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13 fashion disasters all Irish teen girls faced in the noughties
BEING A TEENAGER in noughties Ireland was a fierce unstylish fate.
1. Combats
The more pockets, the better. Bonus points if you could zip them off into shorts.
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2. O’Neills
Red, white, navy, black, you had to have em all. Perfect teamed with a denim jacket and a glowing white pair of Adidas shell shoes.
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3. Adidas rip offs
An absolute must-have in 90s Ireland. You weren’t quite a teen yet, but if you were lucky enough to get some hand-me-downs from your siblings… JACKPOT.
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4. Chokers
Just… why?
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5. Crimped hair
You weren’t a real teenager until you burned this creased pattern into your hair at one stage or another.
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6. Body glitter
Smelly and sticky. Perfect, better lather it all over ourselves.
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7. Trousers with skirts
A dark time in Irish history.
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8. Denim Pedal pushers
Ah, calf-length denim in Ireland, so ill advised, but so on-trend.
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9. Nope hoodies, flared jeans, cords
THE coolest brand in Irish teen girl history. But did those cords have to be SO wide? You couldn’t even see your shoes.
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10. Bandanas
No one knows why this was a thing, but we’ve made our bed so let’s lie in it.
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11. Hair mascara
What genius came up with this little invention?
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12. Hair springs
Twist them into your hair and become the envy of the whole class.
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13. Jelly sandals
They’re having a comeback but they will never be as aspirational as they were when you were a kid in the 90s. You may have even kept them into your teens…
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