’t see anything), the pulled back hair, my gap-tooth ‘smile,’ or the shirt, buttoned ALLLLLL the way to the top, which features a dog pissing on a fire hydrant. It’s a wonder I had any friends. I’m pretty sure this shirt is the reason I despise wearing button downs.”
(submitted by Christina)
Totally 80’s
“I love this photo because there was no doubt in my mind that I looked absolutely awesome that day. This was my favorite look and I rocked it with zero shame. Incidentally, it would be years before a boy actually liked me, but I was too cool to care.”
(submitted by Amber)
Permfection
“This is me. What in the world my mom was thinking when she did this to me, I cannot say. Between the homespun clothes and the perm gone wrong, I never had a chance.”
(submitted by Jen)
